Re: All opinions appreciated about becoming an aesthetic RN
First off, it's wonderful that you're doing so well after such a poor prognosis.
I attended AEI. I thought the instruction was wonderful while I was there. There was excellent hands on training with real people and plenty of time to ask questions. I was disappointed, however, at their lack of response to my emails after I got back home and had some questions especially since they claim to be there for you for life. I still feel that their training is probably the best though. So if you go, try to think of all the questions while you're there. The way I started out is this: I took the facial aesthetic courses, went home and ordered the chemical peels, practiced on myself several times then my family and friends and moved on from there gradually increasing. I opened up a little office and soon after bought a microdermabrasion unit (which I'm still making payments on and have not profitted from yet :-( ) I really enjoy doing the procedures. However, this summer, my clientele dropped off the face of the earth. My business has not recovered yet, and I am in the red and had to get a full time nursing job with a wellness company to pay for my aesthetic business debt (but I like the new job). So this means no time to spend at my own office, which makes it look like a closed business and lowers clientele interest even more. So I may have to close soon. I'm not trying to be pessimistic. I guess I'm just suggesting to really consider the cost of your business and if you can afford it. Even if you don't have your own business, the cost of training, insurance, etc, is still a lot. I wish you the best of luck. I would love to see individual nurses succeed in this area, because I think nurses do it best!!
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