Practice Information
There are men and women who have done nothing wrong; in fact, they've done everything right. Maybe, you're one of them. You eat healthy foods and exercise regularly and still you suffer with hard to lose pockets of fat. The fat's not a lot, but it sure seems to weigh you down emotionally. Sometimes, you wonder if it's even possible to ever lose it completely - if there's a cosmetic medical procedure that can help. It is possible and there's not just one way, but multiple ways to realize fat reduction. Then, there are those people - usually women - who suffer with cellulite. Sometime, these people work out and eat right and sometimes they don't. Either way, they just want the cellulite gone.

Serving the Pacific Northwest, the Key Laser Institute for Aesthetic Medicine® in Portland, Oregon is on the forefront on the West Coast in the use of noninvasive lasers, light and energy to reverse the signs of aging and to restore the health, appearance and overall well being of your skin. Discover how cosmetic medicine can flatten your tummy and slim your waist and thighs. Or, request a confidential consultation with Dr. Key. Just filling out the "Contact Form" to the right of the profile and you will receive all of Dr. Key's contact information.

About the Doctor

Dr. Douglas J. Key is one of the nation's leading authorities in the field of cosmetic laser treatments. A published author, he is frequently sought after by his peers to both lecture and instruct in the United States, Europe and Asia on his specialty of laser and light medical applications, skin restoration and the prevention of age-related tissue changes.

Dr. Key is a top choice for men and women in search of a dermatologist in Portland, Oregon who provides some of today's latest and most innovative skin beauty treatments. As a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1960s, Douglas Key worked with a professor who was awarded a Nobel Prize for the discovery of photosynthesis. It was a life-changing experience, one that inspired the young Mr. Key to become a doctor and to devote his life to medicine – specifically molecular change.

Although generally awarded only to upper classmen, Dr. Key was granted a summer Fellowship to study experimental biology in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was the first of several Fellowships and he would spend his next three summers in various laboratories across the country.

He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, before graduating with a degree in Medicine from the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco. His Dermatology residency was split between patient-focused New York University and research-intensive Yale University.

As a Clinical Fellow at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Key's research eventually led to the development of Retina A, as well as the Vitamin derivatives that are now standards in Clinical Dermatology. During this time, he was also actively involved in researching the possible causes and the prevention of skin cancer. His special interest was the study of the cellular mechanisms within the skin that are essential to life and that assist in the repair of tissue damaged by ultraviolet radiation.



Hospital Affiliation
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center