About Essence Skin Clinic

Essence Skin Clinic is a physician-directed personal enhancement center for men and women. Essence offers a unique combination of traditional skin care services and medical aesthetic treatments using the latest in cutting edge technology and advanced skin care products to help you look and feel your very best

Your skin is your presentation to the world. The appearance of your skin is important in influencing how you feel and how you project yourself to others. We know that every individual has his or her own special concerns and we're here to provide a customized approach to your personal skin care needs. Helping you establish the right daily regimen to maintain beautiful skin is what we're all about. At Essence Skin Clinic, our team of highly qualified professionals can help you improve the appearance and health of your skin.

Jennifer Sanneman

Jennifer Sanneman is a specialist in the fields of Permanent Cosmetics and Skin Care. Jennifer is constantly poised at the forefront of groundbreaking study and practice in the care of the most prominent organ of the body-the skin.

Jennifer is certified in the fields of Laser Technology, Para-Dermal Science and Cosmetology & Esthetics.  She has advanced her formal education in Florida, Texas and London, England. In addition she is a skilled makeup artist

Jennifer has been in the skin care industry for over 21 years. She has taught numerous physicians, nurses, cosmetologists and others the fundamentals of Permanent Cosmetics and the esthetics of skin care. Jennifer has performed services on queens, models, celebrities, along with many other clients in other lifestyles.  She is supported by a team of physicians who specialize in skin disorders and corrective cosmetic surgery.

 

Leighanne Holmes, MD

Dr. Leighanne Holmes is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, majoring in Biology. She graduated from Medical School in 1992 after receiving a scholarship from the Navy and worked in cardiovascular research at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Dr Holmes completed her Internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth Virginia and joined Boone Clinic, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 
During this time she also volunteered for a low-income women's clinic.

After finishing her military obligation, she and her husband moved to Baxter, MN and opened Physician's Laser Center where she was a Physician in Dermatology and also the Medical Director.  Leighanne partnered with Lakewood Health Systems/Staples Hospital and became Soulstis Med Spa where she is a Physician of Dermatology and Medical Director.  

Dr. Holmes has been an active Member of the American Society of Laser Medicine since 2005. She has received and maintained specialized training in Cosmetic Dermatology, Advanced Laser Dynamics, Sciton Lasers, Photodynamic Therapy and injection of Botox, Restylane, Sculptra, Juvederm, Radiesse and Levulan.

Dr. Holmes is married to Dr. Har Holmes OB/GYN and mother of 3 daughters.  Leighanne stays active riding horses, performing in band and orchestra playing the French horn and in her spare time she enjoys gardening, and designing jewelry.

 

Dr. Leslie Smith, MD

Dr Leslie Smith is a board certified surgeon in addition to a soft tissue specialist for over a decade. Dr Leslie Smith is also a certified cosmetic physician trained in laser technology. She completed her surgery training with the State University of Michigan.

Then she specialized in burn and tissue injury as an Army officer and Surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio Texas. Since then she has been recognized and awarded nationally by the American Burn Association for a Fellowship Award.

The Southern Medical Burn Society/Conference recognized and awarded her for her research. She is internationally recognized and has taught about soft tissue injuries for the American College of osteopathic Surgeons, at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, England, and during medical mission work in Central America.

Presently she is an active member of the Department of General Surgery, Plastic, Burn, Critical Care and Reconstruction at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Dr Leslie Smith was a lecturer and instructor in burns and trauma at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, UK. She is still active in research. Her paper on specialty bioengineered dressings to accelerate wound healing, was published in a peer reviewed medical journal in 2009.