Online · Laser theory · Theory
Laser Consultation, Contraindications & Patch Testing
The laser consultation, medical and lifestyle contraindications, and a defensible patch-testing process.
About this course
This course sets out the laser-specific consultation: skin typing, sun exposure and tanning, medications and photosensitivity, conditions and history that contraindicate treatment, expectation-setting, and a patch-testing process that is documented, timed and reviewed properly before treatment begins.
It is theory and professional development for consultation and patch testing, not device operation.
Who it is for: Laser practitioners and clinic staff who consult for laser treatment.
What you will be able to do
- Run a laser-specific consultation.
- Apply medical, medication and lifestyle contraindications.
- Classify skin type and assess recent sun exposure.
- Carry out and document a patch test correctly.
- Set expectations and obtain informed consent for laser treatment.
Course content
1.Consultation
- The laser consultation
- Contraindications and photosensitivity · knowledge check
2.Patch testing
- Process, timing and documentation
- Expectations and consent · knowledge check
3.Final assessment
Pass mark 80%. Academy certificate on passing with every lesson complete.
The Beauty Aesthetics Academy is an Approved Provider with The CPD Group (#779331). Provider status is separate from the accreditation of an individual course; this course: cpd accreditation planned.
Theory and professional development. This online course provides theory and professional development. It does not, by itself, confirm hands-on practical competency. Where practical competency is required, appropriate supervised practical training and assessment should also be completed. The Academy delivers that practical training in Chichester, Petersfield and Eastergate.
Ready to train practically?
Continue your training with the Academy in Chichester, Petersfield and Eastergate.
This online course is theory. The practical course below is where the treatment is taught, supervised, on live models.
