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Specialty:
Plastic Surgery
Department Affiliation:
Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:
A60251
Phone:
310-206-2451
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Dr. Christopher A. Crisera is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in microvascular surgery, with an emphasis on breast reconstruction, oncologic reconstruction, lower extremity reconstruction, as well as aesthetic surgery of the breast and facial aesthetic surgery.

Dr. Crisera is the Director of Microsurgery and Executive Medical Director of Operation Mend. Dr. Crisera has been involved with Operation Mend since the program’s inception in 2007. He has written extensively about microvascular breast reconstruction, is regularly published in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at national and international research conferences.

After graduating from Harvard in 1990, Dr. Crisera earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego and matched into the general surgery program at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his residency in plastic surgery at UCLA, where he stayed on to complete an additional subspecialty fellowship in microvascular surgery before joining the faculty as an assistant professor in July 2005.

Links
uclahealth.org/plasticsurgery
uclahealth.org/sarcoma
surgery.ucla.edu
breastcenter.ucla.edu
operationmend.ucla.edu
Primary Office
Plastic Surgery
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 465
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone
310-206-2451
Fax
310-206-3028
Medical Board Certifications
Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2006
Fellowship
Microvascular Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004-2005
Residency
Plastic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002-2004
Residency 2
General Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery, 1994-2002
Degree
UC San Diego School of Medicine, MD, 1994
Interests
  • Abdominoplasty

    Tummy Tuck

    In a tummy tuck procedure, excess fat and skin are surgically removed from the middle and lower abdomen, and the muscles of the abdomen wall are tightened.
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  • Aesthetic Dermatology (BOTOX, Fillers, and Chemical Peels)
  • Blepharoplasty

    Eyelid Lift

    The medical term for an eyelid lift is blepharoplasty. This procedure can remove puffiness or bags under the eyes. It can also correct droopy eyelids.
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  • Body Contouring

    Body Contouring After Weight-Loss Surgery

    Body contouring is a type of surgery that improves how you look. It’s done after you lose a large amount of weight. This type of surgery gets rid of extra skin folds and other surrounding tissue. This gives your body smoother contours.
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  • Botox
  • Breast Reconstruction (breast augmentation, breast lifts, breast reduction)

    Breast Augmentation Surgery

    Breast augmentation surgery increases the size or the fullness of the breasts using sacs filled with fluid or gel. These sacs are called breast implants.
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  • Chemical Peels

    Chemical Peel

    A chemical peel uses a chemical solution to improve the skin's appearance by removing the damaged outer layers. It can reduce or remove fine lines under the eyes and around the mouth.
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  • Cosmetic/Aesthetic Surgery (facelift, necklift, browlift, eyelid surgery)

    Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Overview

    Cosmetic plastic surgery is performed in order to change one's appearance. For some, it may mean redesigning the body's contour and shape or the elimination of wrinkles. Others may choose varicose vein treatment or breast augmentation.
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  • Derma Fillers
  • Dermabrasion/Microdermabrasion

    Dermabrasion and Dermaplaning

    Dermabrasion involves a surgeon using a high speed rotating brush to remove the top layer of skin. This is done to remove fine wrinkles or minimize scars. The size and depth of the scars, as well as the degree of wrinkling, determine the appropriate level of skin that will be surgically sloughed.
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  • Free Flap Breast Surgery (DIEP Flaps, TRAM, Latissimus)

    Breast Cancer: Breast Reconstruction After Breast Surgery

    Breast reconstruction surgery involves creating a breast mound that comes as close as possible to the form and appearance of the natural breast.
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  • General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Overview

    The goal of reconstructive plastic surgery is to improve body function, but the surgery may also be performed to create a more normal appearance and improve self-esteem.
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  • Liposuction

    Liposuction

    Liposuction removes excess body fat through a suctioning process. It is not a substitute for weight loss, but it does change the body's shape and contour.
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  • Lower Extremity Reconstruction
  • Microsurgery
  • Reconstruction of Facial Skin Cancer Defects

    Overview of Plastic Surgery

    Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with the improvement in a person's appearance and reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects caused by illness, trauma, or birth disorders.
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  • Rhinoplasty

    Rhinoplasty

    Rhinoplasty is surgery to change the size or shape of your nose. It is also called a nose job. This procedure is usually used to make the nose smaller or to narrow it. But it can also make the nose larger.
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  • Scar Revision
  • Silicone Problems

    Breast Augmentation

    Breast augmentation is a procedure to reshape the breast to make it larger. The procedure can also be done to reconstruct the breast after breast surgery.
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  • Skin Cancer

    Melanoma: Introduction

    Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. It starts in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are what give skin its color. There are 3 main types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are more common. Melanoma is a much less common, but melanoma is more likely to spread to other parts of the body. 
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  • Skin Lesion Ear
  • Skin Lesion Eyelid
  • Skin Lesion Lip
  • Skin Lesion Nose

    Kaposi Sarcoma: Introduction

    In Kaposi sarcoma (KS), cancer develops from the cells that line lymph or blood vessels. KS is linked to infection with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), also known as the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). This virus can cause certain types of cells to grow out of control, which might lead to cancer. 
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  • Skin Resurfacing

    Treating Aged or Sun-Damaged Skin

    No one can avoid the natural process of aging, as the skin thins and lines and wrinkles appear. Moles, scars, and birthmarks also tend to change as we age. In addition, sun damage over the course of a lifetime worsens the aging skin. Sometimes advanced signs of aging and sun damage require invasive dermatology procedures.
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Awards
2018 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
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