Nissan Pilest, M.D.
Board Certified Dermatologist by the American Board of Dermatology  

Total Dermatology Team Members

• Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine.
• Diplomat American Board of Dermatology
• Member, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
• Member, California Medical Association
• Member, Orange County Medical Association
• Fellow of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• Practicing in Orange County since 1979
• Member California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
• Certified Advanced Physician for Fraxel Laser
• Allergan Botox Training Physician
• Platinum Plus Botox Physician
• Platinum Plus Juvederm Physician
• Platinum Restylane Physician
• Radiesse Black Card Expert Physician 2007
• Laser Training Physician
• Advanced Certification for Thermage
• Fraxel Re:Pair CO2 Laser Training Physician for Reliant Technologies - Invitation Only
• Medical Education Faculty Member for Bioform*
• Advanced Botox Education Faculty Member - Invitation Only
• Advanced Radiesse Faculty Training - Invitation Only
• SDS Clinical Trials Physician - As an SDS Clinical Trials our patients will be notified of clinical trial opportunities.

Dr. Pilest is featured as a Beauty Expert in the world's most elegant beauty magazine - New Beauty Magazine. "Dr. Pilest is particularly enthusiastic about the possibilities of combining the new Fraxel Re:Pair C02 laser with re-volumizers like Sculptra®"

Dr. Pilest completed his three years of residency in Dermatology at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. He has practiced dermatology in California for over 29 years. Dr. Pilest is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology.

For 15 years Dr. Pilest treated patients at the world-famous Beckman Laser Institute

Consumer Business Review named Dr. Pilest as Dermatologist of the Year for 2005. Dr. Pilest was chosen as one of the best Doctors in Orange County by area physicians. The survey was given by the Washington DC based Center for Study of Services (CSS). He is listed in the "Best Doctors Book" for 2000-2001 and 2004-2005.

*Dr. Pilest was recently chosen as one of only 86 physicians throughout the country to serve as a member of the Medical Education Faculty for Radiesse. As a specially selected MEF, he will be responsible for certifying other physicians in the use of Bioform's Radiesse long-term injectible product.

In 2009 Dr. Pilest received Thermage's top level Black Diamond Award and in both 2007 and 2008  received the prestigious Thermage Pinnacle Award. He is also the recipient of the exclusive "Black Card" Expert Physician Award from Radiesse.

Bioform MEF Designation	Thermage Pinnacle Award for 2007 and 2008
Radiesse Expert Physician	Thermage Black Diamond 2009
Restylane Platinum Club	Botox Allergan Platinum Plus

Email Dr. Pilest for further information at DrPilest@totaldermatology.com