Key Opinion Leaders
Dr. Melinda Lacerna, MD
Dr. Melinda Lacerna is double Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and is a member of The Aesthetic Society (TAS), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS). She received her Medical Degree from the University of California, Irvine and her plastic surgery training at Temple University in Philadelphia. She has extensive 20 year experience, specializing in facial aesthetic surgery (face and neck lifts, Browlifts, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, fat grafting and plasma skin resurfacing). She is a sought after national and international speaker, and in 2024 has delivered over 25 invited lectures in 6 countries, namely Greece, South Korea, Colombia, Canada, USA, and Japan.
Dr. Lacerna is passionate about combining classical surgical techniques such as deep plane face and neck lifts, with the latest and best technological devices such as helium and nitrogen plasma, and regenerative medicine (fat grafting, Stromal vascular fraction or SVF, PRP, exosomes) to deliver the best, safest and most lasting results for facial and neck rejuvenation. She pioneered a new minimally invasive browlift technique and has recently trademarked her PLASMA LYFT™ face and necklift. These result in award-winning outcomes: she has won multiple awards and recognition from her peers, including “The Best Face presentation” gold medal award at ISAPS World Congress in Athens (Sept. 2023) for her scarless blepharoplasty techniques. She WON two years in a row for “The Best Surgical Facial Rejuvenation” for The Aesthetic Awards 2023 and 2024, and “The Best Surgical Reconstruction” for The Aesthetic Awards 2024. She enjoys sharing her new techniques with colleagues and has been invited faculty to teach courses by ASPS, ISAPS and the Aesthetic Society. She is visited by plastic surgeons from the US and internationally (Canada, South America, Mexico) to observe and train on her latest minimally invasive surgical techniques and plasma skin resurfacing.
Most importantly, Dr. Lacerna believes in a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a sound mind and body, and in looking our best and living our best life. She is happily married for 22 years to Dr. Brian Kimbrell, who recently joined the practice and performs body contouring, hair rejuvenation, weight loss, regenerative medicine and hormone restoration. She is a published artist and her mixed media paintings grace the halls of our beautiful facility. She works out regularly, and is also a certified advanced open water scuba diver. She is passionate about animal welfare and is involved with charitable activities benefitting the Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota, and Honor’s Animal Rescue and the Humane Society of Manatee County.
Plasma For Plastics
March 4th, 2025 8PM EST
Discover how Dr. Melinda Lacerna, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, is enhancing facelifts, blepharoplasties, scar revisions, and more with the power of plasma—delivering award-winning results! Recognized by The Aesthetic Guide Magazine as the 2024 Winner for Best Surgical Facial Rejuvenation Enhancement.
She and Dr. Alina Sholar are editors of The Skin Guide: Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons by Springer Medical.Dr. Lacerna also authored Chapter 46: Nonsurgical Facial Rejuvenation and Skin Resurfacing in Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery, 9th Edition.