Doctor Memsic Beverly Hills, California 90210

Name: Leslie Memsic, MD, FACS
Last name: Memsic
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1988
Years experience: 35
Primary Specialty: General Surgeon
Business: Bedford Breast Center
Address: 436 N. Bedford Dr.
Address suite: Ste. 105
City: Beverly Hills
State: California
Zip Code: 90210
Country: US
Statement: Leslie Memsic MD, FACS is an oncologic surgeon with over 25 years of experience; she pioneered the nipple-sparing mastectomy, and a nerve-sparing axillary lymph node biopsy method which decreases the risk of nerve pain and numbness. She is widely loved and adored by her patients and their families.
Consulting Fees: 150$
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Clinical Privileges: 
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, St. John’s Health Center, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, Los Robles Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA, Psychobiology, University of California – Los Angeles
  • Medical: MD, University of California at San Diego
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: General Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Fellowships:
  • Liver Transplantation, University of California at Los Angeles
  • Surgical Oncology and Immunology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
GPS coordinates on map: 34.0752,-118.3990021

Leslie Memsic, MD, FACS

Primary location: 
Location name: Beverly Hills
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.0752,-118.3990021
Treatments: 
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Mastectomy
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Mole Removal

RealSelf Info

Awards: 
  • Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors™ (2012 – 2013)
  • Vitals Patients’ Choice Award (2008 – 2015)
  • Vitals – Compassionate Doctor Award – 5 Year Honoree (2013 – 2015)
  • Vitals – Top 10 Doctor – CA (2014)
  • Vitals – On-Time Doctor Award (2009, 2014 – 2015)
Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 1353
Answer count: 123
Review count: 1
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Profile created: Jul 8, 2015
Profile modified: Sep 30, 2019
Profile photo modified: Feb 21, 2020
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified General Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Oct 30, 2017
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Beverly Hills, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0752,-118.3990021

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Mastectomy (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mastectomy (Oct 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mastectomy (Oct 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Bedford Breast Center – Beverly Hills, https://www.bedfordbreastcenter.com/
Address
436 N. Bedford Dr.Ste. 105, Beverly Hills, California, US, 90210 (GPS coordinates: 34.0686579,-118.4054265)
Phone
+13102998242
Working Hours
Mon: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Created / Modified
Sep 24, 2016 / Mar 30, 2021

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Can lipoma come back right after surgery? I had a lipoma removed a week ago.
lipoma
Nov 26, 2017
After lipoma removal, the area may be swollen and painful for several days to weeks. A seroma or fluid collection may accumulate which will resorb with time. If there is bruising, a hematoma may have formed which my take several weeks to dissolve. Normal healing can lead to fibrosis – temporary hardness- in the area which takes weeks to resorb and may be temporarily more noticeable after 7 to 10 days postop. Lipomas may come back, and on occasion, surgeons actually fail to remove them com…
MRI scanning reports indicate no lipoma even when there are several very visible lipomas all my
lipomas not seen on MRI
Nov 26, 2017
Despite common sense which would dictate that the very accurate MRI should see lipomas, I have had multiple patients who have palpable – even visible lipomas which an MRI has not identified, I believe this is because the lipomas are composed of fat which blends in with surrounding fatty tissue and are “invisible”  to imaging studies including ultrasound and mri. Other lipomas are easily demonstrated on mri and ultrasound. This may relate to how encapsulated they are. Imaging studies are …
Is it possible to remove lipoma using a non-surgical method?
lipoma removal
Nov 26, 2017
Multiple nonsurgical treatments have been tried and none work as well as surgical excision – both in terms of permanent removal and cost effectiveness. Steroid injections may temporary cause lipomas to look smaller but do not eliminate them. Liposuction can be used in larger masses but require a scar (tiny) and have a fairly high recurrence rate as the lipoma is not removed in one complete unit but rather in pieces. A new drug (brand name Kybella) is a gallbladder enzyme which dissolves f…
Angiolipomas: if I remove them, will it cause any problems in hand movement?
angiolipomas of the hand
Nov 26, 2017
Assuming these are mobile angio or simple lipomas, they can be removed without injuring tany structures of the hand. As a surgeon myself, I can understand your concern. I would consult with a hand surgeon to be safe, although general surgeons remove lipomas all the time. I would not take any chances Good luck and take care – in your angiolipoma saga and your career.
Lump on my left buttock removed – what’s the recovery period?
buttock lipoma
Nov 26, 2017
I am not sure what the size of a “5p” is but removal of any mass can be uncomfortable for days to weeks. The buttock is tricky because it will hurt with sitting and likely any movement of the lower leg. The larger the mass, the larger the incision but most lipomas can be removed from smaller incisions than their actual size by mobilizing and squeezing them out. I would plan a at least 3-4 days of moderate discomfort and with some residual but lesser pain thereafter with normalization of y…
What can I do about my seroma?
post op seroma
Nov 26, 2017
Seromas are not uncommon after surgery as it is natural for the body to secrete fluid after trauma (and what surgery is not traumatic!). They will absorb on their own, eventually. I am not sure why your physician will not consider aspirating the fluid but maybe they feel it is so tiny that aspiration will not affect your comfort/ or poses some risk.(underlying implant?) If your physician is not comfortable aspirating the seroma, it can be removed under ultrasound guidance by radiology. C…
Need Interpretation of Results – removal of breast tissue.
pathology
Nov 26, 2017
Pathologists learn a whole different language for their reports, but your doctor is correct. The tests listed, JET,JKL, GCDFP-15, estrogen and mammoglobin are all tests pathologists use to confirm the tissue they are analyzing is actually breast tissue (versus fat, or tissue from any other organ). Based upon the information you have provided only breast tissue without malignancy was removed. A pathologist could go into more detail regarding these specific tests but really they are only…

Last updated on 12/25/2023