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Richard Balikian, Dr

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1431, Camino Del Mar, San Diego County, Del Mar, CA 92014

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Dr. Balikian is an experienced, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon. He is double board certified both in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Balikian belongs to a very select group of elite cosmetic surgeons with at least six years of specialized surgical training exclusively in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and neck.

Dr. Balikian grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Columbia University in New York City. During his time as an Art History major, Dr. Balikian developed an interest and spent time studying the concepts of beauty throughout history. Dr. Balikian went on to graduate from Boston University Medical School, where he was honored and elected to the AOA Medical Honors Society for graduating in the top ten percent of graduating physicians.

After medical school, he completed an internship in General Surgery, followed by four years of residency training in Head and Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. During this time, Dr. Balikian developed a keen knowledge of the intricate anatomy of the face, head, and neck. He was awarded the prestigious Davidoff Award for achievement in teaching.

Dr. Balikian was then personally selected by one of the world’s top cosmetic facial surgeons, to pursue an additional year of highly specialized training. During this time, Dr. Balikian developed his own private Facial Plastic Surgery practice, performing the full range of facial plastic surgery procedures for his patients. Dr. Balikian was actively involved in teaching the intricacies of facial plastic surgery to young surgeons at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he held the appointment of Clinical Instructor of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Balikian then moved his practice to the Inland Empire in the Temecula Valley.

Procedures of Richard Balikian, Dr (104)

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Image alt text Facelift Facelift surgery tightens underlying muscles, lifts tissues, sculpts fat, and removes excess skin, to give your face and neck a more youthful appearance.
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Image alt text Botox Botox works by blocking nerve signals to the muscles, so the injected muscle can’t contract.
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Image alt text Lip Augmentation Lip augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that can give you fuller, plumper lips.
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Image alt text Juvederm Juvéderm injected beneath the skin, the gel-like substance instantly helps smooth lines and wrinkles, soften creases, enhance facial contours, and restore lost volume.
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Image alt text CoolSculpting CoolSculpting body contouring treatments use cryolipolysis, or fat freezing, to target stubborn areas of fat without surgery.
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Image alt text Voluma Voluma is more dense and perfect for adding volume to the face; such as for cheek or midface augmentation.
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Image alt text Laser Hair Removal Laser hair removal treatments use light energy to permanently damage or destroy hair follicles—usually on the legs, back, underarms, or face—with the goal of preventing hair from growing back.
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Image alt text All Resurfacing & Rejuvenation Lasers Laser skin resurfacing and rejuvenation removes skin layer by layer with precision, the new skin cells that form during healing give the skin a tighter, younger looking surface.
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Image alt text Restylane The Restylane product line of injectable fillers temporarily adds volume to plump lips, lift cheeks, smooth wrinkles, fill in scars and under-eye hollows, and rejuvenate aging hands.
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Image alt text Tattoo Removal The "standard modality for tattoo removal" is the non-invasive removal of tattoo pigments using Q-switched lasers.
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Image alt text Xeomin Xeomin is an injectable neurotoxin that temporarily relaxes muscles to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles created by dynamic facial movements, such as smiling, frowning, or raising your eyebrows.
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Image alt text Skin Tightening Skin tightening treatments can firm and tighten excess skin caused by aging or weight loss.
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Image alt text Non-Surgical Facelift Non-surgical facelift is a carefully selected package of treatments that work to counter your specific signs of ageing.
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Image alt text Laser Treatment The fractioned laser beam heats up the tissue causing coagulation and stimulating self-recovery of the hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin fibres.
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Image alt text Skin Rejuvenation Skin rejuvenation treatment options include a variety of nonsurgical techniques and cosmetic procedures that are done to correct fine lines, wrinkles, sagging, and brown spots in order to restore the skin.
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Image alt text VelaShape VelaShape is a noninvasive body contouring treatment that’s been cleared by the FDA for temporary cellulite reduction, as well as the circumferential reduction of the thighs and abdomen.
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Image alt text Scars Treatment Scars treatment differs based on the particular scar’s size, texture, and location.
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Image alt text Facial Rejuvenation Facial rejuvenation is a cosmetic treatment which aims to restore a youthful appearance to the human face.
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Image alt text Facial Fillers Facial fillers are synthetic or naturally occurring substances injected into the lines, folds, and tissues of the face to decrease the appearance of wrinkles and restore the facial fullness that decreases with age.
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Image alt text ThermiRF ThermiRF uses radio frequency technology to heat the underlying, supporting skin tissues and has been deemed safe by the FDA.
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Image alt text Thermage Thermage is a noninvasive skin rejuvenation treatment that’s FDA-cleared for skin tightening on the face and body.
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Image alt text Acne Treatment Acne treatment depends on your age, the type and severity of your acne, and what you are willing to commit to.
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Image alt text Liquid Facelift A liquid facelift is a nonsurgical procedure that uses injectables to restore facial volume, reduce wrinkles, and rejuvenate the face and give it a more youthful appearance.
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Image alt text Skin Tag Treatment Skin tags are painless, noncancerous growths on the skin.
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Image alt text Tummy Tuck Also known as an "abdominoplasty” this procedure reduces the size and shape of the abdomen by removing excess fat and skin.
Ranked in Del Mar: 5 Ranked in CA: 309 Ranked in US: 1088
Image alt text Radiesse Radiesse is an injectable filler that can add fullness or minimize fine lines and wrinkles in the face or hands to restore a more youthful appearance.
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Image alt text Latisse Latisse is an eyelash serum that boosts hair growth for longer, thicker, fuller lashes.
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Image alt text Cosmetic Skin Growth Removal Cosmetic skin growth removal surgery removes the growth with as little disturbance to the surrounding skin as possible and leave as small a mark or scar as possible.
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Image alt text Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Intense pulsed light is a versatile treatment that can improve a range of skin conditions.
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Image alt text Photo Facial A photo facial is a laser light treatment which effectively treats men and women to remove brown spots and sun damage while increasing collagen production.
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Image alt text Dermaplaning Dermaplaning is a skin rejuvenation treatment that’s done in-office by a dermatologist or aesthetician, who uses a surgical scalpel to gently scrape away dead cells and vellus hair from your skin’s surface.
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Image alt text Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Body contouring following massive weight loss are procedures performed by plastic surgeons to eliminate and/or reduce excess post-bariatric surgery.
Ranked in Del Mar: 4 Ranked in CA: 82 Ranked in US: 322
Image alt text Clear And Brilliant Clear and brilliant is a gentle laser treatment that uses innovative technology to fight and prevent many of the effects of aging skin.
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Image alt text Acne Scars Treatment Might improve the appearance of your skin, depending on your scar type, your skin type and the severity of the scarring.
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Image alt text Halo Laser The halo laser combines ablative and non-ablative wavelengths that simultaneously target the top layer of your skin and the deeper tissue underneath the surface, for a powerful skin rejuvenation treatment.
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Image alt text Hair Removal Hair removal is the deliberate removal of body hair.
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Image alt text Laser Skin Treatment Laser skin treatment delivered with a fractional laser, which leaves microscopic columns of untreated tissue throughout the treatment area.
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Image alt text Under Eye Fillers and Rejuvenation Under eye fillers is a hyaluronic acid injection used to improve the appearance of sunken or discolored under-eye areas.
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Image alt text Facial Veins Treatment If you have broken capillaries, spider veins, or spider vein clusters - facial veins treatment is just for you.
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Image alt text Juvederm Ultra Juvederm Ultra is primarily used to treat medium-depth wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds and marionette lines, smooth out depressed scars, and enhance lips.
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Image alt text FaceTite FaceTite is an FDA-cleared facial rejuvenation procedure that delivers radiofrequency energy beneath the skin’s surface to stimulate collagen production, which tightens and firms skin.
Ranked in Del Mar: 4 Ranked in CA: 106 Ranked in US: 448
Image alt text Liposuction A surgical procedure that removes stubborn fat deposits from the legs.
Ranked in Del Mar: 5 Ranked in CA: 262 Ranked in US: 1076
Image alt text Vaser Liposuction Vaser liposuction is a surgical fat-removal procedure that uses ultrasonic vibration to break up unwanted fat and free it from the surrounding tissue before it’s sucked out through a hollow tube, called a cannula.
Ranked in Del Mar: 4 Ranked in CA: 176 Ranked in US: 649
Image alt text Facial Contouring Facial contouring is one of the fastest growing non-invasive and non-surgical facial reconfiguration techniques.
Ranked in Del Mar: 3 Ranked in CA: 33 Ranked in US: 173
Image alt text Mohs Surgery Mohs surgery is a surgical technique used to treat skin cancer.
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Image alt text Volbella Injections Volbella injections are non-surgical lip augmentation treatment, designed to plump the lips and minimize the appearance of fine lines around the mouth, also known as perioral rhytids or perioral lines.
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Image alt text ClearLift ClearLift is designed to tighten skin and smoothen lines and wrinkles around the eyes, mouth, neck and chest to restore a youthful, healthy looking appearance.
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Image alt text Non-Invasive Body Contouring Non-Invasive body contouring intended to permanently eliminate fat cells through non-invasive lipolysis of the chin area, abdomen, love handles, back, inner thighs and outer thighs.
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Image alt text Cynosure Elite MPX The cynosure elite MPX is a dual wavelength aesthetic laser workstation that offers the versatility to perform a long list of hair removal procedures and other aesthetic treatments.
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Image alt text Jawline Rejuvenation Jawline rejuvenation is a key component to global facial aesthetic rejuvenation.
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Image alt text Collagen Injections Collagen injections target crow’s feet and other fine lines around the eyes, smooth smile lines (nasolabial folds) and frown lines, fill in atrophic acne scars, and plump thin lips.
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Image alt text Facial Sculpting Facial sculpting - comprehensive approach for aesthetic correction of round face.
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Image alt text Laser Toning Laser toning treatments can effectively treat stubborn pigmentation issues.
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Image alt text Birthmark Removal A birthmark is a benign irregularity on the skin that’s present at birth or appears within the first few months after birth, it can be removed via laser therapy or surgery.
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Image alt text Melasma Treatment Melasma treatment include topical peels using alpha-hydroxy acids, as well as microdermabrasion and microneedling.
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Image alt text Vbeam Vbeam is the most advanced pulsed dye laser used to treat rosacea.
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Image alt text Age Spot Treatment Because the pigment is located at the base of the epidermis, treatment meant to lighten the age spots must penetrate this layer of skin.
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Image alt text Wrinkle Treatment There are lots of different treatments for wrinkles.
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Image alt text Hair Reduction Hair reduction treatment uses highly concentrated light into hair follicles.
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Image alt text Hyperpigmentation Treatment Skin tone can play a role in the intensity and length of hyperpigmentation treatments.
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Image alt text Rhinophyma Treatment The aims of surgical rhinophyma treatment are to remove the excess tissue and restore the natural shape of the nose as much as possible by shaving off the extra layers of skin.
Ranked in Del Mar: 3 Ranked in CA: 30 Ranked in US: 109
Image alt text Rosacea Treatment Rosacea treatment that help control and regulate its intensity and presence.
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Image alt text Fine Line Treatment The most effective way to minimize fine lines is with a resurfacing procedure.
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Image alt text Stretch Marks Treatment Stretch marks are a type of scar that happens when your skin stretches or shrinks quickly.
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Image alt text SculpSure SculpSure is a nonsurgical body-contouring treatment that uses diode-laser energy to permanently destroy stubborn fat cells.
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Image alt text Crows Feet Treatment Dermal fillers are a more natural way to treat crow's feet.
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Image alt text Frown Lines For frown lines or wrinkles that are more permanently etched in, dermal fillers may be required.
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Image alt text Hair Loss Treatment Hair loss treatment include medications, hair replacements, and hair restoration.
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Image alt text PicoSure Laser The PicoSure laser is one of the most advanced lasers available for skin rejuvenation to date.
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Image alt text Excel V Laser The excel V laser system features the broadest set of capabilities for treating the widest range of superficial to deep vascular conditions, benign pigmented lesions and skin revitalization concerns.
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Image alt text Body Skin Resurfacing Body skin resurfacing encompasses a variety of non-surgical treatments designed to renew and revitalize skin with minimal downtime.
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Image alt text Hand Rejuvenation Hand rejuvenation treatments turn back the clock by reducing wrinkles, minimizing prominent veins, fading brown spots, and improving skin tone.
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Image alt text Fat Injections Fat injection, transfers fat from areas in which you have excess fat and injects it into areas that may be lacking in volume, such as your face, hands, breasts or buttocks.
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Image alt text ThermiSmooth Body ThermiSmooth body is a revolutionary new way to tighten and smooth your skin, and improve cellulite, without surgery.
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Image alt text Zerona Zerona is an FDA-cleared noninvasive body contouring procedure that uses low-level laser technology to reduce excess fat.
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Image alt text Erbium Resurfacing Erbium laser resurfacing is designed to remove surface-level and moderately deep lines and wrinkles on the face, hands, neck, or chest.
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Image alt text Dermatitis Treatment Treatments for dermatitis vary and depend on the type of dermatitis affecting a person.
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Image alt text Emsculpt Emsculpt is an FDA-cleared body-sculpting procedure that builds muscle and burns fat.
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Image alt text Fraxel Fraxel is the most widely known brand of fractional laser treatments used for skin resurfacing and rejuvenation.
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Image alt text Facial Treatment Facial treatment a full range of facials to suit your needs.
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Image alt text Juvederm Plus Juvederm Plus treatments show results on all skin types and skin colors, but are ideal for those seeking to smooth deep wrinkles and folds, and plump areas with moderate to deep skin depression or fat loss.
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Image alt text Embrace Scar Therapy Embrace scar therapy is an at-home silicone treatment designed to prevent and minimize scars.
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Image alt text Laser Resurfacing Laser resurfacing is a nonsurgical, in-office procedure that heats up the skin’s superficial and/or lower layers, causing microdamage and triggering the body’s healing response.
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Image alt text Hydrafacial A hydrafacial is a multistep facial done with a patented device that uses Vortex-Fusion to cleanse, exfoliate, do pore extractions, and deliver customized serums into the skin.
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Image alt text Microdermabrasion A microdermabrasion treatment gently removes the top layer of dead and damaged skin cells and vacuums them away.
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Image alt text Body Rejuvenation Body rejuvenation - different cosmetic changes to create the appearance of youth.
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Image alt text Ingrown Hairs Treatment The ultimate goal of treatment for any ingrown hairs is to reduce their occurrence by keeping the skin exfoliated and moisturized.
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Image alt text Refirme ReFirme is a nonsurgical skin-tightening treatment that combines radiofrequency and infrared-light energies to heat dermal tissue that has experienced collagen loss.
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Image alt text Ultherapy Ultherapy is a non-invasive procedure that lifts and tightens the skin of your face, neck and décolletage.
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Image alt text Seborrheic Keratosis Treatment Individual seborrheic keratosis can be treated successfully.
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Image alt text MiraDry MiraDry is a nonsurgical, FDA-cleared treatment that uses electromagnetic energy to painlessly reduce the number of underarm sweat and odor glands, eliminating excessive sweating and odor.
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Image alt text Stem Cell Facelift A stem cell facelift is a new and emerging trend in the world of facial plastic surgery.
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Image alt text Marionette Lines Treatment Dermal fillers are used to treat marionette lines, they are skillfully injected directly into the area that needs to be filled out.
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Image alt text Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Non-surgical rhinoplasty consists of injecting a filler ingredient, such as hyaluronic acid, underneath your skin to temporarily change the structure of your nose.
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Image alt text Mini Facelift A mini facelift is an anti-aging surgery that focuses on sagging skin.
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Image alt text Dermabrasion Dermabrasion is an intensive skin-resurfacing procedure performed by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
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Image alt text Jaw Contouring Jaw contouring is a popular procedure for slimming the jawline and creating a more balanced facial profile.
Ranked in Del Mar: 4 Ranked in CA: 151 Ranked in US: 196
Image alt text Belly Button Surgery Belly button surgery is a minor surgical procedure that changes the shape, size, and often the position of your navel.
Ranked in Del Mar: 4 Ranked in CA: 140 Ranked in US: 267
Image alt text Thigh Reduction A thigh reduction can reshape the thighs by reducing excess skin and fat, resulting in smoother skin and better contours for the thighs and lower body.
Ranked in Del Mar: 5 Ranked in CA: 75 Ranked in US: 363
Image alt text Facial Hair Tranplantation Hair is taken from one part of the body and transplanted to your jawline and wherever you want it to grow.
Ranked in Del Mar: 3 Ranked in CA: 20 Ranked in US: 75
Image alt text Keloid Removal Keloid surgical removal or laser removal are successful treatment options.
Ranked in Del Mar: 3 Ranked in CA: 31 Ranked in US: 135
Image alt text MTF Body Contouring MTF body contouring gives transgender women a more traditionally feminine, hourglass shape.
Ranked in Del Mar: 3 Ranked in CA: 56 Ranked in US: 154
Image alt text Buttock Surgery A "butt lift" or "gluteoplasty" removes excess skin from the buttocks and provides a naturally lifted and firmer appearance.
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Image alt text Lipo 360 Lipo 360 is a liposuction procedure that encompasses all areas of the midsection, covering 360 degrees around.
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Richard Balikian, Dr

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3 8 reviews

1431, Camino Del Mar, San Diego County, Del Mar, CA 92014

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