Aesthetic Laser Academy, Dallas

Aesthetic Laser Academy has two kinds of clients. The first: those who walk through the doors in search of professional med-spa services, such as chemical peels and laser hair removal. The second: those in search of sweet, sweet knowledge.

The staff caters to both. Cofounder Michelle De Leon (the Academy's resident "laser diva") and medical director Dr. Ann Nolen leads a staff of laser specialists, educators, and aestheticians who tend to clients with high-powered tools and elixirs. They also help create new laser professionals, offering training programs for students, classes for people looking to add new skills that lets students fit their education into already-busy lives.