It's been an interesting few months at Simply Aesthetic. First the move to Robertson Walk, then both Cha & Dyna falling pregnant at the same time. So our regular clients have seen many new faces as we've added to the team, in preparation for the maternity leave.
A few weeks ago, both Dyna & Cha announced they planned to deliver back in the Phillipines. So both have resigned. Australian nurse Pati has also decided she wants to go home. Cha finished with us yesterday. Pati's leaving at the end of January, and Dyna has kindly agreed to stay on a little while longer to ensure the two remaining staff are trained up.
It's been many years since I've had such a young team assisting me. Both are great girls & picking things up fast. Joey will be brought back from the spa to manage the clinic too.
From 9th Feb, we will introduce another tier to the management structure. Julie Lee has been brought in to oversee the operations. She's much stricter than I am, so we will all have to toe the line and that means standards will go up even more. Which I'm delighted about! There's nothing more irritating than trying to do a treatment and finding the right needle or syringe has not been replaced after previous use. Or even funny hairstyles on the staff... Julie is all about light makeup and buns for long hair, hair tucked behind the ears for short hair.
We're expecting the upgraded Ion Magnum to arrive in the next few weeks, and the iPico to replace the Perfector in mid March.
The biggest change of all will have to be my decision to stop liposuctions after 10th Feb 2010. The combination of recent bad publicity, high indemnity cost and most importantly, my deteriorating health have made me choose that route. Although regular chiropractic sessions have helped keep my trapezius spasm under control, I still get bouts of severe pain. And these occasionally cause my left arm to go weak and numb. Not a good thing to happen when I use that arm for tissue manipulation intra-op.
Anyway, change is good. I'm very positive about all that 2010 is bringing forth. The Ion Magnum produces phenomenal results anyway, so I'm pretty confident about still being able to provide a comprehensive service, albeit almost exclusively non-invasive now. And with the introduction of Sculptra & Pico, I'm very excited about doing more rejuvenation work too.
