Douglas Hendricks

Douglas Hendricks is a plastic surgeon who founded Pacifica Cosmetic Surgery Center in Newport Beach about 25 years ago. He is triple board-certified, with certifications in plastic surgery, general surgery and hand surgery. He has more than 30 years of plastic surgery practice and has performed thousands of cosmetic procedures. He earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology, cum laude with high honors, from the University of Maryland in College Park, then a medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed an internship and general surgery residency at University Hospital in Louisville, serving as chief resident in his final year. He later trained in plastic surgery at University Hospital in Pittsburgh, starting with a research fellowship and continuing with 24 months of plastic surgery training. His practice centers on facelifts, including mini facelifts and combined facial procedures, as well as liposuction and body contouring. The center describes him as one of the nation's premier Smartlipo practitioners, and he trains other plastic surgeons in liposuction, Smartlipo included. He also performs breast augmentation, including fat-transfer versions, and offers laser skin resurfacing, Botox and dermal fillers. The site describes him as the number one liposuction surgeon in Los Angeles and Orange County, and as the first doctor in Orange County to offer Juvéderm Voluma. Treatment planning starts with an initial consultation that considers face shape, skin and visible aging. For breast augmentation, he selects implant type, size and placement, and may pair fat transfer or liposuction with implants. Botox doses and injection sites are tailored to what each patient wants, and the laser type depends on sun damage and treatment goals. He has given more than 100 presentations, published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed several book chapters. He belongs to four professional societies: the AAPS, ASAPS, ASLMS and ASRM. Colleagues and patients think highly of him, and media outlets have featured him several times.