Dr Kim Nose Job

Name: David W. Kim, MD
Last name: Kim
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2003
Years experience: 17
Primary Specialty: Facial Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://drkimfacialplastics.com/
Business: David W. Kim, MD – Rhinoplasty Specialist
Address: 55 Francisco St.
Address suite: Ste. 705
Phone: (415) 968-5129
International phone number: +14159685129
City: San Francisco
State: California
Zip Code: 94133
Country: US
Statement: We strive to maintain quality in all aspects of patient’s experience. A critical component of providing high quality care is clear communication. We pride ourselves in thoroughly informing patients of all aspects of proposed treatments. We set clear and honest expectations.
Consulting Fees: 175$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: Restylane, Sculptra Aesthetic, Dysport, Restylane Silk, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Refyne, Restylane Defyne
End Time: 12/31/2020
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.
Primary location: 
Location name: Bay Area
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 37.8044,-121.810997

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DrDavidKimSanFrancisco/posts

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.8
Profile views: 63601

David W. Kim, MD


Answer count: 522
Review count: 58
1 star count: 2
5 star count: 50
Total star count: 52
Star rating: 4.4688591716849
Lead count last three months: 39
Anonymous votes: 35
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Jun 6, 2009
Profile modified: May 13, 2020
Profile promotion: Yes
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Performance
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Doctor Designation Start Time: Apr 22, 2019
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Berkeley, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.8722,-122.2679977
  • San Francisco, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.7752,-122.4189987
  • San Jose, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.3201,-121.8779984
  • San Mateo, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.5591,-122.3219986
  • Walnut Creek, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.9063,-122.064003
  • Bay Area, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.8044,-121.810997

Latest ratings of Rhinoplasty treatment

Treatment Date
Ratings
Review Title
Aug 2020
Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 3/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 3/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 3/5, Payment process: 3/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 2/5, Answered questions: 3/5)
Beware of Shady Practices and Subpar Results. San Francisco, CA
Aug 2020
Overall rating: 5/5
He did an incredible job on a complex surgery that turned out to be very natural and subtle
May 2020
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)
Best Decision to Go with Dr. Kim
Jul 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
Rhinoplasty with Dr. Kim
Nov 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
Rhinoplasty – my journey
Jul 2019
Overall rating: 5/5
Cosmetic Rhinoplasty
Apr 2019
Overall rating: 5/5
Dr Kim is AMAZING
May 2013
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, 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)
Great Experience with Dr Kim – San Francisco, CA
Oct 2018
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)
Simply the BEST – San Francisco, CA
Oct 2018
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)
Life Changing Experience – San Francisco, CA
Oct 2018
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)
Great Doctor, Great Result – San Francisco, CA
Nov 2014
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: 4/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Finally Getting my Nose Fixed!! San Francisco, CA
Jul 2012
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)
Deleted
Feb 2018
Overall rating: 5/5
Fantastic Results for a Functional Rhinoplasty
Mar 2018
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)
Rhinoplasty Septoplasty
Apr 2018
Overall rating: 5/5
Top Bay Area Surgeon
Feb 2018
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)
Rhinoplasty – San Francisco, CA
Jun 2013
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)
Great Rhinoplasty Experience – San Francisco, CA
Nov 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
Incredible experience, couldn’t be happier
Aug 2009
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)
Open Rhinoplasty – San Francisco, CA
Jun 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
Great doctor, excellent results
Jun 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
Wonderful experience and results for a total newbie!
Jun 2013
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)
David Kim MD Rhinoplasty – San Francisco, CA
Mar 2017
Overall rating: 5/5
The Surgeo
Jun 2016
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)
Rhinoplasty – San Francisco, CA
Dec 2014
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 4/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Primary Rhino/Septo – San Francisco, CA
May 2014
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)
30 Years-Old with a Broken Nose and Deviated Septum – San Francisco, CA
Aug 2013
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)
So Impressed – Walnut Creek, CA
Apr 2013
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)
Dr. Kim is an Artist – San Francisco, CA

Latest Rhinoplasty Prices

  • $15000 – Dec 2020 – San Francisco, CA
  • $13999 – Jul 18, 2017 – San Francisco, CA
  • $11000 – Nov 17, 2017
  • $12000 – May 13, 2013 – San Francisco, CA
  • $9001 – Oct 2018 – San Francisco, CA
  • $13000 – Oct 2018 – San Francisco, CA
  • $11500 – Oct 2018 – San Francisco, CA
  • $13213 – Nov 21, 2014 – San Francisco, CA
  • $1000000 – Jul 1, 2012 – San Francisco, CA
  • $2000 – Feb 15, 2018 – San Francisco
  • $10000 – Mar 2018 – San Francisco, CA
  • $10000 – Feb 2018 – San Francisco, CA
  • $12000 – Jun 5, 2013 – San Francisco, CA
  • $7499 – Aug 20, 2009 – San Francisco, CA
  • $14000 – Jun 17, 2013 – San Francisco, CA
  • $14000 – Jun 29, 2016 – San Francisco, CA
  • $13000 – Dec 26, 2014 – San Francisco, CA
  • $10800 – May 9, 2014 – San Francisco, CA
  • $11000 – Aug 2, 2013 – Walnut Creek, CA
  • $14000 – Apr 2013 – San Francisco, CA

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Dr. Kim Facial Plastic Surgery – San Francisco, https://www.drkimfacialplastics.com/
Address
55 Francisco St.Ste 705, San Francisco, California, US, 94133 (GPS coordinates: 37.8055562,-122.4055121)
Phone
(415) 773-0800
Working Hours
Created / Modified
Sep 25, 2019 / Sep 25, 2019

Doctor’s answers about Rhinoplasty

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Is this nose type achievable for my face and would I require a chin implant to better harmonize my fea
Lots of improvement possible!
May 21, 2020
The features which make your nose stand-out:1.   Dorsal hump2.  Tip rounded, low, and over-projected3.  Full, bulbous tip cartilageBeneficial potential changes:1.  Dorsal reduction2. Tip elevation and deprojection3.  Tip refinementYou seems like a good candidate based on your photos.  An in person exam would be the next step.  There are of course limitations to what rhinoplasty can do. For your nose/goals specifically, you would have to be careful not to reduce the size so much that the sof…
Scar tissue after rhinoplasty – can it be removed and will it grow back?
Scar tissue is normal. Too much scar tissue is not.
May 13, 2020
When the nose heals after rhinoplasty, the body produces healing tissue to allow the soft tissue envelope to re-adhere and drape over all of the structure (bone and cartilage) of the nose.  The amount of scar tissue is variable person to person.  In general, the thicker the skin is to begin with, the more scar tissue will form.  Over time, through a process of soft tissue remodeling and contraction (sometimes called shrink wrap), the soft tissue envelope thins to better show the defi…
Can my nostril and nasal asymmetry be corrected with a revision rhinoplasty?
Yes!
May 13, 2020
It appears that your nostril asymmetry is related to several anatomical factors:1.  The entire tip complex is leaning to the right, likely because the septal foundation (caudal septum) is bent toward that side.  2.  The two individual tip cartilages have different shapes.  This may be intrinsic, may be due to distortion from issue 1 above, or a combination.3.  The nostrils are inserted onto the face at different levels (right side higher than left)4.  Possible that there are soft tissu…
Why is my nose larger and more irregular than before my surgery 2 years ago?
Tip prominence
May 13, 2020
It looks like your bridge was lowered and the tip of your nose has drooped a bit.  This created an imbalance between the tip and upper part of the nose which causes the tip to stand out.  Ideally, the tip and bridge should be aligned along the line and the tip should sit slightly higher than where yours sits.  These issues cause your tip to stand out.  If you undergo revision, I would recommend you aim to raise the position of the tip and create better balance between the tip and bridge (ei…
Am I a candidate for revision rhinoplasty to address thick scar tissue, or is there an alternate route
Revision rhinoplasty
May 13, 2020
It appears that the tip of your nose protrudes a bit more than ideal (relative to the bridge).  I doubt this is due solely to scar tissue, although the scar tissue may contribute somewhat.  It is likely that revision surgery could help to make your nose look better, but a full evaluation would be necessary–this would include an in person exam and ideally review of your old operative records.  It would also be helpful to be treated by a surgeon who performs a high volume of revision rhi…
Is an ANS repair possible?
There are ways to replace the caudal septum (anterior septum)
Aug 22, 2019
The caudal septum or anterior nasal septum (ANS) is the front edge of the septum–the part that projects out of the face between the nostrils.  This area is important to provide support to the nasal tip.  It is a common technique to anchor a cartilage graft onto the caudal septum to provide more support to the tip.  This type of graft (Septal extension graft) also can serve as an anchor point to change the position of the tip.  If the caudal septum is compromised or missing, it is more dif…
Can I remove rib cartilage bridge implant to restore old nose?
Rib rhinoplasty can be revised
Aug 22, 2019
Rib grafts are an effective tool for rhinoplasty, but like with any technique, there can be good outcomes or bad outcomes.  If you are unhappy with the results I would start by addressing your concerns with your surgeon.  Depending on the issues and your goals, there may be potential for improvement with revision surgery.
Do I need a revision? My right side is not as “full” as my left.
Decision for revision
Aug 22, 2019
If you are mostly happy with the outcome, you have to ask yourself if it feels worth it to address any residual imperfections, such as asymmetry.  In most rhinoplasty outcomes, there are improvements and also imperfections.  If the surgery was recent, you should wait before you decide on this as the nose may still need to heal.  I would start by approaching your primary surgeon to get guidance on this.  If it is symmetry you want, then an eventual revision might involve reducing the ful…
How durable is my nose 7 months after a full septorhinoplasty? I play a lot of soccer.
Your nose is strong but not indestructable
Apr 25, 2019
It is likely that with the strut in place, your nose is strong and no more susceptible to injury than prior to the rhinoplasty.  It is stiffer and therefore may be more sensitive to trauma, however.  But keep in mind that any nose (whether it’s had surgery or not) is not indestructible and can be damages with forceful impact.  If you are happy with your results you should understand this and protect your investment.  This may mean simply being protective and avoiding situations that pla…
When I smile, the outer edges of my nostrils move up my face, turning my nose into an arrow shape. Is
Your nostrils movement is normal
Apr 25, 2019
You are observing a normal facial pattern in which the nostrils widen and elevate with smiling.  This is because the smile muscles pull the nostril margins in the same direction as the mouth when they engage.  The tip of the nose stays down when you smile so it created the appearance you are observing.  It is hard to tell from the photos but it doesn’t look to me that your tip is too low at rest (not smiling).  So I don’t think elevation of the tip with surgery would a wise choice to impr…

Latest Before And After Rhinoplasty Photos

Last updated on 12/22/2020