Dr. Chang did a breast reduction and tummy tuck for me about 3 years ago. Her work is stunning. My…read morescars have totally disappeared. People don't even realize I had work done. I feel so happy to not have to wear a bra if I don't want to and feel confident in what ever I wear (or don't!) Her office staff was super sweet and responsive especially during the healing process. 100% recommend

I cannot recommend Dr. Chang enough. I suffered for several years as a 32I or 32J. My results are…read moreso natural. Her talented surgical hand made my scars (lollipop) as minimal as possible. My results are just incredible. After years of health issues, it was so incredible to be in her hands. If you are looking for results, you have to see her.

This review is 2 years overdue but I feel like I'm finally in the right place to write it. I had…read moretop surgery with Dr Kim in June of 2022, with a revision in June of 2023. I can't speak highly enough of my experience: both my results and the treatment I received by Dr. Kim and every single one of her staff left me comfortable, affirmed, and highly satisfied. As a trans-nonbinary person with a long history of unsatisfactory and borderline-traumatic experiences with medical staff I went into this process expecting more of the same. My past experiences had resulted in my being supremely meek in medical settings, and I had become accustomed to panic attacks as a result of being in drs offices. But this was none of that. Dr. Kim was matter-of-fact and highly efficient in her manner but also kind and extremely trans friendly, right down to the pin on her doctor's coat bearing the trans flag colors. Her nurses and front desk staff were likewise fantastic: they were warm, funny, highly communicative and comforting. I am so grateful to everyone I interfaced with both in her office and on both my surgery days. My results have left me staggering in the best possible way. I knew top surgery was the right choice for me but I wasn't prepared for just how much it would improve my quality of life and overall outlook. I've struggled with my mental health since I was a teenager, and still do, but my surgery has allowed me to go out in public with confidence, and enjoy myself, and feel far less hopeless, and work toward building an outside of me that matches the inside. It has changed my life for the better in so many ways. I'm getting choked up just thinking about it. Thank you - Dr. Kim and her staff and UCSF. I am so so so grateful and will never be able to truly describe the gravity of what you've done for me.

I had an enlargement of the dorsocervical fat pad starting in January of 2017, it increased at a…read morerapid rate and my doctors at the time were concerned that it may be cancer, a tumor, or a cyst. I had an MRI and it turned out to be "fiberous fatty tissue". So I started the process of physical therapy as I wasn't even able to move my neck without pain and was limited to 10/15 ROM on each side with my right side being worse. I do have cervical Dystonia and spinal stenosis, and after multiple rounds of PT with no improvement, I did dry needling, as well as massage, nothing worked. I even lost weight and it actaually increased in size. I had labs done and everything came back fine (hormones, negative test for Cushing's and cortisol was all normal, and I had never taken any steroids), my posture was perfect to the point of being painful and exhausting to be so erect all day - but still the hump on my neck and pain increased and my ROM decreased. I eventually decided because of stenosis in my C-spine to undergo a diagnostic and then theraputic cervical ESI (epidural) and nerve block all within a months time. It relieved a bit of pain but not much. The hump didn't change. I remained in pain and in PT as months went by. I started to seek out my last resort - surgical removal. I was just starting that process when I relocated to San Francisco. I started more PT and treatments for my cervical Dystonia with no change in related pain. I was frustrated and constantly in pain with even more treatments (scrapping, manual PT and exercises, braces, you name it) and I had enough. I knew this was medically necessary to have this removed after speaking to my PCP I was referred to Dr. Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is a really sweet man who cares about his patients greatly. He is very busy and it took me quite some time to get into see him (about 3 months) and for a surgical date (about 4 months after my consult)! By the time I was ready for surgery I could hardly move my neck, couldn't put my head down, or head back at all. It was so disabling for someone as young as I was. I had liposuction done and it really was a dramatic difference. I have a horrible sensitivity to adhesive so even if it were something offered to most patients - I'd have more complications and scarring if they used it so they didn't but I did have a foam square placed on top of the site. My surgery went great but at the PACU my pain was so bad that I ended up being admitted for two nights, and three days. 10 days out and I was still in pain. I had a lot of sharp hot poker feeling in between my shoulder blades and most of my neck is sore or totally numb. I wasn't really expecting this but at 10 days post op I could finally move my neck 95% freely than before with NO pain and full ROM. That in itself is just a blessing. I initially would have deducted 1 star for the complications and post op care (my discharge paperwork was a mess and I was very confused) and also for his office staff which was a mix of very helpful and not at all helpful and a bit abrasive at times. Medical billing and coding was an issue for my initial visit and I've already seen the claim come in for two of the bills which prior to insurance adjustments totaled over $62,000 (without the hospital stay). So I really hoped I wouldn't have to hassle with my insurance or the hospital billing dept due to lazy paperwork which has been pointed out on other review sites to be a real issue with his staff. In the end I did have it corrected. My suture removal was simple - mostly because they were dissolving LOL. Scars looked minimal and swelling was down. Still a bit of pain remained. Dr. Hoffman is a kind man, he does great work; my scars are so minor and I have NO bruising whatsoever. So swelling and pain is to be expected and for me lasted about 2 months, right about the 9th week I was able to move a lot more and started being more active. I had another surgery just 2.5 months after this one and since then I have seen even more of a difference in my health and ROM and decrease in fatty tissue that was naturally around my neck and back. Also my xrays at the UCSF spine clinic show HUGE improvement. So much so that my neurosurgeon wants to use me as a case study subject for patients with spinal stenosis who may also have enlarged fat pads that are not related to posture or genetics and used plastic surgery for a remedy. It's amazing to know my health improving will help others as well. Dr. Hoffman is great and my follow up went perfect. I'm not sure if he would want me to come in at a 6mo mark but I'd be happy to if so. I walk with confidence and am so happy I had this done. Totally worth all the hoops I had to jump through for insurance to cover it in full. I am feeling great and neck is 100% better. I would HIGHLY recommend Dr Hoffman. He's great. He helped give me my life back!

I am 6 months post brachioplasty on both of my arms with Ethos Plastic Surgery. I am really…read morethankful for having encountered Dr. Xu. She was genuinely compassionate while also being honest about what she thought would be most effective for addressing my concerns. The value of being able to stand, undressed, with a new person, and to talk with them about your body is such an intimate act - and Dr. Xu handled this with me with expertise and grace. She validated my progress and was encouraging about future potential. Dr. Xu was professional and caring in every encounter. The office staff is welcoming and encouraging and humorous. The space is lovely and feels comfortable. The most wonderful thing is ... the outcome of the surgery, the contouring specifically is truly beautiful. I feel like I have my own natural arm shape and it feels freeing and makes me so happy. Surgery comes with scars and they are a trade off for me. I love my arms so much, even with the scars, which are still young and will heal and fade further. Scar tape works incredibly well and is a very low cost resource I highly recommend. For me, Dr. Xu's personality, her skill set, and her eye for esthetics are simply incredible. It is also clear that the office team is trying to provide an experience for their clients to feel welcomed, held, cared about, and supported throughout the process, including into recovery. One thing I would prepare others for who are considering this option is that the surgery center and anesthesiologist were an expensive part of the overall package. While I trust and feel confident with Dr. Xu, there are other people who also support the surgery. The anesthesiologist was trying to put an iv in my foot, which was painful, before Dr. Xu arrived and advised him to put me under first. That seems like something the anesthesiologist, with all his years of experience, should have known to do himself. The surgery itself went beyond the estimated time and both the surgery center and anesthesiologist had additional fees, increasing the overall cost by ~2k. With that said, I do highly recommend Dr. Xu to others. Go meet her and her team and hear her thoughts and see if what she can offer will meet your needs.

From consultation to augmentation, I have felt nothing but care and quality from the moment I…read morewalked into their beautiful office , greeted by the staff that made me feel very comfortable and trusting the very talented Dr. Xu with this life change. I couldn't be happier with my results and would recommend this experience to anyone who is ready for their next chapter. I'm entering mine with confidence and beautiful new boobs!

Dr. Delgado and his team provided me with top level of care. They answered all my questions and…read moreconcerns. I left my consultation feeling fully heard and informed about all the risks/rewards of my choice to more forward with my decision to have a breast augmentation. Recovery for me was as Dr. Delgado described. Now 9 weeks later I am back to my normal activities, surfing, yoga enjoying life. Dr. Delgado listened to my request for conservative and proportionate breasts for my body, that won't impede my lifestyle. I couldn't be more satisfied.

This is an update on my review. It has been 15 years since the operation and I now realize it was…read moremoney very well spent. Original: My experience with Dr. Delgado was great. The quality of the surgery and the results, which is the most important consideration, were worthy of 5 stars! I rated it 4 for reasons other than the quality of the work, I will get into that later. First i'd like to point out the good: Dr. Delgado seems very experienced in this type of surgery. I had spoken with two doctors before and had done tons of research on the subject. The two doctors were not very helpful and pointed towards some drugs that work only on a very few percentage of men with early stage gynecomastia. On the research side I found that gynecomastia is often confused with simple chest fat. Gynecomastia is in fact not fat and many surgeons who perform gynecomastia surgery do so with liposuction only, resulting in the puffy nipples still remaining. At this point I was frustrated with the medical communities misguided view on gynecomastia and was afraid to invest a large sum of money on something that would not give me the results I wanted. I narrowed down my results to 3 surgeons who performed gynecomastia surgery and had proven track records. I visited Dr. Delgado last and although the two previous surgeons seemed adequate, I decided for Dr. Delgado. Dr. Delgado accurately diagnosed my problem and offered a minimally evasive procedure that left only very minor scarring. Dr. Delgado was the most expensive of the surgeons (that's why the 4 stars)! Still, seeing as this was mostly a cosmetic surgery, I wanted to be happy with the results. It has been a few months since the surgery and the tiny scars are mostly gone. My chest is perfectly countered and am tremendously grateful to Dr. Delgado. I can't attest to his other services but I would recommend him to ANY guy looking for gynecomastia surgery.

Dr. Kim is fantastic. He's professional, incredibly kind, and takes the time to walk you through…read moreevery step of what he's doing so you always know what to expect. He's thorough and clearly cares about doing things right. Highly recommend him.

I would strongly advise others to carefully consider their decision before choosing this provider…read more I had naturally uneven breasts before surgery -- one side was higher and the other was lower. The doctor recommended a breast augmentation combined with a lift on the lower side to correct the asymmetry. The original quote was $9,500, but with the additional lift, the total cost increased to $13,000. I agreed to proceed, trusting the doctor's recommendation. Unfortunately, after the surgery, my breasts are still uneven -- one side remains higher and the other lower, with no real correction of the original issue. The only noticeable difference is that the size is larger. In addition, the incision around the areola was done unevenly and closed poorly, leaving very visible and unattractive scarring. After healing, I also developed a hard lump in the breast, which has caused ongoing pain. I have had to return for follow-up visits every 3 months, and to this day, the pain has not improved. This experience has been extremely disappointing -- not only financially, but also physically and emotionally. I trusted this doctor to fix an existing issue, but the outcome did not meet expectations and has caused further complications.

This is the best doctor and practice that I have ever worked with. I had a complete face makeover--…read morefacelift, neck lift, lip lift, fat transfer and laser resurfacing. From start to finish Dr Elyassnia explained everything, was kind and caring, and there for follow up appointments and text questions. I am very pleased with my appearance after three months. Not a day goes by that I don't get compliments on my new look. People have mistaken me for a much younger woman. It's so crazy! Love love love this team and the highly talented Dr Elyassnia! Make an appointment now and you will thank me!

I'm 9 days post-op from my rhinoplasty, and I couldn't be happier! Dr. Elyassnia's expertise in…read moreclosed preservation rhinoplasty is truly amazing, and I'm already loving the results, even though I'm still swollen. I'm so happy I chose him as my surgeon. Dr. Elyassnia was thorough in answering all of my questions before surgery, which really helped ease my nerves. I was anxious about going under anesthesia, but the whole team at his office was so kind and professional, which put me at ease. Nancy at the front desk was wonderful throughout the process, even when I had to reschedule my surgery--she was so understanding and accommodating. I also met Nurse Helen at my pre-op appointment, and she was amazing! She answered all my questions and gave me her number to text if I had any concerns. On surgery day, Nurse Lisa was by my side, comforting me, I even asked her to hold my hand, she made me feel safe and well taken care of. I also want to mention the anesthesiologist, who was fantastic and made sure I felt in good hands every step of the way!. I feel incredibly lucky to have had Dr. Elyassnia and his team take care of me. If you're considering rhinoplasty, I highly recommend Dr. Elyassnia and his amazing team!

Dr Miranda is a very caring, knowledgeable plastic surgeon. I received breast reconstruction…read moresurgery due to breast cancer lumpectomy. These two procedures were performed at the same time. The outcome is simply fabulous.

I walked into my appointment with Dr. Miranda with a bit of hesitation after reading the reviews…read morehere (people with billing complaints related to ER visits, not his aesthetic practice). Dr. Miranda's office manager answered every question and concern I had about transparency and billing. She made it exceptionally clear (through words and actions) that they truly care about their patients - our satisfaction and outcomes. It's very unique that anyone (from specialist to PCP to aesthetics) will advocate for scar revision/reconstruction with patients' insurance, but this office goes the extra mile to do so. Additionally, as a result of professional and person experiences, I know a great deal of plastic surgeons and aesthetic providers (all over CA) and could probably write the most comprehensive list of whom to see (and not see) for what. Out of everyone I've encountered over the last 20+ years, Dr. Miranda offered the most detailed, thoughtful, and informed consultation I could have asked for (this was regarding scar revision post-SRT for skin cancer). I am deeply impressed and could not recommend this practice more. Most surgeons will simply state "there's nothing that can be done" (meaning neither of the two treatments they offer will work) vs Dr. Miranda who will happily address questions about every potential treatment you and he can conjure up (even if he doesn't offer them all). My case is quite complex but he didn't shy away from discussing it at length. I'm impressed by his experience/expertise and how generous he was with his time. I highly recommend working Dr. Miranda and team. Thank you for such informed and compassionate care.

I needed a bilateral mastectomy and wanted reconstruction with implants (I'm not a good candidate…read morefor autologous tissue reconstruction). The idea of being numb there the rest of my life sounded awful, so I was thrilled to hear Dr. Peled was performing nerve-sparing/nerve graft reconstruction with implants. I flew all the way down from Seattle to have surgery here, which is saying something given how many great surgeons there are in Seattle! From the moment I met her I knew she was the right surgeon for me. She's warm, compassionate, confident without arrogance, and incredibly smart and observant. You can tell she's special even among elite Harvard-educated surgeons. I was terrified the day of and everyone at the surgery center was incredibly kind and helpful. You can tell they REALLY care about pain and comfort. They had a multi-faceted approach to pain relief that I hadn't heard of from any other surgeon. When I woke up I was in no pain and had no nausea. I want to preface this by saying everyone is different, but my personal recovery was nothing short of amazing. I never needed narcotics, I took only ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which I only took it for 3 days, then ibuprofen as needed. I went out for lunch and took a long walk outside only 2 days after surgery. I was able to go out every day after and walk around, go shopping, and explore the city a bit. By day 5 I was able to spend half a day doing some sightseeing and a lot of walking. While I'm still not fully recovered and need to let them settle in, so far my reconstruction looks better than my old ones. It looks like an augmentation with a bigger scar. I never thought post-mastectomy I would be excited to show off in a bikini, but I am! I have a few numb spots while my nerve graft grows in and they feel so weird and uncomfortable that I'm VERY happy I opted for the sensation preserving version of this. If you need to have a mastectomy I can't recommend Dr. Peled enough!

I deeply regret choosing Dr. Anne Peled as my surgeon…read more I underwent a breast reduction followed by a revision that was supposed to correct issues with high areola placement. I attempted to discuss the placement with her before the surgery but felt condescended to and dismissed. They were also extremely large when I asked for them to be small. I have seen videos of other surgeons explaining the process to their patients ahead of the surgery. She scribbled quickly on my breasts and said I didn't really have a choice. I was hopeful the revision would help, but she delayed that to the point that it caused me significant inconvenience and distress. She made disparaging comments about my body. After the revision, I was left with painful complications, excessive scarring, and non-absorbable sutures that I was not aware would be used and were placed without my consent. I now feel disfigured.  Within weeks of surgery, my body began reacting badly to the sutures. The wounds separated, sutures protruded through the skin, there were infections, and I was later instructed by the office to trim protruding sutures myself at home. Some of the sutures that could not be removed became painful hard lumps under the skin that are still visible through clothing years later. The areolas were placed so high that they now show above bras and swimwear in situations where they never did before. I also lost normal sensation and experience ongoing pain instead. What has been most upsetting is the complete lack of meaningful follow-up care. I repeatedly documented complications and returned to San Francisco specifically seeking evaluation for painful retained sutures and worsening symptoms, but my requests for appointments and guidance were ignored and dismissed. Eventually I received a brief email stating that using non-absorbable sutures was "standard," without addressing the pain, wound complications, or ongoing issues I had been trying to get help for. Again, I would have never agreed to having foreign objects in my body. I am so devastated by this and the suffering it has caused - ultimately they didn't even achieve the goal she claimed they were supposed to achieve.  I have since consulted multiple plastic surgeons regarding corrective surgery. Several declined to take on the case due to complexity, and one surgeon told me these issues were avoidable. I truly hoped Dr. Peled would take accountability for what happened, answer questions about the sutures placed during surgery, and help cover the corrective revision I now need because of these procedures. Instead, she has refused further involvement and will not answer questions regarding the sutures or help with the cost of correction. My onpatient portal was deleted. I was told it was an accident after I inquired about it.  Reading other reviews describing dismissive communication, poor follow-up, and lack of responsiveness was validating because my experience was very similar. The public image presented online was completely different from the reality I experienced as a patient dealing with serious postoperative complications. I have to file a complaint with the medical board so that this experience is formally documented. Please take the negative reviews seriously. I feel they are an accurate representation of the lack of care and concern you will receive with Dr. Anne Peled.