With over thirty years of medical experience, Dr. Lisa Profera offers a wealth of knowledge and talent. She is passionate about integrating the best practices of aesthetics and rejuvenative medicine to help patients look better and feel better. She believes in “projuvenation”—being proactive about rejuvenation and defying the aging process both inside and out.
Dr. Profera combines her artistic eye with her medical skills to provide nonsurgical facial rejuvenation services with Botox® and hyaluronic acid fillers (Juvederm and others). She also uses Botox® to treat medical conditions such as bruxism (grinding of teeth), TMJ pain, certain headaches, and excessive sweating. Dr. Profera is very excited to offer treatments with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) for rejuvenation of the face, neck, and décolletage, and treatment of acne scars, other scars, stretch marks, and thinning hair.
Dr. Profera is the Medical Director for Facial Innovations by Shari Medi-Spa in Ann Arbor, offering a full array of anti-aging services. As a Certified Medical Marijuana Doctor, she helps patients understand how to use cannabis and CBD in a safe and effective way. By incorporating aspects of whole plant medicine, functional medicine, fitness, nutrition, and supplementation, she loves to help patients optimize their lives in a more holistic way (without pharmaceutical drugs and surgery). She is also a doTERRA Wellness Advocate and Certified Essential Oils Expert, an Independent Distributor for BEMER (a revolutionary bio-energy medical device from Europe), and a health columnist for BRICK magazine. Having been an avid CrossFit® athlete for over 15 years, Dr. Profera is passionate about the role of exercise, healthy eating, stress reduction, and adequate sleep for peak physical performance, overall wellness, and anti-aging.
Originally from New York, Dr. Profera received both a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and an MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. After completing residency at the University of Michigan, she worked as a primary care pediatrician in Ann Arbor for twenty-three years. In addition to CrossFit®, she enjoys yoga, travel, and cooking. Dr. Profera and her husband live in downtown Ann Arbor and they have two adult daughters.
“Age is just a number; don’t deny it, DEFY it!” — Dr. Profera