Step 2 - Choose Your Procedures for Training - Aesthetic Training Course Reviews

Building Your Menu of Services

Everyone loves to eat at a restaurant with a large, diverse menu where every dish is prepared well. Eventually, every aesthetic provider wants to offer the ideal one-stop shop for many complimentary aesthetic procedures. However, one must only practice procedures she/he is skilled at. It can be very frustrating to try to master many new services at the same time. But, it can also be very limiting to offer a very small menu of services while trying to build a practice. This article should help you find that common ground.

Order of Training

All of the aesthetic procedures spotlighted on this site provide value to patients and for you as a provider. However, we always recommend when starting out that you learn the most popular aesthetic procedures first. This allows you to build your practice as quickly as possible.

Next, add the procedures that are synergistic with your existing menu of services. This allows you to cross-sell and upgrade your first clients to additional services when appropriate. One can train in this second tier of services initially or a few months after launching your practice.

Consider Training in Botox, Filler, PRP, and Microneedling Together

In general, one should train in Botox® and Fillers first. Training in Botox without Fillers might seem like a careful approach. While they are straightforward to perform and gain experience in at first, but quickly you will want your patients who have other needs to stay with you for PRP or Microneedling instead of going to someone else who could eventually poach that patient for Toxins and Fillers. Launching PRP with Microneedling at the same time or shortly after has proven also to be a successful formula for many aesthetic professionals looking to build a busy practice in the shortest time. Choosing the procedures with Fast learning curves listed below can ideally be learned together. Basic linear Filler procedures like naso-labial folds are also in the “Fast” category, but all indications for fillers take a little more time to master. Still, they should be launched at the same time as you launch Botox®.

Over time as you listen to your patients, niche services that may be highly requested can be added once your core services are profitable and your learning curve has flattened.

Summary of Aesthetic Procedures...

➡️Each procedure assumes you have taken accredited training and follow all FDA-cleared indications and work within commonly accepted safety parameters. Popularity ranks on a scale of 1 (unpopular) to 5 (wildly popular). Learning Curve describes how quickly most well-trained providers feel comfortable doing routine treatments in practice. Length denotes typical time for the provider to perform a procedure on one patient by the end of year 1. Risk of complications is a very relative term as any procedure is risky in the hands of a poorly-trained provider with poor judgment. However, assuming the same skill level, some procedures have a higher rate of complications due to the complexity or randomness in outcomes even for straightforward cases. Synergies represent the ability to cross-sell other procedures listed on this table. Initial Expense refers to the equipment and supplies needed to perform your first procedure. Margins refer to the return on the cost of your time and supplies needed to do the procedure.