Meet Lucy Millar-Hume
The LA Face Academy was started in 2019 with the ethos that one-on-one training is the safest and most effective method to offer beginner and advanced-level injectables training. This is still the ethos 5 years on.
The CPD-accredited courses are also recognized by Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance.
Lucy has been a Registered Nurse for 20 years starting her career as a Maxillo-Facial Head & Neck Nurse.
She's been an Aesthetic Injector and Trainer for over 17 years, becoming an Independent Nurse Prescriber in 2016.
She gained the 'Award in Education & Training' (AET) in 2018 and a Master's Degree in Aesthetic Medicine with Distinction, from the Queen Mary University of London in 2020. She guest lectured on Aesthetics for 5 years at the University of East Anglia (NMC V300 course) until 2021.
She is currently a UK Key Opinion Leader with ReLife Menarini Group, delivering injectable and skin peeling training.
She names her influences as Dr. Arthur Swift, Dr. David Ecclestone, Dr. Raj Aquilla, Dr. Mauricio de Maio,
Dr. Vincent Wong, Dr. Ali Ghanem, Dr. Fanak Zandi, Nurses Lucy McGeough, Alison Telfer, and Melanie Reccia.
Lucy was recently nominated as a Finalist in the National CPD Awards 2023 for 'CPD Trainer of the Year'.
In 2022, she was nominated as a Finalist in the National Aesthetic Awards for 'Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner of the Year' and LA Face Consultants won 'Most Outstanding Aesthetic Clinic Suffolk.
She appears in the Aesthetics Awards Hall of Fame and The Tweakments Guide.
Bespoke One-on-One courses delivered in Harley Street or East Anglia from £495-£1495
(*£350 additional fee per course/per day for training in Harley Street location)
Foundation Botulinum Toxin A for Beginners
£995 per delegate* One-2-One
with 8 hours CPD Accreditation
After a one-month preparation period, including two complimentary shadow sessions and workbook materials, this one-day course is delivered followed by a half-day follow-up session to consolidate 2 weeks later. The course introduces beginners to the foundational theory and techniques of injecting the upper face with Botulinum Toxin A. The course covers the history of aesthetic medicine and Botulinum Toxin, neurotoxin pharmacology, dilution, and storage, patient assessment, psychology and consultation, advanced facial anatomy, and complications management. Teaching involves live demo treatments and 4 models. Key texts and research articles supplied. Business start-up advice offered.
4 models are required - each to pay £100.
Open to GMC, GDC, and NMC registered professionals ONLY
Advanced Peri-oral & Lip Filler
£995 per delegate* One-2-One
with 8 hours CPD Accreditation
A one-day course taught one-2-one, introducing injectors with a minimum of 6 months of lip filler experience to the advanced theory and practical techniques of injecting the peri-oral and lip areas with Hyaluronic Acid fillers. Training incorporates ideas from various methods including the MD Codes™.
The course covers the history of filler, filler compositions, and rheology, patient assessment, psychology and consultation, complications management, advanced facial anatomy, and see a live demo treatment.
5 models are required - £100 per model
Open to GMC, GDC, and NMC registered professionals ONLY
Filler Complications Management
£495 per delegate* One-2-One
with 4 hours CPD Accreditation
A half-day course introducing the advanced theories of hyaluronic acid filler complications management using Hyaluronidase (injectable and topical varieties).
The course uses current ACE guidelines to support learning and covers filler rheology, patient assessment and diagnosis, usage protocols, and drug facts about Hyaluronidase.
Live demo and 2 models required - £100 per model.
Open to GMC, GDC, and NMC registered professionals ONLY
Foundation Filler for Beginners
£1495 per delegate* One-2-One
with 8 hours CPD Accreditation
After a one-month preparation period, including two complimentary shadow sessions and workbook materials, this one-day course is delivered followed by a half-day follow-up session to consolidate 1 week later. The course introduces beginners to the foundational theory and techniques of injecting the mid and lower face including lips. The course covers the history of aesthetic medicine and fillers, filler rheology, patient consultation, assessment and psychology, advanced facial anatomy, and complications management. Teaching involves live demo treatments and incorporates ideas from various methods including the MD Codes™. Key texts and research articles supplied. Business start-up advice offered.
4 models are required - each to pay £250.
Open to GMC, GDC, and NMC registered professionals ONLY
Skin Peeling for Beginners
£795 per delegate* One-2-One
Skin Peeling is an advanced aesthetic procedure and is essential for every practitioner to offer in a successful aesthetic clinic. The course covers the classifications of chemical skin peeling, skin conditions and diseases, patient consultation, assessment, protocols and documentation, anatomy, and physiology.
Teaching involves a live demo treatment and 4 models to gain hands-on practical experience using superficial acids, including glycolic, salicylic, lactic, and mandelic acids. Key texts and research articles supplied.
4 models are required - each to pay £25.
Open to Level 3 qualified practitioners and medical professionals ONLY
Skin Needling for Beginners
£795 per delegate* One-2-One
Skin Needling is an advanced aesthetic procedure and is essential for every practitioner to offer in a successful aesthetic clinic. The course covers the classifications of skin needling, skin conditions, and diseases, patient consultation, assessment, protocols and documentation, anatomy, and physiology.
Teaching involves a live demo treatment and 4 models to gain hands-on practical experience using automated, roller and stamping devices. Key texts and research articles supplied.
4 models are required - each to pay £25.
Open to Level 3 qualified practitioners and medical professionals ONLY
Non-medical Prescribing Course DPP Service
£3500 per delegate One-2-One
The Non-medical Prescribing Course DPP Service is open to delegates seeking to acquire the V300 non-medical prescribing course. All those who apply for the Non-Medical Prescribing v300 Course require a DPP (Designated Prescribing Practitioner) or PA (Practice Accessor) before application. The V300 non-medical prescribing course is a dual award of independent and supplementary prescribing designed for nurses, midwives, advanced clinical practitioners, and the allied health professions. Our expertise in Aesthetics will take your career to the next level.
Fee includes 90 hours supervised practice as required by the University (consisting of online and in-clinic learning), assessment support and proof reading, email support access throughout the course for help with course material.
Open to medical professionals ONLY
Clinical Shadowing & Mentoring Support Service
£100 per hour/delegate One-2-One
This service is for Aesthetic Professionals already working in the industry. Have you completed courses and got gaps in learning, knowledge, or skills and want to consolidate? Would you like to shadow me for an hour or a day? Are you trying to master a technique, such as using cannulas, and need help? Or would you like to bring a model for me to watch and guide you? This service is an opportunity to access my clinical expertise at a rate and cost suitable for you.
Please note this is not a prescribing service.