Dear Dr. Seckel, I am a 2nd year Nursing Student and am very interested in your field and lasers. There are no formal nursing programs that I can find on cosmetic nursing. I am reading a lot about cosmetic medicine and medical aesthetics but can find no formalized discussion of what these fields entail and where in medical aesthetics a nursing background would be most appropriate. Can you shed some light on what constitutes the fields of medical aesthetics and cosmetic medicine? Thank you, Audrey, Boston, Massachusetts.
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008The dictionary definition of aesthetics or esthetics includes “outward appearance-the way something (someone) looks, especially when considered in terms of how pleasing it (he/she) is.” It also includes the phrase “idea of beauty-an idea of what is beautiful or artistic.” Cosmetic is defined as “superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more […]