Laguna Woods, CA Health and Fitness

Accomplished Doctor of Chiropractic Mandana Mousavi pilots Sina Medical Group’s team of thoroughly trained technicians, striving to assuage chronic pain and cultivate svelte physiques. Working in close collaboration with orthopedic doctors, Dr. Mousavi and her staff administer a wide range of holistic and alternative-healing services that help vanquish ongoing aches. They perform these hands-on techniques alongside laser technicians, who wield high-tech devices—including the Zerona lipo laser—during diverse treatments for weight-loss and skincare. To enhance clients’ overall wellness, the team can devise custom nutrition plans that outline ways to bolsters results and expose candy bars masquerading as wheat germ.

A board-certified surgeon who lent his talents to ABC's Extreme Makeover, Dr. Robert W. Kessler helps clients become their most confident selves through innovative cosmetic treatments. Instead of overhauling a client's appearance, Dr. Kessler uses patients' old photos and marble busts to restore a natural youthfulness that's unique to each individual. Treatments are generally targeted toward the face, chest, or body, and include surgical facelifts and breast augmentation. The doctor also counsels all clients on nonsurgical options, ensuring that patients make informed choices that are right for them.

Dr. Gus Tsamoutalidis, D.C., CSCS, a licensed, board-certified chiropractor, experienced chiropractic care firsthand after suffering a lower-back injury, from which he made a full recovery. Before this, Dr. Tsamoutalidis earned his undergraduate degree from Penn State University, where he majored in kinesiology with a minor in nutrition and served as a team trainer for the Penn State football and volleyball teams. Chiropractic appealed to his holistic approach to wellness, and in 2001, he earned a doctorate degree from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. Today, Dr. Tsamoutalidis applies a variety of chiropractic techniques to patients and emphasizes the importance of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Tsamoutalidis is also an NSCA-certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified applied kinesiologist.

At OC Dental Center and OC Smile, which has three locations in the Orange County area, the team of dentists restores the smiles of patients young and old in an ultramodern facility with massage chairs and flat-screen televisions. Lush, Tuscan-style environs accented with rich murals provide a refreshing contrast to the sterile decor and loose teeth scattered throughout most dentist offices. Low-radiation digital x-rays represent OC's commitment to safe, up-to-the-minute technology, which also includes the latest teeth-whitening treatments and Waterlase, a laser-based treatment that can eliminate the need for drilling. Additionally, most of the offices have bilingual staffs who are able to guide patients through visits in both English and Spanish.

As a second-generation plastic surgeon and a fourth-generation physician, Jon M. Grazer, MD, had big shoes to fill. His father, Dr. Frederick M. Grazer, popularized “tummy tuck” procedures and introduced liposuction to the United States in 1982, revolutionizing body-contouring therapies that had previously consisted of squeezing into skinny jeans. Dr. Jon M. Grazer, who today specializes in body-contouring and reconstructive-surgery procedures, earned two bachelor's degrees, two master's degrees, and a doctorate in medicine before training in general and microsurgery and completing a fellowship in plastic surgery. With an array of publications to his name, Dr. Grazer’s expertise is sought by media outlets such as the San Francisco Chronicle.

Since he started mending mouths in 1993, Elegance Family Dentistry's Dr. Shahram Salimy has continued to advance his dental education. He and his staff regularly attend lectures, conventions, and ice-cream socials to stay abreast of advances in the technologies of teeth whitening and straightening, laser dentistry, and restorative dentistry. Dr. Salimy stresses the importance of preventive treatment, keeping mouth germs at bay with fluoride and using x-rays to detect cavities before they grow big enough to attain National Landmark status.