Certified Physician Assistant. Aesthetic medicine provider. Educator. Founder of Elevera Academy and Aiken Medical Aesthetics.
Kristin's path to aesthetic medicine didn't begin in a medical school classroom. It began with a cosmetology license in 2008 and a deep, early love for the art of beauty — one that never left her even as her career evolved into something far more technical.
While pursuing her undergraduate studies in biology, Kristin continued to practice as a licensed cosmetologist, developing an understanding of beauty that was both artistic and scientific. In 2015, she graduated with her Master of Science in Physician Assistant from Augusta University — in the top 10% of her class.
What followed was years of professional experience across dermatology, emergency medicine, and plastic surgery. She trained alongside plastic surgeons and dermatologists, and she still dedicates hundreds of hours each year to advanced aesthetic education, because this is a field where the learning never finishes.
In 2023, she founded Aiken Medical Aesthetics, voted Best of South Carolina in 2024, 2025, and 2026. In the treatment room she kept hearing the same questions, from patients and from newer injectors, and most of them came down to education. Elevera Academy grew out of those conversations.
"When clients are well-educated and providers are well-trained, treatments become safer, practices become more ethical, and the industry becomes healthier for everyone."— Kristin Cadavos, PA-C · Founder, Elevera Academy
As Kristin advanced in the field of aesthetics, she recognized something that troubled her deeply. New injectors were struggling — not because they lacked talent or drive, but because the industry offered inconsistent education, limited mentorship, and a culture that often felt more competitive than collaborative.
At the same time, consumers were overwhelmed. Bombarded by social media trends, influencer recommendations, and marketing that prioritized persuasion over truth.
Both problems pointed to the same answer: better education. Elevera Academy was built to offer it to patients and clinicians alike.
Every client deserves clear, honest education — not a sales pitch. Informed clients make better decisions, have better outcomes, and build the kind of trust with their providers that lasts a lifetime.
Aesthetic medicine is a medical discipline, and it asks a great deal of the people who practice it. Every clinician should have access to structured, rigorous training and steady mentorship.
When we share what we know and hold ourselves to the same standard, patients are safer and clinicians grow faster. We want to help build an industry known for collaboration, transparency, and doing right by every patient.
Outside the treatment room and the classroom, Kristin's greatest joy is her three children. She hopes they learn from her what she hopes her students do: to stay curious, keep growing and learning, always be honest, and take care in their work.
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