Ricardo Mejia M.D., FAAD is a Board Certified dermatologist, Mohs skin cancer surgeon, and hair transplant specialist. His mission is to provide the very best of dermatology and hair restoration in the most professional and caring environment. His office strives to ensure the highest level of customer service and care. This is why he was awarded the Most Compassionate Doctor. Ricardo Mejia, MD’s training is extensive having a degree in biomedical engineering, fellowship in hair transplantation surgery, and a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the University of Kansas Medical Center Dermatology Residency Program. He is a member of a variety of distinguished societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, International Society for Hair Restoration Surgeons, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Mohs Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons. Ricardo Mejia, MD has performed thousands of Mohs and plastic surgery reconstructions. His patients comment on his excellent cosmetic results with the inability to recognize many of the surgeries that he has done. Ricardo Mejia, MD is one of the only MDs in the nation that is Board Certified in dermatology and dermatologic surgery and a Diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration surgery having done an extensive Fellowship in hair transplantation. His patients comment on how hairdressers do not even notice the hair transplantation surgeries. This is due to the fine artistic results with density that is done to restore natural hairlines. He is on the cutting-edge of utilizing platelet rich plasma or PRP and ACell extracellular matrix proteins, in an attempt to stimulate hair regrowth by the addition of growth factors and possible stimulation of stem cells in the scalp. He utilizes a variety of different follicular unit strip techniques as well as follicular unit extractions to maximize the number of hairs in one session and to provide the best cosmetic results in the donor area. He is a faculty instructor for other physicians at both the dermatology and hair transplant conventions. Ricardo Mejia, MD is one of the few selected hair restoration surgeons featured on a live CNN interview focusing on hair loss and hair transplant treatment options. Being an expert at skin and facial anatomy Ricardo Mejia, MD has a variety of lasers and cosmetic services to help with skin rejuvenation and restoration. He utilizes the Active and Deep Fx Fractional C02 treatment to provide the best and safest in skin resurfacing, as well as the Light Sheer Diode for hair removal and the Intense Pulse Light to treat a variety of pigment and vascular photodamage of the face, chest, and arms. Along with this Ricardo Mejia, MD has specialized training in varicose vein and sclerotherapy treatments.