01/26/2026
✨ Please welcome our newest team member, Melissa✨
Relocating to North Carolina in 2002 on military orders to USCG Station Fort Macon, her journey shaped both her life and career. She entered aesthetics through cosmetology in 2006, drawn to the science of skin and meaningful patient care. After five years in practice, she earned her cosmetology and esthetic teaching licenses, where early exposure to medical aesthetics and laser technology defined her path.
By 2012, her focus centered on advanced skin correction, laser modalities, and injectable-adjacent care. She went on to manage a Med Spa in New Bern, working extensively with wellness-based technologies including NIR & FIR saunas, lymphatic vibration therapy, LED light therapy beds, and inflammation-targeted treatments. Seeking advanced laser certification, she later trained through the National Laser Institute in Texas.
She then joined a full-service medical spa offering injectables, hormone replacement, IV therapy, body sculpting, and advanced lasers. In late 2017, she returned to the North Carolina coast, spending seven and a half years at a Medspa & Skin Care & Laser Center, earning ZO Skin Health Specialist & Expert recognition, Alastin certification, and CoolSculpting Master Certification.
Her approach is focused, honest, and results-driven — prioritizing patient safety, education, realistic expectations, and long-term skin health. Direct yet compassionate, she’s committed to building trust and delivering transformative results.
She’s excited to continue expanding her expertise in regenerative and restorative aesthetics alongside the team at UM&A. 🤍 Let’s give Melissa a warm welcome 👇
