Saba Motakef, M.D.

Dr. Saba Motakef is a board certified Orange County plastic surgeon specializing in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, and body. Dr. Motakef strives to work closely with each patient to understand their goals and create highly specialized treatment plans in order to achieve beautiful, long-lasting, and natural results. Using cutting edge techniques and the highest standards of quality and safety, Dr. Motakef will go the extra mile as he strives to achieve a result that is to your utmost satisfaction. He believes in establishing long lasting relationships with his patients so that he can continue to serve them for many years. Dr. Motakef is also a strong proponent of optimizing patients' skincare and general health prior to surgical interventions and works closely with his patients to establish strategies before surgery to further enhance their outcomes.

Dr. Motakef specializes in providing cosmetic enhancements for the face, breasts, and body. He delivers lasting, natural-looking outcomes with plastic surgery procedures in Anaheim Hills, CA such as breast augmentation, breast lift, mommy makeover, tummy tuck, liposuction, facelift, and rhinoplasty. To refresh your appearance nonsurgically, Dr. Motakef offers BOTOX, JUVÉDERM, comprehensive skincare, and more. Dr. Motakef believes that it is his duty to his patients to provide them with the most sophisticated methods in plastic surgery, and works to continually refine his techniques to this end.

A diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Motakef completed his undergraduate training as a Regents' Scholar at the University of California, Irvine. Afterward, he spent several years performing stem cell research at the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center in Irvine where he contributed to studies that led to the first stem cell-derived therapy to undergo clinical trials in the U.S. He went on to graduate with honors from Albany Medical College before completing a highly coveted integrated plastic surgery residency at the Loma Linda University Department of Plastic Surgery. There, he worked with renowned experts in the field to gain comprehensive expertise in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. A Total Definer Master, Dr. Motakef underwent additional training in high definition liposuction and VASER liposuction with the originator of these techniques in Bogota, Colombia.

An award-winning researcher, Dr. Motakef is committed to staying at the cutting-edge of plastic surgery. He has published numerous clinical studies on a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery topics including facelift surgery, brow lift surgery, rhinoplasty, facial feminization, buttock lift, breast reconstruction, labiaplasty, microsurgery, and craniomaxillofacial trauma and reconstruction. He has lectured to his colleagues throughout his career at local, regional, and international conferences. In 2015, Dr. Motakef was awarded a prestigious research grant from the Plastic Surgery Foundation to study pain management strategies in women undergoing breast reconstruction surgery. In 2016, Dr. Motakef was awarded the distinguished "Best U.S. Paper Award" by the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dedicated to outreach and humanitarian work, Dr. Motakef has traveled on medical mission trips to Haiti, Peru, and China.

A Southern California native, Dr. Motakef is proud to use his talents and expertise to help patients in Orange County foster a positive self-image with beautiful, natural-appearing results. Dr. Motakef currently resides in Yorba Linda with his wife Nicole and their two Shih-Tzus. In his free time, he enjoys fitness, travel, music, and photography.