Nebraska esthetician scope of practice
What can an esthetician do in Nebraska?
Nebraska licenses estheticians as an Esthetician through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit (Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art). A licensed esthetician may, for compensation, use electrical or mechanical apparatus or apply cosmetic preparations, chemicals and similar products upon the skin for personal beauty care, and the board's advisory opinion limits esthetic practice to the epidermis. Below: whether that license covers microneedling, chemical peels, dermaplaning, laser and IPL, and Botox or fillers, each answered from Nebraska's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026.
- Microneedling
- With conditions
- Chemical peels
- With conditions
- Dermaplaning
- Allowed
- Laser and IPL
- Not allowed
- Botox and fillers
- Not allowed
Licensed by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit (Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art).The board's page The state's own words
Microneedling
Can estheticians do microneedling in Nebraska?
Only with conditions. Estheticians may use microneedling with needles up to and including 0.5 mm; larger needles are for medical use only, according to the board's advisory opinion.
Chemical peels
Can estheticians do chemical peels in Nebraska?
Only with conditions. Estheticians may use only mild peels that do not penetrate into the dermis, according to the board's advisory opinion.
Dermaplaning
Can estheticians do dermaplaning in Nebraska?
Yes. The board's advisory opinion places dermaplaning within esthetic practice as an exfoliating treatment used on the outer layer of skin.
Laser and IPL
Can estheticians do laser hair removal in Nebraska?
No. The board's advisory opinion says lasers are not within the esthetics practice and attributes that position to the Medical Board.
Botox and fillers
Can estheticians do Botox or fillers in Nebraska?
No. A licensed esthetician may not give Botox or other neurotoxins, dermal fillers, or other injections, because the esthetics board places services below the epidermis outside esthetics scope.
Advanced license
Does Nebraska have a master esthetician license?
Nebraska's official pages we read name no advanced or master esthetician license; the basic Esthetician license is the one that sets the scope.
Good to know
What else Nebraska says about an esthetician's scope
- The board's advisory opinion says esthetic practice is limited to the skin's epidermis, and services that go below the epidermis into the dermis are outside scope.
- The board's advisory opinion says Nebraska-licensed estheticians may apply, color, and curl eyelashes, provided the service is given in a Nebraska-licensed establishment.
- The board's advisory statements are informational and non-binding, not legal opinions.
Sources
What Nebraska's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Nebraska's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026. Scope rules change and boards interpret them: confirm with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services before you offer a treatment.
- The license and its scope
“Esthetician means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform all of the practices of esthetics.”
dhhs.ne.gov “Esthetics means the practice for compensation of using an electrical or mechanical apparatus or appliance or applying and using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, chemicals, tonics, lotions, creams, or other similar products upon the skin for personal beauty care.”
nebraskalegislature.gov “The practice of Esthetics/Cosmetology is upon the skin (epidermis); services below the epidermis and into the dermis are not within the scope of practice.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Microneedling
“Up to and including.05 or .5 or .50 mm needles acceptable; larger needles are for medical use only.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Chemical peels
“Mild peels which do not penetrate into the dermis are acceptable.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Dermaplaning
“Within cosmetology and esthetic practice as it is an exfoliating treatment used on the outer layer of skin.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Laser and IPL
“LasersNotwithin the practice. (8/5/01 Medical Board)”
dhhs.ne.gov - Botox and fillers
“services below the epidermis and into the dermis are not within the scope of practice”
dhhs.ne.gov “this procedure goes below the epidermis into the papillary layer of the dermis”
dhhs.ne.gov “Registered nurses may only perform Level II and III aesthetic procedures following assessment, diagnosis and prescription, and with supervision by a LP”
dhhs.ne.gov “Level I procedures are limited to the scope of practice of licensed cosmetologists, electrologists, estheticians”
dhhs.ne.gov - The board
“All practitioners shall be licensed by the department under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act in a category or categories appropriate to their practice.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Also good to know
“It is the Board's position that Nebraska licensed Estheticians can apply, color, and curl eyelashes.”
dhhs.ne.gov - Also good to know
“Advisory statements are issued by the Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology and Body Art for informational purposes only; they are NOT legal opinions and are non-binding.”
dhhs.ne.gov
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