Monica Heller

Monica Heller owns Laser by Monica and serves as its safety officer. She holds New York State certification as an Esthetic Laser Specialist and graduated from L'Atelier Esthetique. Before training as an aesthetician she worked in department stores and Madison Avenue boutiques. After graduating, she began working at a Madison Avenue skin and laser boutique, where within three years she became the busiest and most requested technician there. She later worked as a senior technician at a New York City med spa before opening her first studio in Murray Hill in 2016. She has performed more than 70,000 aesthetic treatments, including laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation, peels, acne treatments and facials. In 2014 she partnered with a New York modeling agency, treating models before castings, runway shows and campaigns, and Teen Vogue named her among a model's beauty secrets. She has also written an article for Euro Cosmetic, a trade journal for skin care manufacturers. She treats both men and women. Reviews describe her as calm, patient and warm, and say she talks clients through what each treatment involves and what recovery looks like. Reviewers also say she is careful about questions on risks and expected results, and she guides first-time laser clients through each step.