Currently, the world seems to be injectable-obsessed; they are in movies, television, advertisements, and even at optometrist and dentists’ offices. As a spa practitioner, you may feel the pressure to “medical director up” and start offering them, too. Here is some food for thought while staying within the aesthetic scope of practice.

Melissa Allen has lived many lives as a dance teacher, biologist, and marketing director before becoming a successful aesthetician and spa owner All of these former positions help to color her opinions, actions, and style. Allen’s career in aesthetics has also been far-reaching; she has been an aesthetician in the back of a salon, a solo aesthetician, a spa owner with several employees, and a global brand consultant. Allen has experienced many of the paths of aesthetics and is open, honest, and willing to share her adventures. As her time in the treatment room comes to an end, she is focusing on mentoring and guiding the next generation of thinking skin care professionals and spa owners.