Dr. Julian Marchetti
Founding Surgeon
MD, FACS · Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
Twenty-two years of facial and breast surgery. Julian founded Lumière to slow the consultation down — he still schedules a full hour with every new patient.
Private practice · Est. 2009
4.9/5.0480+ Google reviews
Board-Certified Plastic Surgery in Pasadena, CA
A private surgical practice on Arroyo Terrace. Every plan begins with an unhurried consultation — your anatomy studied, options explained plainly, and the surgeon’s quote put in writing before anything is scheduled.
- Board-Certified Surgeons
- Accredited On-Site Surgical Suite
- Complimentary Consultations
- Board-certified plastic surgeons
- ABPS
- Rated across 480+ Google reviews
- 4.9/5
- In private practice since 2009
- 17 yrs
- Procedures performed on site
- 6,400+
- CA Medical Board Lic. #A-118427
- AAAASF-accredited surgical suite
- American Board of Plastic Surgery certified
- Fellowship-trained in aesthetic surgery
- Anesthesia by board-certified MD anesthesiologists
The practice
Surgery is thequiet part.The result isthe reveal.
Lumière was founded on a simple conviction: the best aesthetic work is the kind no one can name. Our surgeons plan conservatively, operate in our own accredited suite, and follow every patient personally through recovery — because a result should arrive slowly, naturally, and unmistakably as you.
92%of new patients arrive by referral from physicians and past patients
Consultation
Book Your Consultation
Complimentary and unhurried — an hour with a surgeon, never a sales associate.
“The consultation is the procedure that matters most. Everything after it is execution.”
— Lumière Aesthetics, founding principle
60 minwith a board-certified surgeon
$0complimentary, no obligation
4.9★480+ Google reviews
Procedures
Considered work, one patient at a time
Six disciplines, practiced daily in our Pasadena suite. Every plan is surgeon-led and priced in writing.
Rhinoplasty
Structural refinement planned to your profile and breathing — never a template nose.
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Facelift & Neck Lift
Deep-plane technique that repositions rather than tightens — rested, not pulled.
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Eyelid Surgery
Blepharoplasty that opens the eyes and preserves your natural expression.
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Breast Surgery
Augmentation, lift, and reduction — sized in the OR with your input beforehand.
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Body Contouring
Liposculpture and abdominoplasty performed in our accredited on-site suite.
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Injectables & Skin
Surgeon-planned neuromodulators, fillers, and resurfacing between — or instead of — surgery.
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The person you meet is the person who operates
No hand-offs, no rotating providers. Four physicians, one standard, every patient followed personally.
Dr. Alan Whitfield
Plastic Surgeon
MD, FACS · Fellowship, Aesthetic Surgery
Alan leads our body-contouring practice. Patients describe him the same way his residents did: precise, unhurried, and honest about what surgery can and cannot do.
Dr. Vivienne Laurent
Plastic Surgeon
MD · Board-Certified, Facial Plastic Surgery
Vivienne’s rhinoplasty and eyelid work is planned in millimeters. She reviews your imaging with you on screen until the plan is yours, not ours.
Dr. Camille Reyes
Aesthetic Physician
MD · Injectables & Skin Health
Camille directs the non-surgical studio — conservative dosing, honest timelines, and a standing rule: if surgery would serve you better, she’ll say so.
A short welcome from the surgeons at Lumière, filmed in the Arroyo Terrace suite.
What to expect
Four acts, no surprises
From first conversation to final follow-up, the sequence is the same for every patient.
Book a consultation
Choose a time online or by phone. You’ll meet a surgeon — the person who would actually operate — for a full hour.
Study & plan
Imaging, measurements, and an honest conversation about options, limits, and recovery. The written quote follows within a day.
Surgery in our suite
Procedures are performed in our AAAASF-accredited on-site suite with board-certified MD anesthesia.
Follow-through
Your surgeon sees you at every follow-up — day one, week one, and across the year the result settles in.
The reveal
Results that arrive quietly
A selection from the case archive — each unveiled the way results should be: slowly, and in good light.
Portraits shown are demo placeholders. In production, publish only consented patient photography, presented unretouched.
In their words
Rated 4.9 across 480+ Google reviews
What patients say when the result has had time to settle.
“Dr. Laurent spent an hour with me before anything was scheduled. A year later, people tell me I look rested. No one has ever guessed why.”
“I expected a pitch and got a tutorial instead. The written quote matched the final bill to the dollar, and recovery went exactly as they mapped it.”
“Dr. Marchetti talked me out of a bigger procedure than I needed. That conversation is why I trusted him with the smaller one.”
“The quiet of this place is real — private entrance, one patient at a time in recovery. My follow-ups were with my surgeon, not a rotating staff.”
“Dr. Whitfield was blunt about what lipo would and wouldn’t do for me. The result is exactly what he drew on the imaging, which is all I wanted.”
“Dr. Reyes doses conservatively and books you back in two weeks instead of overfilling on day one. My face still moves. That’s the point.”
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6,400+ patients across the San Gabriel Valley
Most arrive by referral. All are seen in one place — our Arroyo Terrace suite.
Fees & financing
The quote is written before anything is scheduled
One written quote
Surgeon’s fee, anesthesia, facility, and follow-ups in a single figure — no line-item surprises after the fact.
Financing available
Monthly plans through third-party medical lenders, arranged before your surgery date.
Insurance coordination
Cosmetic surgery is self-pay. For reconstructive and functional cases, our coordinators handle insurer paperwork with you.
Consultations are complimentary. Quotes are honored for 90 days.Discuss fees at your consultation →
Service areas
Serving the Pasadena area
Patients visit us from across the valley — every consultation happens in one private suite.
- PasadenaOur home — Arroyo Terrace, west Pasadena
- South PasadenaTen minutes down Fair Oaks
- San MarinoDiscreet scheduling on request
- ArcadiaEarly-morning consult slots
- AltadenaJust up Lake Avenue
- La Cañada FlintridgeOff the 210, private parking
- GlendaleEvening consults Thursdays
- Sierra MadreFifteen minutes east
- San GabrielMandarin-speaking coordinator
- MonroviaVirtual consults available
Questions
Asked in every consultation
Who will actually perform my procedure?
The surgeon you meet at consultation. Lumière surgeons do not hand off cases — the physician who plans your procedure operates, and sees you at every follow-up visit.
How much does a consultation cost?
Nothing. Consultations at Lumière are complimentary, last about an hour, and carry no obligation. You leave with a written plan and a written quote, honored for 90 days.
Where is surgery performed?
In our own accredited surgical suite (demo accreditation), with board-certified MD anesthesiologists. You never pass through a hospital lobby, and recovery begins in a private room on site.
How natural will the result look?
Our planning is deliberately conservative. We aim for results that read as rest, proportion, and time working in your favor — most patients are told they look well, not that they look done.
What does recovery involve?
It depends on the procedure, and we map it honestly at consultation — social downtime, activity limits, and when results settle. You’ll have your surgeon’s direct line for the first two weeks.
Do you offer financing?
Yes. Monthly payment plans are available through third-party medical lenders, and our coordinators arrange approval before your date is booked. Cosmetic procedures are self-pay; reconstructive cases may qualify for insurance.
I’m not sure I want surgery. Is there a smaller step?
Often, yes. Our aesthetic physician plans injectables, resurfacing, and skin health programs — and if a non-surgical path serves you better, that is what we will recommend.
Begin with anunhurried hour
A complimentary consultation with a board-certified surgeon — questions answered, plan in writing, nothing rushed.