Dr. Michael Hakimi

Dr. Michael Hakimi is a board-certified plastic surgeon and the owner of Hakimi Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, where he performs liposuction, breast, face, body, and other surgical procedures. His specialties are aesthetic procedures of the face and body, and he is known for awake liposuction performed under local anesthesia.

His training began with medical school at UCLA, where he studied 3D tissue engineering. He completed the plastic surgery program at Loma Linda University and a fellowship at the Plastic Surgery Center of Sacramento. He holds board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and holds a State of California Medical License. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons.

He favors awake liposuction because it reduces downtime, lowers the risks tied to general anesthesia, and lets him adjust positioning and check results as the procedure goes. For patients who want more extensive work, he also offers liposuction under general anesthesia for total body and hi-def techniques. He recommends an approach based on each patient's body type and goals, and he can move fat through fat transfer to the face, breasts, buttocks, or muscles. He sees patients from around the world and holds that plastic surgery depends more on the surgeon's skill and training than on the tools used.