Connie M. Brennan, NP-C, CANS, CPSN, ISPAN-F

Connie M. Brennan is a nationally recognized and much sought-after expert in nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. She is the Founder/President of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC, and the Aesthetic Education Director and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Specialist at Life Time. In her clinical practice, Connie provides aesthetic consultations and comprehensive training in nonsurgical aesthetic injectables. She has been recognized with over 100 honors and is published in more than 25 publications appearing worldwide. Connie has also designed educational tools that are available for purchase online and holds a design patent for the ConnieTray^® aesthetic tray (www.connietray.com).

Connie has a passion for art, music, and education. She has been involved in art (painting and drawing), photography (operated a photography studio in the 80’s), and music (was a wedding singer for 25 years), much of her life. She has worked in aesthetic medicine since 1988, initially as a plastic surgery assistant and clinical photographer. She graduated from nursing school in 1994, and began to integrate her artistic talent into her professional career by becoming one of the first nurses in Minnesota to be trained in the use of dermal fillers (bovine collagen). This led to further training in 1998, in sclerotherapy and the early aesthetic uses of Botox^®.

Connie earned her certifications as a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN) and as a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) through the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN). She has been involved in curriculum and test writing, as well as leadership roles for ISPAN. Connie also provides education for P.A.L.E.T.T.E and companies such as Allergan, Galderma, and Revance.

Connie is dedicated to providing optimal aesthetic outcomes, a gold standard level of care, and quality education to meet her clients’ needs. Her artistic eye and attention to detail have been represented on many beautiful faces nationally and internationally.

Julie Bass Kaplan, FNP-BC, NP-C, CANS

Julie began her medical aesthetics career in 1999, when she and her husband opened Disappearing Act Laser & Skin Rejuvenation, a medical spa, in Redding, California. Since then, she has devoted her career exclusively to aesthetic medicine.

Julie received her Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP) from Sonoma State University in California, and her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) and a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN). She is also a Public Health Nurse (PHN) and holds a certificate in Health Care Management (HCMT). Julie currently holds nursing licenses in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Julie has a special interest in teaching safe aesthetic injection techniques. She is a faculty member for PALETTE Resources, a speaker/trainer for the Allergan Medical Institute, and a member of Allergan's Advisory Board. She is also a Scientific Sessions Planning Committee (SSPC) member for the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) Annual Meeting and an Editorial Board member for Plastic Surgical Nursing. Julie has published articles in several medical journals and made presentations at various professional international meetings. She also provides individual injection training workshops through her company, JBK Aesthetics.

Julie’s professional affiliations include the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, and ISPAN. She is also a past president for the North State Cancer League in Redding, California.

Julie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She loves to run and hike with her two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, Stingray and Jamba. She paints with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints whenever the mood strikes. Julie believes that art is her best therapy, and she feels blessed to have a career that allows her to artistically enhance her patients’ natural beauty.

Julie Bass Kaplan, FNP-BC, NP-C, CANS

Julie began her medical aesthetics career in 1999, when she and her husband opened Disappearing Act Laser & Skin Rejuvenation, a medical spa, in Redding, California. Since then, she has devoted her career exclusively to aesthetic medicine.

Julie received her Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP) from Sonoma State University in California, and her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) and a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN). She is also a Public Health Nurse (PHN) and holds a certificate in Health Care Management (HCMT). Julie currently holds nursing licenses in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Julie has a special interest in teaching safe aesthetic injection techniques. She is a faculty member for PALETTE Resources, a speaker/trainer for the Allergan Medical Institute, and a member of Allergan's Advisory Board. She is also a Scientific Sessions Planning Committee (SSPC) member for the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) Annual Meeting and an Editorial Board member for Plastic Surgical Nursing. Julie has published articles in several medical journals and made presentations at various professional international meetings. She also provides individual injection training workshops through her company, JBK Aesthetics.

Julie’s professional affiliations include the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, and ISPAN. She is also a past president for the North State Cancer League in Redding, California.

Julie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She loves to run and hike with her two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, Stingray and Jamba. She paints with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints whenever the mood strikes. Julie believes that art is her best therapy, and she feels blessed to have a career that allows her to artistically enhance her patients’ natural beauty.

Steve Yoelin, MD

Steve Yoelin, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist based in Orange County, California, with over 22 years of experience in minimally invasive medical aesthetics, such as techniques using dermal fillers, collagen stimulators, and neurotoxins, as well as fat reduction procedures. He serves as a strategic advisor to companies ranging in size from innovative early-stage startups to multibillion-dollar industry leaders. He also operates a private practice that focuses on aesthetic injectables and has a multiyear waitlist, which he has built exclusively from repeat visits and word-of-mouth referrals.

Dr. Yoelin has trained other clinicians through 2,500+ industry-sponsored global training programs and hundreds of continuing medical education programs. He has also led dozens of clinical trials (Phases 1-4) and investigator-initiated trials and has authored or co-authored many peer-reviewed journal articles, posters, presentations, and a book chapter. In addition, he has been awarded several patents for his research.

Dr. Yoelin has performed dozens of fresh-frozen cadaver dissections over the past several years. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree and ophthalmology residency at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture science and management, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Davis, where he was a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Connie M. Brennan, NP-C, CANS, CPSN, ISPAN-F

Connie M. Brennan is a nationally recognized and much sought-after expert in nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. She is the Founder/President of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC, and the Aesthetic Education Director and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Specialist at Life Time. In her clinical practice, Connie provides aesthetic consultations and comprehensive training in nonsurgical aesthetic injectables. She has been recognized with over 100 honors and is published in more than 25 publications appearing worldwide. Connie has also designed educational tools that are available for purchase online and holds a design patent for the ConnieTray^® aesthetic tray (www.connietray.com).

Connie has a passion for art, music, and education. She has been involved in art (painting and drawing), photography (operated a photography studio in the 80’s), and music (was a wedding singer for 25 years), much of her life. She has worked in aesthetic medicine since 1988, initially as a plastic surgery assistant and clinical photographer. She graduated from nursing school in 1994, and began to integrate her artistic talent into her professional career by becoming one of the first nurses in Minnesota to be trained in the use of dermal fillers (bovine collagen). This led to further training in 1998, in sclerotherapy and the early aesthetic uses of Botox^®.

Connie earned her certifications as a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN) and as a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) through the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN). She has been involved in curriculum and test writing, as well as leadership roles for ISPAN. Connie also provides education for P.A.L.E.T.T.E and companies such as Allergan, Galderma, and Revance.

Connie is dedicated to providing optimal aesthetic outcomes, a gold standard level of care, and quality education to meet her clients’ needs. Her artistic eye and attention to detail have been represented on many beautiful faces nationally and internationally.

Haley J. Wood, MSN, WHNP, CANS

Haley Wood is a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner and certified aesthetic nurse specialist. With over seventeen years’ experience as a nurse practitioner and over thirteen years’ experience as an aesthetic injector, Haley offers her patients a unique combination of experience, knowledge and personal attention. She currently owns her own aesthetic practice, The Look Facial Aesthetics, in Franklin, Tennessee.

Haley graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Evansville, Indiana, followed by training in trauma intensive care nursing at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Kentucky. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Haley is a national trainer and speaker for Allergan and Galderma, a member of advisory boards for Allergan, Galderma, and Revance Therapeutics, and expert faculty for PALETTE Resources. Having trained over four thousand health care providers over her career, she serves as a national resource to new and experienced injectors. In addition, she has served as educator and trainer for new hires for Allergan. One of her greatest accomplishments was serving on six occasions as lead faculty for Allergan Medical Institute meetings, where she led and trained national trainers in the correct methods of aesthetic injecting.

Haley is a member of the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses, and has served as a board member, program chair, and newsletter editor for that organization. She also created the first Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) review course and study guide as a resource to help eligible nurses become certified in aesthetic nursing.

She was voted among the top ten Most Loved Injectors by RealSelf, an online aesthetics resource, in 2017. She has also written an eBook, 50 Things You Need to be a Great Aesthetic Nurse, which serves as an introduction to nurses who are interested in the aesthetics field. In addition, she has served as a faculty mentor for doctoral nursing students, and assisted in the creation of a standardized checklist and intake assessment tool for use prior to dermal filler treatment called the ACIST.

As a nurse entrepreneur, she manages six staff members and offers a variety of nonsurgical procedures in her medical aesthetics practice. She is also editor-in-chief of her own beauty and wellness magazine, The Look. She enjoys mentoring nurse practitioner students through clinical rotations in aesthetics since formal education venues are not available.

In 2017, she created Aesthetic Masterminds, a mastermind group of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses who own their medical practices and meet annually to share best business practices. Collaboration among peers is essential to Haley’s career.

Aside from her professional accomplishments, Haley enjoys her time with her son, Will, and two goldendoodles, Annie and Wriggle.

Connie M. Brennan, NP-C, CANS, CPSN, ISPAN-F

Connie M. Brennan is a nationally recognized and much sought-after expert in nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. She is the Founder/President of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC, and the Aesthetic Education Director and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Specialist at Life Time. In her clinical practice, Connie provides aesthetic consultations and comprehensive training in nonsurgical aesthetic injectables. She has been recognized with over 100 honors and is published in more than 25 publications appearing worldwide. Connie has also designed educational tools that are available for purchase online and holds a design patent for the ConnieTray^® aesthetic tray (www.connietray.com).

Connie has a passion for art, music, and education. She has been involved in art (painting and drawing), photography (operated a photography studio in the 80’s), and music (was a wedding singer for 25 years), much of her life. She has worked in aesthetic medicine since 1988, initially as a plastic surgery assistant and clinical photographer. She graduated from nursing school in 1994, and began to integrate her artistic talent into her professional career by becoming one of the first nurses in Minnesota to be trained in the use of dermal fillers (bovine collagen). This led to further training in 1998, in sclerotherapy and the early aesthetic uses of Botox^®.

Connie earned her certifications as a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN) and as a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) through the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN). She has been involved in curriculum and test writing, as well as leadership roles for ISPAN. Connie also provides education for P.A.L.E.T.T.E and companies such as Allergan, Galderma, and Revance.

Connie is dedicated to providing optimal aesthetic outcomes, a gold standard level of care, and quality education to meet her clients’ needs. Her artistic eye and attention to detail have been represented on many beautiful faces nationally and internationally.

Julie Bass Kaplan, FNP-BC, NP-C, CANS

Julie began her medical aesthetics career in 1999, when she and her husband opened Disappearing Act Laser & Skin Rejuvenation, a medical spa, in Redding, California. Since then, she has devoted her career exclusively to aesthetic medicine.

Julie received her Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP) from Sonoma State University in California, and her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) and a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN). She is also a Public Health Nurse (PHN) and holds a certificate in Health Care Management (HCMT). Julie currently holds nursing licenses in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Julie has a special interest in teaching safe aesthetic injection techniques. She is a faculty member for PALETTE Resources, a speaker/trainer for the Allergan Medical Institute, and a member of Allergan's Advisory Board. She is also a Scientific Sessions Planning Committee (SSPC) member for the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) Annual Meeting and an Editorial Board member for Plastic Surgical Nursing. Julie has published articles in several medical journals and made presentations at various professional international meetings. She also provides individual injection training workshops through her company, JBK Aesthetics.

Julie’s professional affiliations include the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, and ISPAN. She is also a past president for the North State Cancer League in Redding, California.

Julie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She loves to run and hike with her two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, Stingray and Jamba. She paints with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints whenever the mood strikes. Julie believes that art is her best therapy, and she feels blessed to have a career that allows her to artistically enhance her patients’ natural beauty.

Julie Bass Kaplan, FNP-BC, NP-C, CANS

Julie began her medical aesthetics career in 1999, when she and her husband opened Disappearing Act Laser & Skin Rejuvenation, a medical spa, in Redding, California. Since then, she has devoted her career exclusively to aesthetic medicine.

Julie received her Family Nurse Practitioner certification (FNP) from Sonoma State University in California, and her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) and a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN). She is also a Public Health Nurse (PHN) and holds a certificate in Health Care Management (HCMT). Julie currently holds nursing licenses in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Julie has a special interest in teaching safe aesthetic injection techniques. She is a faculty member for PALETTE Resources, a speaker/trainer for the Allergan Medical Institute, and a member of Allergan's Advisory Board. She is also a Scientific Sessions Planning Committee (SSPC) member for the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) Annual Meeting and an Editorial Board member for Plastic Surgical Nursing. Julie has published articles in several medical journals and made presentations at various professional international meetings. She also provides individual injection training workshops through her company, JBK Aesthetics.

Julie’s professional affiliations include the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, and ISPAN. She is also a past president for the North State Cancer League in Redding, California.

Julie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She loves to run and hike with her two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, Stingray and Jamba. She paints with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints whenever the mood strikes. Julie believes that art is her best therapy, and she feels blessed to have a career that allows her to artistically enhance her patients’ natural beauty.

Steve Yoelin, MD

Steve Yoelin, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist based in Orange County, California, with over 22 years of experience in minimally invasive medical aesthetics, such as techniques using dermal fillers, collagen stimulators, and neurotoxins, as well as fat reduction procedures. He serves as a strategic advisor to companies ranging in size from innovative early-stage startups to multibillion-dollar industry leaders. He also operates a private practice that focuses on aesthetic injectables and has a multiyear waitlist, which he has built exclusively from repeat visits and word-of-mouth referrals.

Dr. Yoelin has trained other clinicians through 2,500+ industry-sponsored global training programs and hundreds of continuing medical education programs. He has also led dozens of clinical trials (Phases 1-4) and investigator-initiated trials and has authored or co-authored many peer-reviewed journal articles, posters, presentations, and a book chapter. In addition, he has been awarded several patents for his research.

Dr. Yoelin has performed dozens of fresh-frozen cadaver dissections over the past several years. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree and ophthalmology residency at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture science and management, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Davis, where he was a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Connie M. Brennan, NP-C, CANS, CPSN, ISPAN-F

Connie M. Brennan is a nationally recognized and much sought-after expert in nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. She is the Founder/President of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC, and the Aesthetic Education Director and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Specialist at Life Time. In her clinical practice, Connie provides aesthetic consultations and comprehensive training in nonsurgical aesthetic injectables. She has been recognized with over 100 honors and is published in more than 25 publications appearing worldwide. Connie has also designed educational tools that are available for purchase online and holds a design patent for the ConnieTray^® aesthetic tray (www.connietray.com).

Connie has a passion for art, music, and education. She has been involved in art (painting and drawing), photography (operated a photography studio in the 80’s), and music (was a wedding singer for 25 years), much of her life. She has worked in aesthetic medicine since 1988, initially as a plastic surgery assistant and clinical photographer. She graduated from nursing school in 1994, and began to integrate her artistic talent into her professional career by becoming one of the first nurses in Minnesota to be trained in the use of dermal fillers (bovine collagen). This led to further training in 1998, in sclerotherapy and the early aesthetic uses of Botox^®.

Connie earned her certifications as a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN) and as a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) through the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN). She has been involved in curriculum and test writing, as well as leadership roles for ISPAN. Connie also provides education for P.A.L.E.T.T.E and companies such as Allergan, Galderma, and Revance.

Connie is dedicated to providing optimal aesthetic outcomes, a gold standard level of care, and quality education to meet her clients’ needs. Her artistic eye and attention to detail have been represented on many beautiful faces nationally and internationally.

Haley J. Wood, MSN, WHNP, CANS

Haley Wood is a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner and certified aesthetic nurse specialist. With over seventeen years’ experience as a nurse practitioner and over thirteen years’ experience as an aesthetic injector, Haley offers her patients a unique combination of experience, knowledge and personal attention. She currently owns her own aesthetic practice, The Look Facial Aesthetics, in Franklin, Tennessee.

Haley graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Evansville, Indiana, followed by training in trauma intensive care nursing at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Kentucky. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Haley is a national trainer and speaker for Allergan and Galderma, a member of advisory boards for Allergan, Galderma, and Revance Therapeutics, and expert faculty for PALETTE Resources. Having trained over four thousand health care providers over her career, she serves as a national resource to new and experienced injectors. In addition, she has served as educator and trainer for new hires for Allergan. One of her greatest accomplishments was serving on six occasions as lead faculty for Allergan Medical Institute meetings, where she led and trained national trainers in the correct methods of aesthetic injecting.

Haley is a member of the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses, and has served as a board member, program chair, and newsletter editor for that organization. She also created the first Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) review course and study guide as a resource to help eligible nurses become certified in aesthetic nursing.

She was voted among the top ten Most Loved Injectors by RealSelf, an online aesthetics resource, in 2017. She has also written an eBook, 50 Things You Need to be a Great Aesthetic Nurse, which serves as an introduction to nurses who are interested in the aesthetics field. In addition, she has served as a faculty mentor for doctoral nursing students, and assisted in the creation of a standardized checklist and intake assessment tool for use prior to dermal filler treatment called the ACIST.

As a nurse entrepreneur, she manages six staff members and offers a variety of nonsurgical procedures in her medical aesthetics practice. She is also editor-in-chief of her own beauty and wellness magazine, The Look. She enjoys mentoring nurse practitioner students through clinical rotations in aesthetics since formal education venues are not available.

In 2017, she created Aesthetic Masterminds, a mastermind group of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses who own their medical practices and meet annually to share best business practices. Collaboration among peers is essential to Haley’s career.

Aside from her professional accomplishments, Haley enjoys her time with her son, Will, and two goldendoodles, Annie and Wriggle.