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Lily Zelaya, RN

Registered nurse at Express Med Spa providing patient-focused aesthetic care within a nurse practitioner-led team.

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Yes

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Years

Lily Zelaya aesthetic nurse injector at Express Med Spa La Grange

Lily Zelaya

RN
Lily Zelaya, RN, is a registered nurse at Express Med Spa providing aesthetic treatments within a nurse practitioner-led, clinically supervised practice.

Lily Zelaya, RN, is a registered nurse at Express Med Spa, a women-owned, nurse practitioner-led medical spa serving La Grange. She provides care within a clinically supervised environment focused on safety, education, and natural-looking results.

She supports a range of aesthetic and wellness services offered across the practice, including Xeomin as the preferred wrinkle relaxer, Botox injections available upon request, Letybo, dermal fillers, skin rejuvenation treatments, and GLP-1 weight loss injections. Her approach centers on patient comfort, clear communication, and results that enhance natural features.

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Cheek filler before and after for midface volumizing at Express Med Spa

Cheek Filler and Midface Volumizing

The cheeks and midface are the structural center of the face. When volume in this area decreases with age, the effects show up everywhere: flatter cheeks, deeper nasolabial folds, a heavier appearance along the jawline, and a face that looks more drawn and tired than it once did. Restoring that volume with a precisely placed hyaluronic acid filler can lift and re-balance the face in a way that looks completely natural. At Express Med Spa, our nurse practitioners approach cheek and midface filler with an emphasis on proportion and subtlety. The goal is not to change your face but to give it back the structure it has gradually lost.
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GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss Program

Losing weight is not just about willpower. Hormonal changes, metabolism shifts, and years of dieting can make traditional methods feel impossible. Our GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss Program is a nurse practitioner-led, medically supervised program that works with your body's own hunger and satiety signals to help you lose weight in a way that is safe, structured, and sustainable. Every patient starts with a health assessment and lab work, and you will have ongoing clinical support throughout your journey.
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Lip filler augmentation before and after with added volume at Express Med Spa Chicago

Lip Filler Augmentation

Fuller, more defined lips are one of the most requested treatments we do, and for good reason. A well-placed lip filler can add volume, restore the definition that fades with age, improve symmetry, and give the lips a shape that photographs naturally and looks proportional to your face. At Express Med Spa, we use Revanesse Lips+, a hyaluronic acid filler specifically designed for lip augmentation. Every appointment is performed by a licensed nurse practitioner or registered nurse injector, and every result is planned around your specific lip anatomy and what you actually want, not a generic look. Whether you are completely new to lip filler or you have had it before and want a provider who takes it seriously, we want your result to look like a better version of your lips, not someone else's.
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Upper lip close-up and provider performing a lip flip injection at Express Med Spa

Lip Flip

A small neurotoxin treatment that gently rolls your upper lip outward, creating a fuller-looking pout without adding any filler. It takes about 10–15 minutes, there's no downtime, and the results are natural — not overdone. If you've ever wanted a little more lip without going the filler route, this may be exactly what you're looking for.
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Mini lip filler before and after subtle lip enhancement Express Med Spa Chicago

Mini Lip Filler

Not everyone wants a dramatic change. Some patients want their lips to look a little fuller, a little more defined, or simply more like they used to before volume quietly faded with age. A mini lip filler appointment uses half a syringe of hyaluronic acid lip filler to add soft, natural-looking volume without the more noticeable result a full syringe can produce. It is the right starting point for first-time patients who want to try lip filler without committing to a bigger change, for patients who have naturally fuller lips and want only the subtlest refinement, and for maintenance patients who are topping up between full syringe appointments. At Express Med Spa, every lip filler appointment, mini or full, is performed by a licensed nurse practitioner or registered nurse injector and tailored to your specific lip shape and goals.
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Perioral line filler treatment area close-up at Express Med Spa

Perioral Line Filler

Perioral lines are the small vertical lines that form above and below the lips, and the creases that develop at the corners of the mouth. They are sometimes called smoker's lines or lipstick lines, though you do not have to smoke to develop them. They form as the skin around the mouth loses collagen and the underlying support structure thins with age, and they tend to make lipstick feather and the mouth area look older than the rest of the face. A small amount of precisely placed hyaluronic acid filler can smooth these lines and restore definition to the lip border without overfilling or distorting the natural shape of the mouth. At Express Med Spa, our nurse practitioners treat this area with a conservative, detail-oriented approach because the zone around the lips has very little margin for error and a lot of impact on the overall result.
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Pre-jowl and chin filler treatment zones at Express Med Spa Chicago

Pre-Jowl and Chin Filler

The lower face and jawline are often where aging becomes most visible and least expected. The pre-jowl sulcus is the hollow that forms just in front of the jowl area, creating a notch along the jawline that interrupts what used to be a smooth, continuous line from chin to ear. The mental crease is the horizontal line or dimpling that forms between the lower lip and the chin as the chin loses volume and the overlying muscle becomes more prominent. Both concerns develop gradually, and both can be meaningfully improved with a small amount of precisely placed hyaluronic acid filler. At Express Med Spa, our nurse practitioners treat the lower face as a connected zone, assessing the pre-jowl area, the chin, and the jawline together to achieve a result that looks balanced and natural from every angle.
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Dermal filler lip injection treatment with hyaluronic acid filler

Revanesse Dermal Filler

Revanesse is the hyaluronic acid filler line used across all four Express Med Spa locations for facial volume restoration, wrinkle correction, and lip augmentation. It is one of the fastest-growing dermal filler brands in the United States, with over 8.2 million syringes used in more than 80 countries worldwide. The line includes two products: Revanesse Versa+, used for facial lines, folds, and volume, and Revanesse Lips+, used specifically for lip augmentation. Both are hyaluronic acid injectables, both contain a built-in anesthetic for patient comfort, and both are reversible. At Express Med Spa, all Revanesse treatments are administered by licensed nurse practitioners and registered nurse injectors under the medical supervision of our founder, Stefanie Drozd, MSN-APRN. If you are trying to understand which Revanesse treatment is right for you, this page is the place to start.
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Before and after nasolabial fold filler results at Express Med Spa

Nasolabial Fold Filler

Those lines that run from the sides of your nose down to the corners of your mouth are called nasolabial folds, or smile lines. They deepen over time as the face loses volume and the skin loses collagen. If yours are making you look more tired or older than you feel, a hyaluronic acid filler can soften them noticeably in a single visit. At Express Med Spa, our nurse practitioners use a precision-placed filler to restore volume where it has been lost, leaving you with a smoother, more rested result that still looks and moves like you.
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Microneedling Face

Microneedling is one of the most effective treatments we offer for improving skin texture, reducing acne scars, and rebuilding collagen in the face. Using a medical-grade device, our nurse practitioners create controlled micro-channels in the skin that trigger your body's natural healing response. The result over time is smoother, firmer, more even-toned skin. No lasers. No chemicals. Just your own skin doing what it does best, with a little encouragement.
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Marionette line filler before and after at Express Med Spa

Marionette Line Filler

Marionette lines are the creases that form at the corners of the mouth and run downward toward the chin. They tend to make the face look sad or stern even when you are relaxed, which is one of the more frustrating things about them. Volume loss in the lower face deepens these lines over time, and no amount of skincare will fill them back in. A well-placed hyaluronic acid filler can soften the shadow they create and lift the corners of the mouth for a more rested, neutral expression. At Express Med Spa, our nurse practitioners use Revanesse Versa+ to treat this area with precision, keeping your results natural and proportional to the rest of your face.
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