Skin, which covers our entire external surface, is the biggest organ in our body. It’s made up of three layers – the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis – which have specific functions and structures.
Skin fulfils a range of purposes. It’s protective, it regulates temperature, it prevents dehydration, and it creates melanin vitamin D, all of which are vital to our wellbeing so just as we would seek an appointment with a professional for specific requirements in other areas of life, we should seek an appointment with a professional when it comes to skin.
Dermatologists are trained doctors who treat patients with a wide variety of skin conditions and work from a hospital or primary care setting.
Advanced Aesthetic Practitioners are fully qualified professionals who focus on skin health and non-surgical skin procedures using the latest science and technology in the field.
Each individual’s skin is unique, and an aesthetic practitioner is fully educated and trained to analyse skin and develop a bespoke course of treatment for clients.
Clients visit aestheticians when they have a particular aesthetic concern about their skin or when they want to feel as good about their appearance so it’s essential that they choose one who is experienced and medically-trained.
What should be a positive and affirming experience for the client, without the proper information, can disappoint. That’s why training to be a nurse practitioner, underpinned by their already extensive medical training and background, involves extensive theoretical teaching on applied facial anatomy and product pharmacology.
Besides the academic aspect, hands-on aesthetic experience is gained under the close supervision of an expert trainer combined with extensive ongoing professional development to remain up to date.
Nevertheless, non-surgical aesthetic treatment, to the frustration of many medically qualified aesthetic practitioners, is an area in which lacks a real framework of standards.
The bottom line, for non-surgical management and treatment of aesthetic skin conditions and procedures, is to do your research and make sure that your practitioner is what they say they are. In addition, if they belong to the ACE Aesthetic Complications Group, it means that they remain up to date with current evidence-based procedures, guidelines and protocols.
The best Advanced Aesthetic Practitioners may be medically qualified, will be fully insured, always put clients’ needs and safety first, and only act in their best interests.