Stoker Plastic Surgery: David Stoker, MD
4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 1000
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Phone: (310) 300-1779
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
At a Mommy Makeover consultation, you can expect to discuss your goals and health history, have a personalized exam of your breasts and body, review before-and-after results, and leave with a custom treatment plan and price quote. Over 25 years, I’ve learned that the best Mommy Makeover results start with a thorough, honest first conversation. …
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If your skin has started to lose firmness — along the jawline, around the eyes, on the neck, or through the mid-face — and you're not ready for surgery, you've probably found yourself comparing Morpheus8, Ultherapy, and Sculptra. All three show up in the same search results, all three are offered at most medical spas, …
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Many patients arrive at a consultation with more than one concern. When planning facial rejuvenation, a patient may want a facelift along with tired-looking eyelids and a heavier brow. A person who has lost significant weight may notice loose abdominal skin, deflated breasts, and sagging thighs. These requests often raise questions about combining plastic surgery …
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Patients unhappy with the results of a previous nose surgery often arrive at their next consultation with the same question: Is it too late to fix this, and is a second surgery even worth the risk? For most patients, the answer is that a well-planned revision can meaningfully improve both the appearance and function of …
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Losing weight gradually, building muscle, staying hydrated, and maintaining good nutrition can help your skin retain its elasticity, but there is no reliable way to completely prevent loose skin after substantial weight loss. Your age, genetics, skin elasticity, amount of weight lost, and how long your skin has been stretched all play important roles. I …
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The incision healed. The scar is flat. And yet it's the first thing you see, because it's darker than the skin around it. That's exactly the problem scar camouflage at Stoker Aesthetics was built to solve. It's a nonsurgical color-correction treatment for scars that are darker than your natural skin tone, using a custom-matched blend …
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Skin that suddenly feels drier, thinner, or less resilient in a woman's 40s or 50s is rarely a mystery to the women experiencing it — even when it's difficult to pin down exactly why. Many patients arrive at Stoker Aesthetics describing the same shift: skincare that used to work no longer does, makeup sits differently, …
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Before ever picking up the phone to call a plastic surgery practice, a growing number of patients now type their question into ChatGPT or simply read whatever Google's AI Overview generates at the top of the search results. "Am I too old for a facelift?" "How much does a tummy tuck actually cost?" "Is it …
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If you've lost a significant amount of weight on a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound, you may have noticed a change you didn't expect: your breasts look smaller, flatter, or less lifted than the rest of your new frame would suggest. You're not imagining it, and you're not alone. It's become common …
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Both the SMAS facelift and the deep plane facelift go beyond simply tightening loose skin, and both can produce beautiful, natural-looking results when performed by an experienced surgeon. A SMAS facelift repositions the supportive tissue beneath the skin, while a deep plane facelift releases deeper retaining ligaments to allow more extensive repositioning of facial tissues. …
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