Christine A. Petti

About Dr. Petti

Christine A. Petti, M.D., F.A.C.S., has been in private practice since 1988 — a tenure that places her among the longest-practicing board-certified plastic surgeons in Southern California and that has given her a perspective on the field, and on patients, that only time produces. A USC clinical faculty member, she was among the first plastic surgeons in California to operate out of an accredited ambulatory surgical facility, establishing standards of outpatient surgical care that are now industry norms but were, at the time, genuinely pioneering. Her Torrance-based practice, Palos Verdes Plastic Surgery Medical Center & Spa Bella, integrates surgical and non-surgical services within a single physician-directed environment — a model she has refined over nearly four decades to serve patients across every stage of their aesthetic journey. Newsweek has recognized her among its Best Plastic Surgeons; the Daily Breeze has named her the South Bay's top plastic surgeon every year since 2014. These are not self-nominations but editorial designations, reflecting a sustained record of clinical outcomes and patient trust.

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