Medskills Training Academy

The maxilla is one of the most influential bones in facial structure and one of the least talked about in aesthetic medicine.

Its position, volume and projection directly determine how the midface sits, how deep the nasolabial folds appear, how supported the cheeks are and whether the overall face has that forward, youthful structure or a sunken, aged quality.

Most patients presenting with midface concerns are not just losing soft tissue volume. The underlying skeletal framework is changing too.

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Every aesthetic injector starts with this course.

There is a moment every doctor remembers. The first time they placed a needle with intention, understood the anatomy beneath the skin and saw a patient leave looking genuinely refreshed. For many practitioners across South Africa, that moment happened here.

🗓️ We are running our Basic Toxin and Filler Training on 4 and 5 July in Pretoria and 26 July in Stellenbosch. A full day led by Dr Chris Giezing alongside our team of experienced aesthetic practitioners, all there to make sure every trainee gets the individual attention they need.

The day covers the fundamentals of toxin and filler pharmacology, facial anatomy, injection technique and hands-on practical work across the key treatment areas: glabellar lines, crow's feet, forehead lines, masseter, cheek volumisation, lower face and lips. 💉

Every model is evaluated by the trainers alongside the trainee, so you are not just injecting. You are learning to see, assess and treat.

CPD accredited. Small group training. The foundation every aesthetic career is built on.

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Not every patient is a candidate. And knowing when to say no is just as important as knowing how to inject.

Botulinum toxin is one of the most widely used treatments in aesthetic medicine and also one of the most frequently misapplied. Contraindications, patient selection, dosing, injection planes, muscle assessment and managing expectations are all clinical decisions that require proper training and a thorough understanding of facial dynamics.

The difference between a natural result and a frozen one, between a treated look and an overdone one, begins before the needle is ever picked up. It begins with assessment.

Our Basic Toxin and Filler Training is running on 🗓️ 6 and 7 August in Umhlanga as part of our once-a-year KwaZulu-Natal training week. Two full days of hands-on, trainer-supervised practical work in small groups, designed exclusively for medical doctors and dentists.

📍One week a year in KZN. Limited seats across both dates.

CPD accredited. SAMA affiliated.

Before tox was ever used for aesthetics, it was used for medicine.

And one of its most underutilised applications today is the management of tension headaches and chronic neck spasms, conditions that affect a significant number of patients who have exhausted conventional treatment options.

In this video, Dr Chris Giezing explains the physiological basis for using botulinum toxin in these cases. The premise is straightforward. Certain muscles in the face, jaw, and neck never fully switch off in patients who spend long hours at screens, carry chronic stress, or present with forward head posture. That constant low-grade contraction is where the tension builds.

What tox does in these cases is give those overworked muscles permission to rest. It temporarily reduces the intensity of the contraction, not by paralysing the muscle, but by dialling it down enough that the cycle of tension can finally break.

This is one of the clinical applications covered in our Advanced Toxin: Rebalancing Facial Dynamics course.

📅 9 August 2026 in Umhlanga 👉 Link in bio or email 📩 [email protected]

CPD-accredited training, for medical doctors and dentists ready to elevate their clinical practice.

The temples are one of the first areas of the face to lose volume as we age, and one of the most overlooked.

In this video Dr Chris Giezing draws directly on a patient's face to show exactly what temple volume loss does to the upper third of the face, and how two very different treatment modalities address it in very different ways.

Here is what he breaks down:

💉 Filler in the temple delivers immediate volumisation, replacing what has been lost directly. The hollow fills, the brow lifts slightly, the eye area looks more open and the upper face regains its youthful fullness on the same day.

💉 PLLA biostimulators work differently. Rather than replacing volume directly, they stimulate the patient's own tissue to rebuild collagen over weeks and months. The result is gradual, but it is the patient's own biology doing the work.
Knowing which modality to reach for, and when to use both, is the clinical decision that separates a good aesthetic result from a great one.

Both of these treatment modalities are covered in our upcoming Pretoria courses:

📅 12 June 2026 (AM Session) Cannula Filler Training in Pretoria
📅 12 June 2026 (PM Session) Collagen Stimulators: An Overview in Pretoria

👉 Link in bio or email 📩 [email protected]

CPD-accredited training, for medical doctors and dentists ready to elevate their clinical practice.

The eye area is one of the most complex regions of the face to assess and treat well. 👁️

In this reel Dr Chris Giezing uses an iPad drawing to break down the anatomy and structural changes that drive sagging in the eye area, showing exactly how he thinks through this concern before considering any treatment approach.

Understanding what is actually causing the change , whether it is volume loss, skin laxity, fat pad descent, or a combination; is what determines which treatment is appropriate and which will fall short.

If the eye area is a concern your patients raise regularly, the clinical framework Dr Giezing walks through here will change how you assess it.

Want to deepen your clinical knowledge across facial aesthetics? Head to the link in our bio to view all upcoming training dates.

CPD-accredited training, for medical doctors and dentists ready to elevate their clinical practice.