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.

Keith Marcus, MD

Dr. Keith Marcus is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in private practice in Redondo Beach, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with honors and attended medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After medical school, he completed a five-year residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he specialized in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In Michigan, he spent five years training under one of the world’s most renowned facial plastic surgeons, Dr. Shan Baker. Subsequently, he completed one of the busiest and most diverse Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowships in the United States.

Dr. Marcus received an award for passing his facial plastic surgery boards in the 99th percentile, and won the prestigious John Orlando Roe Award, given by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, for his groundbreaking research. Dr. Marcus has also served as an oral board examiner for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery since 2014.

Dr. Marcus balances his busy clinical practice with his passion for education and research. He lectures, teaches and trains on a weekly basis, in addition to performing clinical research and clinical trials for new product indications. He travels both nationally and internationally to teach and educate on expert techniques for noninvasive aesthetic modalities, including injectables and lasers. Dr. Marcus strives to treat patients with respect and integrity while achieving optimal cosmetic results.

Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS

Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS, is a Diplomate and an elected member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in private practice in Beverly Hills, California.

He is the Principal of Integrative Operating Theatres, a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center located in the heart of the Beverly Hills triangle.

Dr. Vallecillos has a practice emphasis on minimally invasive complex facial surgery, revision surgery of the nose and breasts, and regenerative cell-assisted therapies. He is regarded as a pioneer in the adaptation and utilization of combined soft tissue contraction technologies to achieve outstanding results in high-definition facial and body contouring.

Dr. Vallecillos is an active speaker at national and international events, including Plastic Surgery The Meeting (organized by the ASPS), the International Neurotoxin Association’s biennial TOXINS Conferences, the California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, the Multispecialty Aesthetic Conference, the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses meetings, and the IMCAS World Congress held annually in Paris.

Dr. Vallecillos has served as a P.A.L.E.T.T.E. faculty member since 2008 and is recognized as a leading expert in minimally invasive soft tissue enhancements. He has trained thousands of top-ranked physicians, surgeons, and aesthetic medicine practitioners throughout the United States and internationally in advanced aesthetic injection techniques. He is a Galderma GAIN Master Trainer, and served as the Chief Clinical Investigator for Coapt Systems’ Novielle injectable filler study and as a consultant for InMode and Hans BioMed.

His current areas of interest include stem cell translational medicine and cellular reprogramming in its application to longevity and de-aging.

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.

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.

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.

Keith Marcus, MD

Dr. Keith Marcus is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in private practice in Redondo Beach, California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with honors and attended medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After medical school, he completed a five-year residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he specialized in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In Michigan, he spent five years training under one of the world’s most renowned facial plastic surgeons, Dr. Shan Baker. Subsequently, he completed one of the busiest and most diverse Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowships in the United States.

Dr. Marcus received an award for passing his facial plastic surgery boards in the 99th percentile, and won the prestigious John Orlando Roe Award, given by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, for his groundbreaking research. Dr. Marcus has also served as an oral board examiner for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery since 2014.

Dr. Marcus balances his busy clinical practice with his passion for education and research. He lectures, teaches and trains on a weekly basis, in addition to performing clinical research and clinical trials for new product indications. He travels both nationally and internationally to teach and educate on expert techniques for noninvasive aesthetic modalities, including injectables and lasers. Dr. Marcus strives to treat patients with respect and integrity while achieving optimal cosmetic results.

Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS

Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS, is a Diplomate and an elected member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in private practice in Beverly Hills, California.

He is the Principal of Integrative Operating Theatres, a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center located in the heart of the Beverly Hills triangle.

Dr. Vallecillos has a practice emphasis on minimally invasive complex facial surgery, revision surgery of the nose and breasts, and regenerative cell-assisted therapies. He is regarded as a pioneer in the adaptation and utilization of combined soft tissue contraction technologies to achieve outstanding results in high-definition facial and body contouring.

Dr. Vallecillos is an active speaker at national and international events, including Plastic Surgery The Meeting (organized by the ASPS), the International Neurotoxin Association’s biennial TOXINS Conferences, the California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, the Multispecialty Aesthetic Conference, the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses meetings, and the IMCAS World Congress held annually in Paris.

Dr. Vallecillos has served as a P.A.L.E.T.T.E. faculty member since 2008 and is recognized as a leading expert in minimally invasive soft tissue enhancements. He has trained thousands of top-ranked physicians, surgeons, and aesthetic medicine practitioners throughout the United States and internationally in advanced aesthetic injection techniques. He is a Galderma GAIN Master Trainer, and served as the Chief Clinical Investigator for Coapt Systems’ Novielle injectable filler study and as a consultant for InMode and Hans BioMed.

His current areas of interest include stem cell translational medicine and cellular reprogramming in its application to longevity and de-aging.

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.

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.