A studio, not a chain.
Vela is a six-location medical aesthetics practice in Los Angeles — physician-supervised, injector-led, conservative by training. We treat faces, not features.
We opened Vela in 2018 with one rule: treat the way we'd want to be treated.
Dr. Camila Reyes spent a decade working in busy multi-provider clinics across Beverly Hills. She watched patients get rushed through 12-minute appointments, oversold, and over-treated. Vela was a deliberate response — longer windows, anatomical mapping for every face, and the freedom to say "not today."
Today we run six locations across Los Angeles. The standard of care is identical at every one: a board-certified medical director, nurses and NPs with at least five years of injectable experience, and a consultation-first approach to every new client.
Four things we believe.
Under-treat first
We dose conservatively. You can always add. You cannot subtract.
Photograph everything
Standardized lighting, every visit. The record is yours; the comparisons are honest.
Recommend less
If the right answer is to wait, we will tell you. Some of our best visits end without a treatment.
Anatomical, not algorithmic
We don't follow trends — we follow your facial movement, asymmetries, and goals.
Dr. Camila Reyes, MD — founder & medical director.
Camila is board-certified in Internal Medicine with a fellowship in aesthetic medicine. Fourteen years of injectable experience and a faculty trainer for the Allergan Medical Institute. She personally screens every new injector on the Vela team.
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
- · UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, internal medicine residency
Six suites. One standard.
Every Vela location is designed around the same principles — north-facing natural light, a standardized photo booth, a single treatment chair per suite, and a quiet waiting room that doesn't feel like a clinic.