About Me
Melissa Meadows, ARNP
Melissa Meadows is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in Facial Injectables and Body contouring procedures. She worked as an injectable nurse in Sunny San Diego for ten years before transferring to Atlanta to work as a traveling Clinical Trainer. Her continued education and exposure to beauty procedures across the country, propels her expertise further.
Over a Decade of Experience Injecting
For the last two years of her career, she has been training across the country for MERZ Pharmaceutical Company. In her role as a Medical Affairs Clinician, she has trained over 400 Physicians, Physician assistants, Nurse Practitioners and nurses in aesthetics and Injectables. Her personal teaching model is slow And steady wins the race.
She lives by the motto, “we didn’t get here overnight and we will improve the patients overall aesthetic health slowly and safely”. She lives by the motto, “we didn’t get here overnight and we will improve the patients overall aesthetic health slowly and safely”. She has returned to bedside care, because she misses providing transformations that improve a patient’s confidence. Her goal is to build trusting patient relationships to make sure everyone is well educated about all options and feel safe through the process! She truly loves what she does, because it blends her passion for science and the arts.Her goal is to achieve natural looking results with her special facial balancing technique.
FAQs
What drew you to aesthetics and why is it your passion?
I ABSOLUTELY love injecting. This role is extremely procedural based with an element of art. Both you and the patient feel excited to see an area lift and tighten before your eyes. We’re all aging, that’s a fact, but as I workout for my health and body shape- I wish to also maintain healthy facial volume.
What is your favorite thing about injecting?
I love the immediate gratification filler results provide. And seeing my patient glow again with their new and improved self!
What is your favorite injectable product?
Without a doubt Radiesse. It is such a versatile product that can be placed within hands, neck, chest, and panfacial. It’s not like other fillers that just provide volume. Radiesse is Calcium hydroxyapatite which biostimulates collagen and elastin. So based on injection technique I can augment, tighten or thicken the skin of my patient. It’s truly amazing technology. And anything that will provide my patient triple the result for the same price is exceptional!
What is your top method to minimize risk and optimize your patient results?
I consistently map to the anatomy of the patient. This provides the ability to more safely and symmetrically inject. Identifying high risk areas such as the facial artery and drawing a large x over the area to avoid unwanted issues.
Educating Patients on Facial Balacing
Many patients complain about lower face laxity and request that point for placement of product to be placed around the mouth, when really you must place product laterally around the hairline and posterior cheek to efface the Nasolabial Folds. Product strategically placed around structures of your face can improve lift and pull back. Pan-facial injection balance structures of the face creating a more natural appearance.
