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County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, #212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
Email:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

Acute Communicable Disease Control

Information for Providers
Aesthetic medicine is not a highly regulated field. Therefore, it is important to practice standard precautions that protect both patient and health care provider from infection. Equally important is for providers of these procedures to remain updated on best practices that may develop for the field of aesthetic medicine. Below are recommendations to keep both providers and patients safe during aesthetic treatments:

HAND HYGIENE:

Ensure proper hand hygiene is performed

GLOVE USE:

Ensure the proper use of gloves. Hand hygiene must be performed prior to donning on gloves and right after doffing gloves

INSTRUMENT USE:

If medical instruments are unable to be sterilized (i.e., dermarollers), then its use should be limited to one patient only

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION:

Ensure single dose vials are used on a single patient only and do not save left over medication
When using multi-dose vials ensure that you do not use it beyond its expiration date. It is important to disinfect the hub when re-using the vial, and if the sterility of the vials is ever in question, discard the vial
Vials should not be re-accessed with a used needle
Use a new needle with a new syringe for each new patient and for each treatment

EDUCATE YOUR PATIENTS ABOUT:

Possible outcomes of the procedure
Associated risks
How you will keep them safe from infections
Your credentials for performing the procedure

SUPPLIES:

Always use clean, and if possible, new supplies (i.e., ice packs, bandages)

BE OPEN:

Be responsive to questions that patients may have when they are learning about the procedure in question
Encourage your patients to ask questions

For additional information, see the INJECTION SAFETY PAGE.

Additional information and responses to frequently asked questions are available from the MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA.

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