VENUS VERSA (MP)² TREATMENT INFORMED CONSENT

This Informed Consent Booklet has been prepared by PRP SKINCARE & LASER CENTRE LTD. to help inform you about the potential benefits, associated risks, and alternatives of the Venus Versa (MP)² treatment.

During your consultation and medical assessment, our staff will have reviewed with you the potential benefits, associated risks, and alternatives of the Venus Versa™ (MP)² treatment that are outlined in this consent.  They will have also provided you with answers to any and all questions you may have had about the procedure.

It is important that you read the information contained in this consent again carefully and completely. Only when all of your questions and concerns about the procedures have been addressed should you then sign the consent for the procedure. If you have any remaining questions or concerns about the potential benefits, associated risks, or alternatives of the Venus Versa™ (MP)² treatment, do not sign the consent without speaking with our staff, Dr. Patrick Yam and assistants.

Venus Versa (MP)² treatments use a non-surgical radio frequency, pulsed electromagnetic device designed to tighten the skin, reduce circumference, and soften wrinkles. The device delivers radio frequency and pulsed electromagnetic energy targeted at the tissue, designed to damage the existing collagen, stimulating the body’s healing response. Once the collagen has been damaged, the body begins to repair the skin by replacing the damaged tissue with new collagen. The radio frequency also stimulates the body to produce new fibroblasts, the “houses” that create collagen, thus increasing the amount of collagen in the tissue. This wound healing response creates a smoother appearance to the skin, plumps up fine lines and wrinkles, and treats acne. Pulsed electromagnetic fields increase the vascularity of the skin and create new pathways for the blood to flow. This increase in blood will provide more oxygen to the skin and bring more nutrients to the tissue. A fresher, more youthful glow is common after treatments.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THE VENUS VERSA™ (MP)² TREATMENT

The Venus Versa™ (MP)² treatment will aid in the improvement of the skin texture and appearance. While discussing the potential benefits this treatment with you, our staff may have shown you a variety of before and after images. It is important to remind you that these images were used as an educational tool to allow you to visualize the general range skin improvements that may be achieved with your proposed treatment; the before and after images are not meant to be guarantees
of actual or exact outcome.

Every cosmetic procedure involves a very small degree of risk and, although exceedingly uncommon, it is important that you understand and accept the rare risks involved with the Venus Versa (MP)2 treatment. An individual’s informed decision to undergo any cosmetic procedure is based upon a comparison of the risks against the potential benefits, alternatives and costs.

Although the vast majority of Venus Versa (MP)2 treatment patients never experience any of these complications, you should discuss each of them with Dr. Patrick Yam or our other staff to ensure you fully understand the alternatives, risks, potential complications, and average outcomes of the Venus Versa™ (MP)² treatments.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you experience any of the following side effects, or if you have any other concerns:

Blisters - in rare cases, a blister may occur as a result of the treatment. In this instance, we will usually recommend ice, cool packs for the treatment of the
blister(s).  

Hyper- or Hypo- pigmentation - in very rare cases a patient may experience changes in their skin colour which may or may not be permanent. In these cases, we will recommend appropriate procedures (e.g. Intense Pulsed Light) which may address the changes in the appearance of the colour of the tissue.

Swelling - edema (or swelling of the skin) is common, and will resolve in a few days. Edema may occur as early as immediately post treatment and as late as a few days post treatment. It is advised to seek a consultation and follow up appointment with should you require medical attention or have concerns.

There are many variable conditions, in addition to risks and potential complications listed above, that may influence the long-term result from the Venus Versa (MP)² treatment. Even though risks and complications can occur infrequently, the risks cited in this booklet are particularly associated with the Venus Versa (MP)² treatment. Other complications and risks can occur, but are even less common. Should complications occur, additional procedures or treatments may be necessary. The practice of medicine and surgery is not an exact science. Although good results are expected, there is no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the results that may be obtained. Infrequently, it may be necessary to perform additional treatment to improve your results.

Patients must not be pregnant, nor wish to become pregnant, for the duration of the treatment program. A reliable method of birth control is required, such as the birth control pill, diaphragm, condom, IUD, and/or abstinence. The effects on a pregnant patient or fetus undergoing this procedure have not been studied.

ALTERNATIVES TO THE VENUS VERSA

For skin tightening, rejuvenation, lifting, alternatives could include: Radiofrequency (Venus Viva), Dermal Fillers, Microneedling, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), etc

Most health insurance companies exclude coverage for cosmetic procedures such as the Venus Versa (MP)² treatment. Health related complications that may arise from such treatment may not be covered by all insurance plans. Please carefully review your health insurance subscriber-information pamphlet, if you have a private insurance carrier.

Depending on whether the cost of treatment is covered by an insurance plan, you will be responsible for all necessary payments. Additional costs may occur should complications develop from treatment. There are no refunds once a treatment has been performed.

Informed Consent Booklets are used to communicate information about the proposed treatment of a condition along with disclosure of risk and alternative treatment(s). The informed consent process attempts to define principles of risk disclosure that should generally meet the needs of most patients in most circumstances.

What Dr. Yam and/or his staff have discussed with you and has been included in this consent form are the material risks both common and uncommon that a reasonable person would want to know, understand, and consider when making decisions to proceed with the proposed treatment.

However, Informed Consent Booklets should not be considered all-inclusive in defining other methods of care and risk encountered.  We may provide you with additional or different information based on all the facts in your particular case and the state of medical knowledge.

Informed consent documents are not intended to define or serve as the standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all of the facts involved in an individual case, and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance, and as practice patterns evolve.

It is important that you read the above information contained on this and all preceding pages carefully and have all of your questions answered by before signing the consent.

I HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION/INFORMED CONSENT DISCUSSION FOR THE VENUS VERSA (MP)² TREATMENT:

2. I recognize that during the course of the procedure/treatment unforeseen conditions may necessitate different procedures than those above. I therefore authorize the above physician and/or assistants or designees to perform such other procedures that are in the exercise of his or her professional judgment necessary and desirable. The authority granted under this paragraph shall include all conditions that require treatment and are not known to my physician at the time the procedure is begun.

3. I consent to the administration of such topical anesthesia considered necessary or advisable. I understand that all forms of anesthesia involve risk and the possibility of complications, injury, and sometimes death.

4. I understand that as part of the requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, my chart may be subject to a peer review for quality control.

5. I acknowledge that no guarantee has been given by anyone as to the results that may be obtained.

6. I consent to the photographing or televising of the procedure(s) to be performed, including appropriate portions of my body, for medical, scientific or educational purposes, provided they do not reveal my identity. These photographs and videos may be used for medical meetings, advertising, or any promotional or public relations purposes.

7. For purposes of advancing medical education, I consent to the admittance of observers to the treatment room.

8. I understand that the signature of the witness (if a non-physician) on this document indicates only that the signing of my name has been observed and not that the witness has necessarily provided information regarding the procedure.

9. IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BY MY PHYSICIAN AND/OR ASSISTANTS IN A WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND:

i. THE ABOVE TREATMENT OR PROCEDURE TO BE UNDERTAKEN
ii. THERE MAY BE ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES OR METHODS OF TREATMENT
iii. THERE ARE RISKS TO THE PROCEDURE/TREATMENT PROPOSED
iv. ANY QUESTIONS I MAY HAVE ASKED HAVE BEEN ANSWERED TO MY SATISFACTION

I CONSENT TO THE PROCEDURE AND/OR TREATMENT AND THE ABOVE LISTED ITEMS (1-9) I AM SATISFIED WITH THE EXPLANATION AND VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE MY CONSENT.