Shelly Williamson Esnard, PA-C
Center Director
Shelly Williamson Esnard is a certified Physician Assistant and Center Director at Williamson Cosmetic Center & Perenack Aesthetic Surgery. She has extensive experience in administering many facial enhancing cosmetic and laser procedures performing over 35,000 procedures including BOTOX Cosmetic, Juvederm XC, Juvederm Voluma, Restylane, Kybella, Sculptra, and Radiesse hands since 2001.
Shelly is among the top 0.1% of Allergan providers in the United States for Botox and Juvederm. Additionally, Shelly has mastered innovative laser technology for skin resurfacing, hair removal, tattoo removal, vein therapy, and non-invasive skin rejuvenation.
Recognized for her level of injectable experience, Shelly has served as a national faculty trainer for Allergan, training other health care providers on the art and science of Botox Cosmetic and Juvederm since 2007.
As center director, Shelly finds a balance between business management and guiding both the Baton Rouge and Gonzales clinics and their practitioners to provide the widest range of cosmetic procedures using the latest technology available in the field of skincare and cosmetic surgery.
As a result of the many requests to share her expertise in the field of injectables and laser, in 2014, she established her company, The Aesthetic Platform (TAP). She is proud to partner with Dr. Jon Perenack and brings the same high level of excellent medical services and training to TAP. She has personally instructed physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses in successful principles and practices of non-surgical facial aesthetic procedures.
Shelly graduated from the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport in 2001 and is certified with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Shelly continues to support her profession by serving on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants since 2012 holding several positions.
Shelly graduated from the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport and is certified with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
1999-present
Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants (LAPA)
1999-present
The International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (ISCLS)
2002 – 2009
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
2002-present
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2009-present
APPOINTMENTS/CLINICAL TEACHING
President-elect
Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants, 2012
National Faculty Speaker and Trainer for Allergan
Training Practitioners in Botox Cosmetic and Juvederm
Center Director
Williamson Cosmetic Center, L.L.C.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Laser Safety Officer
The Outpatient Surgery Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HOSPITAL/SURGERY CENTER AFFILIATIONS
The Outpatient Surgery Center for Sight
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HONORS
Dean’s List
Louisiana State University, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Kappa Delta Sorority Alumni
Louisiana State University, 1995-1999
MEETINGS/COURSES ATTENDED
Alex Trivantage Laser Tattoo Removal Training, Candela
Baton Rouge, La
April 2012
LightSheer Duet & Lumenis One Training
Dr. Warren Seiler III, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
November 2009
Sculptra Injection Training
Dr. Burke Robinson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
October 2009
Sculptra Injection Training
Dr. Mary Lupo, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 2009
Radiesse Dermal Filler Injection Training
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 2009
Active FX-CPG and Deep FX powered by UltraPulse® Encore(tm)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
July 2008
The Aesthetic Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 2008
Elos Technology Velasmooth Training
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
July 2007
Aesthetic Health Dimensions: Shaping the face of Aesthetic Medicine, Advanced Techniques
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 2007
Primary Care Conference
Biloxi, Mississippi,
April 2007
Obagi Systems Professional Course
Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
June 2006
American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Conference
San Francisco, California
May 2006
Facial Enhancement and Facial Anti-Aging Treatments Using Botox Cosmetic
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 2006
Annual International Symposium on Cosmetic and Laser Surgery
Las Vegas, Nevada
September 2004
Annual American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting
Dallas, Texas
April 2004
Laser Concepts for the Laser Safety Officer in Healthcare Course, ASLMS 24th Annual Meeting
Dallas, Texas
April 2004
Annual International Symposium on Cosmetic and Laser Surgery
San Diego, California
September 2003
Basic and Advanced Techniques for Intense Pulsed Light, Photorejuvenation, Laser Hair Removal, and The Treatment of Leg Veins
Dr. Jay Burns,
Dallas, Texas,
January 2003
Annual International Symposium on Cosmetic and Laser Surgery
New York, New York,
October 2002
Cosmetic Botox for Facial Rejuvenation Workshop, ISCLS 11th International
Symposium
Dr.s’ Jean Carruthers, Tina Alster, and Paul Rose,
New York, New York,
October 2002
Laser Hair Removal Workshop, ISCLS 11th International Symposium
Dr.s’ Sandy Tsao, Marc Avram, and Marjorie Yang
New York, New York,
October 2002
Fillers Workshop, ISCLS 11th International Symposium
Dr.s’
Stephen Bosniak, and Karyn Grossman,
New York, New York,
October 2002
Non-Ablative Workshop, ISCLS 11th International Symposium
Dr. David Goldberg,
New York, New York,
October 2002
Leg Veins, Vascular Lesions Workshop, ISCLS 11th International Symposium
Dr. Neil Sadick,
New York, New York,
October 2002
VersaPulse and LightSheer Preceptorship
Dr. Barry Dibernardo,
Montclair, New Jersey,
June 2002
Collagen Specialist Program, Inamed Company
Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
June 2002
Annual American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 2001
Eleventh Annual Conference for Certification/Recertification Review for Physician Assistants
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia,
September 2001
Laser and Light Source Hair Removal Course, ASLMS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 2001
Non-Ablative Laser and Light Rejuvenation Workshop, ASLMS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 2001
Laser Skin Resurfacing: The Complete Course, ASLMS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 2001
Laser Treatment of Leg Veins Course, ASLMS Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 2001
