Alee Kwong
While the Hollywood stars shine bright here in Southern California, there’s a not so big secret about what keeps them shining brighter for longer – plastic surgery. The journey toward the new version of you can be an exciting one but choosing the right clinic is not a choice that you should take lightly. That being said, in Southern California, it can be tough to find the one that’s right for you. We searched far and wide to put together a list of the top plastic surgeons in Southern California in the hopes that it will make your decision a little easier and coming in at #2 is Dr. Steven Cohen.
DR. STEVEN COHEN ⇢ @doctorstevencohen
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4510 Executive Dr., Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121
Dr. Steven Cohen is a highly acclaimed plastic surgeon with a diverse career that encompasses clinical excellence, innovative contributions, and education. Recognized as one of America’s top plastic surgeons by multiple organizations, he has received prestigious accolades, including the Tiffany Award from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Newsweek has also honored him among the top surgeons in the United States, ranking him #8 overall for Best Facelift and the #1 Best Facelift surgeon in Southern California. Dr. Cohen has been called “a master of face transformation and the most exquisite artist in the beauty world”. His work focuses on aesthetic facial beauty created through exclusive regenerative surgical techniques that Dr. Cohen has developed. He is in private practice in La Jolla California and a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Cohen began his career in Plastic Surgery focusing on complex craniofacial and facial surgery. After completing his fellowship at UCLA in facial plastics and craniofacial surgery. He founded and led the Craniofacial Anomalies Program at the University of Michigan and later directed the Craniofacial Surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. In 2017 Dr. Cohen stepped down as Director of Craniofacial Surgery at Rady to focus exclusively in Aesthetic Surgery and Regenerative Medicine. As a lifelong innovator, in addition to his invention of the first commercially distributed, internal bone lengthening device (Stryker, Inc. Midface Distraction System) in craniofacial surgery and co-founder of LeonardoMD, one of the earliest cloud computing companies in medicine, Dr. Cohen is a co-founder of Mage Biotechnology Group, which is focused on regenerative medicine and longevity. Their product lines in fat grafting and in exosome technology as well as longevity are among the best in the world.
Dr. Cohen is on the editorial boards of two of the leading aesthetic journals in the world, the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and has contributed extensively to the field’s academic literature through authoring 170 publications and editing three textbooks in plastic surgery.
Dr. Cohen continues to be a pivotal figure in advancing the standards of aesthetic surgery and regenerative medicine while maintaining an active involvement in educating the next generation of surgeons.
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Services offered:
- Face – Deep plane and SMAS Facelift, Anatomic and Regenerative Facial Fat Grafting, Mini-Deep Plane Facelift, Deep Neck surgery with digastric and submandibular gland reduction, Neck Lift, Platysmaplasty, Preservation Facelift, “Ponytail-type” Facelift, Gliding Browlift, Endoscopic Browlift, Endoscopic Facelift, Facial Implants, Cheek Augmentation, Chin Enhancement, Genioplasty, Chin implant, Eyelid Enhancement, Facelift, Facial Liposuction, Jaw Surgery, Liplift and Lip Enhancement, Ear Surgery (Otoplasty), Revisional Rhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty, Thread Lift
- Breast – Breast Augmentation, Breast Deformities, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction, Breast Revision, Fat Transfer to Breast (Natural Breast Augmentation), Breast Implant Removal, Breast Implant Removal with Lifting and/or Fat Grafting
- Body – Brazilian Butt Lift, Liposuction, Post Pregnancy Mommy Makeovers, Tummy Tuck, Vaser High Def Liposculpting, Renuvion Skin Tightening
- Longevity & Regenerative – Facial & Body Aging, Acne Scars, Sun Damage, Laser Injuries, Certain Scars and Wounds, Chronic Pain (associated with orthopedic injuries and other surgical conditions), Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber, Long-term Health
- Non-surgical Procedures – ACP/PRP Therapy, BBL BroadBand Light Laser, Injectable Tissue Replacement ITR2 (ITR Squared), Fillers of all types, Injectables, Ultrasound Massage Therapy, Coolsculpting, Hydrafacial, DiamondGlow, Oxygen Facial, Cosmelan Peel, Blue Peel, Apeele, Bio Repeel, Celluma Light Therapy, Laser Treatments Including: Laser hair removal, Morpheus 8 with PRP or Exosomes, Microneedling with PRP or Exosomes, Fraxel Dual, Fraxel Clear and Brilliant, Fraxel Repair, Renuvion, Sofwave, Ultherapy, Ellacor with PRP or Exosomes
- Topicals – MORPHIYA, Alastin Skincare, Alumier MD, Skinbetter Science, IS Clinical
- Men – Facelift, Facial Fat Grafting, Facial Chin Augmentation (Genioplasty), Rhinoplasty, Eye Surgery (Blepharoplasty), Liposuction
- Semaglutide