Real Self 100 Award| Dr. U - Board Certified Dermatologist and Hair Transplant Specialist

RealSelf.com Awards Dr. Umar for Exceptional Contribution to Patient Education

Dr. Umar was recently recognized among the top 2% of physicians out of the 5,000 who are members of RealSelf.com. The honor, called the RealSelf 100 Award, acknowledges distinction in doctors who profoundly contribute to the Q&A format of the educational social media site. RealSelf gets over three million visitors per month seeking cosmetic surgery

Los Angeles Patient Receives Liposuction – Before and After Pictures

                The liposuction procedure can be performed on thighs, buttocks and back. Liposuction is also one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures because it offers safe, effective fat and cellulite removal and can easily be combined with other cosmetic surgerytechniques. Some of the main liposuction benefits include

Patient Before and After Portrait Plasma

Los Angeles Wrinkle Treatment With Portrait Plasma Rejuvenation -Before and After

Skin Resurfacing using Plasma rejuvenation with Portrait can treat  wrinkling from photo damage and uneven tone. In addition to the obvious cosmetic benefits, Portrait Plasma Rejuvenation has the added benefit of treating pre-cancerous skin lesions. This Los Angeles patient had indications of profound sun damage.  She needed a wrinkle treatment that would also address the

Filling Early Stage Laugh Lines| Hyaluronic Acid Filler

Laugh Line Treatment With Hyaluronic Acid- Video by Dr. Umar, MD

The patient presented in this video decided to have the cosmetic surgery treatment using a hyaluronic acid filler.  She noticed that her face started to show early signs of deepening laugh lines. These grooves are among some of the earliest signs of aging, and therefore when they are softened, many years will be taken off

Hermosa Beach Dermatologist: Liposuction by Dr. Umar, MD

Liposuction is the one of the most popular form of cosmetic surgery procedures that many people decide to have in order to remove the excess fat from their bodies. Liposuction can improve the appearance of the body by removing areas that show a concentrated amount of visible fat. However, keep in mind that having liposuction

Restylane| Choosing a Board Certified Practitioner

Removal of Nevus (Moles) on the Face and Body by Dr. Umar

A nevus, or known to many as a mole, is a non-cancerous skin lesion that is composed of melanocytes, which are pigment-producing cells of the skin. Melanocytes are special cells that give human skin its color. Melanocytes help protect the skin from getting a sunburn by producing the pigment melanin, which causes the skin to