About Course Modules
5-Day Course
The 5-day course covers four modules: Laser Hair Removal & Microdermabrasion, IPL, Fraxel Laser, and Botox & Fillers. These modules can also be taken individually, although if you take them all together, you will save $2,000.
1. Laser Hair Removal & Microdermabrasion (2 Days)
In this comprehensive two-day course, you will learn how to use lasers for hair reduction and how to repair skin with microdermabrasion. Lessons will be didactic in a small classroom setting with slides and provided course materials, as well as hands-on with live clients.
Laser Hair Removal Learning Objectives
- Discuss how lasers work, how to operate them, how they impact the skin and hair follicle, and what areas are safe and effective for hair reduction.
- Introduction to the Cutera® CoolGlide® Laser, one of the most popular hair removing technologies on the market.
- You will learn the protocol of hair removal, such as applying topical anesthesia, cooling the target area, safe laser calibrations according to skin type, how to get great results, and what to tell the patient to expect during this six- to ten-procedure process.
Microdermabrasion Learning Objectives
- Known as the “lunchtime peel,” you will learn about the mechanical abrasion of the skin using aluminum oxide crystals. This procedure is currently in high demand.
- You will learn which pigment and fine line issues this procedure can affect, and how it abrades dead surface skin and allows for better penetration of product.
- You will know when to use microdermabrasion to prep skin before more aggressive treatments or use it on its own as a “no-downtime” treatment.
- You will use the Bella Derma equipment to learn proper usage on face and body.
2. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) (1 Day)
Sometimes called photorejuvenation or photo facial, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is a solution to your patients’ sun damage, wrinkles, stretch marks, and age spots. It is also efficient in hair removal. This one-day, hands-on course is didactic in a small classroom setting. We will review slides and course materials will be provided.
IPL Learning Objectives
- Develop a solid foundation of knowledge in IPL: from wavelengths to pulses and pulse duration, laser classification, light intensity, and spot size.
- Learn how to identify vascular and skin pigmented lesions, rosacea, port wine stains, sun damage, spider veins, and how to treat them with IPL.
- Find out how to use IPL to tighten skin, reduce wrinkles, acne, and broken capillaries.
- Study in-depth the proper safety precautions when using IPL, such as preventative measures, setting pre- and post-treatment expectations, regulatory measures for safety, risks, and how to handle side-effects.
3. Fraxel® Laser (1 Day)
The family of Fraxel® lasers has taken the skin care community by storm. Its praises have been sung by celebrities and movie stars, and it has been in countless technology features in the media. This hands-on and didactic class will teach you how to use the Fraxel® Re:fine™ laser.
- Learn what areas the laser can treat, such as pigmented lesions, periorbital fine lines, melasma, soft tissue tightening, and skin resurfacing.
- Know what to tell your patients to expect before, during, and after treatment.
- Know the protocol, from initial consultation to topical anesthesia, safety precautions, and what your patients should expect during the four to six sessions it takes to complete the treatment.
- Learn how to operate the equipment safely and deliver the best possible results for your patients.
4. Botox® & Fillers (1 Day)
This workshop is divided into a morning didactic session and an afternoon hands-on training session led by Carlo Soli, MD. There will be an overview of facial muscle anatomy and the biochemical basis of Botox® and injectable fillers.
Botox® & Fillers Learning Objectives
- Learn proper handing, storage, and reconstitution of Botox®.
- Learn its indications and contraindications.
- Study the proper techniques of forehead, glabellar, and crow’s feet injections of Botox®.
- Learn about the various types of injectable fillers and what results they can offer your patients.
- Learn the proper injection techniques of the nasiolabial fold and lip augmentation with injectable fillers.
5. Mesotherapy & Lipo Disolve (1 Day)
6. Advanced Botox® (1 Day) description coming soon
7. Radiesse®
8. Skincare for Nurses: Beauty & The Aging Face
9. The “S” Word: Selling for Nurses
10. The Business Course: Med Spa Operations 101
11. Intern Program (1 or 3 Days)
Curious about how an award-winning medical spa is run, from open to close? Want to watch procedure as they happen? Our intern program is a great way for you to get the insight you need to take your IMA courses one step further. We offer both one-day and three-day intern programs; each day is eight hours long.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Shadow the medical spa owner, the practitioners, and the spa concierge throughout the day.
- Observe procedures the services being performed.
- See how standards of safety and cleanliness are upheld.
- Interface with clients in a respectful and professional manner, ensuring their comfort and satisfaction.
- Get an idea of the work flow, employee management, appointment scheduling, answering inquiries over the phone and Internet, and how to market and upsell services.
- The three-day internship will be more intensive and cover these areas in depth, while the one-day program is more introductory.
- The internship is only available to those who have taken the Five-Day Course.
IMA Course Offerings |
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Program |
Days |
Registration Fees |
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Full Five-Day Course (Best Offer) |
5 Days |
$6,000 |
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Laser Hair Removal and Microdermabrasion |
2 Days |
$2,495 |
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Intense Pulse Light (IPL) |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Fraxel® Laser |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Botox® and Fillers |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Additional Courses |
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Mesotherapy/Lipodisolove |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Advanced Botox® |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Radiesse® |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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Skincare for Nurses: Beauty & The Aging Face |
1 Day |
$995 |
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The "S" Word: Selling for Nurses |
1 Day |
$1,495 |
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The Business Course: Med spa Operations 101 |
2 Days |
$2,995 |
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Intern Program (Standard) |
1 Day |
$500 |
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Intern Program (Full) |
3 Days |
$1,200 |
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y job in a corporate nursing setting was downsized and I was no longer going to have a job. This course gave me the confidence to pick up and move on. It gave me the skills to be self-sufficient and support myself and my family, while still using my nursing skills.”
—Lindsay, BSN, Occupational Health Nurse
