Edgar Kaminsky: "It is important to invest in education and work for your own name"

Estet-portal.com has known plastic and aesthetic surgeon Edgar Kaminsky for a long time. He is one of the youngest and most successful professionals in the industry. Surgical specialization in aesthetic medicine is becoming more and more in demand and popular every year, young effective specialists are increasingly appearing in this industry. Edgar Kaminsky, despite his youth, has already managed to achieve a lot. He constantly improves his  knowledge by participating in international conferences, openly shares his experience himself.

For example, on February 11, together with colleagues, including his mentor  – doctor of medical sciences, professor Vasily Khrapach - meet with graduates of the National Medical University. A.A.  Bogomolets. Doctors are confident that such a social initiative will help future doctors gain more confidence, give an understanding of where to start building your career.

How a doctor can become an entrepreneur

We offer readers of estet-portal.com an interview with plastic and aesthetic surgeon Edgar Kaminsky, where he suggested some rules for novice doctors and practitioners that will help them become the best, recognizable and financially independent professionals in their field .

- Edgar, tell me what is important to remember for a novice doctor, regardless of his specialization, in order to become a successful professional?

- Invest in your education and reputation. These are inseparable concepts that will bring you good dividends in the future.

- How to become an entrepreneur while still being a doctor?

- The task of any doctor – to treat, to help solve a specific problem of your patient related to health, beauty -  if we are talking about aesthetic surgery. This must always be remembered. If you want to make good money, then you, among other things, need to think like a manager. Not all of us have this quality, but it can be successfully developed. Lack of practices, courses, trainings, literature – no. Learn. True, between you "doctor" and you "manager" there must be a reasonable balance. You can't earn at any cost. Honesty – main tool. Learn to tell the truth to the patient. If the technique does not suit him, it is better to refuse than to take it on and as a result get negative, dissatisfied.

- There are many practices, but where should I start?

- For a novice doctor, it is important to change the attitude towards oneself. Now patients go to the doctor, not to the clinic. They follow your experience because you have a reputation, because you know how to communicate… You need to work on this if you want people to come to you. 

- What is difficult in private practice?

- It is necessary to stock up on perseverance. At the very beginning of the journey, you work like a clockwork.  And while not  you reach the level you determined at the beginning of the path, there is no right to stop.

- How do you think  in today's difficult economic conditions, is it possible to retain clients and increase the profit of the clinic?

- In short, I have already touched on this topic. Be open, tell the truth to patients, discuss the risks with them and do not give hope in vain. The cost of a mistake is one in ten: each negative review equals 10 lost customers.

- Not so long ago you organized and held a master class where you talked about lip augmentation techniques, how do you manage to find all the time? 

- I try to find a balance between family, work, social activities. It's difficult, but so far I've been able to do it. I am energized by the people who surround me, my family inspires me.

"Lip augmentation. No secrets"  - this was the first master class that I held for practicing and novice doctors, aesthetic surgeons and cosmetologists. At the end of February, the second master class will take place, a two-day one:  "Business + Practice 2016". This time we invited practicing Ukrainian and foreign plastic surgeons, dentists, cosmetologists – business owners and PR people.

On the first day – "Business Saturday" - we will share experience, tell how representatives of our profession can earn money, start their own business. On the second day, experts will demonstrate & nbsp; individual techniques for each area of ​​the face, which allow injections to be made quickly, efficiently and without complications.

The main advantage of master classes is that they are not biased. I have no goal to advertise any technique, drug, company.  We discuss openly and honestly everything we work with. As a result, after our first meeting, 30% of the specialists who attended the master class changed their working methods to the one I proposed. And this, among other things, is the answer to the question – what inspires me.