Connie Brennan, NP-BC, APRN, AGNP-BC, PHN, CANS, CPSN, CPC, ISPAN-F is a board-certified nurse practitioner, and aesthetic pioneer, who balances cutting-edge science and art with compassionate holistic evidenced-based regenerative medical patient care. Connie Brennan has dedicated the last 30+ years in the regenerative aesthetic and intégrative health medical specialty and is pleased to partner with Skin Spirit in Wayzata, MN, maintaining pristine patient care and elite team talent development.
Connie’s history of experience includes a passion for the aesthetic and regenerative medical specialty. She is the President/Founder of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC (an education-focused company), Connie, created and developed the patented ConnieTray®, the Aesthetic Anatomy Coach flip chart, and S.T.A.R. Anatomy Posters. Her company partners with leading aesthetic businesses, such as Allergan, Galderma, Merz, Palette, Revance, and RVL Pharmaceuticals to educate and mentor fellow peers as well as create educational curriculum for larger scale. Connie has served as the Aesthetic Education Director at Life Time Aesthetic Center, creating the first year-long apprentice program in our region as well as ongoing mentoring and educating the team of aesthetic specialists. Connie is very passionate about education and has been instrumental in the piloting and development of the first nationally recognized certification exam for aesthetic nurses (Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist – CANS) offered by the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN).
As a young woman, Connie began her aesthetic journey as an entrepreneur and photographer. Her dual passion for the arts and medicine led to opening a portrait studio while she pursued medical education. With an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for aesthetic injectables, Connie began working with plastic surgeons in 1988 and became one of the first nurses in Minnesota to be trained in bovine collagen (1994) and botulinum toxin (Botox®; 1997) injection technique (i.e., prior to FDA’s approval of Botox® Cosmetic in 2002).
Over the course of 30+ years in aesthetics, Connie has had many roles which include operating room (surgical) scrub, circulating nurse, recovery room nurse, clinical photographer, clinical manager,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officer, aesthetic injection specialist, educator, mentor, member of multiple organizational boards, faculty speaker, aesthetic curriculum developer, task force member for aesthetic exam development, co-author of the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) exam, manuscript reviewer, author of 25+ peer-reviewed aesthetic articles, member of several aesthetic and professional associations, licensed in 11 states, certified as a nurse practitioner.
Connie’s personal mantra: Perceive need, and ultimately, create pathways to elevate others!
Top Five Strengths: Lifelong Learner, Positivity, Responsibility, Adaptability, Futuristic.
Disclosures: Connie Brennan is a faculty trainer, speaker, educator, and/or advisory board consultant for Allergan, Galderma, Merz, Palette, Revance, and RVL Pharmaceuticals.
