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why are so many patients choosing
Dr. Lacerna?

Passionate. Disciplined. Exceptional. Dedicated. Focused. Trustworthy.

For Over 20 years, Dr. Melinda Lacerna has proven time and time again to personally provide exceptional cosmetic services to her patients. She personally consults with each patient and cares as much as her patients do about their upcoming procedure, the results and post surgery progess.

Double Board Certificed - Dr. Melinda Lacerna

Dr. Melinda Lacerna is double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. She is a fellow the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). Dr. Lacerna obtained her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. She received her general surgery training at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles and her plastic surgery training at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Dr. Melinda Lacerna
Double Board-Certified Surgeon

Dr. Melinda Lacerna is a distinguished figure in the field of plastic surgery, holding double board certification and based in Bradenton, Florida. With over 20 years of dedicated practice, she is the founder and owner of LA Plastic Surgery, The Skin Plasma Center, LA Skin Med Spa, and Elite Aesthetic Surgery Center. Her specialization in facial plastic surgery and skin resurfacing has positioned her as a leading expert, notably authoring significant works such as the “Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation and Skin Resurfacing” chapter in the 9th edition of Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. Additionally, she is in the process of co-editing and contributing to “The Skin Book,” aimed at offering an exhaustive guide on skin and procedures for plastic surgeons. Her prolific output includes numerous publications and ongoing research, further solidifying her reputation in the field.

In her extensive 20 year experience, she has specialized in facial aesthetic surgery (face and neck lifts, Browlifts, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, fat grafting and plasma skin resurfacing).

She is a sought after national and international speaker, and within the last year has delivered over 20 invited keynote lectures in 5 countries, namely Greece, South Korea, Colombia, Canada, and the US. She is actively involved in plastic surgery research and is the Principal Investigator for two current IRB approved studies with APYX Medical, namely “Minimally invasive browlift with Renuvion” (retrospective), and “Skin Quality Improvement with facelifts and Renuvion” (prospective). She serves as consultant,  key opinion leader (KOL), speaker and physician trainer for multiple aesthetic industry partners including APYX Medical (Renuvion), Energist (Neogen), Cytrellis (Ellacor), Evoloutionary Biologics (exosomes) and Allumiere MD (skin care). She is the author of “Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation and Skin Resurfacing” Chapter 46 of Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery, a classic textbook with worldwide distribution. She is the Editor in Chief of “The Skin Guide: Aesthetic Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons”, a textbook to be published in 2026 by Springer Medical. She has multiple publications, including “Helium plasma dermal resurfacing:Consensus guidelines” (Dermatological Reviews.2020:1-11), “Helium Plasma Radiofrequency Brow Lift: Description of a Novel Technique and Retrospective Study on Safety, Efficacy and Long-term Durability”, and “Take your facelifts to the next level: Safety and Efficacy of PLASMA Resurfacing with face and neck lifts”.

Dr. Lacerna is passionate about combining classical surgical techniques such as deep plane face and neck lifts, with the latest and best technological devices such as helium and nitrogen plasma, and regenerative medicine (fat grafting, Stromal vascular fraction or SVF, PRP, exosomes) to deliver the best, safest and most lasting results for facial and neck rejuvenation. She pioneered a new minimally invasive browlift technique and has recently trademarked her PLASMA LYFT™ face and necklift.  These result in award-winning outcomes:  she has won multiple awards and recognition from her peers, including “The Best Face presentation” gold medal award at ISAPS World Congress in Athens (Sept. 2023) for her scarless blepharoplasty techniques, “The Best Surgical Facial Rejuvenation” for The Aesthetic Awards 2023, and a finalist for “The Best Surgical Facial Rejuvenation” and “The Best Surgical Reconstruction” for The Aesthetic Awards 2024. She enjoys sharing her new techniques with colleagues and has been invited faculty to teach courses by ASPS, ISAPS and the Aesthetic Society. She is visited by plastic surgeons from the US and internationally (Canada, South America, Mexico) to observe and train on her latest minimally invasive surgical techniques and plasma skin resurfacing.

Accolades

Dr. Lacerna ISPRES 2024

Dr. Lacerna has been invited to speak at this world congress event in Tokyo, Japan.

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Facial Renewal: by Dr. Melinda Lacerna

Facial Renewal Webinar

Dr. Lacerna has been invited to teach at this online webimar on July 9th.

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Dr. Lacerna ISAPS 2024

Dr. Lacerna has been invited to deliver three keynote presentations.

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The Artistry of Injectables:

Dr. Lacerna is part of this year’s renowned faculty, leading the discussions about success

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Dr. Lacerna Invited Speaker APS 2024

International Conf. of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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Dr. Lacerna & LA Plastic Surgery has Won!

Accolades for "Best Surgical Facial Rejuvenation Enhancement"

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Dr. Lacerna wins the Gold for Trifecta

Dr. Melinda Lacerna: Gold Medal Winner for the "Trifecta Facelift" Procedure."

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Dr. Lacerna is admired and respected by other plastic surgeons in the profession:

“It is rare for most surgeons to seek additional training for it is difficult to make time away from practice and to accept that other techniques can be both safe and improve patient outcomes. However change is inevitable and requires the investment of energy as well as the temporary abandonment of security.

Nonsurgical skin tightening is one of those elusive “holy grails”, which many of us have sought but been disappointed by either nonevents or worse, adverse events.

When I heard that Dr. Lacerna-Kimbrell was an advanced innovator of Renuvion, in conjunction with facial rejuvenation, I gladly made the time to visit.

I was not disappointed as she is a technically accomplished surgeon with an aesthetic sensibility which is balanced by vigorous scientific background. Furthermore, she is an excellent communicator, who comprehensively outlined indications, possible complications, proposed strategies to avoid these as well as shared protocols for routine post-op.

This visit afforded me ample opportunity to reflect where Renuvion may add additional value to my practice and this made it all worthwhile.”

- Dr. Lavinia Chong, Newport Beach, CA.

She is a national trainer and instructor for Renuvion technology for sub-dermal skin tightening and skin resurfacing, as well as the new Ellacor micro-coring technology. She enjoys teaching, sharing her knowledge and experience with other Plastic Surgeons.

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Dr. Melinda Lacerna is the founder and owner of LA Plastic Surgery, The Skin Plasma Center, LA Skin Med Spa, and Elite Aesthetic Surgery Center. She has positioned herself as a leading expert, notably authoring significant works such as the “Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation and Skin Resurfacing” chapter in the 9th edition of Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. 

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