Photo Credit: Nicole Schaefer
At only 25 years old, Nicole Schaefer stepped into her first entrepreneurial venture. She owned an advanced skin spa in South Jersey called The Beauty Lounge, which she expanded on with her own line of skincare and body products.
Schaefer has always been passionate about beauty and business, even sharing her eye for aesthetic looks with the world of commercial and high fashion as a professional makeup artist. However, her background in the medical field of cardiology shifted her focus to intertwining aesthetic beauty and health.
Today, as the founder of NS.Aesthetics Med Spa, she leads the medical aesthetic industry toward natural, individualized treatment by focusing on the beauty the body already provides.
Science Meets Skin
Schaefer leads her women-owned business as a registered nurse and licensed medical aesthetician with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Her clinic offers specialized treatments that center around enhancing a person’s natural features.
Schaefer’s approach sidelines solutions for regenerative treatment options that embrace the body’s innate ability to rejuvenate. Her clients find balance in options like collagen bio stimulators , PCL/PLLA/PDO threads, Salmon DNA which immediately present a long-lasting, youthful look by stimulating collagen production down on a cellular level, creating natural results that are non detectable.
“It’s not about changing your looks but enhancing and maintaining,” says Schaefer. “Letting your skin be your best accessory.”
Another popular treatment is platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which gives patients noticeable anti-aging results which may lessen the need for neurotoxins or dermal fillers. By reinjecting patients with their own platelets, their skin is restored with their body’s regenerative qualities. Neurotoxins and dermal fillers have their places but need to be layered with other treatments to target skin needs to give the optimal overall results.
Reputation Built on Trust, Backed by Results
One of the most valued elements of Schaefer’s clinic is how she tailors treatment plans based on her clients’ aesthetic goals. She performs advanced therapies with individualized care, building a reputation on trust and results.
“I take my reputation very seriously and always will give my best to patients,” says Schaefer. “My name is on their faces, and I make sure my employees have those same standards and only want to be the best.”
Her industry leadership and treatment success have earned her recognition as one of the Top 200 Injectors in the nation. NS.Aesthetics has also been named Best Medical Spa of 2025 by South Jersey Magazine. Schaefer is a National Aesthetics Trainer and Clinical Educator for a number of leading aesthetic brands.
Learning and Leading Aesthetic Standards
Schaefer’s ongoing commitment to education and training is part of what keeps her and the clinic at the top of the industry. She has a genuine interest in the future of beauty and health, and as a national aesthetics trainer and clinical educator, she prioritizes learning and sharing knowledge.
“Learning is growing, and I am always moving forward by keeping up with the latest and greatest in education and technology,” says Schaefer. “I plan on giving my best to patients and always striving to be at the top of the medical aesthetics field.”
Schaefer is not only shaping patient perspectives and aesthetic outcomes but pushing professional standards to a new level.
Redefining Beauty and Aging
NS.Aesthetics is part of the changing language and standards surrounding aesthetic beauty, promoting natural looks and self-confidence. Schaefer connects clients to their inherent beauty by providing advanced aesthetic services along with individualized care and innovative products.
With her authentic approach and industry knowledge, Schaefer and NS.Aesthetics are subtly shifting the narrative around aging. Aging is not a flaw to be fixed but a process to be embraced to highlight your best features.
