Per capita, Australia spends 40% more on cosmetic treatments than the USA (AACDS 2015).
Beauty industry in Australia has undergone tremendous changes in recent years and is growing at a furious rate, advancing in professionalism, technology and capability. The traditional beauty therapy offering services such as manicures, facials and waxing may soon become a thing of the past. Replacing these traditional services are what are known dermal therapies and cosmetic medicine. The term refers to a specialty that primarily focuses on improving cosmetic appearance of the skin through both invasive and non-invasive treatment modalities (Russel n.d.). This includes chemical skin peels, injectable treatments, laser hair removal, skin resurfacing and other advanced dermal techniques that target specific skin concerns on a deeper cellular level. Dermal therapies are also considered treatments which provide consistently visible results, as opposed to "fluffy" or "feel-good" treatments (Professional Beauty 2011). Ten years ago we had only a number of facial creams and basic professional …show more content…
After getting my bachelor degree in business I realized that it didn’t fascinate me and decided to follow my passion for beauty and love for helping people. Fortunately, I love to learn and I see learning as a lifelong process. While spending most of my teenage years at mom’s spa salon, I realised that traditional beauty therapy has limitations. My particular passion is corrective treatments rather than beauty so I want to specialise in this area. My goal is to complete Advanced Diploma in Dermal Science and ideally first get my work experience with a clinic whose focus is on advanced skin therapies. I want to pursue further studies and gain a Master’s degree in nursing, followed by diploma of cosmetic nursing, as I want to measurably increase the scope of treatment capabilities I can perform. My goal is to keep advancing my understanding of treatment protocols to a higher and more scientific level. I’m sure the advanced diploma will give me a great confidence in understanding various skin conditions and more effective ways of treating skin for sustained improvement. This is a rapidly changing industry with advanced technologies, procedures and qualifications now starting to define its identity. I love change and enjoy broadening my horizons, so I look forward to what doors my formal qualification will open up for me