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Core Pathway: realistic anatomy image of the area this pathway teachesCore PathwayNew to aesthetic medicine8 courses · CAD 1,820 / monthAdvanced Pathway: realistic anatomy image of the area this pathway teachesAdvanced PathwayYou already inject4 courses · CAD 2,160 / monthThread Lift Pathway: realistic anatomy image of the area this pathway teachesThread Lift PathwayAdd thread lifting8 courses · CAD 1,890 / monthDental Pathway: realistic anatomy image of the area this pathway teachesDental PathwayFor dentists3 courses · CAD 1,240 / monthSurgical Pathway: realistic anatomy image of the area this pathway teachesSurgical PathwayYour licence covers surgery7 courses · CAD 3,900 / month

Online courses · 21

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Every course is online and self-paced, with a final quiz and a certificate.

Foundations

Injectables

Dental

Thread lift

Surgical

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Hands-on training · in person

Practise on your own patients, under supervision.

For every course except the Foundations courses. Bring your own patient models, pay per model, and book the day that suits you.

Price per patient model

From CAD 150

plus tax. For trainees who have passed, or recently bought, the related online course.

How hands-on training works →

Free course

A woman in three-quarter view; the facial and angular arteries and the forehead arteries glow red over the facial muscles.

Danger Zones, free.

Map the arteries and nerves of the face, region by region, before you choose a plane. See how we teach before you choose a program.

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Pathway 3 · 8 courses · online

Thread Lift Pathway

Lift and support the face with threads, from basic to advanced.

The Thread Lift Pathway is taught by Shahram Mafazi, the official APTOS trainer in Canada. You start with the anatomy in six Foundations courses. Then Thread Lift (Level 1) teaches the basic techniques with smooth and free-floating threads, and Thread Lift (Level 2) the advanced double-needle APTOS and Silhouette threads. Both levels cover the eyebrow, nose, midface, lower face and neck.

A woman with glowing lifting threads in the brow, midface, jawline and neck, with gold arrows toward the temple and ear.
Enrol in the Thread Lift Pathway Try the free course
  • 8 courses
  • Online, self-paced
  • Final quiz in every course
  • Certificate
  • Cancel anytime

Who it is for

A licence as a healthcare professional. You confirm your licence at checkout.

  • Licensed healthcare professionals who want to add thread lifting
  • Injectors who want a non-surgical lifting option
  • Healthcare professionals who want to learn from the official APTOS trainer in Canada

Your route, course by course.

1Clinical Anatomy 2Aging Process 3Aesthetic Terminology 4Aesthetic Evaluation 5Local Anesthesia 6Danger ZonesFree 7Thread Lift (Level 1)HHands-on
CAD 450 per model 8Thread Lift (Level 2)HHands-on
CAD 800 per model

Hands-on training available. Price per patient model, plus tax.

8 courses in this pathway.

A woman in three-quarter view; on her cheek the facial layers are peeled back step by step: skin, fat, SMAS, muscle and bone. Clinical AnatomyKnow which layer your needle is in. The same woman at about age 30, 50 and 70, with small skull insets showing fat loss and bone change at each age. Aging ProcessSee how the face ages in every layer. A man facing the camera with fine gold lines marking the facial aesthetic units and teal reference lines. Aesthetic TerminologySpeak the shared language of aesthetic medicine. A woman facing the camera with a gold grid on her face marking the vertical thirds and horizontal fifths of the face on real landmarks. Aesthetic EvaluationFind the real cause, then plan the right treatment. A man facing the camera; one half of the face shows the supraorbital, infraorbital and mental nerves on one line through the pupil. Local AnesthesiaComfortable patients, safe doses. A woman in three-quarter view; the facial and angular arteries and the forehead arteries glow red over the facial muscles. Danger ZonesMap the arteries before you choose a plane. Free. A woman in three-quarter view; fine smooth threads form a mesh in the cheek, jawline and neck. Thread Lift (Level 1)Know which patient a thread will really lift. A woman in three-quarter view; long lifting threads with small cogs run upward toward the temple, with gold arrows. Thread Lift (Level 2)Advanced lifting with double-needle APTOS and Silhouette threads.

After this pathway, you will be able to:

  • Select the right patient and the right thread
  • Mark lifting vectors for the eyebrow, nose, midface, lower face and neck
  • Know the correct plane for smooth and free-floating threads
  • Understand advanced double-needle APTOS and Silhouette lifting techniques
  • Prevent and manage thread complications

Online and self-paced. Each lesson: a short video, an illustrated slide and a clinical question. Each course ends with a final quiz of 30 questions (pass mark 70%) and a certificate.

How You Learn

One plan. Every course in the pathway.

The same 8 courses bought one by one: CAD 5,030 / year.

All prices in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes. Plans renew automatically. Cancel anytime from your account, with no cancellation fee.

CAD 1,890/ month + tax

Renews every month · cancel anytime

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Your teacher

Learn from the official APTOS trainer in Canada.

Shahram Mafazi, PDD (RCPI), was named Best APTOS Trainer Worldwide 2024. He has taught aesthetic medicine for more than 20 years and teaches at international congresses.

About Shahram Mafazi

Shahram Mafazi demonstrating a thread lift.
Trainer supervising a trainee during a hands-on treatment.

Practise on your own patients.

For each course below, you can add supervised hands-on training in Canada. You bring your own patient models and pay per model. After payment, you choose your day in our online booking calendar.

  • Thread Lift (Level 1)CAD 450 per patient model
  • Thread Lift (Level 2)CAD 800 per patient model

Per patient model, plus tax. Not included in the pathway price.

For learners of this pathway who have passed, or recently bought, the related course.

How hands-on training works

A Certificate of Completion for each course, and a Pathway Certificate when you finish all 8 courses.

Sample of the MAFAZI Academy pathway certificate.

Questions

Shahram Mafazi, the official APTOS trainer in Canada, named Best APTOS Trainer Worldwide 2024.

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Courses are continuing education and do not extend a healthcare professional’s licensed scope of practice.