About Our Practice

Physician-led Care
Built Around You

Dr. Lindsay Crenshaw personally leads every aspect of care, with a focus on personalized, minimally invasive treatments that enhance your natural features.

Founder and Medical Director

Lindsay Crenshaw, M.D.

Board-certified physician and aesthetic specialist

Dr. Lindsay Crenshaw is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and founded Charlotte Medical Aesthetics to bring the same standard of precision and patient safety she practiced in the ER to aesthetic medicine. She is on-site daily and oversees every treatment, bringing over 15 years of medical experience to each appointment.

Her approach is grounded in enhancing your natural features, not changing them. Every treatment plan is built around your anatomy, your goals, and results that look like you on your best day.

Board-certified physician
15+ years medical experience
On-site daily, every treatment
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How We Care for You

Every decision at CMA starts with you. Your goals, your anatomy, your comfort level. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Personalized Treatment Plans

Your treatment starts with a detailed consultation. No templates and no one-size-fits-all protocols, just a plan built specifically for you.

Medical-grade Safety

Dr. Crenshaw brings 15+ years of medical training to every appointment, and Melissa and Laura each bring more than 10 years of experience in aesthetics as well. Every procedure follows clinical safety standards, from consultation through aftercare.

Transparent Recommendations

If a treatment is not the right fit, we will tell you. Recommendations are based on what will work for your skin, not what costs the most.

Comforting Environment

CMA is designed to feel calm and private. No rushed appointments, no pressure. Just focused, one-on-one care in a setting built for your comfort.

Your Experience
Meet The Experts

Your Care Team

Lindsay Crenshaw, M.D.
Founder and Medical Director

Dr. Crenshaw trained in emergency medicine at Palmetto Health Richland, where she served as chief resident. She is on-site daily and plans every treatment the way she was trained to practice medicine, starting with your health history and ending with results that look refreshed, never overdone.

Melissa Pappas
Licensed Esthetician and Medical Assistant

A licensed esthetician since 2010 with an associate degree in medical assisting, Melissa began her career alongside physicians in dermatology and plastic surgery. Her experience spans laser hair removal, IPL, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, microneedling, and non-invasive energy-based treatments. Every plan she builds starts with the skin you actually have.

Laura Perrino
PA-C Aesthetic Injector

A Wake Forest School of Medicine graduate with 13 years of medical experience, Laura brings science, mathematics, and artistry to aesthetics. She specializes in full-facial balancing, building personalized treatment plans that enhance natural features. Her approach centers on patient education and honest guidance rather than selling procedures.