Dr. Nikolas Chugay

Dr. Nikolas Chugay is the cosmetic surgeon at Gravity Med Spa. He has practiced for nearly 40 years across facial plastic, aesthetic and cosmetic plastic surgery, starting in Southern California in 1977, and has performed over 30,000 surgical procedures. Earlier, he served in the military from 1972 to 1974 as Third Brigade Surgeon for the 101st Airborne Division, working in general medicine, general surgery and reconstructive surgery.

His education began with a bachelor of arts from the University of California, Berkeley, followed by a Doctor of Osteopathy from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1967 to 1971. He completed a rotating internship at Osteopathic General Hospital in North Miami Beach, Florida, from 1971 to 1972, then a residency in otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1974 to 1977. In 1979 and 1980 he completed an elective fellowship in aesthetic plastic surgery with Ivo Pitanguy.

He is board-certified in facial plastic surgery by the Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, a diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and of the American Board of Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He belongs to the American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, the American Society of Liposuction Surgery and the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He has designed a number of new procedures, invented several implants used for muscular augmentation, and trained more than 30 post-graduate physicians for careers in cosmetic plastic surgery.

His published work includes numerous articles in medical press, the textbook Body Sculpting with Silicone Implants from Springer Press, and chapters in several textbooks on aesthetic surgery. He has presented procedures at medical congresses, including orbicularis surgery in London, breast lift advances in Newport Beach and biceps augmentation in Phoenix.