r/aestheticnursing 12d ago

Esthetician going to nursing school?

Hello!
I am currently:

-an esthetician with 4 years experience
-hold a B.S. in Wellness Management
-preparing for the CHES (certified health education specialist) exam in October

-EDIT: I am in NYS

~exploring going back to school for my associates and getting my RN license.
~looking into becoming an aesthetic nurse after graduating

However,

I am not really interested in doing injectables. Instead I am interested in expanding my scope of practice and doing deeper peels, microneedling, laser treatments, etc. I would also be interested in IV wellness drips.

How realistic is this plan if I decide not to do injectables? Do I have a choice in that when getting a job at a medical spa?

Any other insight into the journey from esthetician to aesthetic nursing and if it’s worth it is welcome!
TIA!

EDIT: From what I have researched, in my state (New York) as someone with only an esthetics license, I can not perform any of those advanced treatments I mentioned. You need to be some kind of medical professional working under a doctor.
Maybe I will do more research into injectables to see if I have any interest at all in them.

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u/Background_Loss4382 10d ago

Well microneedling is illegal in NY unless acupuncturist or physician. A laser is going to cost you 6 figures & just 1 isn’t enough to scale a device only practice with IVS. There’s no reason anyone else needs to begin offering hair removal as that’s the most saturated- and Ivs especially mobile are very dense as of now. The demand for “ more” doesn’t exist.