Learn to use a fractional CO₂ laser safely, honestly and well. This 16-hour CPD course teaches the science, safety, consultation, settings, technique and aftercare of fractional CO₂ treatment, taught on the MED-870+ FOCXEL.
Accredited CPD course: 16 CPD credits
The CPD Group accredited activity #1017976. Skintastic Aesthetic Lasers Ltd is an approved CPD provider (#777800). This is a CPD course: it is not a regulated qualification and carries no qualification level.
What this course covers
- What a CO₂ laser is, how it works on the skin and how it differs from other devices
- The skin, healing, scars and Fitzpatrick skin types
- The MED-870+, its tips and spacers, set-up and care
- Laser safety, the Laser Controlled Area, eyewear, fire and plume
- Consultation, contraindications, medicines and informed consent
- Settings, thermal card tests and patch tests
- Step-by-step protocols for rejuvenation, fine lines, scars, stretch marks and benign lesion removal
- Sessions, evidence, aftercare, complications and UK law
How it works
The course is a general fractional CO₂ course taught on one machine. You work through short lessons with a check your knowledge quiz for each, then complete a final assessment. Practical training is in small groups on the MED-870+, with three supervised treatments on models and two case studies. The pass mark for the knowledge review is 100%. You need an up-to-date Core of Knowledge laser safety certificate and a Level 5 or Level 6 (or higher) laser and light qualification. Intimate treatments and treatment around the eyes are not covered.
Hours and entry requirements
16 CPD credits. Accredited by The CPD Group, activity #1017976. Skintastic Aesthetic Lasers Ltd is an approved CPD provider (#777800). This is a CPD course: it does not carry a qualification level.
Entry requirements: An up-to-date accredited Core of Knowledge laser safety certificate, plus a Level 5 or Level 6 (or higher) laser and light qualification.
