B-12 INJECTIONS

Our CPD approved and Certified Vitamin B12 Training Course will provide you with essential practical skills and business knowledge to kickstart your aesthetic career or to add more skills to your growing career. 

The content is highly informative and structured to provide essential knowledge in B12 Health,Contraindications, Consultations, Health & Safety, Vitamin B12 Deficiency and  Intramuscular Injection Technique. On the training day you will carry out your practical on live models.  A multiple choice knowledge test will be carried out at the end of the day. A score of 80% or above is required to pass. 

All courses are carried out in small groups. This enables us to provide you with a training programme tailored to your needs, with more time and emphasis on the hands-on practical sessions.

Vitamin B12 injections are very effective. Vitamin B12 injections are the most common way to prevent or treat a deficiency. The injections are prescribed by and given intramuscularly, or into muscle.Injections are usually given as hydroxocobalamin or cyanocobalamin.

Benefits of Vitamin B12 injections:

• Helps With Red Blood Cell Formation and Anemia Prevention
• May Prevent Major Birth Defects
• May Support Bone Health and Prevent Osteoporosis
• May Reduce Your Risk of Macular Degeneration
• May Improve Mood and Symptoms of Depression
• May Benefit Your Brain by Preventing the Loss of Neurons
• May Give You an Energy Boost
• Help maintain weight loss
• Your body uses vitamin B12 to make red blood cells, nerves, DNA and protein. B12 also helps metabolise fat and carbohydrates

We will cover both theory and practical application of the B12 injectables course, developing your knowledge and understanding.

Course content:

• Health and safety
• Laws and regulations
• F.A.C.T (First Aid for Cosmetic Therapists)
• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Needle stick injuries, sharps disposal and legalities
• Contraindications
• Side effects  
• Client consultations, medical history, informed consent
• Injection technique
• Pernicious anaemia and other macrocytic anaemias
• B12 and autoimmune disorders
• Risk factors
• Causes of B12 deficiency
• B12 injections and common side effects
• Side effects and management including ADRs
• Anaphylaxis
• Correct administration and techniques including practical session
• Injection sites
• Prescribers/how to set up accounts and order
• Skin depths
• Storage
• Disposal of injections/waste
• Aftercare and follow ups