Look Good, Feel Great – From very early in her career, Dr. Ava Shamban understood the clear relationship between appearance and self-esteem.That’s why she founded AVA MD: to help patients look and feel their best, inside and out, so that they can achieve success in all aspects of their lives.Dr. Ava witnessed this ‘cycle of empowerment’ on Extreme Makeover, wrote about it in her book Heal Your Skin, and sees it happen daily at her practice – not only through her own labor, but through the consistent natural work of her highly credentialed and compassionate staff.

Signature Feature – Signature Feature is Dr. Shamban’s unique philosophy of beauty, a paradigm shift to a more positive approach. Many practices focus on ‘fixing’ aesthetic challenges. We choose instead to bring out the focal point of each patient’s individual beauty-whether it’s their expressive eyes, dramatic cheekbones, or their fabulous prima ballerina neck.Our experienced staff works with each patient to determine their Signature Feature, and then highlights it. Part of this process may include elimination of ‘background noise’ such as wrinkles and fine lines, dark circles, pigmentation, sagging, acne scars, etc in order to help us draw attention to what is striking and original in each individual.It’s how we help our patients put their best face forward.