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Brent Moelleken, MD, FACS is a Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon with offices
in Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara. He is double board certified by the
American Board of Surgery and American Board of Plastic Surgery and specializes
in cosmetic surgery. He received his premedical, medical and surgical training
at Harvard University, Yale University, UCSF and UCLA. He is one of three
specialty-trained surgeons in the world to complete the yearlong Aesthetic
Surgery Fellowship at UCLA. He has the prestigious FACS degree and is a
member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), The American
Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Who's Who in the World and
numerous medical and scientific organizations.
Dr. Moelleken pioneered the superficial cheeklift operation, a superficial,
fast recovery technique for lifting and rejuvenating the midface, the
area below the eyes into the cheeks. The superficial cheeklift produces
a cleaner, more rested appearance below the eyes than conventional lower
eyelid surgery and avoids some of the changes in eye shape associated
with conventional lower eyelid surgery. His technique was published in
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the premiere plastic surgery publication,
and has appeared on numerous local, national, and international television
segments.
Dr. Moelleken has innovated LiveFill™, disarticulated fascial
fat grafts, a method of permanently augmenting areas of hollowness in
the face, and of increasing lip fullness. The LiveFill™ method has
many advantages over conventional fat injection, including higher survival
rates and much less swelling postoperatively. The results of his study
have been published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
have been presented at several international meetings, and have appeared
on numerous local and national television segments.
Dr. Moelleken is an Attending Surgeon in the Division of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA, where he often performs surgeries and
teaches residents. He specializes in patients diagnosed with skin cancers
in the facial area who require complex, artful reconstructions. His greatest
joy is returning them to a normal life and appearance after they have
survived skin cancer.
Dr. Moelleken believes that art and perspective comprise 30% of the surgical
equation, while the other 70% come from unhurried, compassionate surgical
judgment, knowledge and technique. His patients range from schoolteachers
to architects to celebrities, company presidents and foreign dignitaries.
He individualizes his surgical approach with each patient. It is likely
when you consult with Dr. Moelleken that you will receive a surgical plan
that is highly customized to your needs and expectations. Dr. Moelleken
performs all surgical consultations himself. He believes all new procedures
should pass the test of respected peer reviewed publications to be considered
legitimate. He encourages patients to seek several consultations and research
the physicians’ credentials thoroughly before deciding on the right
plastic surgeon.
Dr. Moelleken, as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA Medical
Center in the Division of Plastic Surgery, often provides free surgical
services to Veterans at the West Los Angeles Veteran's Hospital with the
UCLA Plastic Surgery residents.
Dr. Moelleken's two years of laboratory research in wound healing at
the NIH funded laboratory at UCSF Medical Center and his work on numerous
publications have helped him to optimize wound healing in every surgical
incision, to create the finest scars possible with current technology.
Dr. Moelleken keeps abreast of current research and is a frequent contributor
to research in wound healing and new technology.
Brent Moelleken, MD, FACS
Dr. Moelleken at home with his wife and their two dogs Agent and Sophie
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