John M. Hilinski, MD
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10 reviews
536 Expert Answers
3720 Fourth AvenueSan Diego, CA 92103
About John M. Hilinski, MD
John M. Hilinski, MD practices in San Diego at The Hilinski Clinic as a Facial Plastic Surgeon, board certified by American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Hilinski was invited to join RealSelf in 2009, and has achieved "Distinguished Member" status. The doctor has 11 years of experience providing cosmetic and aesthetic medical services, and is a member of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). Dr. Hilinski has hospital affiliations at Sharp Memorial Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital.
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Free
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Mini Facelift Was Done Beautifully! - San Diego, CA
Posted by Vicki La Jolla
Mini Lift
He specializes in only face and neck procedures. He is a gifted surgeon who also listens to his patients. I interviewed several renowned plastic surgeons in this area and Dr. H's experience, bedside manner and extra effort to make me feel comfortable was way beyond the call of duty!
Highly Recommend but You Have to Be Patient
Posted by 6962anon
Rhinoplasty
I visited tons of doctors' websites before choosing my doctor... When I came in for a consultation, I was immediately impressed with him. He actually listened to what I wanted (a subtle change that would make me feel less self conscious about the size of my nose, but not so dramatic that my friends/family would notice.) It's been three months since the operation, and I'm really happy with the results! Plus, none of my friends even noticed! They just said things like, "you look great" or "you keep looking younger and younger" or "your eyes look really nice"... They could see that I looked better, but they weren't sure why! :) Great doc - highly recommend him!
Upper Eye Lift Looks Completely Natural
Posted by 2449anon
Eyelid Surgery
He was recommended by a friend who is a surgical nurse who's been in the operating room with him and said he is the best. He believes in a very natural look. My eyes are perfectly symmetrical and look very natural - no wide-eyed plastic look. I will definitely go back to him.
Saline Lip Implants Clinical Trial - Thanks Doc, I Love my Lips!!! - San Diego, CA
Posted by bridgettemay
Lip Implants
Harvard Medical School graduate. Highly experienced in lip augmentation. Dr.H chose the perfect size of saline implants to balance out my features.
Still You... just Better - San Diego, CA
Posted by feelingfabulous
I had a great experience and fabulous results!!
Facial Fat Transfer #2 ... I Look More Like my Realself Now! Thank You! - San Diego, CA
Posted by Nothing2say2u
Facial Reconstructive Surgery
I knew i was right all along, and all i needed was to find a good, trustworthy doctor and voila! My expectations were reasonable all along ¡ I also expected much from this doctor, and he lived up to my expectations thank you so much! I would post my pics but I am dealing with issues with being impersonated so sorry! I will be giving my pictures to Dr. Hilinski so if you want to see my results he can show them to you during your consult, :)
Amazing Facelift - San Diego, CA
Posted by nsae
Had a face and neck lift for my 60th birthday and I went to 3 other surgeons before I saw Dr. Hilinski. Firstly his office staff is friendly, helpful, and generally outstanding. He's easy to talk to and his solution to my under eye hollows was to fill them with permanent filler. The other surgeons I saw had rather 'scary' ideas as how to fix that area. My face and neck lift along with the filler were 100% success. Don't worry about seeing Dr. Hilinski for a facelift, he's not going to make you look scary, strange, or oddly stretched, just gorgeous!
Happy Camper - San Diego, CA
Posted by sblady
Dr. Hilinski is a wonderful physician. He performed a rhino revision for me several years ago. I referred a friend to him for a mini face lift, she was also very happy with her results. Skilled, patient and a good choice.
Patient and a Registered Nurse - San Diego, CA
Posted by Bestdoc4me
Botox
See comments...highly recommend!
No Results - San Diego, CA
Posted by Ricechex
Laser Resurfacing
I paid $3100 for a full face laser skin resurfacing and took a week off work. On the day of surgery, I was called excessively by his staff to come in 3 hours early because he finished his earlier surgeries and the rental machine was there. He did the surgery in 30 minutes and I was wheeled out the door still sedated from the anaesthesia. I healed in 3 1/2 days and looked exactly the same. He said I would have results in 2 months. I didn't. I offered that he provide partial refund or even some juvederm injections since I had no results. He sent me a letter discharging me from his office. I took him to Small Claims court. I lost. Judge ruled that it was medical malpractice case and I did not have an expert witness as burden of proof.
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Treatments offered at The Hilinski Clinic
Education / Training
M.D., Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
General Surgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Residency:
Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Chief Resident
Fellowship:
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago Medical Center
Dean Toriumi, M.D.
J. Regan Thomas, M.D.
Chicago, IL
Research Fellowship:
Head and Neck Surgery, National Institutes of Health
University of California, San Diego Cancer Center
San Diego, CA
