Over his distinguished career, Dr. Groff has achieved a number of prominent awards but the most meaningful recognition to him is from his patients. For "6" consecutive years as the winner in the San Diego's Best U-T Readers Poll, Dr. Groff is extremely honored that his patients continue to vote for him as San Diego's Best Cosmetic Dermatologist and Best Cosmetic Surgeon. In addition to these prestigious honors, Dr. Groff has won several times the La Jolla Light Readers Choice Poll for being La Jolla's Best Dermatologist and Best Cosmetic Surgeon. Most recently, Dr. Groff won The Reader "Best Of" Contest for being the Best Cosmetic Dermatologist in all of San Diego. Dr. Groff is extremely grateful to his patients for voting for him to win all these Awards.
Dr. Groff has also achieved national recognition and granted several awards by prestigious organizations for his overall Excellence in Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Surgery. For consecutive years in a row, Aesthetic Everything® has named Dr. Groff the Top Aesthetic Doctor, Top Dermatologist West, and Top Body Sculpting Doctor. He has also been recognized throughout the USA as America's Most Honored Doctor 2023 - Top 1%. This prestigious Award is granted for continuous recognition to honor significant accomplishments and distinguished achievements realized by only the Top 1% American Professionals in the country! Most recently, Dr. Groff was named 2023 Top Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical which makes this his 12th consecutive year for winning this coveted Award.
Dr. Groff's goal is to provide each patient with "exceptional" care and a "5" Star experience with every treatment. As recognition for always going above and beyond to treat patients with the utmost of kindness, compassion, and care, Dr. Groff has won several WebMD Vitals Awards throughout his distinguished career. These Awards are bestowed on only the "Best of the Best" board-certified physicians who consistently receive outstanding patient reviews and exceptional rating scores for Excellence in Patient Care. Most recently, Dr. Groff has been named as the recipient of WebMD Vitals Lifetime Achievement for his Patients' Choice Awards, Compassionate Doctor Awards, and On Time Physician Awards.
Dr. William Groff is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in cosmetic dermatology and laser surgery for over 20 years and is considered a renowned authority on face and body rejuvenation. Dr. Groff is recognized as an acclaimed expert with laser procedures, cosmetic injectables, vein therapy, body contouring, liposculpture, tattoo removal, PPP treatment, scar removal, and skin tightening treatments. He also has an excellent reputation for correcting “botched” laser and cosmetic procedures performed by others.
For each patient, Dr. Groff creates a customized treatment plan using cutting edge procedures to achieve their specific aesthetic goals. Every patient is considered special with their individualized needs. He uses state of art, innovative procedures and techniques that are designed to ensure natural looking results with minimal treatment. Dr. Groff is recognized for combining various cosmetic dermatology technologies and laser surgery procedures to achieve the very BEST results for his patients. Men and women choose Dr. Groff to help them achieve their cosmetic goals because Dr. Groff has the Experience You Can Trust!
Philosophy
Dr. Groff's mission is to give his patients honest, thorough evaluations and to recommend and perform procedures to achieve optimal results for his patients. His philosophy is to enhance each person’s natural appearance in a way that makes them look rejuvenated and produces a natural looking result with minimal treatment.
Dr. Groff sets the standard for excellence in patient care. He feels that his patients deserve to receive the highest quality of care and service with each treatment. He strives to give his patients 5 Star Service!
Additionally, Dr. Groff believes that his availability is critical to his patients. His patients know they can contact him anytime with their concerns. He personally answers all his patient emails, social media messages and welcomes the opportunity to meet with patients during a consultation.
Dr. Groff takes great pride in his ability to transform lives one patient at a time. He has helped thousands of men and women throughout the Unites States gain confidence in their appearance and gain a new lease on life.
Awards
Over his distinguished career, Dr. Groff has achieved a number of prominent awards but the most meaningful recognition to him is from his patients. As a winner in the San Diego's Best U-T Readers Poll, Dr. Groff is honored that his patients voted him San Diego's Best Cosmetic Dermatologist and Best Cosmetic Surgeon. In addition to these prestigious honors, Dr. Groff has won several times the La Jolla Light Readers Choice Poll for being La Jolla's Best Dermatologist and Best Cosmetic Surgeon. Most recently, Dr. Groff won The Reader "Best Of" Contest for being the Best Cosmetic Dermatologist in all of San Diego.
Dr. Groff has also achieved national recognition and granted several awards by prestigious organizations for his overall Excellence in Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Surgery. For consecutive years in a row, Aesthetic Everything® has named Dr. Groff theTop Aesthetic Doctor, Top Dermatologist West, and Top Body Sculpting Doctor. He has also been recognized throughout the USA as America's Most Honored Doctor 2023 - Top 1%. This prestigious Award is granted for continuous recognition to honor significant accomplishments and distinguished achievements realized by only the Top 1% American Professionals in the country! Most recently, Dr. Groff was named 2023 Top Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical which makes this his 12th consecutive year for winning this coveted Award.
Dr. Groff's goal is to provide each patient with "exceptional" care and a "5" Star experience with every treatment. As recognition for always going above and beyond to treat patients with the utmost of kindness, compassion, and care, Dr. Groff has won several WebMD Vitals Awards throughout his distinguished career. These Awards are bestowed on only the "Best of the Best" board-certified physicians who consistently receive outstanding patient reviews and exceptional rating scores for Excellence in Patient Care. Most recently, Dr. Groff has been named as the recipient of WebMD Vitals Lifetime Achievement for his Patients' Choice Awards, Compassionate Doctor Awards, and On Time Physician Awards.
Innovator
Dr. Groff prides himself with staying on top of the latest technologies and newest techniques in order to offer his patients the most cutting edge cosmetic dermatology and laser surgery procedures. His practice has over 50 laser and light-based devices. Dr Groff has also participated in many clinical research trials that have led to the FDA approval of several cosmetic laser devices and cosmetic injectables.
As an innovator, Dr. Groff is a recognized leader for combining various cosmetic dermatology technologies and laser surgery procedures to achieve the very best results for his patients. Dr. Groff has pioneered the development of the latest advances in laser skin resurfacing techniques including a proprietary procedure called Take10. Take10 is a non-surgical alternative to a facelift. In just one treatment, Dr. Groff is able to rejuvenate the skin and treat the signs of aging achieving incredible results and making patients look 10+ years younger.
Training Physician & Lecturer
Dr. Groff is well known among his peers for being an outstanding Training Physician for injectables and lasers.
As an advanced cosmetic injector, Dr. Groff serves as a trainer and key opinion leader for Allergan Inc® (Botox Cosmetic, Juvederm®, Voluma™ XC, Kybella, and Volbella), Galderma (Restylane®, Perlane®,Dysport®, and Sculptra Aesthetic), and Merz Pharm. (Radiesse®, Belotero®, Xeomin®). As a master trainer, Dr. Groff teaches other physicians advanced injection techniques using these products.
Having a true passion for cosmetic dermatology and laser surgery, Dr. Groff travels worldwide to lecture on the latest advances in cosmetic dermatology to fellow dermatologists and plastic surgeons. As leader in his field, Dr. Groff has given over 100 lectures in 10 different countries on laser resurfacing, injectables and body contouring. Dr. Groff has also published over 15 articles in peer-reviewed dermatology and plastic surgery journals.
Media Spokesperson
Dr. Groff has been featured several times on the nationally televised show, The Doctors, as well as, appearing on both national and local television news programs for his vast expertise. He is also a regular Dermatology Correspondent on Fox News.
Dr. Groff's media appearances can be seen on his YouTube Channel which has over 100 videos discussing cosmetic dermatology topics and demonstrating various procedures. Dr. Groff adds new videos to his Channel on a regular basis. To be alerted when a new video is released, SUBSCRIBE to his YouTube Channel.
Caring ManDr. Groff and his wife, Stacey, reside in San Diego with their two daughters, Jenna Alexis and Piper Silk. While on his Naval tour of duty in Japan, Dr Groff and his family fell in love with the Japanese culture and the people.
On March 11, 2011, the Groffs were devastated to hear about the Tsunami that killed many of their Japanese friends and left thousands of children homeless. Even today, residents of Japan are still recovering from this disaster. Since the Tsunami, Dr Groff with his family work tirelessly fundraising and supporting Helping Hands for Tohoku, an organization that helps those living in temporary housing following the 2011 Tsunami.
Giving back is a priority in Dr. Groff's life. To help local children, it is a Groff family tradition to help the Maine Corp with fundraising and collecting toys to donate to Toys For Tots.
In his spare time, Dr. Groff enjoys weightlifting, surfing, snowboarding, and international travel.
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LASER PROCEDURES
BODY CONTOURING
INJECTABLES
VEIN THERAPY
Why men have Cosmetic and Laser Procedures?
Most men have cosmetic dermatology and laser procedures done because they want to look and feel better about themselves. Some men are motivated to make improvements to their appearance to maintain a competitive edge in the job market. Some men decide to have procedures done when dieting and exercise cannot achieve their desired results. Bottom line, men want to be at the top of their game and their appearance can give them additional confidence. How a man looks can affect his attitude, his self-esteem and ultimately his business and social success.
Over the last few years, with the increase of minimally invasive procedures available, more men of all ages are having cosmetic and laser procedures done with minimum to no downtime. There is no need for men to live with the aging effects on their appearance any longer.
What sets Dr. Groff apart from other Dermatologist?
When choosing the right doctor for your cosmetic needs, it is important to choose a Board Certified Dermatologist with experience in “male” cosmetic dermatology procedures. From his service in the Navy and throughout his career, Dr. Groff has specialized in treating men and understands a man's cosmetic needs and concerns.
Dr. Groff has unsurpassed, expert knowledge regarding male facial aesthetics and skin which is critical to obtaining a natural male look. His extensive experience with male cosmetic dermatology and laser surgery ensures that each man receives customized treatment based on his individual needs. Dr. Groff's goal is to deliver subtle, natural results that have you looking rejuvenated, healthy, and fit without the appearance of looking artificial or overdone.
Services and Conditions Treated
The following is a comprehensive selection of Services offered by Dr. Groff to treat conditions that can help Revitalize Your Appearance. Whatever your rejuvenation concerns, Dr. Groff has the experience you can trust along with cutting edge, innovative procedures and techniques to achieve your desired goals. For more information about these Services and to schedule a virtual or in-person consultation, please CONTACT Dr. Groff.
LASERS PROCEDURES: Dr. Groff can choose from over 50 lasers and devices in his practice to treat acne and acne scars, facial lines and deep wrinkles, dark spots and discoloration, rejuvenate sun damage skin on the face and body, hair removal, tattoo removal, scar removal, pearly penile papules (PPP) removal, treat precancerous lesions, improve skin tone and texture, remove facial redness, broken blood vessels and facial veins
BODY CONTOURING: Remove excess fat from stubborn areas like love handles and abdomen area, tighten and lift sagging jowls, brows, cheeks, under chin and neck, contour and firm up excess loose skin, create strong jawline definition, improve skin’s elasticity
INJECTABLES: Restore loss facial volume, smooth and soften forehead creases, frown lines, crow's feet, facial folds and creases, correct volume loss for sunken eyes, hollow cheeks and temples, melt away double chin fat, improve recessed scars, treat underarm sweating and sweaty palms
VEIN THERAPY: Remove unwanted spider veins and varicose veins from your legs, hands, face, and chest
Photo Gallery & Videos
Dr. Groff believes one of the best ways potential patients can learn about his work is by viewing treatment results of his actual patients. These before and after photos are 100% unretouched. In addition to viewing these photos, Dr. Groff invites you to view his videos below where he discusses men's cosmetic concerns and demonstrates injectable and laser procedures.To view more videos, go to Dr Groff's YouTube channel.
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In this video, Dr. Groff discusses the 5 most popular cosmetic procedures for men. More men are having procedures done because there are now simple, highly effective, and minimally invasive solutions to solve men's cosmetic issues.
In this video, Dr. Groff performs IPL treatment with the Lumenis M22 on his patient's face. This is a skin laser treatment that treats brown spots/pigmentation, skin redness, broken capillaries, fine lines, improves skin texture and stimulates the formation of new collagen in the skin. This laser can treat the face, chest, neck and hands. There is no downtime and minimum side effects.
In this video, Dr. Groff performs a Botox procedure on a man in his 30's to soften the crow's feet area around his eyes when he smiles. When injected by a Botox expert, Botox is a safe, effective way to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
As a regular Dermatology Correspondent for Fox News, Dr Groff's has a segment called “Ask the Derm”. In this video, Dr. Groff answers questions concerning men's problems with their neck area such as razor burn and stubborn fat deposit.
In this video, Dr Groff discusses and treats cherry angiomas. A cherry angioma is a mole-like skin growth made up of small blood vessels. Cherry angiomas are easily treated with the Vbeam Laser. After one or two zaps the cherry angioma will turn purple grey color and disappear in about 2 weeks.
In this "video, Dr Groff skillfully removes a tattoo using the newest lasers: PicoSure & PicoWay. These are the 2 best lasers on the market to remove tattoos because they are the strongest and work the fastest to remove tattoos. Prior to the laser procedure, the area is numbed so there is no pain. The size of the tattoo will dictate the amount of treatments necessary to remove the tattoo.
In this video, Dr. Groff performs Fraxel Restore laser resurfacing treatment on a patient with acne scars. Fraxel Re:store is non-ablative laser that stimulates collagen production to improve many skin conditions including fine lines, large pores, sun damage, acne scars, and skin texture. This laser resurfacing treatment is gentle and safe for face, neck, and body with little downtime.
Throughout a man's lifetime, he could develop a common skin condition called Pearly Penile Papules, also known as PPP. Statistics have shown that one in every four men will get this condition.
Dr. William Groff, a board certified dermatologist, is the leading expert in pearly penile papules successfully treating over 3000 patients. Dr. Groff wants to empower men with factual information about this skin condition. Knowledge is power! Once men understand the facts about pearly penile papules, then men can make an informed decision whether to have their pearly penile papules treated. Men do not have to be victimized by this skin condition when there is a effective, quick, simple and painless treatment available to permanently resolve this condition.
What are Pearly Penile Papules (PPP)?
Pearly Penile Papules (PPP), scientific name 'Hirsuties Coronae Glandis', are flesh-colored or white small dome-shaped bumps or skin tags that form around therim of the penis and often times on the frenulum. They commonly appear in rows around the circumference of the penis and look like a string of pearls. The causes for this skin condition are unknown. However, we do know that this skin condition is more common in uncircumcised men in their twenties and thirties. Pearly penile papules are benign growths and are not a sexually transmitted disease (STD). This condition is harmless and has no health risks, so treating pearly penile papules are not necessary and is strictly optional. However, although pearly penile papules are not harmful to a man's physical health, some men with pearly penile papules may experience a great deal of anxiety and psychological stress concerning the appearance of their penis. [LEARN MORE]
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When Should Pearly Penile Papules Be Treated?
When bumps appear on your penis, it is highly recommended to consult a doctor. There are many genital conditions like genital warts that can resemble and be mistaken for pearly penile papules PPP so it is best to have a doctor diagnose your condition. Whatever you do, do not ignore bumps or any unusual changes on your penis. These pearly penile papules pictures may offer you some help with self-diagnosis but your self diagnosis should be confirmed by a doctor. A doctor can give you an accurate diagnosis for your condition and identify alternative treatments if needed.
Once you know for sure you have pearly penile papules, then you can decide if you want to treat your condition. While pearly penile papules are harmless and pose no risk to a man's physical health, they often have a psychological impact on men. Many men are concerned with the appearance of their penis in intimate situations. Some men fear that their sexual partners may confuse pearly penile papules with a sexually transmitted disease. There is no need to live with the embarrassment or self-consciousness that may accompany pearly penile papules. You can rid yourself of this condition in one simple, non invasive treatment. The carbon dioxide CO2 laser treatment is the best and most effective method of treatment to remove pearly penile papules. This treatment is safe and painless. There are many home remedy internet scams that claim to be able to eliminate pearly penile papules. These home remedies do NOT work on this skin condition. The only proven method to remove pearly penile papules is through a CO2 laser treatment. If your pearly penile papules becomes a problem to your social life or self-esteem, find a board certified dermatologist who can remove them.
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Why Choose Dr. Groff?
As with everything in life, experience matters when it comes to treating your pearly penile papules PPP. Would you hire a mechanic to fix your Ferrari, if the mechanic only had experience fixing a VW bug? In the same way, if you decide to treat your pearly penile papules, you want to find a board certified dermatologist well trained with extensive experience using the latest generation carbon dioxide CO2 laser to remove your pearly penile papules. Just like with any medical procedure, the skill and experience of the doctor is paramount to the success of your pearly penile papules treatment.
Dr. William Groff, is a board certified dermatologist and is the leading expert in pearly penile papules treatment. Dr. Groff has also been recognized as a world renowned PPP Specialist by his peers. For over 20 years, Dr. Groff has successfully treated over 3000 men suffering from pearly penile papules. These men have come from all over the USA and around the world to seek his expertise in this area. In fact, Dr. Groff has performed more laser treatments for pearly penile papules than any other dermatologist in the world. Dr. Groff's patients are universally happy with the results of this CO2 laser treatment.
Dr. Groff has been featured on the nationally televised show, The Doctors, for his expertise on pearly penile papules and demonstrated how a carbon dioxide CO2 laser can completely remove the papules with one treatment. Dr. Groff understands how difficult it is for a patient to talk about this situation so his goal is to make you as comfortable as possible. Dr. Groff is ready to help you treat your pearly penile papules. If you think that you may be suffering from pearly penile papules, schedule an in-person or virtual consultation today. Dr. Groff has the Experience You Can Trust.
Watch Dr. Groff demonstrate how the CO2 laser works.
In this video, a 40 year old patient is having a free consultation concerning his pearly penile papules (PPP). The patient has suffered embarrassment for years and has never had the courage to address his condition. Dr. Groff addresses his concerns and discusses the CO2 laser treatment procedure. Dr. Groff also demonstrates how the Lumenis UltraPulse Encore CO2 laser works.
Dr. Groff and his wife, Stacey, reside in San Diego with their two daughters, Jenna Alexis and Piper Silk. While on his Naval tour of duty in Japan, Dr Groff and his family fell in love with the Japanese culture and the people.
