How to Get Started as a Medical Esthetician

I want to become a medical esthetician but don't know where to begin and don't know of any schools in California that offer it.

While sometimes controversial, medical esthetics is undoubtedly a growing field, and it stands to benefit further from the aging of the Baby Boom generation. Medical esthetics can be considered the point at which cosmetology and medicine meet. It involves minor cosmetic procedures such as collagen injections, laser hair removal, and skin peels.

Even though there is a hands-on aspect to training for this field, you can still use online resources to search for a local campus that offers medical esthetics. Not to indulge in stereotyping, but it would be surprising if California did not prove to be something of a hotbed for this field. In addition to obtaining training, you may also have to pass an examination or meet other requirements for licensing at the state level.

In addition for searching schools that offer programs in medical esthetics, you may want to talk to a few potential employers in the field before you start any specialized education. Talking to employers in medical esthetics can help guide your choice of which school to choose. Practitioners in the field can tell you how much and what type of education to get, as well as which schools are well respected. If they take a liking to you, the practitioners you query now may even prove to be valuable contacts when it comes time to start your job search.