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• 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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• Botox
• Breast Implants (implant removal/capsulectomy, correction of breast implants problems)

  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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• 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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• Breast Surgery

  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 Filler Injection
• 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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• Eyebrow Lifts Endoscopic
• Eyelid Surgery

  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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• 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 Head & Neck Surgery

  Head and Neck Cancer: Surgery

  There are a lot of different cancers covered under "head and neck cancers;" cancers in the sinuses, tongue, throat, and voice box. Learn about how surgery is used to treat head and neck cancer, and what to expect before and after surgery.
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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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• Lipoma

  Other Benign Skin Growths in Children

  Detailed information on benign skin growths, including dermatofibromas, dermoid cyst, freckles, keloids, lipomas, moles, atypical moles, pyogenic granulomas
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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
• Microvascular Surgery
• 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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• Reconstructive surgery of the head and neck
• 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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• 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

  Vacuum-assisted closure of a wound 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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• Rhinoplasty
• Facial Aesthetic Surgery
• Breast Reconstruction

Link to my PubMed publications >

1. Roostaeian J, Rohrich RJ. Evaluation and Surgical Approach to the Nasal Dorsum: Component Dorsal Hump Reduction and Dorsal Reconstitution. Dallas Rhinoplasty 3rd Edition, Chapter 13, QMP St Louis, Missouri
2. Roostaeian J, Jamil K, Rohrich RJ. Correction and Prevention of Alar Rim Deformities: Alar Contour Grafts. Dallas Rhinoplasty 3rd Edition, Chapter 27, QMP St Louis, Missouri
3. Roostaeian J, Teotia SS, Mosser SW. Face lift. Essentials of Plastic Surgery edition, Chapter 94, QMP St Louis, Missouri 2nd Edition, edition, Chapter 94, QMP St Louis, Missouri

1. Geissler PJ, Davis K, Roostaeian J, Unger J, Huang J, Rohrich RJ. Improving fat transfer viability: the role of aging, body mass index, and harvest site. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Aug;134(2):227-32. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000398. PubMed PMID: 25068323.
2. Li Z, Unger JG, Roostaeian J, Constantine F, Rohrich RJ. Individualized asian rhinoplasty: a systematic approach to facial balance. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):24e-32e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000294. PubMed PMID: 25028852.
3. Galanis C, Nguyen P, Koh J, Roostaeian J, Festekjian J, Crisera C. Microvascular Lifeboats: A Stepwise Approach to Intraoperative Venous Congestion in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):20-7. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000271. PubMed PMID: 25028816.
4. Roostaeian J, Adams WP Jr. Three-Dimensional Imaging for Breast Augmentation: Is This Technology Providing Accurate Simulations? Aesthet Surg J. 2014 Jun 26. pii: 1090820X14538805. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24970274.
5. Nguyen PD, Herrera FA, Roostaeian J, Da Lio AL, Crisera CA, Festekjian JH. Career satisfaction and burnout in the reconstructive microsurgeon in the United States. Microsurgery. 2014 May 9. doi: 10.1002/micr.22273. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24809735.
6. Roostaeian J, Harris R, Farkas JP, Barton FE, Kenkel JM. Comparison of Limited-Undermining Lipoabdominoplasty and Traditional Abdominoplasty Using Laser Fluorescence Imaging. Aesthet Surg J. 2014 May 8;34(5):741-747. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24809360.
7. Roostaeian J, Yoon AP, Sanchez IS, Rahgozar P, Galanis C, Herrera F, Tseng CY, Festekjian JH, Da Lio AL, Crisera CA. The effect of prior abdominal surgery on abdominally based free flaps in breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar;133(3):247e-255e. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000438059.52128.8c. PubMed PMID: 24572867.
8. Geissler PJ, Roostaeian J, Lee MR, Unger JJ, Rohrich RJ. Role of upper lateral cartilage tension spanning suture in restoring the dorsal aesthetic lines in rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jan;133(1):7e-11e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a01470. PubMed PMID: 24374710.
9. Lee MR, Tabbal G, Kurkjian TJ, Roostaeian J, Rohrich RJ. Classifying deformities of the columella base in rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Apr;133(4):464e-70e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000022. PubMed PMID: 24352210.
10. Cochran CS, Roostaeian J. Use of the ultrasonic bone aspirator for lateral osteotomies in rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Dec;132(6):1430-3. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000434404.83692.5b. PubMed PMID: 24281572.
11. Roostaeian J, Unger JG, Lee MR, Geissler P, Rohrich RJ. Reconstitution of the nasal dorsum following component dorsal reduction in primary rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar;133(3):509-18. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000438453.29980.36. PubMed PMID: 24263393.
12. Geissler PJ, Lee MR, Roostaeian J, Unger JG, Rohrich RJ. Reshaping the medial nostril and columellar base: five-step medial crural footplate approximation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Sep;132(3):553-7. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829ad2d5. PubMed PMID: 23985631.
13. Tanna N, Levine SM, Broer PN, Reavey PL, Weichman KE, Roostaeian J, Andrews BT, Lerman OZ, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. Chairs and chiefs of plastic surgery: is it an insider job? J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Jul;24(4):1146-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182860a45. PubMed PMID: 23851758.
14. Unger JG, Roostaeian J, Cheng DH, Geissler P, Lee MR, Narasimhan K, Rohrich RJ. The open approach in secondary rhinoplasty: choosing an incision regardless of prior placement. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct;132(4):780-6. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829ad339. PubMed PMID: 23676971.
15. Andrews BT, Fan KL, Roostaeian J, Federico C, Bradley JP. Incidence of concomitant airway anomalies when using the university of California, Los Angeles, protocol for neonatal mandibular distraction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 May;131(5):1116-23. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182865da0. PubMed PMID: 23629092.
16. Granzow JW, Suliman A, Roostaeian J, Perry A, Boyd JB. The supraclavicular artery island flap (SCAIF) for head and neck reconstruction: surgical technique and refinements. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jun;148(6):933-40. doi: 10.1177/0194599813484288. Epub 2013 Apr 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 23554115.
17. Granzow JW, Suliman A, Roostaeian J, Perry A, Boyd JB. Supraclavicular artery island flap (SCAIF) vs free fasciocutaneous flaps for head and neck reconstruction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jun;148(6):941-8. doi: 10.1177/0194599813476670. Epub 2013 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 23554114.
18. Galanis C, Sanchez IS, Roostaeian J, Crisera C. Factors influencing patient interest in plastic surgery and the process of selecting a surgeon. Aesthet Surg J. 2013 May;33(4):585-90. doi: 10.1177/1090820X13481228. Epub 2013 Mar 13. PubMed PMID: 23486865.
19. Paydar KZ, Kohan E, Hansen SL, Roostaeian J, Gradinger GP. Long-Term Effects of Breast Aging in Patients Undergoing Explantation: Analysis of Breast Aesthetics From Before Augmentation to After Explantation. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23486144.
20. Herrera FA, Benhaim P, Suliman A, Roostaeian J, Azari K, Mitchell S. Cost Comparison of Open Fasciectomy Versus Percutaneous Needle Aponeurotomy for Treatment of Dupuytren Contracture. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23486126.
21. Tanna N, Im DD, Azhar H, Roostaeian J, Lesavoy MA, Bradley JP, Jarrahy R. Inferior turbinoplasty during cosmetic rhinoplasty: techniques and trends. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Jan;72(1):5-8. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3182590970. PubMed PMID: 23241771.
22. Tanna N, Broer PN, Roostaeian J, Bradley JP, Levine JP, Saadeh PB. Soft tissue correction of craniofacial microsomia and progressive hemifacial atrophy. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Nov;23(7 Suppl 1):2024-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31825d0594. PubMed PMID: 23154376.
23. Roostaeian J, Fan KL, Sorice S, Tabit CJ, Liao E, Rahgozar P, Tanna N, Bradley JP. Evaluation of plastic surgery training programs: integrated/combined versus independent. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jul;130(1):157e-167e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318254b3d0. PubMed PMID: 22743900.
24. Roostaeian J, Sanchez I, Vardanian A, Herrera F, Galanis C, Da Lio A, Festekjian J, Crisera CA. Comparison of immediate implant placement versus the staged tissue expander technique in breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jun;129(6):909e-918e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824ec411. PubMed PMID: 22634689.
25. Herrera FA, Lee CK, Kryger G, Roostaeian J, Safa B, Lohman RF, Gottlieb LJ, Walton RL. Microsurgery in the hypercoagulable patient: review of the literature. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2012 Jun;28(5):305-12. doi: 10
26. Roostaeian J, Adams WP Jr. Response to "Comments on: Three-Dimensional Imaging for Breast Augmentation: Is This Technology Providing Accurate Simulations?". Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Mar;35(3):NP73-4. doi: 10.1093/asj/sju152. PubMed PMID: 25805293.
27. Roostaeian J, Adams WP Jr. Response to "the limitations of three-dimensional simulations in breast augmentation". Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Mar;35(3):NP65-7. doi: 10.1093/asj/sju115. PubMed PMID: 25805291.
28. Cochran CS. Reply to Robiony's Letter to" Use of the Ultrasonic Bone Aspirator for Lateral Osteotomies in Rhinoplasty (by Cochran and Roostaeian)". Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25747912.
29. Roostaeian J, Yoon AP, Rahgozar P, Tanna N, Crisera CA, Da Lio AL, Festekjian JH. Implant-based immediate breast reconstruction in the previously augmented patient. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2015 Apr;68(4):e71-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.01.010. Epub 2015 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 25736082.
30. Layliev J, Broer PN, Saadeh PB, Crisera CA, Wu LC, Boyd JB, Serletti JM, Levine JP, Roostaeian J, Tanna N. The certificate of added qualifications in microsurgery: consideration for subspecialty certification in microvascular surgery in the United States. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jan;135(1):313-6. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000781. PubMed PMID: 25539314.
31. Lee MR, Malafa M, Roostaeian J, Unger JG, Rohrich RJ. Soft-tissue composition of the columella and potential relevance in rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Oct;134(4):621-5. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000438. PubMed PMID: 25357023.
32. Roostaeian J, Rough J, Edwards MC. A plastic surgery resident's view of aesthetic training and the future. Aesthet Surg J. 2014 Nov;34(8):1270-3. doi:10.1177/1090820X14548889. Epub 2014 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 25270543.
33. Geissler PJ, Davis K, Roostaeian J, Unger J, Huang J, Rohrich RJ. Improving fat transfer viability: the role of aging, body mass index, and harvest site. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Aug;134(2):227-32. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000398. PubMed PMID: 25068323.
34. Li Z, Unger JG, Roostaeian J, Constantine F, Rohrich RJ. Individualized Asian rhinoplasty: a systematic approach to facial balance. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):24e-32e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000294. PubMed PMID: 25028852.
35. Galanis C, Nguyen P, Koh J, Roostaeian J, Festekjian J, Crisera C. Microvascular lifeboats: a stepwise approach to intraoperative venous congestion in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):20-7. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000271. Review. PubMed PMID: 25028816.
36. Roostaeian J, Adams WP Jr. Three-Dimensional Imaging for Breast Augmentation: Is This Technology Providing Accurate Simulations? Aesthet Surg J. 2014 Jun 26;34(6):857-875. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24970274.
37. Nguyen PD, Herrera FA, Roostaeian J, Da Lio AL, Crisera CA, Festekjian JH. Career satisfaction and burnout in the reconstructive microsurgeon in the United States. Microsurgery. 2015 Jan;35(1):1-5. doi: 10.1002/micr.22273. Epub 2014 May 9. PubMed PMID: 24809735.
38. Roostaeian J, Harris R, Farkas JP, Barton FE, Kenkel JM. Comparison of Limited-Undermining Lipoabdominoplasty and Traditional Abdominoplasty Using Laser Fluorescence Imaging. Aesthet Surg J. 2014 May 8;34(5):741-747. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24809360.

• Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
• Plastic Surgery Education Foundation, Pilot Research Grant Award, "Reprogramming of ASCs for Increased Osteogenic Potential. " Co-Investigator.
• W.P. Longmire, JR., Medal, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA - "awarded for graduating with the best record in surgery"
• Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society
• Letter of Distinction David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Surgery, Medicine, and Ob/Gyn
• Letter of Distinction David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Genetics, Microbiology & Immunology
• Letter of Distinction David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Clinical Application of Basic Science
• UC Regents' Scholarship (4 years)-"The UC's highest recognition of academic excellence"
• Distinction of Excellence, UCLA Dept. of Economics- "awarded for graduating in the top 1%"
• Chancellor's Service Award, UCLA-"awarded for academic excellence & community service"
• UCLA Medical Center Service Award/Scholarship
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
• Summa Cum Laude, College Honors Distinction at UCLA

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