Naissan O. Wesley is an aesthetic and surgical dermatologist and widely published author with more than 20 honors and awards and more than 40 medical journal articles in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks already in her career. She has publications on BOTOX®, fillers, laser resurfacing, reconstructive surgery, ethnic skin, beauty, cosmeceuticals, and stretch marks, among others. Notably, Dr. Wesley wrote the chapter on "Beauty and the Aging Face" for Dermatology, the prominent textbook that other dermatologists learn from.
With expertise in General Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic and Laser surgery, Dr. Wesley has been quoted in the New York Times, Vogue, Elle, Forbes, Yahoo!, Yahoo espanol, Women's Health, Los Angeles Confidential, Dermatology World, New York Magazine among many other magazine publications internationally. She has participated in numerous research studies that have contributed to many cutting-edge procedures performed today in cosmetic and procedural dermatology. Staying on top of the latest advances in cosmetics, she is also recognized as an invited journalist for the Aesthetic Section of Dermatology News for over a decade, asked to write monthly about the latest advances in aesthetic dermatology read by dermatologists and aesthetic doctors world-wide. Dr. Wesley is respected as a "doctor's doctor" and is on the Best Doctors List for Super Doctors, Top Doctor, Los Angeles Magazine, and Byrdie's Best Dermatologists in Los Angeles.
Dr. Wesley is board certified in dermatology and fellowship trained in cosmetic dermatology and dermatologic (Mohs) surgery. She finished at the top of her class at all levels of her education, graduating magna cum laude with high honors in biology and art history from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). As one of the top college graduates in the nation, she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Graduating in the top of her medical school class at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), she was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. At UCSF, she was also the recipient of the prestigious Martin Luther King, Jr. Award (given to only one student annually among all UCSF graduate schools) and the National Medical Association's Emerging Scholar Award.
Dr. Wesley performed her internship in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a residency in dermatology at UCSF. She completed a much sought after cosmetic, laser, Mohs surgery, and surgical dermatology fellowship in Boston, where she was trained by those regarded as the best dermatologic surgeons from Harvard, Yale, and Boston University, all internationally recognized for their contributions to the field of dermatology.
Dr. Naissan Wesley has been a leading dermatologist at Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, joining in 2009.
As Clinical Instructor of medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and with an affiliation with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Wesley is regarded as a keen expert in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. Dr. Wesley's expertise, work ethic, integrity, approach, and results make her one of the most sought-out dermatology professionals. Dr. Wesley is an internationally recognized physician and researcher in cosmetic dermatology and facial aesthetics, providing individualized treatments of injections of BOTOX®, wrinkle fillers, Kybella®, laser treatments (for aging, sun damage, wrinkles, redness, acne scarring, scars, stretch marks, leg veins, skin tightening, fat reduction, and hair removal), chemical peels, and sclerotherapy daily.
Dr. Wesley is one of the leading experts in the treatment of ethnic skin.
Dr. Wesley is highly sought after for her aesthetic skill and ability to rejuvenate faces and skin. Her approach is that of an artist and a scientist. With a family of artists and physicians, and an art history background, Dr. Wesley sees and visualizes the final work of art in her mind before starting the work on a patient. Additionally, as an experienced Mohs/reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Wesley knows and understands the anatomy of the human face necessary to create a beautiful appearance. With this background and skill, Dr. Wesley is able to create extraordinarily natural results that do not appear "overdone," including for numerous celebrity patients. She feels that patients should look natural, revived, and refreshed, the best version of themselves ("you, only better").
Dr. Wesley also has expertise in the treatment of ethnic skin. Her publications in this arena include articles and book chapters in the Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology, Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, Dermatotoxicology, and American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, among others. She is the invited guest editor of the first "Skin of Color" issue of Seminars of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.
Dr. Wesley has also been an avid researcher, participating in numerous research studies and clinical trials that have contributed to many cutting-edge procedures performed in cosmetic dermatology today. She was involved in the clinical trials that led to the approval of Juvéderm Voluma®, Kybella®, Dysport®, Xeomin®, Jeuveau, and CoolSculpting®. She has also been involved in numerous other clinical trials including research studies for Thermage®, Velashape®, miraDry®, Artefill®, Noveon®, as well as other injectable substances and lasers aimed at targeting cosmetic concerns such as facial wrinkles, skin tightening, fat reduction, hair removal, laser treatment of nail fungus, excessive sweating, and cellulite. Dr. Wesley is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and Physicians for Social Responsibility.
As a Clinical Instructor at UCLA, Dr. Wesley gives her time at UCLA and the Veterans Hospital monthly performing surgeries and teaching dermatology residents and fellows. Having worked with UCLA Children's Hospital, Skid Row homeless organizations, and organizations helping children, animals, the environment, and social responsibility, Dr. Wesley feels it is important to give back to the world. Dr. Wesley is dedicated to that cause over her lifetime. Her talents also include a history of modeling, yoga, and an interest in art and photography.
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