This week we are focusing on the joys, triumphs, and realities of being a working mom in the busy field of Aesthetics. Our featured guest, Alexis Bowhay, PA-C. Alexis is a fellowship trained Aesthetic Injector at the Village Institute of Plastic Surgery where she’s building a busy injectable practice, and she’s taking it one day at a time.

After starting her career in Cardiology, she decided to take another path and become an entrepreneur. She’s the owner of two fitness centers in the Orlando area where she’s built a successful health and fitness empire, but if you’ve met Alexis, you know she’s got the capacity to do more!

Enter Aesthetics. She decided to pursue a different passion as an injector in Aesthetics, but she was self-aware enough to know that she wasn’t ready. She approached her now colleague Larry Blevins, PA-C with a request to shadow him day-to-day to hone her new craft. That turned into a frequent occurrence and eventually a fellowship. Alexis is the first graduate of the American Foundation of Aesthetic Medicine fellowship, a rigorous 6-month program led by Danny Soares, MD and Larry Blevins, PA-C that included at least 100 hours of supervised treatments, research, clinical evaluations, written exams and more. After completion, Alexis continued her career at Village Institute of Plastic Surgery with Dr. Soares and Larry, and she’s now building her own brand within VIP, and with her savvy business mind, she’s well on her way to carving out her own niche in the industry.

But Alexis is far more than just an injector. She’s also a busy mom to a 15-month-old daughter and a wife. In this episode, we talk a lot about the reality of being career-focused while also being a devoted mother and spouse. Alexis calls out to the industry to talk about this more- to acknowledge the internal struggle so many face as they put their little ones to bed and pop open the laptop or make tough choices between time with their family or time at work. She credits her incredible support system and an understanding husband with allowing her to make it all work.

What’s next for Alexis? The sky is the limit. She’s currently working on a research study and continuing to build her skills and her clientele. Her goal is to make an impact in Aesthetics by contributing to the knowledge base of injectors throughout the industry. She’s already an influencer in the Fitness world, so the celebrity side of it all doesn’t excite her nearly as much as clinical side. In the meantime, she’s focused on raising her daughter, being an invested wife, and juggling it all while making it look easy!

Follow Alexis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theorlandoinjector_/

Learn more about the American Foundation for Aesthetic Medicine: https://affam.org/

Learn more about the Village Institute of Plastic Surgery: https://www.instagram.com/plasticsurgeryvip/