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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 51 MIN

From Side Hustle to a Two-Location Medspa with Katrina Flowers-Piercy

from Behind the Needle · host Mike LeMieux

Katrina Flowers-Pierie spent years as a Physician Assistant in emergency services and trauma surgery before she ever picked up a syringe for aesthetics. The 24-hour call shifts, the adrenaline, the high-stakes environment — she loved all of it. Until she had kids. Then the math stopped working.So she pivoted. Slowly at first, building medical aesthetics as a side business in 2013 while still working in acute care. Then 2020 hit, everyone started staring at their own faces on Zoom, and what was once a side hustle became LISSÈ Medical Aesthetics. A two-location practice in Gig Harbor and University Place, Washington that does a lot more than injectables.This episode is proof that the most unexpected backgrounds can make for the most well-rounded injectors.In this episode:How a career in trauma surgery shaped Katrina's clinical instincts and why that medical foundation makes her a better aesthetic providerWhat a true one-stop shop actually looks like: injectables, regenerative medicine, wellness, skin care, and advanced laser treatments all under one roofWhy Katrina is fired up about the Sciton Halo and TRL, and how newer laser technology is delivering serious results with a fraction of the old downtimeHer honest take on hormone replacement therapy and why she believes HRT is about a lot more than managing menopause symptomsThe "slow roll" approach she swears by and why she would rather start you on a skin care routine than put you straight under a laserWhy 80% of your results come from what you do at home, and what that means before you spend a single dollar on in-office treatments=Resources + LinksWork with Mike, learn more about social media and ads for your MedSpa: https://medspamediagroup.com/Book with LISSÈ Medical Aesthetics: https://lissemedspa.com/FollowMike LeMieux: https://www.instagram.com/mikelemieux/MedSpa Media: https://www.instagram.com/medspa_media/LISSÈ Medical Aesthetics: https://www.instagram.com/lisse_medical_aesthetics_/Katrina Flowers-Piercy: https://www.instagram.com/lisse_pa_katrina_/

Katrina Flowers-Pierie spent years as a Physician Assistant in emergency services and trauma surgery before she ever picked up a syringe for aesthetics. The 24-hour call shifts, the adrenaline, the high-stakes environment — she loved all of it. Until she had kids. Then the math stopped working. So she pivoted. Slowly at first, building medical aesthetics as a side business in 2013 while still working in acute care. Then 2020 hit, everyone started staring at their own faces on Zoom, and what w...

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Katrina Flowers-Pierie spent years as a Physician Assistant in emergency services and trauma surgery before she ever picked up a syringe for aesthetics. The 24-hour call shifts, the adrenaline, the high-stakes environment — she loved all of it....

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