Pricing options

Our LightWalker Max® Clinician ticket allows access to both the lecture and hands-on. Our staff ticket is for those who only wish to sit through the lecture with no hands-on training

Course Information

During this intensive three-day workshop, participants will learn the necessary skills, principles, and procedures for using for using the Fotona LightWalker Max® laser systems in a variety of aesthetic applications. This course includes both didactic and hands-on training to practice your new skills in a clinical setting.


Course Overview

  • Saturday: In-depth discussion of Laser Physics, Tissue Interaction, Laser Tech and Features, and Er:YAG applications followed by live patient demonstrations.

  • Sunday: In-depth presentation of Nd:YAG applications, Fotona4D®, SmoothEye®, LipLase®, with selected treatment procedures demonstrated on live patients.

  • Monday: Didactic presentation, followed by hands-on

Phases

The LightWalker Max® aesthetics course has three phases:

  • Phase 1: Online LightWalker Fundamentals Training

  • Phase 2: Online Procedure Manuals and Quick Reference Guides

  • Phase 3: In-Person Training Workshop

Course Agenda

Day 1:



8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Check-in

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Welcome & Introductions: Cody Baycroft, BSN, RN

9:10 AM –10:15 AM

Presentation: Skin Anatomy and Aging

10:15 AM –10:25 AM

Break 

10:25 AM – 11:00 AM

Presentation: Laser Physics

11:00 AM – 11:05 AM

Break 

11:05 AM – 12:15 PM

Presentation: Tissue Interaction

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch 

1:15 PM - 2:25 PM

Presentation: Laser Tech and Features

2:25 PM - 3:15 PM

Presentation: Ablative Er:YAG (benign lesions, peels, scars, stretchmarks)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Presentation: Equipment Overview and Ablative Er:YAG Summary

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Live Demonstrations
Day 2:      

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM      

Breakfast 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Presentation: Nd:YAG Applications (hair removal, rejuvenation, vascular lesions, rosacea, active acne, onychomycosis 

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM 

Break

10:05 AM – 10:45 AM 

Presentation: Fotona4D® and Fotona4D® Men Non-Invasive Facelift

10:45 AM – 11:10 AM  

Presentation: SmoothEye® Peri-Orbital Rejuvenation

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM

Presentation: LipLase® Lip Enhancement


11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Presentation: VectorLife® Brow Elevation


12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Presentation: Equipment Overview and Nd:YAG Summary

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Live Demonstrations


Day 3:      

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM      

Breakfast

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Live Demonstrations 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM      

Lunch

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM  Live Demonstrations

Instructors

Fotona Training Team

Course Curriculum Overview

  1. 1
    • Meal Preference

    • Fotona Video

    • Welcome

    • Hotel & Travel Information

    • Agenda LightWalker Max In Person Training Course

  2. 2
    • A Brief History of Lasers

    • A Brief History of Lasers Knowledge Check

  3. 3
    • Introduction

    • Wavelength

    • Electromagnetic Spectrum

    • Laser Light versus Ordinary Light

    • How the Laser Works

    • Modes of Laser Operation

    • Laser Construction

    • Laser Delivery

    • Interaction of Laser Light with Tissue

    • Laser Fundamentals Knowledge Check

  4. 4
    • Introduction

    • Wavelength and Energy

    • Fluence

    • Pulse Duration

    • Pulse Frequncy

    • Laser Treatment Parameters Knowledge Check

  5. 5
    • Introduction

    • Absorption and Scattering

    • Irradiation Dose

    • Laser Tissue Interaction Effects

    • Photothermal Interactions with Er:YAG

    • Photothermal Interactions with Nd:YAG

    • Photoacoustic Interaction with Q-switched Nd:YAG

    • Laser Tissue Interaction Knowledge Check

  6. 6
    • Basics of Laser Safety I

    • Laser Safety Standards Knowledge Check

    • Basics of Laser Safety II

    • Laser Hazards Knowledge Check

    • Basics of Laser Safety III

    • Laser Safety Basics Knowledge Check

  7. 7
    • Introduction

    • Fotona LightWalker® Max Overview

    • Er:YAG Modalities

    • Nd:YAG Modalities

    • Specialized Titanium Handpieces

    • Fotona LightWalker® Max Screen Navigation

  8. 8
    • Introduction

    • Introduction to Skin Anatomy and Aging

    • Identifying and Managing Skin Lesions

  9. 9
    • Access to LightWalker® Max Procedure Manuals

  10. 10
    • LightWalker Max Survey (Post In-Person Training)