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Acute Communicable Disease Control
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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
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