Our Team

**Kara Paszek,** APRN, FNP-BC
*Owner and sole injector*

I am a board certified Nurse Practitioner with numerous botox and filler trainings as well as being an expert with many other aesthetic services. Being certified in Botox injections and dermal fillers by National Laser Institute, I strive to give my clients facial balancing and rejuvenation. with 12 years of experience in the healthcare field, with a focus on emergency room, cardiology, and aesthetics, I have a wide range of tools in 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 about five years, then I decided to seek my advanced practice degree to expand the care I could provide to people and to operate autonomously.
Now having spent almost a decade as a nurse practitioner in emergency care and aesthetics, I have found 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’s 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 2021, 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 too my love and passion for creating and 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 especially alpine mountains are food for the soul, bringing introspection and mental therapy to everyone who enjoys them!