Breaking into aesthetic medicine can feel overwhelming for new injectors. In this episode, Kathy sits down with Payton Amato, a nurse from EVOLV Medical Aesthetics, accelerated her development in aesthetics through continued training at MINT Aesthetics. Payton, completed two six-month mentorship programs concurrently—one focused on injectables and one on laser—to rapidly build her skills and clinical confidence.

She shares how hands-on training, repetition, and education transformed her consultations from treatment-based conversations into comprehensive facial planning. The conversation also explores how social media helped her grow her patient base, why quick online injector courses fall short, and how confidence changes patient trust. 

Hear the real experience of a MINT trainee and how the experience shaped the trajectory of her career. This is the perfect tell-all for anyone considering training for themselves or their team. 

Talking Points:

• Transitioning into aesthetics after ICU and ER nursing
• Early lack of confidence in aesthetic treatments
• MINT training changing clinical thinking and confidence
• Discovering aesthetics is more complex than online courses
• Shifting consults from single treatments to full plans
• Explaining facial aging during patient consultations
• Confidence replacing nervous overexplaining in consults
• Using personal treatments as social media education
• Posting real results and patient questions online
• Repetition after training making skills finally click
• Learning to address unrealistic patient expectations
• Building strong relationships with clinic teammates
• Collaborating with estheticians on skincare planning

Download the free resource here. 

Learn about the 6-month mentoring program that changed Payton's career and made her a next level provider. 

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