Master-Level Botox & Filler Certification Course
Level III Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler Master Course
- Up to 20 Total CE Credits
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Master Total Facial Esthetics with AAFE's #1 Level III Training
What You’ll Learn

Diagnose &
Treatment Plan
Evaluate patients and build treatment plans for optimal esthetic and therapeutic outcomes

Inject at the
Highest Level
Demonstrate clinical proficiency with proper botulinum toxin and dermal filler techniques

Certified Master
Injector
Integrate botulinum toxin and dermal filler therapy into your work from day one
Complete Course Details
- Comprehensive full face neurotoxin treatment planning
- Advanced anatomy of the upper face – AAFE Cadaver Lab Dissection
- Advanced anatomy of the midface/lower face – AAFE Cadaver Lab Dissection
- Full face comprehensive precision botulinum toxin treatment videos
- Managing neurotoxin resistance and treatment outcomes when results fall short
- Lower face neurotoxin to lengthen and smooth the chin and jowls
- Reshaping the lower face and chin
- Trapezius Trap Tox neurotoxin for neck contouring and slimming (aka Barbie Tox)
- Hyper dilute Micro Neurotoxin treatment to reduce fine lines, pore size, oily skin, even out skin texture and color and more
- High Dose, Long “6 Month” Duration with super tight reconstitution
- Which muscles can have high dose long duration?
- Comparing super tight, tight, and standard reconstitutions and dilutions – when do you use each?
- Comprehensive precision neurotoxin treatment using different dilutions
- Combination gummy smile and micro-neurotoxin lip flip treatment
- Five secrets to make neurotoxin last longer
- Reinforcing Level 1 and 2 treatment skills
- Fee strategies for comprehensive precision neurotoxin treatment
- Troubleshooting botulinum toxin cases when things don’t go as planned
- Review safety and risk issues for botulinum toxin injectable therapy
- Perform live patient treatment including comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, proper dosing and delivery of advanced botulinum toxin treatment
- All necessary office forms, treatment forms, and informed consents required for treating patients will be provided
- Learn how to integrate these advanced botulinum toxin techniques into therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Evaluate how to diagnose, and treatment plan comprehensive botulinum toxin patients to achieve the best possible esthetic and therapeutic outcomes with injectable therapy
- Demonstrate clinical proficiency and practice on live patients with the proper materials, techniques, and instrumentation necessary to deliver comprehensive botulinum toxin treatment
- Integrate comprehensive botulinum toxin therapy into your practice
AAFE courses provide training equal to and often exceeding the education taught in academic communities around the world over the last 5 decades.
- Comprehensive full face dermal filler treatment planning
- Facial aging for advanced injectors
- Skin anatomy – The epidermis and the dermis
- What is the patient’s skin type and why it matters
- Esthetic ultrasound for every practice – know the living anatomy before treatment
- Facial symmetry and facial balancing
- Learn micro-cannula use the right way for smooth, bulk facial filling
- 3D lips with right angle technique for beautiful lip height
- Immediate lips with post procedure lip treatment to restore, heal, hydrate
- Jawline angle dermal filler treatment
- Jawline dermal filler with micro-cannula
- Advanced anatomy of the temple area – AAFE Cadaver Lab Dissection
- Treating the temple area for “Peanut Head” volume deficiency
- Advanced anatomy of the midface and tear trough – AAFE Cadaver Lab Dissection
- Treating the tricky tear trough successfully
- Treating the tear trough with a needle and micro-cannula
- Total Facial Esthetics comprehensive assessment and treatment
- Reinforcing Level 1 and 2 treatment skills
- Fee strategies for comprehensive precision neurotoxin and filler treatment
- Manage complex vascular events and dermal filler complications
- Review safety and risk issues for dermal filler injectable therapy
- Learn how to integrate these comprehensive dermal filler techniques into therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans
- Perform live patient treatment including diagnosis, treatment planning, proper dosing and delivery of comprehensive dermal filler therapy
- All necessary office forms, treatment forms, and informed consents required for treating patients will be provided
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Evaluate how to diagnose, and treatment plan patients to achieve the best possible esthetic and therapeutic outcomes with comprehensive dermal filler therapy
- Demonstrate clinical proficiency and practice on live patients with the proper materials, techniques, and instrumentation necessary to deliver comprehensive dermal fillers
- Integrate comprehensive dermal filler therapy into your practice
AAFE courses provide training equal to and often exceeding the education taught in academic communities around the world over the last 5 decades.
Please Bring Your Own Model Patient
For the best learning experience, please bring your own model patient. This is a teaching course so please advise your model patient that they must be available for approximately 2-3 hours.
- You and your attending team members may serve as patients
- The AAFE does not provide model patients
- It is possible that you can find a patient at the course but this is not guaranteed
Course Schedule (Schedule may vary by location)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The comprehensive didactic lectures and clinical video lessons for these courses are Virtual On-Demand Modules which must be completed as a prerequisite to taking the live patient hands-on portion of these courses. Total CME hours are a combination of the virtual on demand module hours and the live patient instruction hours.
SCHEDULE
| Registration | 7:30 AM | |
| Level III Botulinum Toxin and Level III Dermal Filler Comprehensive Training | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Course Begins on Time |
| Working Lunch | 12:00 | |
| Course Continues | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Continuing Medical / Dental Education Information For Healthcare Professionals
THIS ACTIVITY IS JOINTLY PROVIDED BY MEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES AND AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL ESTHETICS.
Credit hours posted are when both botulinum toxin course and dermal filler course are taken together even though they are two separate courses. Hours will be rewarded only for the actual courses taken by attendee.
For full faculty biographies and full faculty disclosures click here: AAFE Clinical Faculty
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants involved in the care of patients.
Dentist Credit

The American Academy of Facial Esthetics is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The American Academy of Facial Esthetics designates each of these individual activities for 10 continuing education credits per course.

The American Academy of Facial Esthetics is designated as an approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 4/1/2023 to 3/31/2027. Provider ID# 321332
Physician Credit
Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification Board recognizes and accepts continuing education 20 contact hours from activities approved by AMA, ACCME, ANCC, AANP.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.
Physician Assistant Credit
Medical Education Resources has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits. Physician Assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20 Interprofessional continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
It is the policy of Medical Education Resources to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and American Academy of Facial Esthetics – AAFE. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Botulinum Toxin & Dermal Fillers Level II (or equivalent training)
Find a Training Event Near You
With events in 50+ cities every year, there’s always an AAFE training near you. Find your date and location below.
Limited seats
New York, NY
Nov 6, 2026. 1-day event, starts 7:30 AM EST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 19-20, 2026. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM EST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
Cleveland, OH
Nov 19-20, 2026. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM EST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
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Nashville, TN
Dec 17-18, 2026. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM CST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
No dates in this location this month. Try another month or location.
New York, NY
Jan 14-15, 2027. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM EST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
Chicago, IL
Jan 28-29, 2027. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM CST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
Dallas, TX
Jan 28-29, 2027. 2-day event, starts 7:30 AM CST
- Botulinum Toxin Level 3 (Advanced)
- Dermal Fillers Level 3 (Advanced)
- Master Lips Training
- PDO Thread Lift Level 2
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Real Stories From Real AAFE Graduates
Watch AAFE graduates share how facial esthetic certification transformed their practice and career forever.
Dr. Grant Ritchey
DMD, Dentist for 30+ Years
"It’s a really good cross-pollination. My injectable practice benefits from the established relationships I already have with my patients. And I’m getting new dental patients because of the injectable side."
Brittany Crivillaro
NP
"Just being able to do something I love every day and seeing happy patients has been a huge part of what’s motivated me to continue on this journey."
Dr. Grace Chung
DDS
"It adds a little bit more with a little bit less effort, and it’s really been helping our bottom line."
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before enrolling
It is AAFE’s highest-level master injector course designed for experienced injectors. It focuses on comprehensive full-face artistry, complex cases, non-surgical anti-aging techniques, advanced volumization, and intricate anatomical sculpting.
The course is open to licensed healthcare professionals (Dentists, Physicians MD/DO, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, and Physician Assistants) pursuing master-level clinical expertise.
Prerequisites include successful completion of AAFE Level 1 and Level 2 courses (or equivalent advanced injection training) plus completion of the prerequisite virtual/on-demand didactic modules.
Techniques include hyper-dilute micro-neurotoxin (for skin texture, pore size, and fine lines), trapezius injections (“Trap Tox”), advanced chin, jaw, and nose sculpting, cadaver lab dissection review, and complex case troubleshooting.
A: Techniques include blunt-tip micro-cannula protocols for bulk filling, scaffolding, and mid-face volumization, advanced nose/rhinoplasty esthetics, Kybella® fat-reduction techniques, and high-dose reconstitution strategies.
Yes, Level 3 covers advanced smooth PDO thread placements for full-face structural support alongside 3D cadaver lab anatomical dissection reviews.
Yes, Level 3 includes two dedicated live-patient clinical training sessions where attendees perform complex diagnosis, treatment planning, and master-level injection techniques under direct expert faculty supervision.
Yes, participants are required to bring a model patient for the hands-on clinical portion. Attending colleagues or qualified team members may also act as model patients.
Participants earn up to 18 to 20 total CME/CE credits upon completing the Level 3 master training modules.
Credits are accredited and accepted by ADA CERP and AGD PACE (for Dentists), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (for Physicians), AANP (for Nurse Practitioners), ANCC (for Nurses), and AAPA (for Physician Assistants).