Today, you will meet Dr. Raphael Sales, a professional from Santos who found in the aesthetics specialization an important change for his career. He is working with mesotherapy and other types of procedures while still in the postgraduate program.
He began studying Biomedicine in 2018 and, in his final year of college, came into contact with aesthetics professionals, discovering the possibilities and opportunities he could find in the future of his career as an aesthetic biomedical professional.
Another observation Dr. Raphael made when noticing this opportunity was his analysis of the Brazilian market for procedures. He noticed the country's striking climate feature: its tropical nature, which makes people notice and care more about their own appearance.
In the city of Santos (SP), where the biomedical professional lives, there is also the coastal-city factor, where people end up noticing the features of their own bodies even more.
Already working in aesthetics, he comments on his view of local opportunities: “The aesthetic market here in the Baixada has high demand, it is a rapidly expanding field, and a great opportunity to invest in an aesthetics career.”
It really is a field with many opportunities, but even with the best market conditions, a career in aesthetics doesn't start overnight; you have to apply yourself and take your studies in the field seriously, both in the theoretical foundations and in practice.
Working with mesotherapy while still in the postgraduate program
The Postgraduate Program in Aesthetic Biomedicine was a turning point in his professional life. He says he had been working for 3 years in the administrative area of an educational institution and, after 6 months in the specialization, he managed to get back into the job market.
“After the theory module and the clinical immersion practice in Mesotherapy, I fell in love with this universe and started dedicating myself to the area of Hair Mesotherapy,” he says.
From this dedication, Dr. Raphael received a wonderful offer: he was invited to work at a clinic that is a reference in trichology on the SP coast, putting into practice everything he learned from so much dedicated study of mesotherapy.
About the opportunity, he highlights: “It's so rewarding to treat our patient, perform the procedures, and in the end hear them say: wow, this is exactly what I was looking for, or even have them recommend it to friends.” And he adds: “My fulfillment today is being able to work in the field I dreamed of so much, and still having a good financial return.”
For those who don't know it yet, mesotherapy can be used to treat concerns such as acne and localized fat, as well as stimulate hair growth and help control hair loss. On his Instagram profile, Dr. Raphael is always talking about this and other procedures.
He also mentions another practice he has been combining with mesotherapy:
“Besides mesotherapy, another procedure that is bringing many results to patients and that I'm enjoying going deeper into is Ozone Therapy, which can be combined with mesotherapy to achieve better performance and delivery to the patient.”
And, not that quantity equals quality, but constant deepening of knowledge and updating will surely make even more treatments part of Dr. Raphael's practice. As a goal, he wants to become a reference in hair and body treatments.
The tip for those who want to position themselves in the aesthetics market
He also mentions other procedures his attention is focused on: “and one of the procedures I'm most excited to go deeper into are botulinum toxin and fillers. Because the market has high demand when we talk about facial harmonization.”
For other health professionals who want to work in aesthetics, Dr. Raphael's advice is what he himself did (and keeps doing): dedicate yourself, make the most of every opportunity and every subject studied, since everything will be part of your practice.
“Everything is a matter of practice, the more you practice the closer to perfection and excellence the aesthetics professional will be. And may they always keep updating themselves, because the aesthetics market, combined with technology, always has new devices, methods, and products to use and get effective results in aesthetic procedures.”
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