WELLNESS REFINED
EVIDENCE BASED CARE - TAILORED TO YOU.
ABOUT WELLNESS REFINED
EVIDENCE-INFORMED CARE, TAILORED TO YOU
At Wellness Refined, care is personal, thoughtful, and grounded in clinical excellence. Founded by Paula Russo, MSN, FNP-C, CANS, the practice was created for patients seeking more than rushed appointments, generic recommendations, or one-size-fits-all treatment plans.
Every experience begins with listening—to your concerns, history, lifestyle, preferences, and long-term goals.
more from our clients...
Geri D.
I have been seeing Paula Russo for more years than I can count! I am always thrilled with her work. Her Clear Brilliance laser has taken 10 yrs off my face and neck!
Susie D.
I am so overjoyed with my filler results! Absolutely painless and zero bruising.
Sarah P.
Paula is always fantastic! Highly recommend
ABOUT WELLNESS REFINED
CARE WITH MORE INTENTION
Thoughtful wellness and aesthetic care built around listening, clinical judgment, education, and a deeper understanding of the person behind the goals.
see what our clients have been saying...
Geri D.
I have been seeing Paula Russo for more years than I can count! I am always thrilled with her work. Her Clear Brilliance laser has taken 10 yrs off my face and neck!
Susie D.
I am so overjoyed with my filler results! Absolutely painless and zero bruising.
Sarah P.
Paula is always fantastic! Highly recommend
Paula Russo, MSN, FNP-C, CANS
FOUNDER & CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS REFINED

*Family Nurse Practitioner — American Association of Nurse Practitioners
*Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist — Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
*Obesity Medicine Association — Active Member
*Advanced training in women’s hormone health and men’s testosterone therapy
*Advanced education in obesity medicine, GLP-1, and metabolic therapies
PRP, PRF, PRF Gel, and regenerative medicine training
*UltraClear™ laser resurfacing training
*Advanced neuromodulator and facial contouring injectable techniques
*Therapeutic neuromodulator protocols for TMJ, migraine, and hyperhidrosis
– Same trusted clinical approach
– Expanded wellness and aesthetic care
– Natural-looking, refined results
– Personalized treatment planning
– Hormone, metabolic, and regenerative support
– Care built around your long-term goals
Patients are encouraged to ask questions, understand their options, and feel confident in the next step. Whether your plan includes wellness care, aesthetics, regenerative therapy, or a combination of services, the experience is designed to feel intentional and supportive.
Many patients come to Wellness Refined after feeling rushed, overlooked, or uncertain about their next step. Paula takes time to listen, explain options clearly, and develop thoughtful recommendations grounded in clinical precision, collaboration, and each patient’s individual goals.
Consistent results begin with experience, refined technique, and a thorough understanding of facial anatomy and aesthetic balance. Paula combines years of clinical practice with ongoing education to deliver care with precision, safety, restraint, and an artistic eye.
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Paula Russo, MSN, FNP-C, CANS, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in aesthetic nursing. Her clinical background spans internal medicine, hormone health, metabolic care, regenerative therapies, laser treatments, and aesthetic medicine.
EXPERIENCE & ARTISTRY
Her passion for aesthetic nursing began in 2001 and has evolved into a highly refined, patient-centered approach to care. Throughout her career, she has developed advanced expertise in injectables, neuromodulators, dermal fillers, laser therapies, regenerative treatments, and whole-person wellness.
By combining clinical precision with an artistic eye, Paula creates treatment plans designed to produce natural, balanced results that reflect each patient’s individual features and goals.
A MORE PERSONAL APPROACH
After seeing too many patients feel rushed, overlooked, or overtreated, Paula created Wellness Refined to offer a more thoughtful and intentional experience.
Her goal is to provide calm, thorough, educational care that is genuinely centered around each patient—never standardized or hurried.
WHOLE-PERSON CARE
Paula takes time to understand each patient’s symptoms, lifestyle, medical history, prior experiences, and long-term goals before recommending care.
Whether the focus is hormone health, metabolic support, aesthetics, regenerative therapy, or wellness, every recommendation is grounded in safety, education, and clinical judgment.
EDUCATION & ADVANCED TRAINING
Paula earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Regis University in Denver and holds the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist credential, reflecting advanced knowledge and experience in aesthetic procedures, injectables, and laser-based treatments.
She has also served as a trainer in advanced aesthetic techniques and remains committed to continuing education, evolving clinical standards, emerging technology, and thoughtful treatment innovation.
PAULA RUSSO
MSN, FNP-C, CANS
FOUNDER & CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS REFINED

*Family Nurse Practitioner — American Association of Nurse Practitioners
*Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist — Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
*Obesity Medicine Association — Active Member
*Advanced training in women’s hormone health and men’s testosterone therapy
*Advanced education in obesity medicine, GLP-1, and metabolic therapies
PRP, PRF, PRF Gel, and regenerative medicine training
*UltraClear™ laser resurfacing training
*Advanced neuromodulator and facial contouring injectable techniques
*Therapeutic neuromodulator protocols for TMJ, migraine, and hyperhidrosis
– Same trusted clinical approach
– Expanded wellness and aesthetic care
– Natural-looking, refined results
– Personalized treatment planning
– Hormone, metabolic, and regenerative support
– Care built around your long-term goals
Patients are encouraged to ask questions, understand their options, and feel confident in the next step. Whether your plan includes wellness care, aesthetics, regenerative therapy, or a combination of services, the experience is designed to feel intentional and supportive.
Many patients come to Wellness Refined after feeling rushed, overlooked, or uncertain about their next step. Paula takes time to listen, explain options clearly, and develop thoughtful recommendations grounded in clinical precision, collaboration, and each patient’s individual goals.
Consistent results begin with experience, refined technique, and a thorough understanding of facial anatomy and aesthetic balance. Paula combines years of clinical practice with ongoing education to deliver care with precision, safety, restraint, and an artistic eye.
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Paula Russo, MSN, FNP-C, CANS, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in aesthetic nursing. Her clinical background spans internal medicine, hormone health, metabolic care, regenerative therapies, laser treatments, and aesthetic medicine.
EXPERIENCE & ARTISTRY
Her passion for aesthetic nursing began in 2001 and has evolved into a highly refined, patient-centered approach to care. Throughout her career, she has developed advanced expertise in injectables, neuromodulators, dermal fillers, laser therapies, regenerative treatments, and whole-person wellness.
By combining clinical precision with an artistic eye, Paula creates treatment plans designed to produce natural, balanced results that reflect each patient’s individual features and goals.
A MORE PERSONAL APPROACH
After seeing too many patients feel rushed, overlooked, or overtreated, Paula created Wellness Refined to offer a more thoughtful and intentional experience.
Her goal is to provide calm, thorough, educational care that is genuinely centered around each patient—never standardized or hurried.
WHOLE-PERSON CARE
Paula takes time to understand each patient’s symptoms, lifestyle, medical history, prior experiences, and long-term goals before recommending care.
Whether the focus is hormone health, metabolic support, aesthetics, regenerative therapy, or wellness, every recommendation is grounded in safety, education, and clinical judgment.
EDUCATION & ADVANCED TRAINING
Paula earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Regis University in Denver and holds the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist credential, reflecting advanced knowledge and experience in aesthetic procedures, injectables, and laser-based treatments.
She has also served as a trainer in advanced aesthetic techniques and remains committed to continuing education, evolving clinical standards, emerging technology, and thoughtful treatment innovation.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The Evolution: The Injection Specialist to Wellness Refined
Wellness Refined is the natural evolution of The Injection Specialist — expanding from a focused aesthetic practice into a more comprehensive destination for personalized wellness, hormone optimization, metabolic health, regenerative care, and natural-result aesthetics.
The new name reflects a broader vision while preserving the same clinical precision, conservative approach, and personalized experience patients have come to trust.
This next chapter better represents the full scope of care now offered — from injectables, facial balancing, laser treatments, and skin rejuvenation to BHRT, medical weight management, PRP/PRF therapies, concierge wellness, and long-term care planning.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The Evolution: The Injection Specialist → Wellness Refined
Wellness Refined is the natural evolution of The Injection Specialist—expanding trusted, precision-focused aesthetic care into a broader approach to wellness, hormone health, metabolic care, regenerative therapies, laser treatments, and natural-result aesthetics.
The name has changed to better reflect the full scope of care. The commitment to thoughtful treatment, clinical precision, and natural-looking results remains.