Our Team
Kara Paszek, APRN, FNP-BC
- Owner, Medical Director, and Injector
I am a board-certified Nurse Practitioner and have completed numerous Botox and filler trainings. I am also an expert in many other aesthetic services. Being certified in Botox injections and dermal fillers by the National Laser Institute, I strive to give my clients facial balancing and rejuvenation. With 14 years of experience in the healthcare field and a focus on emergency medicine, cardiology, and aesthetics, I have a wide range of tools on my belt.
I have worked in medicine for my entire adult life, taking care of patients with acute and chronic conditions. I worked as a nurse in Cardiac Intensive Care and in the Emergency Room for three years, then I decided to seek my advanced practice degree to expand the care I could provide and to gain the skills to operate autonomously.
Now having spent a decade as a nurse practitioner in the emergency room and in aesthetics, I have found that helping people inside and out brings me true satisfaction.
Having experienced aesthetics treatments from the patient’s side, I knew this was a field in which I could give back to people and help them feel even better than they already do.
While seeking my dual master degrees in advanced practice nursing with a focus on Family Practice and Leadership in 2012, I realized my dream of owning my own aesthetics practice was within reach.
In 2020, after gaining a great deal of experience in aesthetics, with numerous trainings, I opened Alpine Aesthetics and Wellness with the goal of providing wholesome, natural looking, and amazing results to clients in the Washoe County area, and beyond! I combined my passion for creating art and my medical experience, to work with individuals and achieve the results they wanted. Ironically enough, when I first went to college my degree was interior design due to my love and passion for creating art. My priority has always been individual satisfaction, which is why I consult with each client about achieving realistic and natural looking results that accentuate every person’s beauty. I strive to take every client from an “A” to an “A+”.
When I am not working with clients to feel their best, I am spending time with my three dogs and husband outside. You can find me ripping down mountain bike trails, crawling out of a tent at 6am to enjoy a sunrise in the backcountry, visiting my favorite west coast breweries, or drinking coffee and reading a book. I believe dogs, the outdoors, and alpine mountains are food for the soul, bringing introspection and mental therapy to everyone who enjoys them!
Danielle Lopez, RN
- Injector
Danielle is our wonderful and talented nurse injector who has a passion for helping clients on their journey to achieve their most confident selves while maintaining safe and realistic expectations. She is extremely skilled with a needle and her specialty is lip filler with natural results.
She graduated top of her class at Truckee Meadows Community College in 2020. When she is not performing beautiful treatments on clients, she is dedicated to life as a NICU nurse. Originally from Dixon, CA, she relocated Reno to further her education. Danielle is a proud mother of two boys and has a love for all the seasons and spending time with her husband and children.
Meet our Support Staff
Zoey
Lily
Payne