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This course provides a basic knowledge on human structures including cells, tissues, organs, and muscles that are relevant to the hair removal professional. Emphasis will be placed on identifying and understanding anatomical features most often encountered by a laser hair removal technician or electrologist.

In this 2-hour presentation, the participants will learn the history of hair removal and the reasons men and women have removed their hair throughout the years.  Participants will acquire enough knowledge regarding the difference between older and newer modalities, as well as the best way to combine more than one modality according to a client's hair color and texture including esthetic services that may enhance and improve their skin tone, types and age. Participants will learn about contraindications and which…

Learner Objectives: Review the natural history of HIV, its mode of transmission and methods of prevention with particular application to electrology and the laser hair removal industry. Review the different types of hepatitis, their modes of transmission and methods of prevention with particular application to electrology and the laser hair removal industry. Review other bloodborne infections and their potential risks for hair removal professionals. Review general principles of infection control and prevention that can protect those in the hair removal…

This course reviews hair and skin physiology, focusing on relevant up-to-date findings from the fields of dermatology, endocrinology and pain management. The course examines requirements for destruction of the hair growth matrix while reducing short- and long-term side effects to other skin structures. Finally, the course reviews common and uncommon side effects of electrolysis and light-based hair removal, how to prevent them from occurring, and how to treat them if they do occur.

Welcome to the exciting world of cardiovascular and respiratory medicine for the hair removed professional! Participants of this webinar will gain a better understanding of the anatomical and physical features of both the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. They will further learn how these two organ systems work together in health and disease. Finally, we will highlight the important features of these systems as they pertain to the hair removal professional.

The inherently intimate of many spa and esthetics treatments create special sexual harassment, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct legal and business risks for esthetics professionals and the spa and medical esthetic clinic operators providing these services. Since the practical realities of delivering many esthetic treatments and services prevents the elimination of many of the intimacies that create these risks, spa and medical esthetic clinics and individual estheticians alike should understand these risks and follow good risk management processes to…