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Specialty:: Plastic Surgery
Department Affiliation:: Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:: G73237
Phone:: 310-825-5510
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans
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About Me

Professional/Academic Title:

Clinical Professor and Program Director, UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery

Dr. George Rudkin is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCLA and a Board-certified Plastic Surgeon.

Dr. Rudkin has been a UCLA faculty member since 1999. He serves as the program director for the UCLA plastic surgery training program. In addition, he is the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the West Los Angeles Veteran Association Medical Center.

Throughout his career, Dr. Rudkin has maintained clinical interests in skin cancer treatment and reconstruction, as well as in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction. Dr. Rudkin has been widely published in peer-reviewed publications. He received the Veterans Administration Career Development Award for his work on the effects of retinoids on skin cancer, and is a co-investigator for a VA Merit Review grant studying bone formation in a three dimensional cellular scaffold.

Dr. Rudkin earned his bachelor’s degree from John Hopkins University and his medical degree from Columbia University. He completed residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Links

surgery.ucla.edu
uclahealth.org/plasticsurgery
uclahealth.org/gender-health
uclahealth.org/lgbtq

Primary Office: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 465
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-825-5510

Medical Board Certifications: Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999
Residency: Plastic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996-1998
Residency 2: Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1991-1996
Internship: Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990-1991
Degree: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1990

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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Burn Care
Burns
Detailed information on burns, burn types, classification of burns, burn treatment, and burn rehabilitation
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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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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
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
Scar Revision
A scar revision is a procedure done on a scar to alter the appearance of the scar. The revision may improve the cosmetic appearance of the scar or restore function to a part of the body that may have been restricted by the scar. It is important to remember that scars cannot be completely removed.
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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
Actinic Keratosis
Actinic keratosis is a rough, scaly patch or bump on the skin. It’s also known as a solar keratosis. Actinic keratoses are very common, and many people have them. They are caused by ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin.
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Skin Lesion Eyelid
Skin Lesion Lip
Actinic Keratosis
Actinic keratosis is a rough, scaly patch or bump on the skin. It’s also known as a solar keratosis. Actinic keratoses are very common, and many people have them. They are caused by ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin.
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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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Wound Care
Vacuum-Assisted Closure of a Wound
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a type of therapy to help wounds heal. It's also known as wound VAC. During the treatment, a device decreases air pressure on the wound. This can help the wound heal more quickly.
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Wound Healing
How Wounds Heal
Wound healing sounds simple, but it's actually quite complicated and involves a long series of chemical signals. Certain factors can slow or prevent healing entirely.
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Tummy Tuck

Eyelid Lift

Body Contouring After Weight-Loss Surgery

Breast Augmentation Surgery

Burns

Chemical Peel

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Overview

Dermabrasion and Dermaplaning

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Overview

Liposuction

Overview of Plastic Surgery

Rhinoplasty

Scar Revision

Breast Augmentation

Melanoma: Introduction

Actinic Keratosis

Actinic Keratosis

Kaposi Sarcoma: Introduction

Treating Aged or Sun-Damaged Skin

Vacuum-Assisted Closure of a Wound

How Wounds Heal