Dr William Heimer, Dermatology

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Dr. William Heimer and the team at his San Diego area practice consistently strive to achieve the best results for their patients. Whether you come to him for skin rejuvenation with microdermabrasion, or wrinkle fillers such as Restylane, or for advanced acne treatment or laser hair removal, you can rest assured Dr. Heimer and his staff will do everything in their power to make sure you leave the office satisfied.

In addition to his practice as a dermatologist, Dr. William Heimer is deeply involved in medical research and in the training of other physicians. He was one of the first physicians in the United States to use the Sculptra™ facial filler, and continues to educate other doctors in its use. Dr. Heimer has also published numerous articles in medical journals.

Dr. Farnesi is a board certified family physician with a Bachelor’s Degree in physiology from UC Davis and a medical degree from UC Irvine. Dr. Farnesi performs anti-aging medicine or age management medicine which involves a comprehensive look at people’s overall health and wellness and may involve a comprehensive physical exam, medical history, nutritional analysis that may involve weight management, as well as bioidentical hormone replacement if needed, and an in depth hormone analysis.

Dr. Haas is one of the anesthesiologists who performs conscious sedation here at Surfside Dermatology. Conscious sedation is an anesthetic technique where we give incremental doses of relaxing and pain relieving medications through the intravenous line.

Dr. Melanie D. Palm is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained cosmetic surgeon. Dr. Palm graduated with high distinction with a joint degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and the Booth Graduate School of Business. Dr. Palm was awarded Intern of the Year and completed her dermatology residency at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s in Chicago, IL.