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Local Aesthetician/Skin Care Therapist Earns Certification, Extends Spa Treatments to Those with Cancer
Samford based Dermal Therapist Katia Almeida completes Certification in Oncology Aesthetics and expands practice to serve individuals with, or recovering from, cancer.
The certification, earned through Oncology Aesthetics training facilitated by Touch For Cancer, prepares professional Dermal Therapists to provide safe, personalized spa treatments to individuals with health-challenged skin.
Though Oncology Aesthetics (COE) Katia underwent extensive training in understanding how cancer and therapy treatments affect the body at the dermal and lymphatic level.
The program explored the side effects of cancer Therapies, how those are further compounded by various medications and the importance of proper sanitation to support weakened immune systems.
Certification also required Katia how to perform gentle, yet effective protocols using compatible skin care ingredients.
“Beyond keeping my clinic on the cutting-edge, this certification will allow me to safely serve a new,  and very deserving, base of individuals with health challenged skin”, Katia said.
My goal is that through the power of the Aesthetic touch, I can provide a soothing escape for individuals battling cancer”.
“Dermal Therapists work with the largest organ on the human body – The Skin”, said Morag Currin, founder of Touch for cancer.  “Understanding how to effectively treat the skin, particularly when it’s challenged by cancer is paramount to the physical and physiological care of the client”

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