Dr. Mark M. Youssef, MD 90401

Name: Mark M. Youssef, MD
Last name: Youssef
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2004
Years experience: 19
Primary Specialty: Physician
Business: Younique Surgery Center & Medical Spa
Address: 1317 5th St.
Address suite: Ste. 300
Phone: +1 310-434-0044
City: Santa Monica
State: California
Zip Code: 90401
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach
  • Scripps Memorial, La Jolla

GPS coordinates on map: 34.0182471,-118.4951073

Primary location: 
Location name: Santa Monica
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.008,-118.4899979

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/113444808808972779888/posts

Mark M. Youssef, MD

Treatments: 
  • ActiveFX
  • Alastin Skincare
  • Belotero
  • Biocorneum
  • Botox
  • Botox for Gummy Smile
  • Botox for Hyperhidrosis
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Botox for TMJ
  • Carboxytherapy
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Filler
  • CO2 Laser
  • CoolMini
  • CoolSculpting
  • Cosmelan
  • DeepFX
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Dermapen
  • Dermaplaning
  • Dysport
  • Fractional Laser
  • Hair Loss Treatment
  • Hand Rejuvenation
  • Hyaluronidase
  • IPL
  • Jessner Peel
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Laser Genesis
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Liposuction
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • LED Light Therapy
  • Lightsheer Laser
  • Lip Fillers
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Microneedling
  • Nonsurgical Nose Job
  • NovaThreads
  • Pearl Laser
  • Photodynamic Therapy
  • PRP for Hair Loss
  • PRP Injections
  • Qwo
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Scar Removal
  • Sculptra
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • SkinMedica
  • Thermage
  • Thread Lift
  • Titan Laser
  • Transgender Laser Hair Removal
  • VI Peel
  • Viveve
  • Vollure
  • Voluma
  • YAG Laser

RealSelf Info

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 2225
Answer count: 24
Review count: 8
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Aug 26, 2016
Profile modified: Aug 16, 2021
Profile promotion: Yes
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Physician
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Dec 17, 2018
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Santa Monica, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.008,-118.4899979

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facial (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facial (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Botox Prices

  • $210 – Dec 1, 2018 – Santa Monica

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Younique Surgery Center and Med Spa, https://www.youniquecosmeticsurgery.com/
Address
1317 5th StreetSte 300, Santa Monica, California, US, 90401 (GPS coordinates: 34.0171317,-118.4991806)
Phone
(310) 434-0044
Working Hours
Created / Modified
Aug 30, 2018 / Feb 19, 2021

Special Offers

Heading
Start Time / End Time
Detail
Treatments
Galderma Offer
Feb 15, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2023
Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Specific treatments
Buy 1 TNS, get 1 HA5 free!
Oct 2, 2018 /
Oct 31, 2018
Purchase either a TNS Essential Serum or a TNS Recovery Complex from Skin Medica, and receive a free HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator. Offer expires October 31st 2018.
Specific treatments
Buy 1 Radiesse, get 1 half price!
Oct 2, 2018 /
Oct 31, 2018
Purchase a syringe of Radiesse and receive a syringe half price. Offer expires October 31st 2018.
Specific treatments
Buy Latisse 5ml and save $25!
Sep 7, 2018 /
Oct 17, 2018
Purchase a 5ml kit of Latisse and save $25. Offer expires October 17th 2018.
Specific treatments
Buy 2 syringes Voluma / Vollure – Get 1 Juvederm!
Sep 7, 2018 /
Sep 30, 2018
Purchase 2 syringes of Juvederm Voluma or Juvederm Vollure (mix and match!) and receive a free syringe of Juvederm Ultra or Ultra Plus. Offer limited to one use per customer. Offer available throughout the month of September only. Offer expires September 30th 2018.
Specific treatments
Purchase syringe of Voluma / Vollure and save $100
Sep 7, 2018 /
Sep 30, 2018
Purchase a syringe of Juvederm Voluma or Juvederm Vollure and save $100. Offer limited to one use per customer. Offer available throughout the month of September only. Offer expires September 30th 2018.
Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Does Titan skin tightening (Infrared tightening) have the potential to cause facial fat loss?
Yes - in rare circumstances.
Feb 10, 2020
Although the risk for fat loss or atrophy is less with the Titan treatments vs. Radiofrequency treatments, it can still occur with excessively high settings during the treatment. With proper treatment settings, the risk is very minimal with the Titan treatment.
Active FX Skin Resurfacing
Yes, it will help with all of these concerns.
Mar 18, 2019
Active FX is a fractionated CO2 Resurfacing Laser. As it removes the top layers of skin, it helps reverse age spots and sun damage as well as minimize pores, diminish fine lines and stimulates new collagen production to help with skin firmness and elasticity.
Can microneedling for under eye wrinkles, creepiness and lower cheek bags be helpful?
Yes, but there are more appropriate choices.
Feb 5, 2019
Although Microneedling can improve crepiness in these area, I have found Chemical Peels and Fractional CO2 Resurfacing to give better results. We use the Active FX/Deep FX laser and have seen excellent results in crepiness, fine lines and skin tightening
Fractional CO2 Resurfacing delivers energy in small dots that penetrate deeper into the skin to help build new collagen and elastin. The heat from the laser also generates skin contraction and tightening. We can treat the entire upper and...
Can filler be used in the forehead to make it look rounder/less flat?
Yes, filler can be used in this area.
Feb 5, 2019
Fillers can be used to make the forehead more prominent and to fill in temporal hollowness. There are many choices of fillers for these regions. Some of the most common fillers used are Restylane Lyft, Juvederm Ultra and Juvederm Voluma. These fillers tend to create more lift and volume than others, which makes them the most appropriate products to use in this area.
Keep in mind that these are off-label uses of the product and you should have these areas injected by an experienced...
Can hyauronidase used to remove tear trough fillers cause any problems in the eye ( as in an increa
Usually no problems with Hyaluronidase.
Feb 5, 2019
Hyaluronidase is very commonly used to dissolve fillers in the tear trough area. I have never seen any complications from dissolving filler and have never seen it cause eye floaters.
Can infection happen after pdo facelift ?
Not likely to be an infection.
Feb 5, 2019
Typically a painful lump after a PDO Thread Lift is caused by the thread buckling or curling under the skin. There are two ways to get rid of the lump. One way is to do a subcision treatment which releases the thread from the skin and allows it to unwind. Another option is to make a small stab incision to remove the thread completely and replace it at a later time. There is always a small possibility of infection particularly if the lump is warm, red or fluctuant.
Had a treatment for broken capillaries on face and was very bruised after is this normal? And how l
Yes, this is normal.
Feb 5, 2019
It looks a normal reaction after a broken capillary treatment, particularly with the V-Beam laser. We use the ND Yag laser for treatment of the broken capillaries as there tends to be less bruising. You can use topical Arnica Gel and take Arnica tablets 3 times a day to help reduce the bruising. Vitamin K supplements may also help.
I’m 40 years old, which treatment would fatten up my hands and get rid of these bulging veins? (pho
Fillers vs. Fat Transfer
Jan 28, 2019
There are several fillers that can rejuvenate and fill in the hollowness in the hands. One of them is Restylane Lyft which was recently approved for hand rejuvenation by the FDA. It usually takes a few syringes per hand to see the best results.
Another option is fat transfer to the hands. This tends to be a more involved process secondary to the liposuction that needs to be done but tends to have longer lasting results.
Is it OK to take Advil after IPL treatment?
It is OK to take Advil.
Jan 28, 2019
After IPL, it is OK to take Advil, generally because it is not an injectable procedure and there is no risk of blood thinning. It is mainly important to avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (like Advil) before any treatments that make cause bruising such as Botox and Filler treatment.
What you should avoid doing after an IPL treatment:
- No sun exposure for several weeks
- Skin exfoliants
- Medicated creams such as Glycolic or Retinoic acids
What are my additional options for under eye smile lines?
Additional options for lower eyelid rejuvenation
Jan 17, 2019
If you have already tried Botox and Fillers in the lower eyelid, the fine lines and wrinkles in this area can also be improved with chemical peels, collagen stimulating lasers such as the Genesis and newer treatments such as Carboxy Therapy.
The Genesis Laser works by heating the upper dermis, which is the middle layer of the skin, stimulating collagen growth and tightening pores. It also targets small facial capillaries, leaving you with diminished redness. This is the perfect laser for...
I have done my PRP session 3 times but I didn't see any visible results. What should I do?
Continue treatment and combine with other options.
Jan 17, 2019
It is not uncommon to see minimal improvement in the first few treatments. Sometimes the PRP helps stop hair from falling out first, before visible growth in noticed. However, patients who see the best results typically combine the PRP treatments with topical agents such as Rogaine and oral hair growth treatments such as finasteride (finasteride is for male patients only).
Am I a candidate for PRP hair loss treatment?
Yes, you are a great candidate!
Jan 17, 2019
You are definitely a good candidate for PRP, especially since women are not a candidate to take oral finasteride. PRP treatments are one of the safest hair growth options for women. Typically a series of 6 treatments are recommended followed by several maintenance treatments per year. PRP treatments usually work better when combined with topical hair growth agents, such as Rogaine for women.
Can I get IPL treatment 2 years after getting sun damage because of acid peeling?
Yes, it is safe.
Jan 17, 2019
IPL is generally safe even after sun damage several years after chemical peels. It's still very important to protect the skin with sunblock after each IPL and minimizing sun exposure long term helps maintain the results.
Follow-up question: Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing and reduce scarring from IPL
Healing options
Jan 17, 2019
These type of burns generally need significant moisture. Usually, the first few weeks we use heavy moisturizer such as Aquaphor, Cetaphil and a newer healing ointment called the Alastin Recovery Balm. We recommend not to scrub or peel any of the scabs. It is always better to let them naturally fall off. You can combine these heavy moisturizers with the triamcinolone cream that you are using. After several weeks of healing, if there is residual hyperpigmentation, you can use skin lightening...
Can Botox work differently the second time you get it if you get the same amount?
Same amount of Botox can have different results at different times.
Dec 26, 2018
The most common reasons why the same number of units can have a different result are usually the technique or a different provider. If different muscles were injected, then the end result may look slightly different even though the same amount was used. Also, different providers have slightly different techniques which may have a different end result.
Another reason could be the shelf life of the Botox vial. Botox loses potency over time and the first treatment you had may have been...

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