Meet Haleigh Foster | Aesthetic Injector & Business Owner

Shoutout LA • January 29, 2025

We had the good fortune of connecting with Haleigh Foster and we’ve shared our conversation below.


Hi Haleigh, how do you think about risk?
I believe risk is both emotionally and data driven. Identifying risks and their potential for loss and reward is a process that for me, requires deliberation and appreciation for the work and ambition that that will be integral to leveraging a positive outcome. For me, 2024, had both professional and personal risk investment. Professionally, this year, I committed to a business venture in a space where accessibility and social pressure have contributed to the aesthetic industry’s dilution- but with a patient-outcome oriented team, comprised of knowledgeable providers, it continues to have an incredible potential for growth. And personally, my husband and I of 10 years, mutually decided to end our marriage, in an effort to pursue different aspects of life that we felt as though we were not achieving together anymore.


Risk assessment can lead to sleepless nights, but what is inevitable of coming from them, is growth.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I entered the nursing field in 2011 by virtue of my parents ensuring that I prioritized job security after the ‘08 recession. As a new grad, I entered the Medical Intensive Care Unit where I spent almost 3 years. One night shift, on a 34 bed unit, we had 8 codes and deaths- one of them being my patient. The mental toll was becoming increasingly difficult to manage and that next morning, I applied to a plastic surgery practice and got the job. I had to grapple with losing the “nobility” of no longer working at the bedside, but I became the go-to clinic nurse that walked patients through their personal transformations.

Little did I know, I would be wearing my ICU hat again a couple of years later by flying to NYC during April, 2020 and working at Coney Island Hospital at the peak of COVID-19. I was a warm body, with an ICU skillset and patients and staff alike, needed help.


Now, I am proudly within the aesthetic space, going on 9 years. I have longevity with many patients, have had the opportunity to train new and seasoned injectors alike on dermal fillers and neuromodulators, and now I have the privilege of leading a team and growing a practice that has stood strong for almost 20 years.


The aesthetic industry is a rapidly growing space. Unfortunately, due to social media, the availability of non FDA approved products and with crash injection courses, the population is losing sight that this is still a focused facet of medicine. It’s imperative that patients seeking aesthetic treatments, receive them from someone who 1) put their patients first 2) has been properly educated and continues with the evolution of the space 3) understands how to manage complications 4) finds passion for their craft.


The goal at Pier Medical Aesthetics, indoctrinated by Dr. Mest and Cyndee Spear, has always been to maintain every patient’s individual beauty- by taking a natural looking injectable approach and helping them to look (and feel) refreshed. In a world where filters can create carbon copies, appreciating and harmonizing one’s own features, lead to a confident forward face.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.


I’ll give you the ideal *long weekend*

Thursday:
1) I’d start with some wine in the late afternoon at Uncorked in Manhattan Beach
2) Then move to Esperanza for the Tulum like vibes and fabulous margaritas


Friday:
1) Drinks at the 1 Hotel lobby, then off to dinner at Horses in Hollywood
2) Followed up by dancing at the WeHo Edition basement


Saturday:
1) If we didn’t burn enough calories on the dance floor, we’d be starting at Barry’s Bootcamp in Venice. The best instructors and music live there.
2) Followed by brunch at Zinque. The closest we’ll get to French culture in LA, especially with Marc running the show.
3) Staying on the Westside, I would take a disco nap prior to hitting Mon Amie in Santa Monica. Tamer crowd and people that really enjoy the vibes of non mainstream electronic music- usually featuring talented, local, westside DJs.


Sunday:
1) If I’m not driving up to Malibu on a sunny day, then I’m hitting Dudley Wine Market and parking it from 2- close. The best raw and cooked fish from their signature fishing fleet, organic and funky wines and a token disco ball amidst the vinyl lined wall.



I love anywhere in LA where you can be yourself, curate your own good time and my second home could always be considered any dance floor.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?


My success certainly has been fostered by my friends, family and colleagues past & present. Lending ears, shoulders and opinions are invaluable in the career trajectory and decision making processes.


My skillset can be attributed to the many doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses who have trained me over the last decade. What is so incredible about the token leaders in this industry, is that no one is ever fearful to share their knowledge or learn something new.



Dr. Douglas Mest, from a short time after our paths crossed, believed in my ability to continue to grow the wonderful legacy that is Pier Medical Aesthetics, in Hermosa Beach. The opportunity he’s presented me with is once in a lifetime in my field.

Website: https://Pieraesthetics.com

Instagram: @injectababe. OR. @piermedicalaesthetics

Linkedin: Haleigh Foster

Yelp: Pier Medical Aesthetics

Other: Tik Tok: piermedicalaesthetics

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Image Credits
Ken Cayetano

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