April 24, 2023
How to reduce the risk of occlusion in the philtrum (columella artery)
In 2018, a medical colleague of Dr Tim’s got in touch when they experienced their first vascular occlusion of the columella artery – they dealt wi...
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April 20, 2023
Top tips to reduce swelling and bruising when injecting lip fillers
Recently, Dr Tim Pearce welcomed his apprentice winner, Nurse Charlotte to a podcast to discuss her concerns about injection trauma as a relatively ne...
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April 17, 2023
How to book in a patient who asks: “How much for 1ml?”
You receive a DM or telephone call from a potential new patient… you are excited, right? Then, oh no, your heart sinks when you read or hear their f...
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April 13, 2023
Increase your injection safety with this aspiration trick
Aspiration, although controversial is a great safety enhancement when performing dermal filler injections; and, if done correctly can reduce the chanc...
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April 10, 2023
Treating Orbicularis Oculi with Botox: What can go wrong?
In this blog, Dr Tim Pearce explores why the orbicularis oculi is a complex muscle, which, if over treated with botulinum toxin or Botox® can cause s...
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April 6, 2023
How to get a great result with Botox in older patients
Treating older patients – those over 55 – with Botox® or botulinum toxin for wrinkle reduction and upper face lifting procedures requires a diffe...
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April 3, 2023
Needle depth: How can you tell where it is when injecting filler?
It is easy to feel a bit blind, or like you are trying to find your way in the dark when your needle is beneath the skin as you inject dermal fillers....
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March 30, 2023
Emergency kits for managing filler-induced vascular occlusions
Drs Pearce and Subbio recently came together on Instagram to host a free live video discussing how to manage a dermal filler-induced vascular occlusio...
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March 27, 2023
Non-surgical rhinoplasty: do not inject this type of nose!
Non-surgical rhinoplasty or a liquid nose job using dermal fillers and advanced injection techniques is very popular as an alternative to more invasiv...
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March 23, 2023
Case: Dr Subbio’s management of a filler-induced vascular occlusion
Drs Pearce and Subbio recently came together on Instagram to host a free live video discussing how to manage a dermal filler-induced vascular occlusio...
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March 20, 2023
Treating older lips with fillers: 3 crucial areas for injection
It can be more challenging to treat older lips with dermal fillers due to age-related changes, therefore it is crucial that you understand where to fo...
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March 16, 2023
Can you inject Botox towards the eye?
Dr Tim Pearce recently shared a video showing him injecting Botox® (botulinum toxin) around the eye with the needle pointed towards the eye. This gen...
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March 13, 2023
Can you mix dermal filler brands in the same face?
Aesthetic clinicians are often advised to wait several months before using a different brand of hyaluronic acid based dermal filler in a patient, this...
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March 9, 2023
How to create natural looking lip filler results
Fashions regularly change and it is no different for beauty, aesthetics, and lip fillers; this year (as predicted by Dr Tim) is the year of filler rev...
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March 6, 2023
Fillers: 6 ways to reduce severe vascular occlusion with cannulas
Are you still struggling with the needle versus cannula debate and worried about the risk of using a cannula for dermal filler treatments? In this blo...
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March 2, 2023
TikTok lip filler trend: Should you offer lip taping for butterfly lips?
The newest trend to hit the facial aesthetic sector is ‘lip taping’, or ‘strip lips, for ‘butterfly lips’. The taping is performed as part o...
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February 27, 2023
A simple step to accelerate your facial anatomy knowledge
Have you ever given any thought to the best way to improve your grasp of facial anatomy, be that vasculature, muscles, ligaments, or fat pads, for exa...
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February 23, 2023
Creating a defined female jawline with fillers without masculinising
When treating female patients with dermal filler in the jawline, a common problem is the injection of too much filler, or poorly placed product along ...
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February 20, 2023
How to tell your patients about the hidden costs to you
Record inflation, higher interest rates, and the cost-of-living crisis are front and centre in the news, but it is not just your patients who need to ...
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February 16, 2023
Injecting Botox into the frontalis muscle, safety advice
The frontalis muscle is one of the most difficult areas to treat effectively and successfully in the upper face with botulinum toxin (Botox®); but do...
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February 13, 2023
5 tips to prevent bruising from cosmetic injections
Bruises can happen with cosmetic injectables, in fact, they are top of the list of possible side effects from the delivery of such medical aesthetic t...
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February 9, 2023
How to inject Botox under the eyebrow for a brow lift
Having recently posted a video tutorial on Instagram demonstrating performing a brow lift using botulinum toxin (Botox®), Dr Tim Pearce was inundated...
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February 6, 2023
Advanced anatomy for Botox treatments: vectors, biomechanics & myomodulation
To excel in medical aesthetics, there is more to learn than just basic facial anatomy and injection technique. Aesthetic clinicians must understand th...
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February 2, 2023
How to avoid mistakes when injecting masseter muscles with Botox
Dr Tim Pearce recently viewed a TikTok video of an American patient who was unhappy with her results after having her masseter muscles treated with bo...
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January 30, 2023
Upper face muscle anatomy: how to avoid Botox side effects
The ‘bread and butter’ of any medical aesthetic practice is botulinum toxin or Botox® treatment in the upper face, but are aesthetic clinicians t...
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January 26, 2023
How to safely perform a non-surgical rhinoplasty or liquid nose job
Dr Tim Pearce describes how to perform a non-surgical rhinoplasty procedure, discussing his safety tips and advice to help you produce a perfect resul...
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January 23, 2023
“My botulinum toxin didn’t last!” What impacts neurotoxin longevity?
The longevity of botulinum toxin injections causes much debate, with various anecdotal experiences from different patients and practitioners, particul...
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January 19, 2023
Non-surgical rhinoplasty: liquid nose job injection safety advice
Non-surgical rhinoplasty, or injection rhinoplasty is also referred to as the ‘liquid nose job’. Many aesthetic clinicians have reservations about...
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January 16, 2023
Top tips for achieving your aesthetic goals in 2023
Reflection is a great tool to help aesthetic practitioners hone their craft as both a clinician and an entrepreneur. In this blog, Dr Tim Pearce refle...
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January 9, 2023
Chin anatomy and safe augmentation injection techniques
The chin can be a tricky area of the face to treat, primarily due to prominent arteries; although, it is very easy to augment one area of the chin and...
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January 5, 2023
Dissolving Lip Filler: What You Need To Know About Hyaluronidase
One of the biggest trends of 2022 and into 2023 is the number of lip filler reversals or elective dissolving procedures performed by aesthetic clinici...
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December 29, 2022
8D Lip Design: how to choose a dermal filler for lips
The skilled aesthetic injector understands that there are multiple factors controlling the physical result of a lip augmentation procedure, alongside ...
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December 22, 2022
Why 80% of visible ageing is due to ligaments and fat pads
In two previous blogs, Dr Tim Pearce explored why superficial fat pads are important in facial aesthetics, how to discuss them with your patients and ...
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December 19, 2022
8D Lip Design: Choosing your injection tools, needle, or cannula?
Like a member of an orchestra about to play a symphony, one of the keys to success with lip filler treatment lies in your choice of instrument – bet...
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December 15, 2022
Fat pad anatomy: the upper, middle & lower face deep fat pads
In a previous blog, Dr Tim Pearce explored why superficial fat pads are important in facial aesthetics, how to discuss them with your patients, and de...
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December 12, 2022
8D Lip Design: technical core of delivering lip filler injections
To understand how to successfully perform lip filler treatments, you must get to grips with the foundational principles behind choosing the best injec...
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December 8, 2022
Fat pad anatomy: why are superficial fat pads key to aesthetics?
When it comes to discussions on anatomy, these do not always have to be in the context of aesthetic medical training or highbrow conversations between...
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December 5, 2022
8D Lip Design: the importance of lip anatomy knowledge
As healthcare professionals and aesthetic clinicians, our objective with any treatment is to achieve the best results with the least amount of risk, t...
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December 1, 2022
Vascular occlusion: what if your patient is allergic to hyaluronidase?
One of the most common questions asked by aesthetic clinicians in complications forums is what to do if your patient is allergic to hyaluronidase but ...
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November 28, 2022
8D Lip Design: lip restoration for ageing lips
Restoration of lips, more commonly used in older patients, is different to augmentation of younger lips. The goal is always a natural result, by defin...
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November 24, 2022
Earlobe vascular occlusion case study learning points
Think vascular occlusions only happen in lips and noses? Think again, as Dr Tim Pearce dives into a very interesting case study involving a vascular o...
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November 21, 2022
8D Lip Design: the sculpting analysis of the lips
The eight components of a beautiful lip revolve around volume, projection, proportion, details, definition, angles, symmetry, and distractions, but kn...
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November 17, 2022
Injecting the zygoma: safety advice and injection points
Are you injecting cheeks? Have you considered your injection point precision with reference to the angle of the zygoma? In this blog Dr Tim Pearce...
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November 14, 2022
8D Lip Design: the aesthetic analysis of the lips
What do the words volume, projection, proportion, details, definition, angles, symmetry, and distractions all have in common? They form the eight comp...
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November 10, 2022
High risk areas, non-reversible fillers & vascular occlusion prevention
Many aesthetic clinicians lose heart when it comes to injecting dermal fillers due to the spectre of vascular occlusions looming large, leading to fea...
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November 7, 2022
What is a lip flip and how is it different to injecting lip fillers?
It is all the rage it seems, but do you know the difference between a ‘lip flip’ procedure and injecting dermal fillers into the lips for cosmetic...
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November 3, 2022
Dermal filler safety: vascular occlusion and necrosis prevention
For many aesthetic clinicians, the scenario that makes them break out into a sweat is envisaging a vascular occlusion that leads to necrosis, combined...
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October 31, 2022
Can you perform a second elective lip filler reversal and who pays?
We have looked at how to effectively consult and consent a patient for elective lip filler reversal and the types of patients who seek reversal treatm...
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October 27, 2022
Treating nasolabial folds – botulinum toxin versus dermal filler
When we surveyed our audience, one of the most common questions we were asked was – which is better for nasolabial folds, botulinum toxin or dermal ...
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October 24, 2022
Indications for elective lip filler reversal
We have looked at how to effectively consult and consent a patient for elective lip filler reversal and the types of patients who seek reversal treatm...
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October 20, 2022
2 Brand New Lip Filler Courses!
Aesthetic Medical eLearning Dr Tim Pearce has launched not one but TWO eLearning courses dedicated to lip fillers, sharing knowledge to help practitio...
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October 17, 2022
How to consult patients for elective lip filler reversal
If you are embarking on an elective lip filler reversal, the most important consideration is how you approach the consultation with your patient. In t...
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October 12, 2022
Julie Horne: pricing strategies that focus on you not the competition
At the recent Inner Circle 2022 event in Switzerland, Miranda Pearce sat down to interview Julie Horne RN, co-founder of the Swiss Aesthetics Institut...
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October 10, 2022
How do patients feel about elective lip filler reversal?
More and more aesthetic clinicians are finding that patients are asking to have overfilled or incorrectly filled lips dissolved, known as elective fil...
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October 6, 2022
The forgotten facial vessel: Zygomaticofacial artery
The zygomaticofacial artery is often excluded or ‘left out’ of medical textbooks and teaching, yet, when you have been practising medical aestheti...
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October 3, 2022
Lumps in lips: How to diagnose medical related causes
Dr Tim Pearce previously talked about diagnosing lumps in lips after filler treatment and how you must build a complete story – the patient backgro...
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September 29, 2022
Julie Horne Tips: treating M-shaped lips, massage & indentation
At the recent Inner Circle 2022 event in Switzerland, Dr Tim Pearce sat down to interview Julie Horne RN, co-founder of the Swiss Aesthetics Institute...
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September 26, 2022
Lumps in lips: How to diagnose product related causes
Dr Tim Pearce previously talked about diagnosing lumps in lips after filler treatment and how you must build a complete story – the patient backgrou...
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September 22, 2022
Managing patient expectations: “I want to look like a celeb”
You may be forgiven for thinking that learning complex aesthetic procedures, understanding facial anatomy, and honing your injection skills are the mo...
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September 19, 2022
Lumps in lips: How to diagnose procedure related causes
Dr Tim Pearce previously talked about diagnosing lumps in lips after filler treatment and how you must build a complete story – the patient backgrou...
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