nursing in skin care options help?
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Molly John
i am an esthetician. i would like to further my education and possibly pursue nursing (RN)...my fiance is in the military and we will be moving here and there and who knows where. what kind of jobs and pay are to be expected in any given random location for a nurse in a skin care center? i mean i already cant find work where i live as an esthetician!! obviously if i cant find work in a skin care center as a nurse then i can just go work in a hospital and/or on base, but i do have a passion for skin care!!
Answer
I worked at a dermatology clinic for a few years. I assisted in surgeries - most of them very minor, but some were not. The other nurse was assigned to do laser hair removal. It is extremely tedious.
You only work on a small area at the time. The procedure is quite painful. The laser gun that you have to use only burn off an area smaller than a dime. Imagine holding a gun and having to pull the trigger every few seconds for an hour. At the end of the procedure, your hand feels like it's going to fall off.
A dermatologist does not normally hire a new grad registered nurse. The procedures themselves are not without risks. if you're thinking about injecting Botox®, or other cosmetic procedures, you need to realize that only the physician is normally allowed to do that.
Even if it's done correctly, things can go wrong, and you really would not want to be responsible for it.
I kept in touch with the people I worked with and they told me that they've not been too busy. People just can't afford to get $100 microdermabrasion 2 to 3 times a month when they have bills to pay.
If you want to be a nurse you will have better chances of getting a decent job at the hospital taking care of sick patient instead of demanding patients who've you normally see on a daily basis. Those patients abuse their bodies by not taking care of them correctly for years and expect you to do miracle after one or 2 visits. It just doesn't work that way. No chemical peels is going to make them look like they're 20-year-old again.
To answer your question, this is what you'd do to become a nurse
http://www.rn.ca.gov/careers/steps.shtml
To verify what I have said - look at Craig's List in your city. See "dermatology" to see if they will hire a new grad RN.
I worked at a dermatology clinic for a few years. I assisted in surgeries - most of them very minor, but some were not. The other nurse was assigned to do laser hair removal. It is extremely tedious.
You only work on a small area at the time. The procedure is quite painful. The laser gun that you have to use only burn off an area smaller than a dime. Imagine holding a gun and having to pull the trigger every few seconds for an hour. At the end of the procedure, your hand feels like it's going to fall off.
A dermatologist does not normally hire a new grad registered nurse. The procedures themselves are not without risks. if you're thinking about injecting Botox®, or other cosmetic procedures, you need to realize that only the physician is normally allowed to do that.
Even if it's done correctly, things can go wrong, and you really would not want to be responsible for it.
I kept in touch with the people I worked with and they told me that they've not been too busy. People just can't afford to get $100 microdermabrasion 2 to 3 times a month when they have bills to pay.
If you want to be a nurse you will have better chances of getting a decent job at the hospital taking care of sick patient instead of demanding patients who've you normally see on a daily basis. Those patients abuse their bodies by not taking care of them correctly for years and expect you to do miracle after one or 2 visits. It just doesn't work that way. No chemical peels is going to make them look like they're 20-year-old again.
To answer your question, this is what you'd do to become a nurse
http://www.rn.ca.gov/careers/steps.shtml
To verify what I have said - look at Craig's List in your city. See "dermatology" to see if they will hire a new grad RN.
What does a skin care specialist/Esthetician do??
Jess!
Where can you take a liscense for skin care?? What do you do?? Is it like a dermatologist?? I'm so confused!!
Answer
A Dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the dermis (skin and subcutaneous tissue.)
A skin care specialist is someone with training in superficial skin care - they do not have the education or authority to diagnose or treat skin diseases (skin cancer, psoriasis, excema, moles, etc.) They are Estheticians only. Esthetics means appearance. An Esthetician is a specialist in making your external skin LOOK good. They are trained to assess skin conditioning, elasticity, pore size, etc, and provide non medical treatment to correct skin irregularities - facials, etc.
A Dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the dermis (skin and subcutaneous tissue.)
A skin care specialist is someone with training in superficial skin care - they do not have the education or authority to diagnose or treat skin diseases (skin cancer, psoriasis, excema, moles, etc.) They are Estheticians only. Esthetics means appearance. An Esthetician is a specialist in making your external skin LOOK good. They are trained to assess skin conditioning, elasticity, pore size, etc, and provide non medical treatment to correct skin irregularities - facials, etc.
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