Melissa Seaton, MSN, FNP-C, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience in healthcare, specializing in integrative and preventative medicine.
Her approach blends evidence-based conventional care with functional medicine principles to help patients achieve optimal, long-term health. She is currently pursuing advanced training through the A4M Functional Medicine Fellowship, with additional focus in nutrition, exercise programming, peptide therapy, and gut health.
Her journey into healthcare is deeply personal. Growing up as an overweight child surrounded by chronic disease, she witnessed firsthand the impact that health challenges can have on overall quality of life. She experienced not only the physical effects, but also the toll it took on her confidence and mental well-being. That experience sparked a passion for health and wellness—not just to transform her own life, but to help others reclaim theirs. This perspective continues to shape how she cares for her patients today.
Melissa believes strongly that patients deserve to be heard. Rather than treating isolated symptoms or individual body systems, she takes a whole-person approach—considering how lifestyle, environment, genetics, and mental well-being all work together. Her goal is to partner with each patient to create personalized, sustainable strategies that support true healing and long-term vitality.Her experience spans a wide range of healthcare environments, from intensive care units managing critically ill patients to direct primary care, women’s health, and medical aesthetics, allowing her to bring a thoughtful, comprehensive perspective to patient care.Outside of medicine,
Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband and their two rescue dogs, Gary and Sophie. You can often find her hiking, doing CrossFit, exploring new coffee shops, reading, or trying a new recipe to cook or bake. She looks forward to meeting you.
At the core of Advanced Lipedema Treatment’s philosophy is the guiding principle that our surgeons are treating not simply a disease, but a person with a disease. Prior to even meeting a new patient, heart and empathy lead the way, holding a patient’s hand from the initial consultation through recovery.
At the surface of our philosophy is beautiful artistry. Our elegant and skillful surgeons target disproportionate fat on the patient's body, so that the patient loses weight, but does so in a perfectly balanced way. However, achieving this requires more than just removing the accumulated fat. Equally as important is the careful attention and skill employed through liposculpture to achieve aesthetically pleasing body contouring and cosmetic results, and to maximally decongest the tissues. For maximum improvement in each patient, liposuction and liposculpture should accomplish three main goals: reduction of pain and improvement of symptoms, prevention of disease progression, and the best cosmetic outcome.
Dr. Amron and his team of lipedema specialists treat patients from around the globe. For that reason, Dr. Amron wanted to create an exceptional lipedema treatment and surgical center. Today, Dr. Amron’s Advanced Lipedema Treatment is offered exclusively at the highly regarded Roxbury Institute, with locations in Los Angeles, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Roxbury Institute exceeds every standard of medical safety, and creates an idyllic environment for patients that promotes trust. With its elegant furnishings and well-equipped treatment rooms, you’ll rest easy knowing you’re receiving the highest standards of care and treatment.
