SK Plastic Surgery

Feb 12th, 2024

I officially hit my one year this week and have not regained most feeling/sensation. I know that is a risk of this surgery. I signed off on the papers. But it is a bummer. And Dr. Kim did explicitly promise me it would come back. Up until the last post-op when it hadn't come back and she kind of had an ok well ya know it happens vibe. They look great.
Sep 23rd, 2023

It's been 3 years since I visited here. I visited with a nose problem, and Dr. Steve truly understood my complex and concerns and gave me the right consultation for me. I started as a treatment and became a beauty treatment, while in process, Dr. Steve listened my concern. Dr. understood the patient's complex and explained it from the patient's eye level. I appreciate so much about this. I think Dr. Steve is the best plastic surgeon and a therapist for complex solve. Nurses and staffs were always kind to me. I highly recommend this place. I was a tiny constumer, but I received a lot of consideration. I am deeply grateful to Dr. who has always keep been consistent in the process. I have plan eye surgery in winter and I want to do it quickly. I'm satisfied my nose and complex has been solved. Thanksfully fortunately, I didn't have any inflammation or infection any problems.! Thanks!
Jul 29th, 2023

3 months since my face/neck lift and upper eyelid surgery. I'm getting compliments left and right. Dr Kim kept to his promise, I look refreshed, without looking overly pulled. The results are better than I expected.
Jul 12th, 2023

I just wanted to share my personal experience at SK. I had my eyes and nose done about 6 months ago. I went to the consultation with Dr. Kim with my mom. She had a few friends that did their eyes with him and they highly recommended him. He was very patient and answered all of our questions, wasn't pushy and did not get annoyed at the barrage of questions my mom launched at him (I felt so bad). I did a little research on his background before hand and he is a fully trained Plastic Surgeon who trained studied at UC Berkeley and did his residency and fellowship training at UCLA and then went to South Korea (Asia's capital for Plastic Surgery) to get updated on the newest and minimal scar techniques. He also has an M.D. and PhD - two degrees! You are not going to find too many Plastic Surgeons with TWO degrees anywhere. Once we finally decided to go with Dr. Kim, I told a couple friends and my cousin...and OMG they all knew about him already. They all had friends that already went with him. Just to make sure, I asked an uncle who is in the medical field to check him out for me and yup, he said Dr. Kim is legit.As for the procedures. I decided to do it under local anesthesia. I was so scared...who wouldn't be. I was given the choice between local anesthetic, IV sedation and general anesthesia. For safety reasons, I choice local. Honestly, it did hurt when the needles went in to numb the eyelids and nose. But, during the procedure itself, it wasn't that bad. As the procedure progressed, I could feel myself getting more and more comfortable and kinda lightly drowsy. I felt a pinch here and there, but it was a lot less painful than I expected (I expected the worse). The procedure took about 2 to 2.5 hours. When it was finished, I actually felt very drowsy and fell asleep in the car on the way home.Fast forward 5 days, I had my nose cast and sutures removed from my eyes and nose...and yes that stung a little bit here and there too. My eyes were quite swollen but the nose was just slightly swollen. I really liked the shape of my new nose. I finally got a bridge and the tip looked so good (and Dr Kim said it would get better in the next few months). I loved my nose right from the start, but my eyes, I was really worried...the crease looked way too big. As each month that passed, the swelling gradually subsided. My crease became more natural and my eyes opened bigger and brighter (I had the ptosis procedure also - they make the eyes open bigger). Right now I am at 6 months from surgery...I really like my eyes. There is still very slight swelling and my scar when I close my eyes you can kinda still see it a little bit...but it's been improving every month. I read that scars really take a year to fully mature...so I'm being patient.This past Christmas at my family gathering, two of my cousins who haven't done their eyes yet, asked me for Dr. Kim's contact number. They are coming your way Dr. Kim!
Feb 20th, 2023