Profile of Steven Teitelbaum, Dr

Steven Teitelbaum is an Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine, past President of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, and has been in private practice in Santa Monica since 1995. He specializes exclusively in aesthetic plastic surgery. Dr. Teitelbaum received his medical education at UCLA School of Medicine and he completed his surgical residency at Harvard. This stellar academic and practical training developed him into a fine surgeon, and then the incomparable experience in the busy plastic surgery wards at LA County Hospital during his plastic surgery training at USC enabled him to hone and master his skills.

Dr. Teitelbaum went on to become board certified in both Surgery and in Plastic Surgery, and is a member of nearly every national and international plastic surgery organization.

At Dr. Teitelbaum's graduation from plastic surgery training, his program director introduced him by saying that he hoped that he would live up to his potential to be both an excellent surgeon and someone who would bring science to aesthetic surgery. Dr. Teitelbaum has since given lectures on five continents, teaches at the world's largest and most important aesthetic surgery meeting, participated in multiple research trials, written book chapters and journal articles, and teaches final-year plastic surgery residents at UCLA.

Dr. Teitelbaum is the 2016-2017 President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), the research and education arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) whose mission is to advance the aesthetics field for the benefit of patients, physicians and the entire field of medicine.

Dr. Teitelbaum holds leadership positions in the major plastic surgery societies including Treasurer and Legislative Committee Chair of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, as well as Board Member of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation. He has advocated for the rights of plastic surgery patients on Capitol Hill, the state capital, and in front of the FDA.

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Procedures of Steven Teitelbaum, Dr ⁽²⁴⁾

Procedure	Rank in Santa Monica	Rank in CA	Rank in US
Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 6	Ranked in CA: 411	Ranked in US: 2077
Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 6	Ranked in CA: 411	Ranked in US: 2077
Breast Lift A procedure that lifts the breast tissue and repositions the nipples to remedy sagging breasts.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 374	Ranked in US: 1877
Areola Reduction Areola repositioning involves both the areola and the nipple being lifted and established in a natural position.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 145	Ranked in US: 485
Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 6	Ranked in CA: 411	Ranked in US: 2077
Breast Revision Breast revision surgery makes to improve the appearance of breasts that have been previously operated on.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 254	Ranked in US: 1036
Mommy Makeover Mommy makeover is a combination of plastic surgery procedures that can help restore your pre-baby body after dramatic changes brought on by pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 396	Ranked in US: 1987
Laser Liposuction Laser liposuction is an FDA-approved, minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses laser energy to liquefy fat cells before they’re suctioned out through a thin tube called a cannula.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 58	Ranked in US: 264
Mommy Makeover Mommy makeover is a combination of plastic surgery procedures that can help restore your pre-baby body after dramatic changes brought on by pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 396	Ranked in US: 1987
ThermiVa ThermiVa is a radiofrequency energy treatment that’s commonly used to rejuvenate and recondition vaginal and vulvar skin by increasing collagen and elastin concentrations to minimize skin sag.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 24	Ranked in US: 104
Facelift Facelift surgery tightens underlying muscles, lifts tissues, sculpts fat, and removes excess skin, to give your face and neck a more youthful appearance.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 2	Ranked in CA: 432	Ranked in US: 2115
Neck Lift A procedure that improves the look of the neck by redraping sagging, wrinkled skin. In addition, it tightens the skin by removing excess skin.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 319	Ranked in US: 1466
Eye Lift An eye lift is a surgical procedure that reduces bagginess from lower eyelids and removes excess skin from the upper eyelids.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 182	Ranked in US: 550
Rhinoplasty Commonly referred to as a “nose job” this surgical procedure can help correct undesirable ridges, size, shape, or other aspects of the nose. In some situations, this procedure can correct certain breathing problems.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 352	Ranked in US: 1677
Chin Augmentation A chin augmentation refers to refinement/improvement of the bone contour of the chin area.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 3	Ranked in CA: 234	Ranked in US: 1028
Ear Pinning Cosmetic ear surgery is a type of plastic and reconstructive surgery that can improve the size, shape, or position of the outer ear by reshaping the cartilage.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 2	Ranked in CA: 208	Ranked in US: 960
Capsular Contracture Treatment Capsular contracture - the most common complication of breast implant surgery, happening for as many as 10% of patients, more often after implant revision surgery.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 6	Ranked in US: 12
Eyelid Surgery Eyelid surgery tightens and lifts sagging eyelid skin.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 6	Ranked in CA: 460	Ranked in US: 2106
Arm Lift An upper arm lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes excess fat and loose skin on your underarms, eliminating the appearance of “bat wings.”	Ranked in Santa Monica: 2	Ranked in CA: 291	Ranked in US: 1401
Thigh Lift A procedure that trims away extra excess skin and fat to create more toned thigh contours.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 1	Ranked in CA: 235	Ranked in US: 1148
Brow Lift A surgical procedure that removes wrinkled, drooping skin around and above the eyebrows. This lifts the eyebrows and restores them to their appropriate placement.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 4	Ranked in CA: 335	Ranked in US: 1777
Botox Botox works by blocking nerve signals to the muscles, so the injected muscle can’t contract.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 4	Ranked in CA: 221	Ranked in US: 1402
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.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 4	Ranked in CA: 157	Ranked in US: 1206
Latisse Latisse is an eyelash serum that boosts hair growth for longer, thicker, fuller lashes.	Ranked in Santa Monica: 5	Ranked in CA: 47	Ranked in US: 266