By Jennifer Hall, St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.
Jul. 4–Kim Dragoo had never heard of an aesthetician or exactly what they do. So when a student studying to be one joined her salon, she paid attention.
“They go to (cosmetology) school with us, but they go to work at doctor’s offices after they graduate instead of salons like us,” Ms. Dragoo said.
Aestheticians are trained in giving facials, manicures, pedicures and other beauty treatments. They typically work for dermatologists or other medical professionals who perform skin treatments such as botox and peels.
That’s why the St. Joseph woman got the idea to open a medical spa, A New Day Salon at 312 Illinois Ave. It will feature services expected in a full-service salon. But under Dr. Robert Kline, customers will be able to get chemical peels, body contouring, which is a nonevasive form of liposuction, botox therapy and weight-loss programs.
Dr. Kline currently runs Kline Women’s Health Care in St. Joseph. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Kline is used to women but is undergoing rigorous training to extend his current practice to that of the world of cosmetology.
“Medical spas are all over except for (St. Joseph),” Ms. Dragoo said.
Since employees are working under a physician, they have had to be certified and trained to aid customers with the skin care line available at the salon and chemical peels.
“It’s only available because we have a doctor,” Ms. Dragoo said. Dr. Kline will soon be at the spa on Saturdays, Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. The salon’s regular hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“Everybody is already excited,” Ms. Dragoo said. “It will really help with people who have rosacea and other skin problems.”
The salon staff also can perform deep pedicures for those with foot problems, something Ms. Dragoo said patients would normally go to see a specialist for.
“They can go to the doctor and get their toenails clipped, but we go deeper and we can make them pretty,” she said.
For more information, call 238-0942.
Business Reporter Jennifer Hall can be reached at [email protected].
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