This week, AmSpa President and CSO, Cathy Christensen, speaks with Sarah Safa, MS, PA-C, top national aesthetic specialist, faculty for the Academy for Injection Anatomy, and founder of Refined Aesthetics. They discuss proactive techniques for preventing and managing aesthetic complications. Safa offers insight on the anatomy training you need to perform treatments safely, active listening as a patient safety tool, and the necessity of having a plan in place. Their conversation includes:

• The story of her first complication and how she has retained that patient;
• The intimacy of the facial anatomy you need to understand to inject;
• Building your network to share knowledge, experience and support;
• What to do when your patient experiences an adverse event;
• Three factors that help mitigate the risk of complication;
• Informed consent: your responsibility to educate patients;
• Essential anatomy education and technique training;
• What she keeps in her crash kit;
• And much more!

For more case examples and in-depth discussion on the most advanced techniques in complication prevention and reversal, tune in to the filler complications panel at the Academy for Injection Anatomy (AIA) Advanced Cadaver Courses in Houston, New York, Nashville and Orlando.

Listen to the medical malpractice episode referenced in this conversation: https://podcast.americanmedspa.org/e/avoiding-medical-malpractice-lawsuits-with-patient-advocate-law-firm-sukhmanyagoda/

Music by Ghost Score.