Dr. Arian Mowlavi

Certified specialist in cosmetic plastic surgery

Dr. Arian Mowlavi has devoted his career to high-definition body contouring. On his page he organizes that work around three principles.

• 360-degree body contouring. Circumferential sculpting, so the change is visible from every side. He treats the body as a three-dimensional form.
• Tissue planes. Muscle, deep fat, fascia, superficial fat, and skin are each part of the plan. Protocols and instruments are chosen to change those planes together.
• Artistic precision. Muscle highlights and natural shadows, hourglass silhouettes for women, and linear lines with sharp transitions for men.

High-definition contouring, as he practices it, runs across the face, breast, abdomen, back, buttocks, and limbs. He has written textbooks, published articles, set protocols, lectured at national meetings, and trained surgeons outside the United States. He has served as a VASER HD liposuction trainer. His page credits him with more than 10,000 procedures and more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters.

I am a family man living in the Southern California area with my two children and my beautiful, accomplished wife who fully supports my practice. I have a passion as a sculptor of the human form and pride myself on evaluating each of my patients from a functional and an artistic viewpoint.

Board certifications and memberships

• Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS).
• American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

FACS after a surgeon’s name means the American College of Surgeons has evaluated education, training, qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct against its own standard.

Awards and recognition

Gaspar Anastasi Aesthetic Award.

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2003 to the present. Phi Beta Kappa, 1995 to the present.

Education

• Undergraduate: B.S. in biophysics, University of California, Berkeley.
• Medical: M.D., University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
• Residency: integrated plastic surgery, Southern Illinois University.

Consultations

In-person and virtual consultations, on FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Skype, are available. Call (949) 558-3230 or (949) 304-5643 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Mowlavi.

What the visit covers

Patients come to SurgiSculpt from outside the region. The visit includes a comprehensive evaluation, a surgical plan aimed at a high-definition result, and a referral to a high-definition surgeon closer to home when that is the right next step.

Personal bio

Dr. Mowlavi lives in Laguna Beach with his wife and two children. He plays tennis, bikes, and swims. He has a passion for music and gives time to his community.

Published articles and protocols

These are the works shown on his page. The articles themselves stay with the journals.

• High Definition Liposuction Body Scale.
• Definitive treatment for paradoxical adipose hyperplasia.
• High-definition male chest sculpting.
• Increase in skin elasticity after Renuvion treatment.
• High-definition BBL using the Brazilian Buttock Lift Assessment Tool.
• Breast lift.
• Positioning of the umbilicus.
• Brazilian buttock lift.
• Ultrasound-assisted liposuction and Renuvion for neck contouring.
• Body contouring.
• Back contouring, including removal of back rolls with ultrasound-assisted liposuction and subdermal radiofrequency.
• High-definition tummy tuck.
• Brazilian buttock lift for the weight-loss patient.
• Breast augmentation.