Dr. Charlotta La Via, is an expert plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Dr. La Via serves the greater Los Angeles area.
Dr. La Via practices a full range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, including facial rejuvenation (face/neck lifts, brow lifts, eye-lid surgery, laser resurfacing), rhinoplasty, breast surgery (enhancements, reductions, lifts, correction of asymmetry, and reconstruction following mastectomy), body contouring (tummy-tucks, belt lipectomies, liposuction, arm and thigh lifts), and removal of skin cancers with subsequent reconstruction.
Dr. La Via was born in Sweden and spent seven of her childhood years in West Africa before moving to Northern California. Prior to starting her pre-medical undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, she spent one year in Barcelona, Spain, studying Spanish art history and literature. At Berkeley, she completed a double major in molecular and cell biology and integrative biology while also studying French, Italian, as well as Swedish literature.
Dr. La Via earned her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine, finishing in the top ten percent of her class and being elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor's Society. She completed her training in general surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Dr. La Via continued her education at the University of Southern California Plastic Surgery Program, where she was trained in all aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She developed a special interest in aesthetic surgery, reconstructive breast surgery as well as body contouring procedures including surgery on massive weight loss patients.
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American Board of Plastic Surgery
