Neekan Rivera, PA-C

Neekan Rivera owns and runs Aère Aesthetics, where she also practices as a physician assistant holding the PA-C credential. Her focus is full-facial rejuvenation, and her clinical work includes skin resurfacing, microneedling, PDO threads, scar revision and skincare, drawing on experience in both clinical and cosmetic dermatology. Cosmetic treatments have been her concentration since 2013. She holds a Bachelor's in Health Sciences, cum laude, from the University of Miami (2009) and a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies, also cum laude, from George Washington University. Early in her career she was a research assistant at the Dermatology Research Institute in Miami, working on clinical trials of fillers and Botox. She then practiced internal medicine in Denver, later took a position at a cosmetic dermatology clinic in Los Angeles, and afterward opened her own practice in Beverly Hills. The site says she provides services in both Los Angeles and Denver. Her training roles include national trainer for Allergan and Galderma and trainer for Allergan Medical Institute, Galderma and PDO Mint Threads. She was one of a few trainers asked to serve on Allergan's West Coast Advisory Board. The site calls her one of Allergan's most requested trainers and one of the most requested in Los Angeles. She also leads the clinical philosophy of the practice, which centers on safety, precision and full-face balance, and works as a mentor, educator and industry voice. The site describes her as a nationally recognized aesthetic expert and lists her among the Top 30 Women in Aesthetics and Best Injectors in America Top 100. Clients have come from around the world.