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Nursing Careers in Camouflage Therapy

Camouflage therapy was developed to treat severely burned pilots involved in wars, but the therapy has evolved to deliver treatment for a variety of skin conditions. Therapy is helpful in covering scars from burns, surgeries and facial injuries, and it offers psychological and physiological patient benefits. Dermatology nurses are especially well-suited for camouflage careers because they have extensive knowledge of the medical science of the skin and its structure, functions and healing process.

  1. Burn Patient Recovery Nurse

    • Clinical training provides nurses with the knowledge of medications, conditions, and skin cell repair processes to help them care for a patient's physiological and physical needs. Nurses utilize their clinical skills to help burn patients recover from traumatic burns, surgeries and treatments and offer assistance with cosmetic camouflage therapies and applications. Nurses help disfigured patients improve their physical appearance and teach them to apply products that camouflage scars, while also training them to use skin-healing medications.

    Camouflage Therapist

    • Nurses provide patients with emotional support and teach them to apply camouflage products and cosmetics once wounds from injury, illness or surgery are completely healed. Nurses are not repelled by wounds or disfigurement, and this makes them qualified and effective camouflage therapists. Nurses have knowledge of the psychology associated with disfigurement and they can assess, manage and deliver therapy for the patient's physiological and emotional needs.

    Camouflage Therapy Researcher

    • Nurses have the clinical expertise and training to support camouflage research and help scientists develop new camouflage products. They work with researchers to develop new products, techniques and procedures to provide skin care solutions and help improve patient self-esteem and emotional health.

    Camouflage Cosmetologist

    • A camouflage cosmetologist helps people who are dissatisfied with their personal features and appearance. A nurse's unique understanding of skin cell repair can help create cosmetic solutions to conceal scars, tattoos, birthmarks, skin discoloration and other skin flaws. Nurses incorporate their clinical skills with assessment of various cosmetic products and applications to address skin care concerns. They usually complete a cosmetology program in addition to nursing school to advance their skill and knowledge of cosmetic applications.

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