esthetician license with aa for nursing or bs for nursing?
I want to work in a medical spa, or plastic surgery office doing botox and laser treatments. Do I need my bs for that or can I be a rn with my aa in nursing?And is it better to work in my esthetician license first then my rn license?
I mean as an rn
You need to find out the laws for your state. I know that in CA, only a physician can administer laser or botox. RNs, PAs, and a few other medical specialists can administer it under DIRECT supervision of an MD/DO.
My point is that if neither can administer Botox or laser treatments, and your goal is to do this, then neither career is right for you. If an esthetician is permitted to do these things, then simply get your degree as an esthetician.
To add to the first answer – Botox is a dangerous medication. If it’s not given correctly (and even if it’s right correctly), there are side efffects that you need to worry about (and that’s why patients sign the consent for treatment).
Laser treatment is not the safest thing in the world either. One thing about laser is that it’s very tedious to go over, say, an area, to remove the hair. Over.. and over.. and over.. and you’d keep firing the laser with the gun and your hand feels like it’s going to fall off at the end of the procedure.
You need to keep in mind that patients who come in for these things are extremely demanding. They expect results – good results, like what they see in the magazine. They don’t know that after years and years of skin damage (from the sun), there are no magic pill / liquid or anything that will fix it on the spot.