Dr. Jeffrey Klein, MD
Physician
Dermatology
Specialty
Dermatologic Surgery
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HK Dermatology
30280 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
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San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
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(949) 248-1632
Medical Expertise of Dr. Jeffrey Klein, MD
Dr. Klein specializes in tumescent liposuction and is the inventor of tumescent lidocaine anesthesia (TLA), which is now the worldwide standard of care for liposuction and many other plastic surgical procedures.
Dr. Klein devotes a significant portion of his professional research activities to clinical research involving medical dermatology, tumescent drug delivery for dermatologic diseases, and the clinical pharmacology of lidocaine local anesthesia.
About Dr. Jeffrey Klein, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Klein, MD is a board-certified dermatologist providing care to patients in San Juan Capistrano, California at HK Dermatology.
He also serves as a clinical professor of Dermatology at UC Irvine (UCI).
Dr. Klein first described the tumescent technique for liposuction at a scientific meeting in 1986 and published his result in the Journal of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in 1987. Prior to 1986, all liposuction surgeries were done under general anesthesia, were associated with significant surgical blood loss and prolonged postoperative recovery of two or more weeks.
More than 800 surgeons from around the world have traveled to San Juan Capistrano to attend Dr. Klein’s tumescent liposuction course known as Liposuction 101. Dr. Klein continues to be active in research and medial teaching.
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Education & Training
Dr. Klein is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) School of Medicine. He also completed a National Institute of Health Research Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology as well as advanced degrees in mathematics and biostatistics (UC Berkeley).