Awaken your eyes to a new you. Plastic and cosmetic surgery is no longer about looking artificial or "plastic". Dr. Liu's philosophy is to help achieve your goals and your desired look while making sure you still look like your natural self. It is because of his gentle approach and artistic eye that has local media, clients and dignitaries from around the country and around the world seeking his expertise in cosmetic and plastic surgery. Subtle yet always progressive facial and body rejuvenation procedures can not only slow but reverse the aging process.   Dr. Liu practices and advocates a gentle approach of routine maintenance of your face with minimally invasive procedures to achieve the more refreshed, youthful features that bring out who you really are. Dr. Liu's extensive expertise with laser liposuction can help you get back your youthful face and figure back.

Dr. Liu is also the first and only surgeon with the revolutionary Thermage technology in the Torrance and South Bay area. Thermage is truly a non-invasive treatment for loose, sagging skin.  Dr. Liu is board certified and is based in Torrance, California and serves all of South Bay cities including Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lomita, El Segundo, Los Angeles and the entire Southern California area. Dr. Liu has served patients throughout the United States and around the globe.

Dr. Alex Liu is a devoted father husband, brother, son, and friend. Putting a priority in personal relationships is what helps him understand and serve his patients better. After training at the most prestigious institutions in the United States, he decided to come back home to the South Bay area to serve the community he grew up in.

Dr. Liu is board certified and has trained from the West Coast to New Orleans to New York to Miami at some of the top medical centers in the country. After specializing his residency training to surgery of the eyes and eyelids, he furthered his training with two fellowships; one fellowship was under the mentorship of general plastic surgeon and a second fellowship under an Oculoplastic & Liposculpture specialist. Dr. Liu wanted to not only enhance his skills as an eyelid and facial specialist but also to broaden his knowledge of the field of plastic surgery. Combining expertise of the eye, eyelids, face, and plastic surgery is what Dr. Liu’s practice is all about.

Having been trained by the top physicians in the various parts of the country gives him the advantage of having the broadest education in the field of facial plastic surgery, minimally-invasive cosmetic surgery, and liposculpture of the body and face.  He is the first in the South Bay to offer SmartLipo ™, the revolutionary cutting-edge technology for fat removal as well as being the only physician in the South Bay to perform Thermage, the revolutionary non-invasive skin tightening procedure that requires only 1 treatment and no downtime. 

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified: Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology

EDUCATION:
University of California, San Diego
B.S. Biology June 1998
(Graduated Summa Cum Laude)
Tulane University School of Medicine and Public Health
M.D., MPH (concentration: Health Systems Management) May 2002

MEDICAL TRAINING:
Internship: , New York Hospital at Queens
July 2002 to June 2003
Transitional Year Intern

Facial Plastic Surgery and Laser Liposuction Fellowship:
Bassin Center for Plastic Surgery/ National SmartLipo Training Center
April 2008 to September 2008

MEDICAL LICENSURE:
California, New York, Florida

COSMETIC SERVICES INCLUDE

• Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty (Eye Lift)
• Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty (Lower Eyelid Surgery)
• Browlift/Forehead Rejuvenation
• Midface Lift (Cheek lift)
• Face and Neck Lifts (Mini face lift)
• Radiesse® Facial Sculpting
• Ptosis Surgery
• Ectropion and Entropion Surgery -  to correct abnormalities associated with the aging eyes and complications that arise after previous eyelid surgeries.
• Rhinoplasty
• Body Lift (arms, thighs, chest)
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Reconstruction
• Asian Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty (Eye Lift)

SmartLipo™

Ideal patients for SmartLipo TM come in all shapes and sizes. Realistic expectations can lead to very happy and gratifying results. Listed below are some of the areas that have been successfully treated by SmartLipo™:

• Arms
• Male breasts (gynectomastia)
• Bra bulge (upper back)
• Love Handles
• Saddlebags (outer thigh)
• Inner thigh
• Knees
• Hip rolls (“muffin top”)
• Abdomen
• Chin and Neck

NON-SURGICAL SERVICES INCLUDE

• MegaPeel® Microdermabrasion
• MedFlash™ (Intense Pulse Light)
• IPL Laser Hair Removal
• Chemical Peels
• Juvederm™, Restylane™ Hyaluronic Acid Fillers (Dermal Fillers)
• BOTOX Cosmetic®
• Radiesse®
• Thermage® (aka Thermacool)
• Fractional CO2 laser (Pixel®)

Dr. Liu’s Physician Skin Care Program

The first two things that draw the attention of a person to estimate how “old one is” are the eyes and the skin. Although surgery can help reposition aging tissue into the correct, youthful position and contour, it cannot rejuvenation the skin to the young, healthy glow you once had. That is where Dr. Liu’s physician skin care regimen comes in.

Come in for a consultation with Dr. Liu to see how you and he can work together in customizing a treatment regimen that is right and safe for you.