STC Plastic Surgery | Brian K. Machida, MD, FACS

STC Plastic Surgery is the practice of Brian K. Machida, MD, FACS, a facial plastic surgeon. The office sits beside the Ontario Mills shopping center in Ontario, California, about two miles from Ontario International Airport, and the practice says it serves patients from Corona, Ontario, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Victorville and Upland. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

A visit starts with a consultation with the consulting staff, followed by time with the surgeon, who reviews medical history and analyzes facial characteristics before a treatment plan is made. Costs are personalized, and the surgeon personally reviews potential treatments at the practice for safety. Financing, scheduling help and caretaker arrangements, if needed, are part of the process. Payment plans are offered, along with financing through Cherry, a buy-now-pay-later company with 0% APR options and interest-bearing plans as low as 5.99% APR, subject to eligibility and credit factors.

Facial surgery includes the deep plane facelift, which lifts skin and supporting tissues. It is performed in the office under local anesthesia and takes about two to three hours. A neck lift can be done in the same session when needed, with incisions behind the ears and under the chin, and facelift scars sit in the hairline or behind the ear. Recovery is listed at seven to ten days, up to two weeks for more extensive procedures. Patients who smoke must stop at least one week before and ten days after surgery, and are advised to have a trusted person help during the first two days. Listed risks include bleeding, bruising, infection, swelling, uneven skin tone, nerve injury, and temporary or permanent loss of facial sensation. Facelift results are not permanent, and some patients have another facelift in five to ten years.

Upper blepharoplasty is performed in a private surgical suite under local anesthesia, and patients typically return to work five to seven days later, with office visits the day after, a week after and a month after surgery. Ear care includes earlobe repair for torn, stretched, overly large or previously altered lobes, including for people who want to wear earrings again or need it for career reasons such as military enlistment. Otoplasty reshapes large ears, pins back ears that stick out, and reconstructs ears with noticeable deformities. Chin augmentation is also offered.

Non-surgical options include fractional laser and fractional laser skin resurfacing. The site says these address sun spots and discoloration, fine lines and wrinkles, uneven texture, acne and injury scars, enlarged pores and stretch marks, and can also remove precancerous lesions. Fractional laser uses small columns of energy and leaves surrounding skin intact. Sessions typically take 30 minutes to an hour after a topical anesthetic, and local anesthesia can be provided on request. Redness can last a week or longer and makeup can cover it. Results develop over six to nine months, and the site notes a higher risk of pigmentation changes for darker skin tones. Bellafill, a collagen-based filler combined with PMMA microspheres, is also offered, and regenerative cellular therapy is available. The site also mentions JPlasma as a plasma-based skin option and says BOTOX can be combined with most facial surgeries and laser treatments.

Treatment is planned around each patient's facial anatomy and goals, with the practice aiming to restore facial appearance and support patients' self-confidence. The approach favors natural-looking results and close attention to detail.

The salon describes its atmosphere as warm and welcoming. The facility has consultation rooms, private rooms for surgical procedures, and a recovery room for post-operative care.