Choosing A Laser Hair Removal School

Despite what you may believe, choosing a laser hair removal school shouldn’t be based solely on location. Convenience is nice, but it shouldn’t be the deciding factor in your education. Below are the key things every aspiring laser technician should look for, along with many reasons so many estheticians, medical professionals and total career changers are choosing this path.

What To Look For In A School

Course requirements and accreditation. 

The laser hair removal course you take should meet all state regulations and requirements. If it doesn’t, you could end up with a certification that isn’t valid — and be out thousands of dollars. Schools should be upfront about their offerings, not evasive. National Laser Institute’s laser hair removal school meets the requirements of the ARRA and is approved by the Post Secondary Educational Board, and National Laser Institute was the first in the industry to pioneer the cosmetic laser training curriculum.

Instructor experience. 

You don’t want to be taught by someone who just graduated. A laser hair removal school should have certified Instructors who have years of real-world experience, advanced technique knowledge and the ability to answer any question that comes up. At National Laser Institute, instructors include expert laser technicians, dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other experienced medical professionals.

Hands-on clinical training. 

Classroom learning matters, but nothing replaces clinical experience. Look for a school that offers both: classroom instruction to build your foundational knowledge, and hands-on training to get comfortable with real equipment on real clients.

What You Will Learn

A strong laser hair reduction training course should cover:

• Client criteria and screening
• Pre- and post-treatment consultation
• Hands-on training with state-of-the-art lasers
• Advanced treatment techniques
• Treating different skin types
• Laser safety training

Top Reasons People Choose Laser Hair Removal School

Estheticians in particular have been adding laser treatments (like laser hair removal, IPL photofacial skin rejuvenation, radiofrequency skin tightening and fractional lasers) to their skill sets for several reasons:

Expand career opportunities:

Graduates go on to work in doctor’s offices, dermatology clinics, medical spas, fitness centers, hotels, resorts and more.

Combine treatments for better results:

Many laser treatments pair well with esthetic services. For example, laser work wonderfully and followed up by medical grade skin care

Stay current with beauty technology:

With well over a million laser hair reduction treatments performed annually and the market growing every year, staying current on laser trends keeps you competitive.

Expand your clientele:

Offering laser services alongside traditional treatments like waxing lets you serve clients who specifically want a laser option, without losing your existing client base.

Earn more income:

Laser treatments are generally priced higher than traditional esthetic services, so adding them to your menu means earning more doing the work you already love.

You don’t have to be an esthetician to take advantage of any of this. In most states, all you need is a high school diploma or GED to enroll in a laser hair reduction school. No aesthetician license or medical background is required. It is worth noting that esthetician school typically takes 6 months to complete (600-750 hours), while laser training takes just one to two weeks.

Real Career Changes

National Laser Institute has trained countless career changers with no prior background in the industry — from longtime hospitality and service workers to people well into new stages of life who assumed a career change wasn’t realistic. Several graduates have described landing laser tech jobs within days of finishing their training and many say the supportive, hands-on classroom environment made the leap far less intimidating than expected; leaving them confident performing treatments like laser hair removal, photofacials and tattoo removal on real clients soon after graduating.

4 Things You Might Not Know

You can get trained in two weeks or less:

National Laser Institute’s courses combine classroom and hands-on training with scheduled clients, so you gain real confidence before you start treating people on your own.

You don’t need to be a doctor:

In most states, a high school diploma or GED is all that’s required to perform laser hair reduction or other cosmetic laser treatments and attending an esthetician school first isn’t a prerequisite either.

Lasers do more than remove hair.

 Cosmetic lasers can also remove unwanted tattoos, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, fade dark spots and sun damage, treat acne and more. National Laser Institute’s comprehensive laser training course covers this full range of in-demand modalities.

Why National Laser Institute?

Beyond meeting all of the criteria above, National Laser Institute offers graduates access to the Graduate Services department, which sends out hundreds of job leads to graduates across the country, plus access to the world’s largest online medical aesthetic library that has thousands of pages of resources, videos and equipment information. National Laser Institute also records students performing laser hair removal treatments and reviews the footage with them one-on-one, so they can see their own technique and know exactly what to improve.

National Laser Institute has been in this industry since 2003, is recognized as the gold standard in medical aesthetics education and has hundreds of graduates who share their success in testimonials. We offer laser hair removal courses as well as comprehensive laser training courses each month, covering everything from laser hair reduction to wrinkle reduction, IPL photofacials, acne treatment and cellulite reduction all taught by experts with years of real industry experience.

To learn more about National Laser Institute or laser hair removal school, simply call 800-982-6817 or fill out a request form.