The pathway from esthetician to laser technician is well-traveled, but it requires deliberate steps.

Demand for services such as neurotoxin injections, dermal fillers, and microneedling is showing no signs of slowing down in 2026. Medspas, IV therapy clinics, and plastic surgery offices are scaling their teams rapidly to meet this increasing demand, and require properly trained professionals to perform a range of aesthetics services. Yet in the race to hire, many practices are overlooking a costly reality: bringing on unqualified or inadequately trained providers is far mor