All about this master course:

expert biostimulatory & filler techniques

cadaver anatomy, complication management and live patient treatment

our most intensive deep dive into facial anatomy, advanced injection techniques and complication management

Utrecht & Amsterdam
Soft Tissue Fillers
eBook & Videos
Online Learning Materials
HA & PLLA and/or CaHA
Level 2
  • The ultimate advanced soft tissue filler course focusing on prevention and management of complications, based on anatomical and scientific evidence.
  • Live patient treatment: learn advanced biostimulatory (PLLA, CaHA) and hyaluronic acid (HA) techniques, with a strong focus on complication prevention.
  • Skills practice with silicone mannequin heads for potential vascular occlusion situations.
  • Fresh frozen cadaver sessions to study high- and very high-risk zones and possibility to practice safest injection protocols.
  • Ultrasound-guided hyaluronidase training.
  • With Dr. Jani van Loghem and other faculty.
  • Small groups, space for real attention, individual guidance.
  • A level 2 course for advanced practitioners.
  • Immediate access to online learning materials: ebook, instruction videos & discourses.
  • UMA Certification.
  • Get CME-accredited.

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tailor to your needs

private training
1:1

Personal training with Jani van Loghem
  • on request
  • 1 or 2 days hands-on training experience
  • Private training with Dr. Jani van Loghem
  • Instant access to online learning materials

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mentorship
master course

Up to of 5 delegates
  • on request
  • 2 days hands-on training experience
  • Training with 1 international expert faculty
  • Instant access to online learning materials & extra Q&A sessions

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master course

Up to 25 delegates
  • on request
  • 1 or 2 days hands-on training experience
  • Between 3 - 5 international expert faculty
  • Instant access to online learning materials

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course information

about this course

This advanced-level Master Course is designed for physicians experienced in aesthetic injectables who want to strengthen both technical skills and complication management. Delegates will learn:

- The rheological properties of CaHA and HA and their clinical applications.
- Evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies for vascular complications.
- The 10 UMA safety commandments for filler treatments.
- How to integrate ultrasound into complication management.
- A global approach to combining biostimulatory products and HA for facial rejuvenation.

course level 2

advanced practitioner | handles complexity and manages complications
Complex anatomy, high-risk zones, combination and layered approaches, treatment tailored to the individual rather than a protocol. Crucially, does not merely recognize complications but actively manages them.
This course is intended for both entry level physicians as well as physicians with significant experience in aesthetic injectable procedures. If licensed in your country to independently perform these procedures, in some cases (prescribing) nurses or dentists could also apply. 

Please note: in The Netherlands, nurses and dentists are not allowed to perform these procedures and will not be permitted to enter the course.

theoretical content

The theoretical training is delivered through our digital platform under the section Online Learning Materials. Our textbook ‘Soft Tissue Filler Complications: Prevention and Management’ is the theoretical basis of this Master Course.

Participants will be able to access to:

  • a discourse by Dr. Jani van Loghem
  • ebook 'Soft Tissue Filler Complications: Prevention and Management' by Dr. Jani van Loghem & Dr. Philippe Snozzi
  • extensive selection of instruction videos
  • online examination to test your knowledge
  • receive your digital UMA Certification

The updated discourses presented by Dr. Jani van Loghem and Dr. Philippe Snozzi, cover the following topics:

01  avoiding and minimizing complications

Safety is a cornerstone of any cosmetic injection ability. Learn what’s needed to avoid and minimize complications.

02  HA, CCHA and PLLA complication management

A deep dive into the complexity of specific complication management for HA, CCHA and PLLA treatments.

03  non-resorbable filler complication management

Non-resorbable filler complications still occur, the key to resolving these complications is adequate knowledge and skills.

04  ultrasound imaging in complication management

Vascular occlusions can be located using an ultrasound device. Learn how to use ultrasound to detect occlusions and guide Hyaluronidase injections to resolve them.

05  CaHA

Calcium Hydroxylapatite's essential knowledge. Learn about the development, properties and mode of action of the CaHA product.

06  HA

Expand your knowledge on the rheological properties of HA and how to use its effects to your advantage.

07  combining CaHA and HA

Learn how to employ CaHA in combination with HA in global facial rejuvenation

08  high risk areas

And preventative suggestions to minimize risk of complications

09  a global facial approach

A standard protocol for combining CaHA and HA

personalized hands-on training

This Master Course combines mannequin assisted complication management skills practice, cadaver work, and live patient treatments, ensuring maximum anatomical and clinical insight.

Several acute situations after filler embolization with both hyaluronic acid, poly-L-lactic acid and calcium hydroxylapatite will be practiced in small break out groups. Each delegate will be leading at least one case of acute ischemia. Ultrasound devices will be available for practicing ultrasound guided hyaluronidase injections. Fresh frozen cadaver specimens will be available for retrobulbar hyaluronidase injections and technical skill practice in high and very high risk zones in order to prevent vascular occlusion.

During the practical, hands-on training on live patients, delegates will be allowed to share the indications that they would like to inject (depending on our patient’s needs). The indications are ordered according to risk level, from basic, very low risk indications to highly advanced indications. All injections will be demonstrated and guided by our experienced faculty.

On the first day we will simulate several acute situations after filler embolisation with both hyaluronic acid (HA), calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) and poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). These will be practiced in small break out groups, each delegate will be leading at least one case of acute ischemia. Cadaver specimens will be available for injection with dyed filler materials to deepen anatomical understanding of filler safety. During the live patient treatments on the two following days, each participant will inject multiple facial indications in low, moderate, high or even very high facial risk areas, depending on the participant’s desire for their individual skills development.

Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills) forms, as is practiced during medical specialization training.
The practical program will be practiced in small break out groups. It spans three days and includes:

Day 1 (Utrecht): Acute ischemia scenarios on silicone mannequin heads and cadaver specimen dissections with dyed fillers to study injection techniques and vascular pathways. Ultrasound-guided hyaluronidase practice.

Day 2–3 (Amsterdam): Live patient treatments with HA and biostimulatory products. Each delegate will inject multiple indications per day under guidance of our expert faculty in low- to high-risk areas, depending on their personal desires of skills development.

hands-on training program day 01

morning

sign-in

09:00 - 09:30

welcome

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome to Anatomiegebouw in Utrecht by Dr. Jani van Loghem.
Introduction to the course, rules of cadaver lab, anatomical presentation of the intraorbital area and facial vasculature.

presentation

10:00 - 10:10

HA vascular complications management algorithm update. Peripheral and Retinal vascular compromise management algorithms after HA injection.

presentation

10:10 - 10:20

CaHA vascular complications management algorithm update. Peripheral and Retinal vascular compromise management algorithms after CaHA injection

hands-on training

10:20 - 12:00

Acute situations practical skills training.
Our faculty will lead the skills lab. Each participant is confronted with an acute clinical situation and leads the appropriate management. Silicone mannequins are available for complication management skills practice. Each group of participants will manage the following acute situations:
- Peripheral ischemia after HA
- Peripheral ischemia after CaHA
- Retinal ischemia after HA
- Retinal ischemia after CaHA

Each participant will manage at least one of these acute vascular situations.
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS forms for assessment of technical skills.

lunch

afternoon & evening

cadaver workshop retrobulbar injections

live demo

13:00 - 13:20

Faculty will demonstrate lowest risk injection technique in the following (very) high risk areas:
- Frontal area (cannula)
- Glabella (needle)
- Superior orbital sulcus (cannula)

hands-on training

13:20 - 14:00

Injection of (very) high risk areas by participants.
Each delegate will have the opportunity to inject dyed material in a (very) high risk area under guidance of the faculty.

live demo

14:00 - 14:20

Faculty will demonstrate lowest risk injection technique in the following (very) high risk areas:
- Temples, various anatomical layers (needle and cannula)
- Nose (needle and cannula)
- Infraorbital area (needle and cannula)

hands-on training

14:20 - 15:00

Injection of (very) high risk areas by participants.
Each delegate will have the opportunity to inject dyed material in a (very) high risk area under guidance of the faculty.

live demo

15:00 - 15:30

Anatomic dissection.
The anatomist will show placement of fillers in the high-risk and very high risk areas relative to the arterial danger zones.

Faculty will demonstrate retrobulbar injection and ocular massage.
Demonstration of retrobulbar hyaluronidase injection and ocular massage by prof. Dr. Peerooz Saeed.

hands-on training

15:30 - 16:00

Retrobulbar injection.
Each delegate will have the opportunity to inject dyed material in the retrobulbar space under guidance of the faculty.

live demo

16:00 - 16:15

Demonstration of issected intraorbital area.
The anatomist shows the anatomy of the intraorbital area including visualizing the injected material in the retrobulbar space and ophthalmic artery branches including the central retinal artery.

hands-on training

16:10 - 17:00

Dissection by participants.
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS forms for assessment of technical skills.

award ceremony

17:00 - 18:00

Certificate award ceremony and drinks.
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills) forms, as is practiced during medical specialization training.

hands-on training program day 02

morning

sign-in

09:00 - 09:30

welcome

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome to Amsterdam by UMA faculty followed by introduction to the course.

Q&A based on theory

10:00 - 10:30

Questions that may have remained after completing the theoretical discourses will be addressed.

coffee break

live demo

11:00 - 12:30

During this live demonstration you will have the opportunity to learn key anatomical messages and personal secrets for achieving optimal results from each faculty as they perform their treatments in different facial areas, and ask them all your questions.

lunch

afternoon & evening

hands-on training

13:30-15:00

Patient 1: Facial indications in a global facial approach.
Each delegate has the opportunity to inject at least one facial indication (depending on the patient’s needs).

coffee break

hands-on training

15:30 - 17:00

Patient 2: Facial indications in a global facial approach.
Each delegate has the opportunity to inject at least one facial indication (depending on patient’s needs).
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS forms.

evening program

18:00 - 21:00

hands-on training program day 03

morning

Q&A

10:00 - 11:00

Discussion on topics that require further elaboration.

hands-on training

11:00 - 12:30

Patient 1: Facial indications in a global facial approach.
Each delegate has the opportunity to inject at least one facial indication (depending on patient’s needs).

lunch

afternoon & evening

hands-on training

13:30 - 15:00

Patient 2: Facial indications in a global facial approach.
Each delegate has the opportunity to inject at least one facial indication (depending on patient’s needs).

coffee break

hands-on training

15:30 - 17:00

Patient 3: Facial indications in a global facial approach.
Each delegate has the opportunity to inject at least one facial indication (depending on patient’s needs).
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS forms for assessment of technical skills.

award ceremony

17:00 - 18:00

Certificate award ceremony and drinks.
Our faculty will be scoring the technical skills using OSATS (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills) forms, as is practiced during medical specialization training.

general information & logistic

location - day 1

Anatomiegebouw
Bekkerstraat 141, 3572 SG
Utrecht, The Netherlands

location - day 2 & 3

UMA Institute
Falckstraat 49, 1017 VV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

includes

Scrubs, certificate, lunch and evening program day 2.

travel and general inquiries

Contact us for corporate rates of the main luxury hotels near the course location.

In case you have any dietary requests or food allergies, please let us know.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions. 

overview of online learning materials

you’ll have full access to the online learning materials of this course for 12 months!

Plenty of time to revisit, refresh, and refine. We revise our content regularly to reflect current standards.


We are updating the online learning content. You will be able to access the complete collection of instruction videos, discourses and examination questions at least 2 months before the course date.

The online videos in this master course are also included in a UMA membership. A membership gives you unlimited access to our full video library: live demonstrations, live streams, instruction videos and discourses from all collections.

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