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Old 03-12-2024, 12:25 AM
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Agreed and the last alternative is to train in FM residency. You got to understand that aesthetics is a tougher market now and it’s not easy for a newcomer to set up a pure aesthetics clinic at the beginning.

The best route will be to set up a hybrid clinic where you have a normal family medicine consultation service cum aesthetics. Of course you will not be able to give the full suite of aesthetic treatments but it’s also not necessary for a new aesthetic doc.

Focus on managing core base of chronic patients + hone up basic injection skills and that will pave the way for you to convert the clinic to a full aesthetics service down the road.

More than half of my patients who do laser didn’t come for laser specifically. They come for botox and fillers first, and get satisfied with the results. Then they accept lasers as a complement to their treatment.

Aesthetic patients are also quite knowledgeable and picky, so they understand the value of someone who did FM training vs someone who come in as a fresh GP or worse bond breaker with a few COCs.

For this reason, I am paying MMEDers a premium when they join. They are also handpicked for sponsored conferences workshops overseas. I suspect other clinics are also doing the same

What do u think about those who have a lot of aesthetic specific qualifications but no FM related ones. For example, PgCert, American academy of aesthetic medicine, and shadowing in genuine aesthetic clinics and obtaining multiple certification levels and guided experience. Would you be keen to hire someone like that who can already independently see and treat patients well

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What do u think about those who have a lot of aesthetic specific qualifications but no FM related ones. For example, PgCert, American academy of aesthetic medicine, and shadowing in genuine aesthetic clinics and obtaining multiple certification levels and guided experience. Would you be keen to hire someone like that who can already independently see and treat patients well
Certs are always a bonus but actual work experience at an aesthetic clinic is the first priority. The industry is now very competitive so it’s very hard to join most aesthetic clinics without prior job experience. Which is why FM comes into play because usually those clinics who are willing to take on a newbie have GP services as well. So they hire you to be the anchor GP doc while offering limited aesthetic services.

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Certs are always a bonus but actual work experience at an aesthetic clinic is the first priority. The industry is now very competitive so it’s very hard to join most aesthetic clinics without prior job experience. Which is why FM comes into play because usually those clinics who are willing to take on a newbie have GP services as well. So they hire you to be the anchor GP doc while offering limited aesthetic services.
Can you give examples of GP practices that do aesthetic procedures? I am not aware of any.
I am not in aesthetics but can't see why pts would actually choose someone who was a FM over just fresh out of the bond. I don't believe pts actually chose their doctors based on their qualifications.

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Can you give examples of GP practices that do aesthetic procedures? I am not aware of any.
I am not in aesthetics but can't see why pts would actually choose someone who was a FM over just fresh out of the bond. I don't believe pts actually chose their doctors based on their qualifications.
Patients choose more which doctor they feel listens to them, understands them, explains to them, is patient, friendly, caring and approachable.

The competency parts are more for the licensing body to ensure is in place. And then word of mouth marketing of course.

Maybe Singhealth and NHG could consider opening aesthetic branches as well. This will help keep costs in check in that segment of the market.
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Patients choose more which doctor they feel listens to them, understands them, explains to them, is patient, friendly, caring and approachable.

The competency parts are more for the licensing body to ensure is in place. And then word of mouth marketing of course.

Maybe Singhealth and NHG could consider opening aesthetic branches as well. This will help keep costs in check in that segment of the market.
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Certs are always a bonus but actual work experience at an aesthetic clinic is the first priority. The industry is now very competitive so it’s very hard to join most aesthetic clinics without prior job experience. Which is why FM comes into play because usually those clinics who are willing to take on a newbie have GP services as well. So they hire you to be the anchor GP doc while offering limited aesthetic services.
Not sure how true this is because someone I know well has been applying to a number of aesthetics only clinics and they have shown interest with some offers. He does not have FM residency but did mopex. He does have all the COC and Pgcert. However, he did train in aesthetics and spent a lot of time working under aesthetic doctors in the UK during med school so maybe that’s why
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Not sure how true this is because someone I know well has been applying to a number of aesthetics only clinics and they have shown interest with some offers. He does not have FM residency but did mopex. He does have all the COC and Pgcert. However, he did train in aesthetics and spent a lot of time working under aesthetic doctors in the UK during med school so maybe that’s why
which clinics? some clinics take anyone with a pulse
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which clinics? some clinics take anyone with a pulse
He applied very broadly to a large number of clinics and had a lot of positive responses so it’s not a clinic specific thing

don’t want to share specific details
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Not sure how true this is because someone I know well has been applying to a number of aesthetics only clinics and they have shown interest with some offers. He does not have FM residency but did mopex. He does have all the COC and Pgcert. However, he did train in aesthetics and spent a lot of time working under aesthetic doctors in the UK during med school so maybe that’s why
How is that surprising? Many bond breakers are like that.
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How is that surprising? Many bond breakers are like that.
He isnt a bond breaker he studied in the UK. Was disagreeing with the guy who said FM residency was a requirement
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