Would you trust a dentist to do facial procedures?

I had the same! Seems to have been a good result so far. Might get botox again next time but in my wrinkled forehead! (after having a clean & scale first 😆)

I have said want far too many times in my post 🤔

My old hairdresser now does injectables. She was an absolutely amazing hair dresser but I know for a fact she didn't finish school and has zero medical qualifications or medical background.

Do you know what you want done op it's not something I've considered but I think going with a definite plan on what you want changed is what you want .doing is better than worrying whether a dentist is the person you want.

I have my botox treatment from a private sector dentist and he's very good. I would much rather have this type of treatment from a medical professional rather than a beauty therapist type person, as was the general advice when I was initially researching. It would appear to be more expensive but I'd rather be confident with what I'm expecting.

Here Is me thinking 12 week minimum 😮

I follow someone on Sm who is getting into "asthetics and she put up pictures of her being trained in injectables !

It will be a "consultation fee" I assume so they can see if the client/patient is suitable for treatment and it is private cosmetic company they can charge what they like.

Highly intelligent, highly qualified, specialise in knowing where facial nerves are and what they do, will operate pretty much daily and will prioritise function above all else, versus somebody with a nursing degree and regular experience that might be around the face but could easily be around the arse ten years ago - or a random who has studied hard to get their BTEC in health & beauty and taken an additional course?

The dentist comes first by miles.

Dentists are trained intensively in whole face anatomy, as a nurse who has worked in maxillofacial surgery I would trust a dentist more than most other HCP's with facial aesthetics.

If I was ever going to mess about with my face (I’m not) I’d want a dentist doing it

The only person I would trust to do injectables in my face would be a dentist. My eyebrow lady does Botox and I think she went on a two day course in Manchester to qualify. My dental surgery actually offers evening aesthetics clinics once a month.

I've had Botox in my jaw from a dentist to help with tooth grinding. It was very effective and he spent a long time checking muscles etc. also very practiced in injections in sensitive areas! I'd do it again

I would think dentistry would be an ideal discipline for branching out into facial aesthetics. High level of training with regard to facial muscles and nerves plus administering injections!

My aesthetician is a nurse-prescriber who specialises (she also still works as a nurse for the NHS) in wound repair and care, I feel similarly about her skills and knowledge. She is absolutely excellent and there were multiple people who recommended her before I went.

Do you personally know anyone who has actually had facial work from the dentist? You may find it extra reassuring to ask them about it.

Dentists not offering these services isn't going to miraculously make 1000s of NHS appointments available.

I am always able to see my dentist either same day or next day at the latest for an emergency appointment and routine is no problem either.

My dentist was trying to sell it to me as a cure for migraines due to tension headaches.

I did not bite 😊😉

I'd rather a dentist stick to being a denist tbh. Folk cannot get appointments and here we are prioritising this?

Are dentists mot surgeons? As in Dental Surgeons? I would certainly trust a dentist over a beautician any day.

Dentists know all about facial anatomy, where the main muscles, nerves and blood vessels are. My aesthetician is a dentist and she tells me some horror stories of botched fillers that she's had to correct. Beauticians injecting filler directly into blood vessels, etc!! I'd never trust anyone but a dentist near my face.

As a doctor I would agree that dentists know their way around the face better than us! They aren’t surgeons as such but have amazing anatomy knowledge. And definitely a whole lot more than any of the non medical people who do this. However I am unclear why you have to pay money for a consultation- this seems less normal? But I have never been so who knows

Yes I would! I would trust a dentist over almost anyone. They have in-depth knowledge of the bones, muscles and nerve systems of the face, alongside the general medical knowledge and expertise.

NHS dentists work at a near loss. My own dentist is a personal friend and has had to stop offering NHS services all the time now.

This, a nurse isn't going to have learned about face muscles to the extent dentist's have.

Depends I don't know how much NHS dentists earn and if they have their own surgeries they will have overheads and salaries to pay, now I'm not saying they are poor but if they can expand their business then why not?

I believe those studying dentistry at uni spent 4 times as long on the general muscles of the face then those studying medicine.