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Dr. Monica Bonakdar, MD

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Bonakdar Aesthetics

Newport Beach, CA

Cosmetic Surgery

  • Second office in Palm Desert
  • Financing available
25 results2 procedures

Dr. Monica Bonakdar is a physician who provides nonsurgical cosmetic dermatology treatments at Bonakdar Aesthetics, the practice she founded in Newport Beach and has run for more than 20 years. Her work includes Botox and other injectables, dermal fillers, laser skin rejuvenation and skin care.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and her medical degree at the University of California, Irvine, graduating cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She then completed her internship and a residency in family medicine at UCLA, finishing in 1994.

Dr. Bonakdar created the AmpliPhi filler technique, which uses measured filler placement for full-face rejuvenation, and the MonBon Clinical Skincare line. She is the primary provider at the practice’s Newport Beach and Palm Desert offices, and she has piloted new products for aesthetic companies, including CoolTone, Jeuveau, Latisse and Juvederm. In 2021 Dermatology Times published a video interview with her on combination therapies.

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The team

  • RN · Aesthetic Injectables

    Amy Busch is a registered nurse at Bonakdar Aesthetics in Newport Beach, where she gives Botox and other aesthetic injections as part of the practice’s team of nurse injectors, under physician oversight.

  • RN, BSN · Aesthetic Injectables

    Bijan Bonakdar is a registered nurse with a bachelor of science in nursing who works as an aesthetic injector at Bonakdar Aesthetics. He sees patients at both the Newport Beach and Palm Desert offices, giving Botox and other injectable treatments under physician oversight.