Can an Injector Learn the Skill from YouTube?

YouTube may be fine for fixing a quick office door, Dr. Naderi says, but not for your face, your health and your safety, and he says thousands of injectors have learned their skill from online videos or a quick weekend lesson. He used to teach two-hour injection trainings in other injectors' offices and stopped, because he can't train somebody in two hours.

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Key Points from Dr. Naderi

  1. A how-to video may be fine for a door, but it's not how you want someone to learn to treat your face.
  2. He says thousands of injectors learned their skill via YouTube or a quick weekend lesson.
  3. He stopped teaching two-hour injection trainings because two hours is not enough to train somebody.
  4. Do your research and find somebody experienced.
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So it's about 8:30 at night. I was on my way home and I realized the office door, the back door, is not closing. Now, I'm not a handyman. If I was, I would have probably been an orthopedic surgeon, but I'm a plastic surgeon. So I had to rely on YouTube. I watched a few videos and I went home, got some tools right there. I mean, I do have tools and toys, but I rely on YouTube to learn how to use them.

I'm going to segue right into what I'm about to tell you, that you don't want that for your face. You chuckle, you laugh, but trust me, there are thousands of injectors that have learned their skill via YouTube or by taking a quick lesson on a weekend. It may be fine for fixing a quick office door, but when it comes to your face, to your health, to your safety, not the best thing.

I used to teach injections, and Galderma, Medicis, Allergan used to send me to different injectors' offices for a two-hour training. I stopped doing it because I can't train somebody in two hours. It's just not right. So do your research and find somebody experienced. Good night.

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