
Expert NP Care
Experienced nurse practitioner delivering safe, personalized treatments with natural-looking results.

Nurse Practitioner Led
Personalized medical aesthetics and medically supervised weight loss designed around your goals — with thoughtful care, natural-looking results, and medical expertise you can trust.
Why Patients Choose Ascend
Everything we do is centered around thoughtful care, honest guidance, and treatments selected specifically for you.

Experienced nurse practitioner delivering safe, personalized treatments with natural-looking results.

Every recommendation is tailored to your goals, lifestyle, and long-term wellness—not one-size-fits-all packages.

Evidence-based products and advanced treatments selected for quality, safety, and lasting results.

Private appointments, thoughtful guidance, and a welcoming environment designed around your comfort.

Meet Tera
Tera Salness is the Nurse Practitioner and founder of Ascend Beauty & Wellness. She built this practice around a single idea: patients deserve more than a quick appointment and a list of services.
Every plan begins with a real conversation, a careful assessment, and treatments thoughtfully matched to your goals.
Her approach blends clinical expertise with a calm, unhurried patient experience — focused on natural-looking results, healthy aging, and ongoing support along the way.
— Tera Salness
Founder & Nurse Practitioner
Signature Program
Achieving sustainable weight loss starts with understanding your health — not following a one-size-fits-all plan. Tera combines GLP-1 therapy with ongoing medical guidance, education, and personalized support so your treatment evolves with you every step of the way.
Comprehensive Medical Assessment
A complete review of your health history, goals, and lifestyle.
GLP-1 Therapy Options
Semaglutide and Tirzepatide when clinically appropriate.
Ongoing Provider Support
Regular follow-ups and personalized dosage adjustments.
Lifestyle & Wellness Guidance
Long-term coaching for sustainable success.

OUR TREATMENTS
Every treatment begins with a personalized consultation and a customized plan designed around your goals. Whether you're focused on weight loss, skin rejuvenation, or natural facial aesthetics, our approach is always personalized, medically guided, and never rushed.

Smooth fine lines and soften facial wrinkles with personalized Botox treatments that deliver refreshed, natural-looking results while preserving your unique expressions.
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Stimulate collagen production to improve skin texture, tone, acne scars, and overall skin health using the first FDA-cleared microneedling device.
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Advanced PDGF+ growth factor therapy that supports skin recovery, enhances collagen production, and maximizes rejuvenation following aesthetic treatments.
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Our Philosophy
Every treatment begins with understanding your goals — not selling a procedure. We take time to listen, educate, and build a personalized plan that fits your lifestyle, comfort level, and long-term vision. Whether you're pursuing healthier skin, natural facial rejuvenation, or medically supervised weight loss, our recommendations are always guided by what's best for you.
Every treatment plan is designed around your unique goals, lifestyle, and comfort level.
Evidence-based aesthetic medicine delivered with honesty and clinical experience.
Enhancements that help you look refreshed and confident while still looking like yourself.
What to Expect

Reach out at your own pace. We'll find a time that works and confirm any details ahead of your visit.
Typically 20–30 minutes
An unhurried conversation about your goals, history, and what you're hoping to feel — not just look like.
No pressure. No obligation.
A clear, individualized treatment plan with realistic expectations and transparent next steps.
Customized to your goals.
Follow-ups, adjustments, and guidance as you go. You're not handed a result — you're walked toward one.
We're with you every step.
Ready to take the first step?
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Our practice is growing thoughtfully. New services will be added as we're ready to offer them at the same level of care.





Questions
Every treatment begins with a conversation. Here are answers to a few of the questions we hear most often. If you don't find what you're looking for, we're always happy to help.
Still have questions?
Contact UsSchedule a personalized consultation with Tera to discuss your goals, explore your options, and build a treatment plan designed specifically for you.
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Share a few details and we'll reach out to confirm a time. All consultations are by appointment.