Dr. Elena Marquez
MD, FACP · Medical Director
Stanford-trained internist and aesthetic medicine specialist. Mentor faculty for Allergan Medical Institute since 2019.
La Jolla · Est. 2017
A coastal medical aesthetics studio where evidence-based treatment meets a slower pace. Board-certified providers. Custom protocols. Visible, natural results.
A note from our founder
Marea was built around a quieter idea of aesthetic medicine — one that listens before it treats, one that favors small adjustments over dramatic intervention, and one that leaves the patient looking unmistakably like themselves on a very good day.
Every protocol is designed by a board-certified provider and refined treatment by treatment. No quotas. No upselling. Just considered, longitudinal care.
Meet the Practice →Dr. Elena Marquez, MD — Medical Director & Founder
The Menu
The Practice
Every patient is treated by a board-certified physician or injector-trained nurse practitioner. We don't rotate. Continuity matters.
Stanford-trained internist and aesthetic medicine specialist. Mentor faculty for Allergan Medical Institute since 2019.
Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of injectables experience. Galderma Premier & Allergan Diamond.
Licensed laser technician and corneotherapist. Lead clinician for our chemical peel, microneedling and resurfacing protocols.
Results, Documented
We photograph every patient under standardized lighting at each visit. The slider on the right is a single patient, three months after a conservative mid-face filler protocol with Restylane Lyft and Refyne.
No filters. No retouching. Sunlit, side-lit, and one resting expression.
View the Gallery →Where We Treat
A single studio in La Jolla — and patients who drive in from up and down the coast. Find your neighborhood below.
In Their Words
I've been to four medspas in San Diego and Marea is the only one that talked me out of a treatment. That's how I knew I'd found my person. Six months in, my skin has never looked more like itself.
Sophie has a draftsman's eye. The filler she placed in my cheeks was so subtle that my sister, who I see every weekend, did not notice for three weeks. Then she asked what changed about my sleep.
The HydraFacial here is genuinely the best I've had — and the seaview infusion lounge upstairs feels like a friend's beach house, not a medical office. I drive down from Carlsbad every month.
Common Questions
A handful of the questions we hear most. Find the full list — including pre-care and post-care guides — on our FAQ page.
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Most consultations are available within two weeks. We block ample time for new patients, so booking ahead is recommended.
The single most consequential product decision our patients make. Notes on textures, finishes, and reapplication.
The single most consequential product decision our patients make is which sunscreen ends up in their daily routine and stays there. It almost never comes down to SPF. It comes down to whether the texture is one they are willing to wear at 7am for ten years.
We stock six formulations. Two are mineral, four are hybrid. None of them are the high-coverage tinted formulas that look best on a swatch — we have learned that those quietly stop being applied around month three.
Bring in what you have. We will tell you honestly whether it is one to keep.