I happened to be seated next to my ex-boss at lunchtime today. He's a sweet old boy, so we spent a few minutes chatting to each other. As usual, he complained of being overworked (standard conversation whenever I meet an SGH Anaesthetist).
We discussed the ros & cons of private practice. I, of course, would never return to SGH full time, but am no longer in the position to comment about full time Anaesthesia in private practice either.
At that point, he labelled me as a Beautician and walked off!
HA!
Stunned speechless!
It's funny the Plastic Surgeons seem terrified of us doing their work, and my colleagues think I don't do much more than a Beauty Therapist?!!!
If he bothered to find out more of my real scope of interest, he'd be in the clinic hooked up to a slimming device straight away. This is a man who tried to lose weight by doing a few squats in his bathroom once many years back, and ending up laid up in bed. Can't remember if he did his knees or back in...
And looking young of course. The joys of ageing gracefully by not ageing much at all! That and slimming is medical aesthetics. And that's what I do.
Hello Dr. Cheng!
I just stumbled upon your blog here while searching about the practice of aesthetic medicine. Beautician?!! Yup, I heard that before. Someone in my agency said that I won't be working as a doctor but as a beautician! These people really don't know what they're talking about. Well, it's a sad fact that some beauticians do sometimes give some of the treatments that Aesthetic Doctors do which I believe paints a very bad picture of this line of medicine.
Your articles here prompted me to ask for your advice about my medical practice. I am currently working in a luxury liner as an Aesthetic doctor. Even if things do not work out to my expectations in terms of financial compensation, I still must say that I do enjoy the field of Aesthetic Medicine and I would like to be engaged in a formal training on it. What can you advise me about pursuing this specialty? From what I know, there are so many pathways to it and as such, I need guidance on the best way to go about it.
I am a licensed GP from the Philippines and I've been in practice for 5 years now. I just started Aesthetic Medicine practice last month. I had a short stint of training in Miami, Florida and now doing full practice in international waters. But I want to do much more than what I am doing now. My husband is now working in Singapore and we want to stay together. Is it possible for me to practice in Singapore too or better yet have Aesthetic Medicine training there? I am open to anything right now but if there is a chance for a formal training for me there, I would very much prefer that.
Sorry this is such a long one. I hope you can take some time off your very busy schedule to help out a newbie doctor like me. Thanks so much and God bless you!
Dr. Rhoda