Meet Dr. Schafer

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Jeffry B. Schafer, MD, FRSM is a fully trained Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgeon and has been in practice since 1978. Along with his 25 years of experience in cosmetic surgery, he has 15 years of liposculpture experience. Dr. Schafer was a former staff physician with Scripps Clinic and Research Institute in La Jolla. He was a clinical instructor at The University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. Schafer taught at the University of California at San Diego.

He has been an integral part of the San Diego community. Dr. Schafer has been a board member of Mainly Mozart, The San Diego Opera and Partners Against Crime. Dr. Schafer feels strongly about giving back to the community and is a supporter of the Salvation Army, numerous children's charities and has been involved in the Spirit of Caring Mobile Healthcare Clinic in Chula Vista. He has also volunteered his plastic and reconstructive skills for the Rotary Foundations Thousand Smiles in Mexico. Dr. Schafer was awarded fellowships at King's College of The University of London, England, and The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC.

Dr. Jeffry B.Schafer has been called the "Father of Modern Laser Liposuction". As a Cynosure "Center of Excellence" his office has mentored over 100 Physicians and twenty nurse trainers in the beginning of laser lypolysis. He developed the method of Superficial Skin Tightening and the concept of measuring skin temperature for safe and accurate results. He was instrumental in the development of the technology for Slim Lipo by Palomar and contributed to their teaching guidelines and evaluations as one of their "Centers of Excellence".

He was the first physician the US to purchase the Body Jet Liposuction system and was showcased on "The Doctors " with this new technology.