Cosmetic Injecting Training for Surgeons

Extend Your Aesthetic Practice Beyond Surgery

Develop non-surgical injectable skills through anatomy-led education, real patient treatment and clinical training designed to complement your existing surgical knowledge and judgement.

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✓ Real patient training

✓ Small-group & private options

✓ Anatomy-led education

✓ Melbourne Academy

01 Patient Journey

Support Patients Before Surgery

Not every patient is ready for, or requires, surgery. Understanding non-surgical treatment gives you additional options when discussing timing, expectations and the progression of aesthetic care.

02 Integration

Complement Surgical Care

Injectable treatments can become part of a broader aesthetic plan, allowing surgical and non-surgical approaches to be considered together rather than as completely separate treatment pathways.

03 Continuity

Maintain Long-Term Patient Relationships

Surgery may occur at a particular point in a patient's journey. Non-surgical care creates opportunities to continue assessment, review and aesthetic planning between surgical interventions.

04 Complications

Understand Injectable Complications

Surgeons may encounter patients who present with concerns or complications following injectable treatment elsewhere. Greater understanding of injectable techniques can assist with assessment and clinical decision-making.

05 Assessment

Refine Soft-Tissue Assessment

Injectable treatment planning brings additional focus to facial movement, soft-tissue change, volume distribution and proportion — complementing the structural perspective already used in surgical assessment.

06 Treatment Planning

Offer Staged Aesthetic Care

Some patients benefit from conservative treatment or observation before surgery is appropriate. Non-surgical skills allow a broader conversation about what to treat, when to treat and when not to treat.

A Broader Aesthetic Toolkit

Surgery and injectables are not competing disciplines.

Understanding both can provide a more complete view of the patient — helping you distinguish between concerns that may respond to non-surgical treatment, those better managed surgically, and those where treatment may not be appropriate.

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Assess the whole face Structure, soft tissue, movement and proportion

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Expand treatment planning Surgical and non-surgical options

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Maintain continuity Support patients across their aesthetic journey

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Treat with restraint Individualised clinical decision-making

The next question is not whether you understand anatomy. It is how to translate surgical knowledge into non-surgical treatment planning.

How We Train Surgeons

Surgeon Perspective

“Injectables allow me to care for my patients throughout their entire aesthetic journey—not simply when surgery is indicated. I can support them earlier, refine and maintain surgical outcomes, and offer thoughtful non-surgical options when an operation may not be the right choice. Understanding how to integrate injectables with surgical treatment planning means I can assess the whole face and provide continuity of care from the first consultation through every stage that follows.”

Surgical expertise + non-surgical treatment planning

01 Foundation

New to Injectable Treatment

For surgeons who have extensive clinical and anatomical experience but are new to the practical delivery of cosmetic injectable treatments.

A good starting point if You want structured injectable training from the beginning.

✓ Injectable-specific facial assessment

✓ Treatment planning

✓ Injection technique and depth

✓ Consultation and consent

✓ Safety and complication prevention

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02 Focused Skills

Develop Specific Treatment Skills

For practitioners who already have foundation knowledge and want to develop particular treatment areas, refine technique or broaden their non-surgical treatment planning.

A good starting point if You already inject and want to expand your treatment repertoire.

✓ Advanced botulinum toxin

✓ Biostimulatory treatments

✓ Skin quality treatments

✓ Complications education

✓ Advanced treatment planning

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03 Private Training

Individualised Clinical Training

Private training allows the clinical day to focus more closely on your existing experience, treatment interests and the areas where you want individual guidance.

A good starting point if You prefer discretion, flexibility and individual faculty attention.

✓ One-to-one education

✓ Training tailored to experience

✓ Focused clinical objectives

✓ Real patient treatment

✓ Individual feedback

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04 Fellowship

A Comprehensive Full-Face Pathway

For practitioners wanting a more comprehensive pathway across facial assessment, botulinum toxin, dermal filler and full-face treatment planning.

5 Flexible clinical days

96+ Hours combined learning

Full Face treatment pathway

✓ Extensive eLearning

✓ Multiple clinical training days

✓ Multiple patient treatments

✓ Full-face assessment and planning

✓ Personalised clinical education

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Not Sure Where to Start?

Your surgical experience matters when choosing a course.

Tell us whether you are completely new to injectables, already treating patients, or looking for advanced one-to-one education. We can help you select a pathway that makes sense for your current experience.

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Surgeon Experience

★★★★★

“The smaller group size and focus on patient care stood out.”

Dr Engelbrecht also highlighted the emphasis on regulations, sterility and practising within scope as particularly valuable parts of the training.

Dr Hanlie Engelbrecht Oral Surgeon BChD · DipOdont(MFOS) · FCMFOS(SA) · MDent(MFOS) · ADC

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01 Small Group

Learn Together

Small-group training combines your own patient treatment with the opportunity to observe additional cases and discuss clinical decision-making with other practitioners.

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Real patient experience Treat your patient and observe additional cases.

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Close faculty supervision Two practitioners to one trainer during practical training.

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Shared clinical discussion Learn from assessment and treatment of different faces.

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Scheduled course dates Choose from the practical dates available for your course.

Best suited to Surgeons who value discussion, observation and learning alongside a small group of clinicians.

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02 One-to-One

Private Clinical Training

A private training day gives you dedicated faculty attention and allows the clinical experience to be shaped more closely around your existing knowledge and learning objectives.

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Dedicated one-to-one trainer Individual faculty attention throughout the clinical day.

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Multiple patient treatments Current private training allows treatment of two to three patients.

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Greater discretion A private learning environment for established clinicians.

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Flexible training date Arrange a suitable date with the DDA team.

Best suited to Surgeons seeking privacy, flexibility and a highly individualised clinical learning experience.

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The Clinical Content Remains Comprehensive The difference is how you prefer to learn.

Both formats include clinical assessment, consultation, treatment planning and supervised live patient treatment.

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01 Assess

Assess the Patient

Begin with the patient rather than the treatment. Consider facial structure, movement, tissue quality, proportions, ageing patterns and the patient's concerns.

✓ Facial assessment

✓ Dynamic movement

✓ Patient goals

02 Plan

Plan & Consent

Translate the assessment into an individual treatment plan. Discuss alternatives, limitations, risks and whether treatment is appropriate before proceeding.

✓ Treatment selection

✓ Risk discussion

✓ Informed consent

03 Treat

Treat Real Patients

Apply your plan through supervised clinical treatment, with attention to anatomy, tissue depth, technique, dosing, product placement and patient comfort.

✓ Real patient treatment

✓ Faculty supervision

✓ Individual feedback

04 Review

Reflect & Consolidate

Review clinical decisions, technique and patient management. Feedback helps identify what worked well and where further experience or refinement is needed.

✓ Clinical reflection

✓ Technique refinement

✓ Ongoing development

The DDA Approach

The injection itself is only one part of the treatment.

Good injectable practice requires the same broader clinical thinking used elsewhere in medicine: understanding the patient, identifying the problem, considering alternatives, assessing risk, planning appropriately and knowing when treatment should not proceed.

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Anatomy informs technique

Placement, depth and approach should follow the underlying anatomy rather than a predetermined injection map.

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Assessment informs treatment

The same treatment is not appropriate for every face, even when patients present with similar concerns.

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Restraint is a clinical skill

Good treatment planning includes understanding when less treatment — or no treatment — is the better decision.

Hands-On Education Learn the complete clinical process, not simply an injection technique.

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I already have extensive facial anatomy knowledge. Do I still need foundation injectable training?

Surgical anatomy provides an excellent foundation, but injectable practice involves a different set of clinical decisions. Training focuses on translating anatomy into injectable assessment, treatment planning, injection depth and placement, dosing, product behaviour, consultation, complications and non-surgical patient management. If you are completely new to injectable treatment, a foundation course may still be the most appropriate starting point.

Can my training be adapted to my existing experience?

Yes. Surgeons enter non-surgical practice with different levels of previous injectable experience. Your starting point may therefore be foundation training, focused skill development, advanced education or private one-to-one training. If you are unsure, contact DDA before enrolling and we can discuss your current experience and learning objectives.

Will I treat real patients during practical training?

Yes. Practical clinical training involves real patients. The clinical process includes consultation, facial assessment, treatment planning, consent and supervised treatment so that technique is taught within the context of complete patient care.

Can I book private one-to-one training?

Yes. Private training is available for practitioners who prefer individual faculty attention, greater discretion or training focused on particular clinical objectives. Private sessions can also be useful for experienced practitioners who do not need a standard group learning pathway.

What is the difference between small-group and private training?

Small-group training gives you the opportunity to treat patients while also observing additional cases and discussing different approaches with other practitioners. Private training provides dedicated one-to-one faculty attention and can be tailored more closely to your existing knowledge, clinical interests and learning priorities.

How can injectable training complement surgical practice?

Injectable knowledge can broaden the way you assess and manage patients across their aesthetic journey. It can provide non-surgical options for appropriately selected patients, support staged treatment planning and provide another perspective on facial movement, soft-tissue ageing, volume change and proportion. It can also improve familiarity with injectable treatments when assessing patients who have previously been treated elsewhere.

Does completing a DDA course change my scope of practice?

No. Completing a course does not itself expand professional scope or provide an authorisation that a practitioner does not otherwise hold. Each practitioner remains responsible for practising within their registration, education, competence, experience, professional obligations and applicable medicines legislation.

What if I am unsure which course is right for me?

Contact the DDA team before enrolling. Tell us about your surgical specialty, previous injectable experience and the skills you would like to develop. We can help you compare foundation, focused, advanced, Fellowship and private training options to identify a sensible starting point.

Have a Different Question?

Speak with the DDA team about your training goals.

If you are deciding between a group course, Fellowship or private training, we can help you choose an option based on your current experience and what you want to learn.

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