About Me

Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S., is a world renowned and highly experienced Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon who operates the Beverly Hills Body Institute with two associates. Dr. Richard Ellenbogen has won awards for his groundbreaking work in revision rhinoplasty, nostrilplasty, and facial anti-aging procedures, and is known among his colleagues as the father of fat grafting. He has also served as an expert member on a presidential council on aging. Dr. Ellenbogens presentations and medical articles have routinely been identified as the best in the cosmetic plastic surgery field. He is widely regarded as one of the top cosmetic plastic surgeons in the world and was presented the award for best face lift at international college of plastic surgeons.



Dr. Richard Ellenbogen has been interviewed in an assortment of national and international publications, including USA Today, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Medical Society Journal. Dr. Richard Ellenbogen is the only plastic surgeon to have been featured in National Geographic. Dr. Ellenbogens professional expertise has been featured on many television programs as well, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, and various ABC, NBC, and FOX News programs. Dr. Richard Ellenbogen is a member of some of the most highly respected organizations for medical professionals in the world. He is a Fellow of the American and International College of Surgeons and is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery and the American Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society. Dr. Ellenbogen is also a two time recipient of the prestigious American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award.



Dr. Ellenbogen is committed to ensuring that patients not only receive the services they desire, but also that the results look natural. Dr. Ellenbogens goals are to provide patients with helpful information prior to their surgery and to create a comfortable and supportive environment to ensure a patients satisfaction with their procedure and a quick recovery. Dr. Richard Ellenbogens compassionate, informative, and professional bedside manner puts his patients at ease, knowing that they are being taken care of by one of the top cosmetic plastic surgeons in the country.