MEET THE TEAM
TANYA PATRON, PA-C
Educator & Founder
Tanya is a Nationally Certified Physician Assistant offering the latest advances in aesthetic non-surgical procedures and treatments.
Tanya has been injecting since 2011 and works with all FDA products on the market. She specializes in Facial Contouring & Non Surgical Rhinoplasties. She is the founder of Liftie™, an accessory attachment for fillers making injectables safer for patients and more comfortable for injectors worldwide.
JESSICA OPORTO, NP
Aesthetic Injector
Jessica Oporto, NP, was born in Miami, Florida and always knew she was destined for a career in Health Care. Nursing provided Jessica the ability to provide not only medical care, but also connect on a personal level with patients providing compassionate care and specialized guidance.
After a couple of years working in the NICU as a Pediatric Urgent Care Nurse Jessica decided to advance her career by obtaining her Master’s Degree to become a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner.
With a passion for exploring all things beauty and makeup, she began to dive deeper into the world of Medical Aesthetics through social media. Shortly after, Jessica decided it was time to get a treatment herself.
It was at one of Jessica’s Tox treatments she met a Nurse with a real passion for education. Throughout her appointment they discussed aesthetic treatments, technique, and anatomy. She then realized the world of Medical Aesthetics fulfilled many of her passions with her medical care.
Jessica began pursuing more education and immediately signed herself up for a Medical Aesthetics training course. This course solidified Jessica’s dreams. Determined to break into the industry, Jessica attended one of Liftie Aspirator’s Safety Workshops. Immediately after clicking with the Selfie Aesthetic Team, Jessica was invited to begin her journey at Selfie Aesthetic.
Jessica became the first official graduate of Selfie Aesthetic’s, Selfie University training program. After several weeks of comprehensive training directly with Tanya Patron, PA-C, Jessica, NP was an official Aesthetic Injector.
Jessica is a Sagittarius who has a love for lifting weights, all things home décor, and is an admitted Target and Amazon shopaholic. If you are a patient looking to bring Jess a coffee, skip the Starbucks line and head to your closest ventanita, because cafecito is the only coffee this Cuban drinks!
SYMONE AMBROSE, RN-MSN
Registered Nurse
Symone Ambrose, RN-MSN, is a Registered Nurse with a Masters in Science and Nursing. Symone specializes in all of our Selfie skincare treatments. Symone has been involved in Plastic Surgery for over 7 years, and recently opened her own PostOp Recovery Concierge Service in 2020 which focuses on post surgical massages that assist with the healing process. Through this experience Symone truly understands the importance of patient education and post treatment care.
As a little girl Symone always knew she wanted to be a nurse after watching her own aunt in admiration as a nursing professional. Symone is currently in the process of completing her Masters degree as a Nurse Practitioner. Symone started her medical career at several recognized Hospitals in Miami. Symone has spent most of her medical career in the NICU (Neonate Intensive Care Unit), making her the most delicate IV specialist of all time. While working in the hospital, and attending school, Symone began shadowing Tanya Patron, PA-C in 2018 which quickly grew her passion for Aesthetics & skincare.
“I want to be able to provide my patients with individualized care as every patient has a different case. I get to be the hand that enhances someone’s existing beauty and make them feel so good about themselves!” -Symone
YEILAN SOTO, MA
Medical Assistant
Meet, Yeilan, Selfie Aesthetic’s newest Certified Medical Assistant. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Yeilan is here to answer any and all questions in both Spanish and English. After you check in, Yeilan is ready to assist you with your medical records and prep you before any of your treatments.
Need a Vitamin Boost? Yeilan also administers all of our B12 and B12 + MIC vitamin injections. Scheduled for a PRP treatment? Yeilan will be drawing your blood and getting your skin ready for your treatment.
Yeilan completed her Associate's degree in Medical Assisting at Miami Lakes Educational Center. Since completing her medical training, Yeilan has worked in various clinics including a Child Developmental Center. Yeilan has a special love for both children, and raising animals including french bull dog puppies. So cute! She also enjoys experimenting with makeup and all things beauty making her a perfect fit for our Selfie Squad.
MELISSA WHITE, MA
Practice Administrator & Medical Assistant
Melissa White, Selfie Administrator, has specialized in Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine since 2012. In 2010, Melissa obtained her Medical Assistant license alongside a degree in Health Care Management and in 2016 began working with Tanya Patron, PA-C. After so many years of great collaboration Melissa and Tanya, were too in-sync to separate. Their combined skills were put to the test with the opening of Selfie Aesthetic in 2020. With the rapid growth and success of Selfie Melissa started alongside Tanya PA-C Selfie Aesthetic journey since day one. With the rapid growth of Selfie Aesthetic.
Melissa’s role has evolved and expanded to develop proprietary management systems to ensure consistent patient experience as well as continued growth of the practice.
Melissa has a special gift of truly connecting with all of the Selfie Aesthetic patients on a personal basis, a concierge approach to each and everyone's specific needs. Melissa scheduling wizardry keeps Selfie consistently on time, and as efficient as possible. She continues to ensure Selfie is positioned as one of the top Aesthetic practices through excellent customer service and organization.
Melissa is also quite the animal lover and a wonderful mom of 3 children. She also enjoys candle making, traveling, and even helps to create some of the Selfie merchandise sold in our practice.
VALENTINA PORRAS
SELFIE CONCIERGE
Valentina is on the frontline of the Selfie experience. Her face is the very first one you will see entering our practice. Her attention to detail began at a young age when she started discovering her talent in makeup. By the age of 18 she became a professional makeup artist as well as a lead artist at MAC cosmetics. Her dedication to all things beauty and business has made her an integral part of the Selfie Squad.
She is also currently finishing her last year to earn her Bachelors degree in Accounting so she can run her own empire in the near future!
"I love greeting every patient here at Selfie; to see their excitement makes this such a fun place to work. I also love helping them with their skincare purchases and learning more every day about preventative treatments."
