Heather Rypien

Heather Rypien, RN, BSN, CANS, is one of the country's top injectors and a nationally recognized trainer, now practicing at Beck Aesthetic Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina, alongside board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Joel Beck. She earned her ADN from Queens University Charlotte (Summa Cum Laude) and her BSN from Winston Salem State University (Magna Cum Laude). She is a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist through the Plastic Surgical Certification Board. She is licensed in 38 states. Before settling in Charlotte, she was a well-known Upper East Side injector who commuted to the Manhattan-based Skin Spirit each week. Her career path took her from flight attendant to ER nurse to aesthetics. She has been injecting for 12 years and has led more than 65 injector trainings across the country. She is a top Galderma Gen Now speaker and trainer, a speaker and trainer for Allergan Medical Institute, and faculty for Aesthetic Consulting and Training in Hickory, North Carolina. She has sat on numerous advisory boards for Galderma and Allergan and has presented at major conferences including AMSPA and Aesthetic Next. She has extensive training from some of the world's top injectors including Julie Horne, Arthur Swift MD, and Mauricio DeMaio. Dubbed the busiest girl in aesthetics, she is also listed among the trainers who taught Melissa McFarlane of Blossum Aesthetics. She was featured on the For the Record podcast and in Scoop Charlotte. Patients fly from as far as Nebraska to see her, praising her attentiveness to detail, natural-looking results, and honest approach. She emphasizes thorough consultations with emphasis on health history and skincare, and will not promise anything beyond her scope or camouflage problem areas. Services include Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers, Sculptra, lip augmentation, facial balancing, cheek filler, jawline contouring, and full-face rejuvenation.