May an esthetician or laser technician perform microneedling in Louisiana?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
No — in a cosmetology-board-licensed salon, no license or permit authorizes microneedling, and estheticians may only perform services affecting the epidermis; the cited rules do not address laser technicians or settings outside such a salon.
No license or permit issued by the board authorizes the performance of any of the following services in a salon licensed by the board: micro-needling; micro-blading; services or procedures which penetrate or invade the live tissue or dermis by any means including but not limited to the use of instruments or product insertion, puncturing, cutting, needling or chemical exfoliation.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. XXXI, § 717(A)(3)-(5) (Prohibited Services) · verified Sep 7, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Louisiana rules
Cosmetologists, estheticians and persons authorized to perform microdermabrasion shall not exfoliate or perform any procedure which will affect the dermis or skin below the epidermis. Cosmetologists, estheticians and persons authorized to perform microdermabrasion shall only exfoliate or perform services which affect the epidermis.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. XXXI, § 711(A) (Procedures for Esthetics Services — Exfoliation) · verified Sep 7, 2026
Unprofessional conduct, including but not limited to, conduct manifested as sexual misconduct, disruptive behavior, failing to cooperate with the board, failing to maintain independent medical judgment, improperly delegating or supervising, exercising undue influence, enabling the unauthorized practice of medicine, practicing or enabling practice by an impaired provider, failing to practice within the scope of education, training, and experience, intentionally falsifying or fraudulently altering records, or failing to create or maintain medical records, is a cause for which the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke any license or permit, or impose probationary or other restrictions.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(13) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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