AMSC HK POST CONFERECE

Ultrasonography (USG) course on Facial Ultrasonography Evaluation (FUSE) & Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Evaluation (MUSE)

Date
December 18, 2024

Time
8:30am – 12:30pm

Location
Allied Health Training Centre,
15/F, Kailey Tower, 16 Stanley St, Central, Hong Kong

About the Course
The Ultrasound Crash Course for Facial and Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Evaluation (FUSE & MUSE) provides comprehensive training in both facial and musculoskeletal ultrasound techniques. Beginning with the basics, participants will learn essential ultrasound physics, anatomy, and operation settings to master ultrasound imaging. The course emphasizes the importance of FUSE, covering detailed modules such as forehead, mid-face, and lower-face anatomy, including critical neurovascular bundles, arteries, and potential complications.

The FUSE component delves into specific zones such as the forehead’s glabellar and temporal areas and their associated neurovascular structures, utilizing vein viewers and ultrasound for precision. Mid-face modules highlight vital structures like the zygoma, maxillary zones, nasolabial fold, and nose region, focusing on arteries, nerves, and anatomical layers.
The Lower Face Modules explore facial arteries, mental NVB, and relevant glandular structures, ensuring thorough knowledge of facial neuroanatomy and safe procedural approaches.

In the MUSE section, the course focuses on musculoskeletal evaluation of the trapezius and gastrocsoleus muscles, detailing anatomy, surrounding structures, and specific injection techniques. This ultrasound crash course is tailored to equip practitioners with the skills needed for successful evaluation and intervention in both the facial and musculoskeletal contexts.

Course Overview:
1. The basics
1.1 Basic ultrasound physics and anatomy with schematic explanation
1.2 USG setting and operation mastering,
1.3 USG view correlation for anatomy
1.4 The importance of FUSE

FUSE:

2 Forehead module
2.1 Glabellar zone
2.1.1 Supratrochlear NVB
2.1.2 Supraorbital NVB
2.1.3 Glabellar complex
2.2 Temporal zone:
2.2.1 Layers of the temporal zones
2.2.2 Superifical temporal artery,
2.2.3 Deep temporal arteries (anterior and posterior),
2.2.4 Concept of Pitanguy line and implications
2.3 Use of vein viewer and USG
2.4 Complications of insultation to related vascular and neurological structures

3 Mid-face modules
3.1 Zygoma and maxillary zone
3.1.1 Mid-face land tear trough layers
3.1.2 Lip levator msucles
3.1.3 Infra-orbital neurovascular bundle,
3.1.4 Transverse facial artery and veins
3.2 Nasolabial fold
3.2.1 Angular artery
3.2.2 Labial arteries
3.2.3 General idea of distal facial nerves
3.3 Nose region
3.3.1 Infra-trohclear Artery and dorsal nasal artery
3.3.2 Cartilage structures and anatomy
3.3.3 HA and prosthesis in situ

4 Lower Face Modules
4.1 Facial artery
4.2 Mental foreman and NVB
4.3 Hypoglassal nerve and mental nerve
4.4 Submandibular/Parotid gland and neurotoxin

MUSE:
5 Trapezius & Gastrocsoleus muscle
5.1 Anatomy and position
5.2 Important surrounding structure correlation
5.3 Approach of injection

For who is this course?

  • Cosmetic doctors (in training), dermatologists, nurse practitioners, aesthetic doctors, and all individuals authorized to place injectables and who want to add more safety and further improve the quality of their procedures.
  • For those who want to gain the basic skills of facial ultrasound and are ready to implement facial ultrasound in their daily practice.
  • For those who work already with facial ultrasound but want to develop their knowledge, skills & techniques.

Why should I follow this course:

  • Facial ultrasound is essential if you care for your patients.
  • Facial ultrasound teaches you whether your filler ends up in the correct layer. We know that is frequently not the case!
  • Facial ultrasound is what patients will ask for in the next year.

‘Physicians working without ultrasound are not aware how inadequate their treatments are.’