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Name: Jeffrey Riopelle, MD (retired)

Statement: Dr. Jeffrey Riopelle is a board-certified physician and the founder of Riopelle Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Center in San Ramon, California. He works alongside his partner, nurse practitioner Donna Riopelle. Together, they offer minimally invasive and noninvasive cosmetic treatments for the face and body.

“Aesthetic medicine combines art and science,” says Dr. Riopelle, who comes from a family of creatives. “I’ve always had a great interest in new scientific innovations, and the artistic part of aesthetic medicine allows me to use my inherited artistic talents.”

He has always been particularly drawn to the ability to help transform patients’ lives and boost their confidence through aesthetics. “I most love the relationships that we create with patients. It gives me great satisfaction to have patients say, ‘You changed my life,’” he says. “Aesthetic medicine involves more than just helping one’s appearance on the exterior. A patient’s happiness, self-esteem, and enjoyment of life is determined by how they feel about themselves. When patients look as young as they feel—or look as good as they feel they should look—their whole internal outlook changes. I truly enjoy contributing to this internal sense of well-being.”

Popular treatments offered at Riopelle Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Center include NovaThreads thread lifts, stem cell facial rejuvenation, Ultherapy, Thermage, and liposuction.

Dr. Riopelle also specializes in a diverse range of laser treatments, such as Clear + Brilliant, UltraPulse CO2, Fraxel, and LaserGenesis. In addition, Dr. Riopelle is a skilled injector, offering neuromodulators such as Botox and Dysport, as well as Kybella and dermal fillers like Juvéderm and Bolotero.

Currently, the top treatments he performs are minimally invasive mommy makeovers and menopause makeovers. Typically, these consist of the Avelar tummy tuck, which involves a shorter incision and recovery period and pairs the procedure with liposuction, with or without a skin tightening procedure. “We combine these procedures with fat transfer to the face, buttocks, outer thighs, and breasts using your own fat and fat-derived stem cells,” Dr. Riopelle explains.

A native Californian, Dr. Riopelle received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the University of California-Davis and then obtained his medical degree at the University of California-Irvine. In his postgraduate education, he completed a residency in family and preventive medicine at the Ventura County Medical Center. Today, he is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Dr. Riopelle has been noted for his kind bedside manner, attentiveness to his patient’s needs, and caring disposition from consultation to post-treatment care. It’s because of this that he has patients who come see him for their aesthetic needs over and over again.

“Many of our patients become repeat customers and we see them for many years,” he says. “By the same token, most of our patients come from word of mouth from satisfied patients. This is because I feel we create a very high satisfaction level in our patients, which creates long-term loyalty.

Began aesthetic medicine in: 1990

Rating: 5.0

Name: Dr Donna Riopelle, DNP

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Years experience: 30

Biography: Donna Riopelle was born in Southern California and grew up in Huntington Beach. She attended Mater Dei High School where she was Valedictorian of her class in 1976. She continued her education at Cal State University, Long Beach, obtaining a Bachelor’s in Nursing with Honor’s in 1984. Donna continued her education at UCLA earning a Master of Science in Nursing and Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in 1987. She has worked with multiple physicians and specialties over her twenty-five years’ of clinical experience. More recently in 2013, she completed a Master of Science in Regenerative and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida Medical School, obtaining Board Certification in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Most recent to broaden her knowledge, Donna is pursuing a doctorate program at Samuel Merritt University, CA, with sights to graduate in 2017.