Dr. James D Wethe, is a California-based Plastic Surgeon currently practicing in the South Bay area of Los Angeles in Torrance. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of California, San Diego in 1976 and his medical degree from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Wethe completed his post graduate internship in General Surgery at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, under David State, M.D. and his residency in General Surgery under Samuel E Wilson, MD. His Plastic Surgery residency was completed at the University of California Irvine in 1987 under David W. Furnas, MD.
His Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship was under the tutelage of Richard Ellenbogen, MD in Los Angeles, California in 1987.
Dr. Wethe established his private practice in Torrance in 1988.
He served as the Chief of Plastic Surgery at Torrance Memorial Medical Center from 1996 to 2001 and at Little Company of Mary Hospital from 1997 to 1999.
Dr. Wethe holds a current California Medical License and is Board Certified with the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Diplomate of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
ServicesDr. Wethe provides both surgical and non-invasive procedures including DOT, Ultherapy™, Radio Frequency Assisted Liposuction (RFAL) Fractora, SkinTite, BodyTite andas well as a wide range of neuromodulator relaxers including Botox® Cosmetic, Jeuveau™ , Xeomin® and fillers like Dysport™, Juvederm® family of fillers, and Restylane®.
We have an on-site independent skin care consultant, Elena Skelton, who offers a wide range of services.
Dr. Wethe is the Medical Director of Skin365 in Torrance, Calfiornia.