Since I embarked on my aesthetics journey, I have always followed a strict process in the lead up to injecting a patient. This process includes understanding my patients’ wishes, taking a full medical, aesthetic, and social history, taking photos, discussing treatment options, including the risks, benefits, and complications, compiling a treatment plan, and gaining informed consent.
For each procedure, I cleanse and disinfect the skin and there is one more important step – marking up. Although this is something that I learnt in my initial training, I have continued this throughout my career. However, I have noticed that not all practitioners implement it as part of their procedure.
This article will go through what I believe to be the pros and cons of marking up, so that you can consider the best approach for both you and your patients.
When carrying out treatment, you need to respect your patients’ individual anatomy to ensure each face is treated with a bespoke approach. Marking up, typically using a white pencil with the patient…
