Dr. Juan A. Brou, a licensed and certified plastic surgeon in Oklahoma, and owner of a private practice, performs non-surgical cosmetic services. Dr. Brou has practiced medical aesthetics for twelve years. His services include: fraxel (aids in removing unwanted acne scars, brown spots, and wrinkles), botox injections, soft tissue fillers (helps restore volume and fullness to skin), laser hair removal, and skin care.
“The best part of my job is that I affect their lives and do significant life changes in things that they [the clients] don’t have the power to change. Even though it appears to be frivolous or superficial, it is really very meaningful to many people,” Dr. Brou says.
While there has been a shift in clientele, there has also been a shift in services. “People don’t want the basic facial, they want something that will do more for them,” Eckles says. “It is becoming more advanced, and a lot of light therapy is the new cutting edge in the industry. Every aesthetician is different, and most of the anti-aging is the most popular service.”
D’Armi Esthetics University of Scottsdale is strictly an aesthetics school. Director of Education Amy Hirshfeld works closely with the students to ensure they are receiving the best education possible to be prepared for the industry. Hirshfeld is only one of twenty certified aesthetic instructors in the State of Arizona and has opened several successful spas and salons.
“Over the past few decades it has progressed from a minor role in the beauty industry into a wide variety of specialized services offered in medi-spas, wellness centers, cosmetic surgery centers, destination resorts, salons and day spas,” Hirshfeld says. “The professional avenues and career options that a licensed esthetician has are infinite due to the constant progression of esthetics.”
Eternity Aesthetics & Anti-Aging, a spa in New York City, New York, offers patients a private medical spa and anti-aging services “in a private and state-of-the-art treatment room.”
Dr. Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy transitioned from emergency medicine to aesthetics and anti-aging after working and training with numerous plastic surgeons. “[I] saw the desire for [my] anti-aging patients to improve upon their cosmetic appearance,” Dr. O’Shaughnessy says, according to the Eternity Aesthetics & Anti-Aging website. “[I] continued post graduate training to obtain certification in various cosmetic laser modalities, as well as become certified in the administration of various nonsurgical cosmetic restorative techniques including, botox, Restylane, and chemical peels.”
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