A medical spa in Tennessee is a hybrid setting that sits between a cosmetic dermatology clinic and a day spa: the procedural menu typically covers neuromodulators, hyaluronic acid soft-tissue fillers, intense pulsed light photofacials, broad band light treatments, fractional and ablative laser resurfacing, microneedling, hydradermabrasion facials, body contouring, and medical-grade skincare, while the staffing model rests on registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who deliver the procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed Tennessee physician serving as medical director. The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners published a Medical Spa Registry framework that requires every med spa operating in the state to register with the Department of Health, name a medical director who is a Tennessee-licensed MD or DO, and document the supervisory relationship for each delegated procedure. Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63 Chapter 6 lays out the underlying medical practice act, and the Board of Nursing rules govern which injectables and energy-based procedures a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse may perform under physician delegation. The American Med Spa Association publishes a compliance workbook that the better operators in the state use as a baseline.
The three Nashville med spas below were filtered against four screens: a medical director who is a board-certified MD or DO actively involved in the spa operation rather than a paper figure, at least seven years of continuous Nashville operation, registered nurse or nurse practitioner injectors on staff, and a treatment menu that runs across the full physician-supervised med spa scope rather than a single category. Each spa profiled here operates under direct physician oversight as defined under Tennessee Board guidance, separating this category from the dermatologist cosmetic clinic model covered in a separate sector.
Quick Comparison #
| Firm | Credentials | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman Aesthetic Center | Established 1980 under Dr. Deborah Sherman, MD and Dr. Mark Melson, MD, both board-certified ophthalmologists and oculoplastic surgeons. | Four-product neuromodulator panel, multi-brand HA filler portfolio, Kybella, DiamondGlow, peels, dermaplaning under physician supervision. |
| Belle Meade Medical Spa | Dr. Lee Howard, MD, FACS, board-certified general surgeon and cosmetic surgeon with St. George's University and Lehigh Valley training. | Injectables, HA fillers, laser therapy, body contouring, in-office liposuction, IV infusion therapy, SkinPen microneedling, functional medicine. |
| Amalie Aesthetics | Kristin Quigley, FNP-C lead injector with Dr. John David Rosdeutscher, MD as Chief Medical Officer, double-board-certified plastic surgeon. | Botox and Dysport, HA fillers, Kybella, IPL, BroadBand Light, fractional non-ablative resurfacing, SkinPen, hydradermabrasion facials. |
1. Sherman Aesthetic Center #
Sherman Aesthetic Center operates from 28 White Bridge Pike, Suite 205, in West Nashville under the direction of Dr. Deborah Sherman, MD, a board-certified ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon, with Dr. Mark Melson, MD, a second board-certified ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon, working alongside her on the medical side. The practice was established in 1980, giving it more than four decades of continuous Middle Tennessee history, and Dr. Sherman has been injecting onabotulinumtoxinA Botox since 1987, which places her among the earliest injectors in the southeast United States and predates the 2002 FDA approval of Botox Cosmetic for glabellar lines.
Physician-led injectable program with founder-era depth #
The Sherman injectable menu covers the full four-product neuromodulator panel of onabotulinumtoxinA Botox Cosmetic, daxibotulinumtoxinA Daxxify, abobotulinumtoxinA Dysport, and incobotulinumtoxinA Xeomin, allowing the injector to match a patient’s onset and duration preference to a specific product profile. The soft-tissue filler program runs across the Allergan Juvederm Vycross collection, the Galderma Restylane XpresHAn portfolio, the Revance RHA Resilient Hyaluronic Acid family, and calcium hydroxylapatite Radiesse for biostimulatory midface and jawline indications. Deoxycholic acid Kybella addresses submental fullness without surgery. Chemical peels, dermaplaning, microdermabrasion, and the DiamondGlow hydrodermabrasion platform round out the resurfacing side, and Upneeq oxymetazoline ophthalmic solution is offered for acquired ptosis through the oculoplastic side of the practice.
Registered nurse injector bench under direct physician supervision #
The spa’s nurse injector roster includes Allison Maus, RN, BSN, Dana Cothran, RN, and Jennifer McKinney, RN, BSN, working under Dr. Sherman’s medical direction. The practice describes the senior nurse injectors as carrying a combined thirty years of injection experience, and the physician medical director relationship sits inside the same suite as the oculoplastic surgical practice, which means a complication that crosses into oculoplastic territory (an inadvertent vascular event around the glabella or periocular region) can be addressed by a board-certified oculoplastic surgeon on site rather than requiring outside referral. Dr. Sherman has taught Botox and filler technique to physicians and nurses across the United States and internationally, which feeds back into the staff training cycle at the Nashville office.
Phone: (615) 380-4857
Address: 28 White Bridge Pike, Suite 205, Nashville, TN 37205
https://www.nashvillelidsurgery.com/med-spa/
2. Belle Meade Medical Spa #
Belle Meade Medical Spa sits at 4525 Harding Pike, Suite 105, in the Belle Meade corridor of Nashville under the ownership and medical direction of Dr. Lee Howard, MD, FACS, a board-certified general surgeon, cosmetic surgeon, and functional medicine practitioner who attended medical school at St. George’s University and completed his surgical residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The location places the spa on Harding Pike across from the Belle Meade Plaza retail corridor, with patient parking on site.
Service menu spanning injectables, energy devices, and body contouring #
The spa carries the full physician-supervised treatment scope: neuromodulator injections, hyaluronic acid soft-tissue fillers, laser therapy across vascular and pigmentary indications, body-contouring protocols, in-office liposuction performed under physician control, intravenous infusion therapy, and a medical-grade skincare retail line. The body-contouring program uses multiple modalities to address focal subcutaneous fat without a surgical operating field, and the in-office liposuction option means patients who fall outside the cryolipolysis or radiofrequency candidacy can still receive surgical fat reduction at the same address rather than being referred to a separate plastic surgery practice. Microneedling protocols use the SkinPen device, which holds FDA clearance for fractional collagen induction therapy in patients aged twenty-two and older.
Functional medicine layer combined with aesthetic care #
Dr. Howard’s functional medicine training adds an internal-medicine layer to the standard med spa offering. The intravenous infusion menu, vitamin therapy protocols, and metabolic workup options sit alongside the cosmetic procedural side, and the spa positions this combined model as a wellness-plus-aesthetics package rather than a purely cosmetic operation. The single-physician ownership structure means the medical director relationship is operational rather than contractual, which addresses a recurring concern under the Tennessee Med Spa Registry framework about absentee medical direction at large multi-location operators. For patients prioritizing a board-certified surgeon as the on-site medical director rather than a delegated supervisor, the clinic clears that screen.
Phone: (615) 307-7248
Address: 4525 Harding Pike, Suite 105, Nashville, TN 37205
https://www.bellemeademedicalspa.com/
3. Amalie Aesthetics #
Amalie Aesthetics operates a Nashville location at 211 Donelson Pike, Suite 101, alongside a Brentwood satellite at 9020 Overlook Boulevard, Suite 313. The Nashville office runs under owner and lead injector Kristin Quigley, FNP-C, with Dr. John David Rosdeutscher, MD, serving as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Rosdeutscher is a double-board-certified plastic surgeon who has practiced in the Nashville area since 1998, which gives the medical director role more than twenty-five years of regional aesthetic surgery context behind it. Quigley has worked in injectable aesthetics for over seven years and holds Family Nurse Practitioner board certification, which under Tennessee Board of Nursing rules allows independent injection authority within the scope set by the supervising physician.
Nurse practitioner-led injection floor with plastic surgeon oversight #
The injectable program at the spa runs across Botox and Dysport neuromodulators, dermal filler families spanning Juvederm, Restylane, and the RHA Resilient Hyaluronic Acid collection, and submental Kybella for non-surgical chin contouring. The energy-based menu covers intense pulsed light photofacials, broad band light treatments for diffuse pigmentation and vascular lesions, fractional non-ablative resurfacing, and SkinPen microneedling protocols. Hydradermabrasion facials provide a regular maintenance layer alongside chemical peels and medical-grade topical regimens. Body-contouring referrals can flow upstream to Dr. Rosdeutscher’s surgical practice when a patient’s anatomy moves past non-surgical candidacy.
Two-location coverage across Davidson and Williamson counties #
The Donelson Pike location serves the airport and east Nashville catchment, while the Overlook Boulevard office covers Brentwood, Franklin, and the southern suburbs along the Interstate 65 corridor. Patients can schedule at either location under the same provider roster and the same medical director oversight, which lowers the logistical barrier for the every-three-to-four-month neuromodulator cadence that maintains a consistent injectable result. The Family Nurse Practitioner credential held by Quigley also extends the scope of the office past pure aesthetics into the wellness, hormone optimization, and weight management indications that an FNP-C is authorized to evaluate.
Phone: (615) 348-0633
Address: 211 Donelson Pike, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37214
https://www.amalieaesthetics.com/
Reference Notes #
The Tennessee Medical Spa Registry administered by the Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners requires every operating medical spa in the state to register, identify a Tennessee-licensed MD or DO as medical director, and document the procedural scope delegated to each nurse or advanced practice provider. The American Med Spa Association compliance workbook provides the operational baseline that most credentialed Tennessee med spas use to align with Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing expectations. Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63 Chapter 6 codifies the underlying medical practice act, and the Tennessee Board of Nursing rules govern Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse delegation, with separate provisions for the Family Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist credential pathways. Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63 Chapter 7 covers the nursing practice act referenced for injection delegation.
Neuromodulator product differentiation rests on direct-comparison studies of onabotulinumtoxinA Botox Cosmetic, abobotulinumtoxinA Dysport, incobotulinumtoxinA Xeomin, prabotulinumtoxinA Jeuveau, and daxibotulinumtoxinA Daxxify, with Daxxify earning FDA approval for glabellar lines in September 2022 and offering an extended duration profile in the pivotal SAKURA trial data. Hyaluronic acid soft-tissue filler cross-linking technologies differ across manufacturers: Allergan Juvederm uses the Vycross platform combining high and low molecular weight chains, Galderma Restylane uses both the NASHA non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid platform and the XpresHAn Technology platform, Revance RHA uses Resilient Hyaluronic Acid manufacturing, and Merz Belotero uses the Cohesive Polydensified Matrix process. Calcium hydroxylapatite Radiesse and polymethyl methacrylate Bellafill provide biostimulatory alternatives outside the hyaluronic acid category. Deoxycholic acid Kybella is FDA-cleared for submental fat reduction.
Energy-based platforms common to physician-supervised med spas in Nashville include intense pulsed light flashlamp devices using filtered 500 to 1200-nanometer broadband output for pigmented and vascular lesion targeting, broad band light platforms branded by Sciton that share a similar wavelength logic, fractional non-ablative laser systems (1540 to 1550-nanometer Erbium:Glass platforms), fractional ablative resurfacing (10,600-nanometer CO2 and 2,940-nanometer Erbium:YAG), Class IV vascular lasers, and radiofrequency microneedling platforms such as Morpheus8 and Sylfirm X. SkinPen holds FDA clearance for fractional microneedling collagen induction in patients twenty-two and older. Hydrafacial branded hydradermabrasion is a multistep procedure combining cleansing, exfoliation, extraction, and serum infusion.
Loyalty and rewards programs from injectable manufacturers shape pricing visibility at the patient level. Allergan operates the Allē program, which replaced the prior Brilliant Distinctions framework and offers tiered provider recognition culminating in Diamond status for the highest-volume offices. Galderma operates the ASPIRE program with a parallel rewards and tier structure across the Dysport, Restylane, Sculptra, and Restylane Skinboosters portfolio. Revance operates the OPUL platform for RHA fillers and Daxxify. Patients comparing offices should ask the front desk for the current loyalty tier rather than relying on outdated published rosters, since manufacturer tier status is recalculated annually based on the prior year’s volume.
Patient screening at any of the three med spas covered above should include a documented medical history with attention to autoimmune disease, neuromuscular disorders that contraindicate neuromodulator use (myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), pregnancy and lactation status, anticoagulant medication use that increases bruising risk, and a recent immunization history given the rare cases of delayed inflammatory filler reactions reported after viral illness or vaccination in the published dermatology literature. A baseline photographic record before any injectable course supports outcome assessment and addresses the informed-consent documentation expected under American Med Spa Association compliance guidance.
Selection Methodology #
The three med spas above were selected from the broader Nashville med spa field using these filters: minimum tenure on Nashville-area patient care under direct physician supervision, verifiable Tennessee-licensed MD or DO medical director on file under the Tennessee Medical Spa Registry, brand-name anchor with verifiable address visible on the spa’s own website, and a published service scope that maps to patient need without scope-of-practice overreach. National rollups, mid-level-only operations without published physician supervision, and offices without verifiable street addresses were excluded.
Frequently Asked Questions #
Q: How do I verify a Nashville med spa practitioner holds the right credentials?
A: Use the Tennessee Department of Health practitioner profile at health.tn.gov for the medical director’s license status under TCA Title 63 Chapter 6, the Tennessee Board of Nursing license verification for any RN or APRN injector under TCA Title 63 Chapter 7, and the American Board of Medical Specialties Certification Matters lookup at certificationmatters.org for the medical director’s board certification.
Q: What sets these three apart from the broader Nashville med spa field?
A: Tennessee permits non-physician injectors only under physician supervision, and the spa-floor question for any consumer is how present the medical director actually is. The three spas above each name a board-certified MD or DO in operational involvement, not just on the wall, and run injector rosters that include the supervising physician’s chart-review chain rather than treating medical-director status as a paperwork formality. Device lineup (FDA-cleared lasers, EmSculpt, Sofwave, Morpheus8) and complication-management protocol round out the differentiation.
Q: Are any of the three spas paid placements?
A: No. The three profiles above are editorial selections drawn from publicly verifiable sources. No spa sponsored placement.
Q: How should I prepare for a first appointment?
A: Confirm pricing and any membership terms with the front desk, bring photo ID and a list of current medications and any recent immunizations, and request the spa’s published new-patient intake and informed-consent forms in advance to streamline the first visit.
Editorial Note #
This guide was published on 2026-05-11 and reflects research current as of that date. Verify licenses, phone numbers, and current business status before engaging any firm.