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A practitioner's guide for aesthetic injectors

Clinician, Not Technician

The aesthetic medicine consultation, taught as clinical care. A 60-minute framework that takes you from "what would you like done today" to a history, an examination, a diagnosis and a shared plan.

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  • 81 pages
  • 17 chapters
  • 5 printable appendices
  • 48 PubMed references
Cover of Clinician, Not Technician by Dr. Leslie Gerstman: a dark teal cover with an S, O, A, P circle motif

What would you like done today?

That question turns a clinician into a technician. The patient arrives with a treatment already chosen, the appointment slot is short, and the consult becomes paperwork before the needle.

This book teaches injectors to run the aesthetic visit the way medicine runs every other visit: listen first, take a history, examine, name the problem, then decide together. Sometimes the right plan is a different treatment. Sometimes it is no treatment at all.

Why it matters

No trial has tested whether longer aesthetic consultations reduce complications. The book says so plainly, and builds its case on screening, communication and safety research instead.

What's inside

  1. Part I

    Why the consult is clinical care

    The technician trap, and what research on the clinical conversation shows about complaints, claims and outcomes.

  2. Part II

    Before the patient arrives

    Intake forms that work, and how to design a 60-minute consultation minute by minute.

  3. Part III

    Inside the consultation

    Agenda setting, aesthetic and medical history, BDD and expectations screening, whole-face examination, the problem list, shared decision-making, consent and teach-back.

  4. Part IV

    The hard parts

    How to say no, and how to handle emotion, money and disappointment without losing the patient's trust.

  5. Part V

    After the needle

    SOAP charting, follow-up and outcome tracking, and building a consult-first practice.

Sample page from Chapter 4: a table of the 60-minute consultation structure
Chapter 4: the 60-minute structure
Sample page from Appendix D: the aesthetic SOAP note template
Appendix D: SOAP note template

Who it's for

  • Physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, and dentists who inject
  • Injectors who want their consults to feel like medical visits, not sales calls
  • Medical directors training new staff
  • Practices building a consult-first model

What you get

  • 81-page book, 6 x 9 in PDF, instant download
  • Evidence boxes kept separate from practice notes, so you always know what is research and what is experience
  • "Try it" scripts and exercises in every chapter
  • Printable appendices: 60-minute consult template, intake and screening questions, script library, SOAP note template and consultation self-audit
  • 48 references, each with a PubMed link and the study's design and size

Choose your license

Individual

$99

One practitioner. The full PDF and all printable appendices.

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For practices

Practice license

$249

Up to 5 staff in one practice. Use it to train new injectors and standardize consults.

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About the author

Dr. Leslie Gerstman is a board-certified family physician and owner of DRG Aesthetics, a physician-led aesthetic practice in NYC and NJ. She translates the published literature into practical education for patients and practitioners, and gives every new aesthetic patient a 60-minute physician consultation before any treatment is planned.

Questions

Is this CME?

No. It is educational content for licensed practitioners and does not award CME credit.

Do I have to book 60 minutes?

The book makes the case for an hour based on the tasks a full consult requires, not on a trial. It treats the structure as a framework, not a stopwatch: what matters is that every step gets done well.

Is it legal advice?

No. The consent and charting chapters describe good clinical practice. Check your state's rules and your malpractice carrier's requirements.

What format is it?

A 6 x 9 in PDF that reads well on a tablet or laptop, with appendices you can print for your office.

Can my whole team use one copy?

The Individual license is for one practitioner. The Practice license covers up to 5 staff in one practice.