Do you tip nursers after filler injection?

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#16
USA ... a nation of beggars lol
Tipping medical staff now - wow where will it end. Just come back from two months in the USA. Absolutely love the country but loathe the tipping /begging culture. Not even the desperate Cubans hustle so blatantly for tips.
Every friendly exchange, every interpersonal interaction, every amusing bus driver quip, commoditised and faked for dollar bills. Sad and demeaning for all parties imho.
I know I am likely to be flamed for this opinion so please excuse me. After two months of being panhandled (or maybe just ‘handled’) I felt like expressing myself oops. I do love America btw.
 
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Designer_Dreams said:
The point I was trying to make is that some people in the states have a nurse inject and some people prefer a Dr to do it (I like my PA)... Regardless, I’ve been getting injectables the past 10+ years and have never seen a tip line. And if I did, I would never go back to that establishment again... It’s not the norm in the States for tipping in this industry. The PA’s I know make well into the six figures, on a salary basis. Whereas, basic people in the service industry (nail, hair, massage, etc) where I live make about $40k(maybe even less) - $80k (on the higher side), on average. Their entire salary is primarily based off tips. It’s standard to tip 20% for someone new & up to 30% to your regular person or for exceptional service - which I don’t necessarily like doing either, but if you don’t tip, don’t expect to go back to that salon again and get amazing service.
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Ahh I see your point now. I misread and thought the tip jar was aimed at those who were assisting the person administering the injections, not the actual person injecting you! Definitely cheeky then!
 
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floatinglili said:
Every friendly exchange, every interpersonal interaction, every amusing bus driver quip, commoditised and faked for dollar bills. Sad and demeaning for all parties imho.
I know I am likely to be flamed for this opinion so please excuse me. After two months of being panhandled (or maybe just ‘handled’) I felt like expressing myself oops. I do love America btw.
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I agree. I am aware that many waiters for example often can't survive off just their minimum wage, but it's the country that needs to be held responsible and I find it very saddening that basically by living off tips, it's essentially saying "okay" to how things are. I'm Canadian and here, everyone from waiters to janitors to doctors make an excellent income in comparison to the States and all parties can definitely get by very easily without ever requiring tips. But American culture has influenced us so much anyway to where it's considered really rude to not tip. Tipping should be an extra, like if the service was exceptional or special, not an automatic expectation. A ton of places here now have a "you must tip" policy starting at 15% or sometimes even 20%. How is that even a tip anymore if it's mandatory. That's just a required charge at that point. Ridiculous.

As for medical tipping, that's wild. These people are already loaded lol and even if somehow not, then it should still be up to the customer to decide if they wish to tip or not based on the service, and not up to some societal expectation. I'm not liking how so many basic interactions are becoming transactional. Anyway, there are endless threads on Reddit that really go off about this issue much better than I can. Aside from this, I too love North America and wouldn't leave it behind for the world. Just hoping financial equality can catch up.
 
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That would never cross my mind, even before I started using a dermatologist. I thought of them as medical professionals who don’t take tips. Maybe I was wrong. I do tip the woman who does my facials.
 
#22
I tip everyone who provides me with a service. I have always felt it is the correct thing to do. Most people do not make enough money in various sectors & every little bit counts. Times are getting tough, so if someone makes an effort & tries to make your life a little easier & happier, please show gratitude & respect for their effort. That is my opinion. The positive energy & good deed will boomerang back to you. It's a law of physics & energy transference.

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euro-luxe said:
I tip everyone who provides me with a service. I have always felt it is the correct thing to do. Most people do not make enough money in various sectors & every little bit counts. Times are getting tough, so if someone makes an effort & tries to make your life a little easier & happier, please show gratitude & respect for their effort. That is my opinion. The positive energy & good deed will boomerang back to you. It's a law of physics & energy transference.

- EURO-LUXE-
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Are you tipping your MD?
Which country are you in?
 
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bagshopr said:
Licensed nurses in the US should not accept tips. They are medical professionals.
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The places where I go, do not accept tips. So I am truly wondering where this is coming from.
The only person that I ever tipped at the Med spa was the esthetician after a facial.
Never heard of this ever. Maybe this occurs at the Mall?
 
#26
ITS with @bagshopr, If you are having a medical procedure (this qualifies), no tipping. Just the idea is horrifying to me.
if you are at a salon (nails, hair, aesthetician), then you tip.
 
#27
The tipping option is there because there are other services provided at a medispa, I. e. Coolsculpt, Emsculpt, facials, laser hair removal, etc, and the front desk has no way to check you out in a different retail system. It's a default set up in the retail/check out system before you leave. It's not meant for Dr/PA services, but it's not possible to turn it off. Just ignore it.
 
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I work in the dermatology industry. If you see a tip line, it is likely because you are getting your service at a “med spa” rather than a medical office. In addition to Botox, fillers, laser, etc.; they probably also employ aestheticians who do facials and other non-medical procedures. They are why the tip line exists. As a person who had interacted with dermatologists on a daily basis for over a decade, I would suggest not getting injections in a med-spa. This is not a hard and fast rule, I am sure there are some talented injectors at med spas. However, the dangers of injecting the wrong spot by even a millimeter can be severe and irreversible if not noticed right away and corrected, and I would not want to take the risk if there was not an MD, NP or PA on site at all times and on call after hours. In many states, this is not a requirement for med spas. In fact, quite often the only requirement is that an MD do a monthly sign off. Also I would caution against price shopping for toxins and filler. a talented, experienced injector does not need to offer a Groupon to get customers in the door.
 
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I have friends who are cosmetic surgeons as well as eye surgeons and I've used all their respective offices for Botox and filler. I've also had these services performed at a medispa. In my state only the MD or the NP or PA are permitted to inject. I've had excellent results from all of the above. They all charge the same amounts for their products and services.
 
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