Derma Institute

Derma Institute: aesthetics training for healthcare professionals

Derma Institute is a training centre specialising in medical aesthetics for healthcare professionals. Its offering focuses on botulinum toxin, dermal filler and skin rejuvenation courses, and it presents itself as a winner of UK aesthetics training awards. It operates across several locations and combines in-person programmes of varying lengths with one-to-one mentoring sessions.

Professional profiles it caters to

The programmes are designed for a broad healthcare audience: doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives, nursing associates, dental hygienists and dental therapists, dental nurses, pharmacists, ODPS professionals, paramedics, physiotherapists and physician associates. This orientation shapes the clinical and safety focus of the content.

Training pathway: foundation and advanced

The pathway begins with foundation courses such as Foundation Botox and Filler Training (1.5 days), Advanced Botox and Filler Training (1.5 days) and Combined Botox & Filler Training (3 days), plus an introduction to aesthetics webinar. For those already practising, it offers 90-minute 121 mentoring sessions, half-day clinic observation, a one-day practical injecting day, trapezius botulinum toxin training (half day), an anatomy, ethics, assessment and safety module (half day), complications management (half day), a business and marketing bootcamp (half day), an aesthetic business growth workshop (one day) and an AI for aesthetic professionals course (half day).

Skin rejuvenation

The skin rejuvenation area includes one-day courses on skin boosters, polynucleotides, microneedling and peels, platelet-rich plasma and exosomes, together with a half-day clinical dermatology and skin health course.

Masterclasses and advanced techniques

The one-day masterclasses cover lip filler, facial mastery and transformation certificates, Sculptra and biostimulators, PDO threads and the Radiesse biostimulator. Bespoke 121 aesthetics training and a V300 DPP service are also provided.

Longevity medicine and certifications

The offering is completed by Levels 1 (foundation), 2 (advanced) and 3 (expert) of Longevity Medicine, along with practitioner certifications: Starter (4 days), Advanced (9 days), Complete (14 days), Masterclass (5 days), Skin Rejuvenation (6 days) and Biostimulator (2 days). The OTHM Level 7 Diploma is also offered in its Standard, Enhanced and RPL Fast Track formats.

Procedures and models

The centre details the procedures taught, including botulinum toxin in the forehead, glabella, crow's feet, brow lift, bunny lines, nose tip lift, perioral lines, lip flip, marionette lines, masseter, gummy smile, chin, platysmal bands and axillary hyperhidrosis. In dermal fillers, it lists nose correction, facial profiling, chin augmentation, jawline contouring, feminisation, masculinisation, facial beautification and tear trough correction. The clinic also seeks models for botulinum toxin, fillers, skin boosters, Profhilo, polynucleotides, chemical peels, microneedling, PRP, facial and hair exosomes, Sculptra, PDO threads and profiling, feminisation and masculinisation packages.

Presence and commercial terms

The company operates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Stirling, Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle, Southampton, Liverpool and Dublin. The site announces a temporary promotion of 20% off all courses and offers payment options. It also has a refer-a-friend programme and publishes a course price list.