Dr Steve S. Kim, MD, PhD Beverly Hills, California 90211

Name: Steve S. Kim, MD, PhD
Last name: Kim
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2000
Years experience: 23
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: SK Plastic Surgery
Address: 239 S La Cienega Blvd.
Address suite: Ste. 102
Phone: +1 310-553-5315
City: Beverly Hills
State: California
Zip Code: 90211
Country: US
Consulting Fees: 0$
Consultation note: Complimentary if you mention RealSelf.com
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Southern Hills, Valley hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA, University of California Berkeley
  • Medical: MD, University of California Irvine
  • Graduate: PhD, University of California Irvine

Steve S. Kim, MD, PhD

Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: University of California Irvine, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
  • Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center
Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Board Certification: 
Steve Seog Kim (ABMSUID – 8797180)

Viewed: 12/1/2008 CST

Day of birth: private

Status: Alive
Certification:
American Board of Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery – General
Status: Certified

Active Time-Limited Initial Certification 11/1/2007 – 12/31/2017
Education: 2000 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: SK Plastic Surgery
0Beverly Hills Medical Ctr
01125 S Beverly Dr Ste 720
0Los Angeles, CA 9035-1180 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 34.0522,-118.2429962

Primary location: 
Location name: Los Angeles
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.0522,-118.2429962
Treatments: 
  • Arm Lift
  • Body Lift
  • Botox
  • Brazilian Butt Lift
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Butt Augmentation
  • Butt Implants
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Ear Surgery
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Genioplasty
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • IPL
  • Juvederm
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Pearl Laser
  • Restylane
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • SculpSure
  • Thigh Lift
  • Titan Laser
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision

RealSelf Info

Rating: 3.7
Profile views: 9553
Answer count: 4
Review count: 16
1 star count: 1
5 star count: 2
Total star count: 3
Star rating: 2.3483522029085
Anonymous votes: 22
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Feb 15, 2009
Profile modified: Sep 30, 2019
Profile photo modified: Feb 21, 2020
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Nov 1, 2011
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Beverly Hills, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0752,-118.3990021
  • Los Angeles, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0522,-118.2429962

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Jan 2021) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Juvederm (May 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • FTM Chest Masculinization Surgery (Apr 2021) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Double Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Double Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 4/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 2/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2013) – Overall rating: 4/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 4/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2012) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision (Jan 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Implants (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 2/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Sep 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Asian Rhinoplasty (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision (Jan 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)

Latest Prices

Rhinoplasty Prices

  • $9000 – Jan 20, 2021
  • $9000 – Jan 20, 2021
  • $9000 – Jan 20, 2021
  • $2000 – Jan 20, 2021
  • $2000 – Jan 20, 2021

Eyelid Surgery Prices

  • $2000 – Sep 2023 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – Oct 2018 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – Jun 2012 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – May 2012 – Beverly Hills, CA

FTM Chest Masculinization Surgery Prices

  • $7000 – Apr 30, 2021
  • $7000 – Apr 30, 2021
  • $7000 – Apr 30, 2021
  • $7000 – Apr 30, 2021

Double Eyelid Surgery Prices

  • $2000 – Sep 2023 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – Apr 2012 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – Apr 2012 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $2000 – Apr 2012 – Beverly Hills, CA

Breast Implants Prices

  • $6500 – Sep 2023 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $6500 – Mar 2023 – Beverly Hills, CA

Breast Augmentation Prices

  • $6500 – Sep 24, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA
  • $7000 – Sep 7, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA
  • $7999 – Apr 28, 2017 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $7999 – Apr 28, 2017 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $7999 – Apr 28, 2017 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $7999 – Apr 28, 2017 – Beverly Hills, CA
  • $6500 – Sep 24, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA
  • $7000 – Sep 7, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA
  • $7000 – Sep 7, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA

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Dec 31, 2023
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Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Creases and Scar Line After Asian Bleph / Ptosis Repair
Swelling after asian blepharoplasty
Apr 27, 2011
Swelling from asian eyelid surgery (especially from the incisional type) may take as long as 6 months to fully recover.  A lot of the swelling will come down by 3 to 4 months.  But final results with all of the swelling coming down and the incision line fully softening up takes 6 months.  Recovery is much quicker for the non-incision technique.
How Soon Can I do Water Sports After a Mommy Makeover?
Six weeks. Granted all the incisions are well healed.
Apr 27, 2011
I recommend starting full exercise only after six weeks.  I do however encourage patients to stay active from 2 weeks post operation.  I restrict exercises where the abdominal muscle is fully stressed for 6 months.
Pubic area appears bigger after Tummy Tuck
Multiple reasons for swollen pubic area after tummy tuck
Feb 15, 2009
The mons pubis appearing enlarged after a tummy tuck can be due to a variety of reasons. Swelling at the mons may take longer than the rest of the abdomen to resolve as this is the most dependent (bottom-most) part of the surgical field. Gravity pulls fluid downwards. If it does not resolve with time (3-4 months), then one must consider excess persistent excess fat.
Prior to the tummy tuck procedure, one may not have noticed the amount of fat present at the mons pubis, as the amount of fat...
How can I tighten sagging skin without surgery?
Lasers, chemical treatment, and fillers can address sagging skin
Feb 15, 2009
Although a facelift would provide the definitive solution, there are other modalities if used for the right indications that can provide marked improvements. Lasers such as Thermage (radiofrequency) and Titan (infrared) can provide some dermal tightening with stimulation of callagen synthesis. Yet, one can not expect results similar to a facelift. At best, they provide some minor improvements in skin elasticity and minor skin tightening. Fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm, and Radiesse can...

Last updated on 11/23/2023