Medical Spa MD Training Courses

Finally available! The Medical Spa  MD Training Courses for Laser Clinics, Medical Spas, Plastic Surgery Centers and Cosmetic Dermatology Practices.

Your medical spa staff's knowledge and expertise is a critical componant to your medical spa or cosmetic clinic's success.

From IPL training to skin typing, Botox, Restylane, and Juvederm filler injections, the Medical Esthetician Training Manual & Study Guide, and the Advanced IPL & Laser Training for Non-physicians is required material for smart medial spas, plastic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists.

Now it's easy to train every new hire on what non-surgical cosmetic proceedures you offer, how they work, and what alternatives there are. Ensure that your front desk, estheticians and laser technicians have the information that they need to answer patient questions with confidence.

For the first time, your laser clinic or medspa staff has the latest information on the newest nonsurgical medical treatments. From Botox, Restylane, and the newest filler injections, to fractional CO2 laser resurfacing, skin tightening and IPL treatments, now you have a uniform and tested training system. This is a must have for any serious cosmetic clinic.

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Advanced IPL & Laser Training Manual

The Advanced IPL & Laser Training Manual for Non-Physicians is required training material for every new hire working in a medical spa.

From IPL to fractional laser treatments, this manual covers the non-surgical IPL & Laser treatments your staff should know. Give your staff the information that will make you successful.

Advanced IPL & Laser Training - $227

Medical Estheticain Training Manual & Study Guide

 
The Advanced Medical Spa Esthetics Training Course & Study Guide is a two part learning cirriculum for non-physicians.

With 165 pages of quality content, this course is delivered in two parts that include a text book and a study guide. Already being used by leading medical spas and esthetician schools.

Medical Spa Aesthetics Training Manual & Study Guide - $247

Get all three and save: The Medical Spa Aesthetics Training Manual & Study Guide AND The Advanced IPL & Laser Training Manual

Buy the Medical Spa Aesthetics Training Course & Study Guide AND the IPL & Laser Training course and save almost $200!

 
Medical Spa Aesthetics Training, Study Guide, and Advanced IPL & Laser Training - $297

These training manuals are a critical component to the success of any Laser Center, Med Spa, Plastic Surgery or Cosmetic Dermatology practice. Use them to train every new medical spa staff member on what cosmetic proceedures are available, how they work, and what alternatives there are.

Written for non-physicians, both of these advanced training courses are already being used in leading medical spas and laser clinics to provide every new medical estheticians, laser techs, and front desk staff with current information about cosmetic information, and test their knowledge before they're hired.

Written by Paula D. Young, RN, these training manuals are designed to meet the real-world needs of cosmetic practices by those who know how to run a succesful cosmetic practice and how important it is that your staff is trained and has the information they need to become trusted avisors to your patients.

Everyone who has owned or run a med spa or cosmetic practice knows how long it takes to train new staff, and how much damage can be done with the wrong information. These new manuals and study course from Medical Spa MD make it easy to provide consistant, quality information to staff and ensure that everyone is on the same page from day one. Your entire staff now knows what your education expectations are and have the materials to meet them.

From Thermage to IPL to fillers and chemical peels, how they work, who they're for and when to use them. These courses give your laser techs, medical estheticians and front desk staff a deep understanding of the landscape of nonsurgical cosmetic medicine and save you endless hours of repetitive individual trainging. It's the single best investment you'll make in your medspa.

Give your staff the benefits of insider knowledge and make sure they're making the right decisions.

Chemical Peel Your Way to Increased Med Spa Revenue

Whether you’re trying new medical spa marketing endeavors to promote your current services or contemplating new laser technologies to add to your armamentarium of non-invasive or minimally invasive procedures... the point is, you’re trying to increase your practice’s revenue during these challenged economic times.

Patients are feeling the economic struggle as well as they want to keep up their aesthetic needs while trying to cut costs. I’m sure that many of your patients are very loyal and offering them cost-effective treatments can be a plus for both of you!

In looking at my husband and business partner (the only physician in our practice), he’s pretty much strapped with what he can do in the course of his day. Fitting in injectables between laser lipo cases and laser cases can be tricky scheduling! Without having to hire additional personnel, or invest in expensive equipment (all that increase your overhead), one thought we have adapted is to use the staff we already have to help increase our revenue.

One of the ways we did this was to increase our variety of chemical peels we offer to our patients. Some patients decide to forego the Palomar Lux1540 or Lux2940 treatment plan we offer due to cost or even downtime of the Lux2940 (it’s really only a few days, but to some people they can’t afford to take off work that much).

Enter, the chemical peel!

The good, old-fashioned chemical peel has come a long way, but it’s still a tried and true facial resurfacing procedure that can tighten pores, remove dyschromias, and even smooth skin texture. They can be performed in a wide range of intensities and depth. Deeper peels can be performed in the office while others can be worn home to be removed by the patient several hours later. You can step up the peels to get faster results, or more gradually. Plus, it gets your client valuable face-time with the aesthetician who is experienced in your skin care product lines and upselling procedures the client may truly benefit from (i.e., Botox, fillers, IPL photo facials, etc).

Whether it be TCA Peels, AHA Peels, or even a Jessner Peel, peels are a wonderful service to offer in the springtime as your clients want to shed winter dry patches to reveal a more healthy looking glow!

Author: Paula D. Young RN runs internal operations and training at Young Medical Spa and is the author of the Medical Spa Aesthetics Course, Study Guide, and Advanced IPL & Laser Training course for medical estheticians and laser technicians.

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Medical Spa & Laser Clinic Coupon Shopping

Medical spas seem to be opening up everyday, or more physicians are adding cosmetic services to their practices and adding the phrase “medical spa or laser clinic” to their practice name. Whatever the cause of this increase in “competition” the fact is the more players there are, the more you have to step up your marketing campaign.

Potential clients have no idea who is “better” than whom, or who has the most experience, or talent. Point blank, their main concern when choosing a medical spa service provider is price. We have price shoppers calling everyday asking how much we charge per unit of Botox, or per syringe of a particular dermal filler. It amazes me that "A", Botox and fillers are so common and are injected in so many different types of practices that someone actually CAN price shop. And, "B", it amazes me that someone doesn’t even ask who is performing their injections and how much experience they have had. Since when is cosmetic medicine categorized like shopping for a handbag?

Here’s the conundrum we’re facing in our medical spa... laser lipolysis is our number one aesthetic service in our practice. So many physicians have added laser lipolysis to their practice in the hopes of generating revenue and, unfortunately, are having a difficult time getting business in the door that they’re offering ridiculous price breaks or coupons worth a very high dollar amount. What the unsuspecting client doesn’t know is how high they jack up their service price to allow for the coupon deduction. Plus the client knows nothing of the practice, who’s performing their procedure, etc.

We have recently had clients come in for complimentary consultations and asked us if we would honor our competitors coupons. My staff was taken a little off guard not expecting such a request.

My stance is that this is a medical practice, not a boutique, and there is certain room for negotiation in pricing, but honoring a ridiculous coupon just to get someone’s business isn’t worth the reputation we’re trying to maintain as medical professionals. Granted, some clients take their coupons away in a huff and say they’ll go elsewhere and only under my breath can I say you’ll get what you pay for!

I’m curious to know how other medical spas handle competitor’s coupons. Is there a limit to what you will accept, or particular services you’ll negotiate on? How far are you willing to go to acquire new clients?

Author: Paula D. Young RN runs internal operations and training at Young Medical Spa and is the author of the Advanced IPL & Laser Training course for medical estheticians and laser technicians.

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Laser treatment? Skin clinic? Who's in charge here?

It’s happened in Florida and now in Massachusetts. State legislators and physicians are trying to establish some guidelines and laws to protect the public from sustaining injury by unlicensed or untrained service providers.

We’ve read the of the lipodissolve horrors where people are offering lipodissolve, laser treatments and botox in their garage for heaven’s sake! It’s hard to believe it has come to this, but cosmetic medicine has turned into a “cash cow” for anyone!

I’m getting so sick of the turf wars amongst doctors of which specialty should be doing what... I mean seriously... can’t you all get along? Instead of fluffing your feathers to establish dominance over cosmetic medicine you should ban together to eliminate the bottom feeders who are performing services in their garages to protect the practice that IS cosmetic medicine! These are the people who are ruining your reputations! The unskilled, the unlicensed, money grubbers (and yes, I am also including lawyers here!)!

Let us also not forget that nurses and aestheticians are fighting over positions as well. There’s no certifying board for aesthetic nurses, or medical aestheticians. Here’s a funny story... when I started our medical spa with my husband years ago, I contacted both the heads of the nursing board and the cosmetology board. Since I hold both licenses I asked if I was allowed to perform a facial. I was told it’s a gray area. The nursing board said I could, in fact, perform a facial under the direct orders of a physician if the facial were deemed medically necessary. What physician do you know who will write an order for a facial? What physician wants to manage facials, and waxing, and massage, and the products which are dispensed? The cosmetology board said I could not perform a facial because the practice isn’t licensed or inspected by the board.

Huh?

With the economy the way it is, it’s no wonder everyone is jumping on the “medical spa” bandwagon! I mean, it’s like an ATM machine with no fees and no penalties. The perspective boards are all looking at each other and wondering who’s responsibility it is to be monitoring them.

The time is now upon us where legislation will take precedence, once again, on how we perform medicine and who may perform it. The powers that be will decide for us exactly if IPL is a medical device, or not. If the removal of a sunspot or tattoo can be removed by a physician, PA or nurse. Who may do cosmetic procedures, what training they must have and what certifications must be obtained prior to plucking an eyebrow (I digress, but you get my point).

Although we agree that certain treatments be performed or directly supervised by a physician, the fact is, there are many other services that aren’t deemed medical in nature. Should a physician be controlling those as well?

No current board has jurisdiction over all professions within a medical spa or laser clinic so, most likely, a new board will emerge with regulations, standards and licensing fees to add to our current practice.

It will take a few years to establish a task force and develop legislation for most states. But when all is said and done, what will arise is higher fees for service for the client, more inspectors showing up on our doorstep, higher licensing fees and insurance rates, and less control, once again, on how we treat our patients.

Are you ready for another government agency to take control of YOUR profession?

Author: Paula D. Young RN runs internal operations and training at Young Medical Spa and is the author of the Medical Spa Aesthetics Course, Study Guide, and Advanced IPL & Laser Training course for medical estheticians and laser technicians.

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Black Market Botox....A Better Buy?

Botox: $50 for 100mu?

Thought that would grab your attention.  I've heard you can find Botox on the internet for that price.  I wouldn't recommend it.

Occasionally a patient will ask me to explain why those people in Florida "died from Botox."  They are referring to a story that was widely publicized in early 2005 about some people in Florida who were sent to the hospital after receiving phony Botox injections and becoming paralyzed.  There was another story around the same time of a woman in California who died from Botox injections done by a hair stylist.  Hair stylist?  Yes, you read that right.  The very important distinction is that they didn't actually ever have Botox injected into them.  They were duped and actually had raw-grade Botulinum toxin type A used on them. 

Right about now you might be thinking, well that would certainly never happen to me.  My vials all say Botox and have the purple, red, orange colors on the box.  Matter of fact, I'm guessing that the guy in Florida thought his product was safe since he used it on himself.  I actually know a physician who had ordered, but never used, this killer Botox that he ordered from the same source. He thought he'd found a better source to get the real thing at a cheaper price.

Botox is a trademarked name for a substance that is made by Allergan. Anything else is phony and potentially very dangerous and most certainly not worth the savings that might be had.  This bootleg industry has become so prolific that I wanted to be sure everyone knew what to look for and what to avoid.  Fake Botox is frequently made in China or Korea. Authentic Botox is made and distributed world wide by Allergan and has a hologram indicating it's credibility.

To view the hologram on a vial of Botox:

1) Examine the vial under a desk lamp or fluorescent light source

2) Rotate the vial back and forth between your fingers; look for horizontal lines of rainbow color on the label

3) Confirm that the name "ALLERGAN" appears within the rainbow lines.

I'm guessing that this black market industry will soon learn how to counterfeit the hologram as well.