Harley Academy

Harley Academy The UK's only training organisation in medical aesthetics to comply with 2016 Government guidelines for safer practice. Qualify now.

The UK's Leading Provider of Higher Education in Aesthetic Medicine 💉 Innovator of the Level 7 & Global Evidence Matrix (GEM©) 🚀 GMC-designated body 🥼 Practical Aesthetics Training in London & Manchester + International Online Aesthetics Courses

🙋 Hands up if you're guilty of doing this, at least when you were first starting out in aesthetic medicine..? ⁠⁠💎 It's a...
12/11/2025

🙋 Hands up if you're guilty of doing this, at least when you were first starting out in aesthetic medicine..? ⁠
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💎 It's an easy mistake to make, but injecting through your markings breaks aseptic non-touch technique - a core principle for all aesthetic practitioners, as set out in the Global Evidence Matrix (GEM©️)⁠
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✏️ Always remove your marking up by clinically cleansing the skin before injecting, or inject to the side of your landmarks - never through them⁠
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⭐️ Keeping to this protocol - whichever of these two methods you choose - reduces the risk of infection for your patients⁠
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💎 Subscribe to the GEM©️ by Harley Academy app for a refresher on the Core Principles, before delving into the wealth of exclusive content, setting out everything you need to know to administer filler and biostimulator treatments as safely and effectively as possible, backed by the latest evidence and tailored to your experience level⁠: www.harleyacademy.com/gem
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🚀 You can even use it to explore more advanced treatments so you can plot your career progression!⁠
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👉️ Click to learn about potential interactions between botox and GLP-1 weight loss medications, following a new study⁠:...
10/11/2025

👉️ Click to learn about potential interactions between botox and GLP-1 weight loss medications, following a new study⁠: https://bit.ly/GLP1-Impact-On-Botox-Results
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💉 Researchers explored the impact to the toxin timeline of effect for patients using these popular weight loss jabs, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro - but some of the recent media headlines left out an important fact ⁠
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In our new article, we've clearly set out:⁠
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✅️ How GLP-1 medications and neurotoxins work⁠
✅️ Key facts from this new study that aesthetic practitioners need to know⁠
✅️ How long botox usually lasts plus how long it's thought to last in GLP-1 users⁠
✅️ What this new information means for your practice ⁠
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⭐️ Read now to ensure you're up-to-date and can pass this knowledge on to your patients!⁠
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💡 Save this post as a reminder to regularly change your needles during filler treatments! Send it to your injector frien...
05/11/2025

💡 Save this post as a reminder to regularly change your needles during filler treatments! Send it to your injector friends to see if they know how often you should be swapping them out, too...⁠
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💎 The latest data, as set out in the 'Core Principles' section of the Global Evidence Matrix (GEM©️) advises you should replace your needle:⁠
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✅️ After 4 bone contacts; or⁠
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✅️ After 9 dermal penetrations⁠
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💉 Repeated passes quickly dull the tip, reducing precision and increasing tissue trauma. A sharper needle allows for smoother, more controlled filler placement with less discomfort and bruising⁠
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⭐️ Regular changes also minimise the risk of clogging or product contamination, maintaining both safety and consistency in your aesthetic results⁠
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📲 Subscribe to the GEM©️ by Harley Academy app for more clinical insights - both bite size and ones to chew over - by visiting www.harleyacademy.com/gem⁠ (PS. Don't forget, trainees taking our Diploma-level aesthetics courses and the Aesthetics Accelerator get a FREE 12-month subscription!)
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⬇️ Find out which antibiotics contraindicated for toxin treatment⁠:https://bit.ly/AntibioticsContraindicatedForBotox⁠💊 A...
03/11/2025

⬇️ Find out which antibiotics contraindicated for toxin treatment⁠:
https://bit.ly/AntibioticsContraindicatedForBotox
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💊 As cold and flu season seems to already be upon us, we wanted to remind you of what aesthetics practitioners need to know about the potential interactions of this common group of medications with botulinum toxin⁠
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📅 We explore the antibiotics that are contraindicated, those that aren't and how long to leave after a patient has completed their course of antibiotics before their next botox appointment⁠
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💉 Find out so you can share this knowledge with your patients so treatments can be scheduled effectively, preventing disappointment and turn away!⁠
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💎 Seems obvious, right? But you'd be amazed how many aesthetic practitioners forget some of these fundamental steps whic...
30/10/2025

💎 Seems obvious, right? But you'd be amazed how many aesthetic practitioners forget some of these fundamental steps which are outlined in the Global Evidence Matrix 'Core Principles', especially if they feel rushed⁠
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⚠️ Maintaining the sterility of the needle or cannula, gauze, and skin is crucial for minimising the risk of infection⁠
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Breaking technique can look like:⁠
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❌️ Touching the needle, cannula, or syringe tip after opening it⁠
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❌️ Failing to properly, clinically cleanse your patient's skin before treatment⁠
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❌️ Reusing swabs or instruments on disinfected skin⁠
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❌️ Placing sterile items on a non-sterile surface⁠
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❌️ Failing to disinfect your gloves or change them after touching non-sterile equipment or surfaces⁠
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💉 Although these are beginner-level infection prevention steps that you learn at the very start of your aesthetics training, it's easy to accidentally overlook or forget what breaking this protocol can entail. Sometimes a reminder is needed so you can correct yourself and not let it become a habit!⁠
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💎 The GEM©️ by Harley Academy app is the perfect resource for refreshing your memory and ensuring your knowledge, based on the latest evidence, is up-to-date. Whether it's running through Core Principles, facial anatomy, filler injection techniques tailored to your experience level, or a reminder of the optimal product choice for specific treatments. Find out more by visiting the GEM©️ section of our website at www.harleyacademy.com⁠/gem
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Explore the complex topic of filler treatments for patients with autoimmune conditions⁠: https://bit.ly/TreatingFillerPa...
27/10/2025

Explore the complex topic of filler treatments for patients with autoimmune conditions⁠: https://bit.ly/TreatingFillerPatientsWithAutoimmuneDisease
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Read our latest aesthetic medicine article now to learn what the concerns are for this cohort, when treatment may be appropriate and the topics you'll need to explore during a detailed consultation before assessing suitability⁠
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We explain the contraindications and products to avoid if you do proceed with treatment⁠, too
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There's also a word of caution about how treatment may impact your insurance coverage and the importance of checking your policy first⁠
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We hope this information, and the studies we've linked to in the article, help provide clarity on this topic which aesthetic practitioners often have questions about⁠
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💎 Do you know how to sequence multi-area treatment plans? This is what the Global Evidence Matrix tells us, using the la...
22/10/2025

💎 Do you know how to sequence multi-area treatment plans? This is what the Global Evidence Matrix tells us, using the latest data:⁠
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⬇️ You're going to want to start from the top and work your way down to respect the natural vectors of facial support⁠
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➡️ ⬅️ You'll also want to work from the outside, in - moving lateral to medial. This will help you to avoid overfilling the central areas as this approach can 'lift' the tissue more effectively, often reducing the need for central volume⁠
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⭐️ Following these two key sequencing steps will help to ensure you're delivering safer, more balanced and anatomically harmonious results for your patients⁠
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💎 If you're a medical aesthetics practitioner but aren't subscribed to the GEM©️ by Harley Academy app yet, we highly recommend checking it out! Although we're highlighting some of the basics, this data-led, experience targeted framework is a useful resource for injectors of every level⁠
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🔗 Get a host of expert healthy skin ageing tips from our faculty, that you can share with your patients⁠: https://bit.ly...
20/10/2025

🔗 Get a host of expert healthy skin ageing tips from our faculty, that you can share with your patients⁠: https://bit.ly/HealthySkinAgeingTipsForYourPatients
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💬 From how to improve skin quality and ‘anti ageing’ advice, to skincare recommendations, preserving youthfulness is a key source of frequently asked questions in clinic⁠
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⭐️ We asked five of our faculty members to share the top tips they pass on to their patients when asked about this - and now you can, too!⁠

🌲 As the busy festive season approaches, learn these snappy suggestions, which are fantastic for educating and building trust with your patients, as well as being handy to whip out when people corner you at parties after finding out what you do!⁠
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💎 Let's take it back to basics and explore some of the tenets every aesthetic practitioner should hold to, taken from th...
15/10/2025

💎 Let's take it back to basics and explore some of the tenets every aesthetic practitioner should hold to, taken from the Core Principles section of the Global Evidence Matrix (GEM©️)⁠
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💉 When you're injecting filler or biostimulators, you're going to want to remember the mantra 'low and slow'. Why? ⁠
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✅️ Injecting small amounts gives you better control - you can build up if necessary, but this approach helps you to avoid overfilling⁠
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✅️ Using a slow pace for your injections allows you to maintain precision and reduce trauma, minimising the risk of vascular compromise⁠
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🚀 Essentially, the 'low and slow' approach sets you up for success in terms of safer treatments with better, more natural-looking outcomes⁠
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💎 If you're not already using the GEM©️ by Harley Academy app - either as a subscriber or through your Harley Academy aesthetics course subscription - find out more now! ⁠
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📲 Although we're just highlighting some of the fundamentals here, the Matrix caters for clinicians at every level, bringing subscribers the latest in evidence-based support, all tailored to your experience level. And it's broken down into at-a-glance and more detailed sections, to support you in clinic and beyond through our handy app⁠
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👇️ Read the latest on the 'BoTax' legal appeal, challenging whether VAT should be exempt for aesthetic treatments:https:...
15/10/2025

👇️ Read the latest on the 'BoTax' legal appeal, challenging whether VAT should be exempt for aesthetic treatments:

https://bit.ly/BoTaxAestheticTreatmentVATCaseDecision
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⚖️ We take you through the background of this case and explain the judgement, made yesterday, and what this means for the next stage of this ongoing battle⁠
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💉 We also highlight some interesting points from the decision, including having the definition of what constitutes 'medical care' expanded, and how this case throws the psychological aspects of patient care into the spotlight⁠
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💸 You'll also find some tips on how aesthetic practitioners can determine when VAT is applicable for different treatments, under the current rules⁠
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💉 What do you think? Should aesthetic nurse practitioners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland be able to hold stock o...
24/07/2025

💉 What do you think? Should aesthetic nurse practitioners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland be able to hold stock of prescription medication, just like their peers in Scotland?⁠
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✅️ Comment 'THIS' below if you believe cosmetic nurses across the whole of the UK should have the same rights as in Scotland. That is, to be legally permitted to hold stock, regardless of whether they're a prescriber or not⁠
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✅️ Comment 'THAT' if you think Scotland has it wrong and aesthetic nurses should not be able to hold stock⁠
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⚖️ This is a particularly nuanced debate - for example, you may believe that nurses SHOULD be able to hold stock, but only if they're an aesthetic nurse prescriber. Or, perhaps you want to see nurses - whether prescribers or not - being able to hold emergency stock only.⁠
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👇️ So, if your feelings aren't captured entirely by a 'THIS' or a 'THAT' comment, feel free to leave us your thoughts below - whatever they may be!⁠
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🔗 You can check out our new interview with Professor David Sines, CBE - Executive Chair of the JCCP - who discusses his thoughts on this and where the JCCP stands on the matter⁠, here: https://bit.ly/ScottishAestheticsRegulationImpactOnEngland
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We are proud to have developed the first Level 7 Injectables qualification regulated by Ofqual, the government’s Office of Qualifications and Examinations. The term ‘level 7’ was previously relatively unheard of but has since become a hallmark quality education in aesthetics, setting the foundations for safer practice in the UK.

We have also created the first complete qualification suite in Skin Rejuvenation. This course equips practitioners with cutting-edge knowledge so they can treat their patients holistically, meet a wider range of needs and position themselves as experts in their field.

Our ambition is to create a very high standard of care in aesthetics and a community of practitioners confident in their ability to deliver that standard.

Education and innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our offer is unique because we combine one-to-one mentoring in a real clinic environment with the latest online learning technology in order to offer the best possible educational experience to our students.