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Gal Aharonov, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

4.5 (111 Reviews)
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Worth It$19,500Forehead Reduction
heatherleighlo

The GOAT for Hairlines

So happy I chose to go with Dr. Gal Ahranov. He is a legend in the industry and widely considered the best in the world for what he can do for hairlines. I spent several years researching doctors and all referrals and reviews led me back to him. The results are even better than I could have hoped for and so natural. He has the best bedside manner and I truly felt like he put my care and safety first above all else. His team (Faye and Noaa) are so warm, loving, and responsive to all your questions and needs. His surgical center and anesthesiologist are both very well respected, which mattered a lot to me for safety. It's clear why he's the best in the industry and all that you want in a surgeon. A true artist. Thank you Dr. Gal!

Worth ItForehead Reduction
rkrkrk

Look No Further

If you’re researching and exhausted - Short version- GO TO DR GAL Im extremely bad at reviewing I honestly find everything exhausting but here we go First and foremost, Results : I’ve seen multiple doctors for different treatments (unrelated) after my surgery with Dr Gal They all separately are So impressed with my scar and one doctor said ‘this is going to heal beautifully’ He has done such a Natural shape and the scar is great, I am Prone to bad scaring so I’m even shocked Ultimately in Doctor Gal is a surgeon you can not only Trust with your life but your Results Advice- don’t be scared to ask the amount you Really want to reduce Also Pain management was amazing. One thing though is that when Dr cut out my stitches a few of my precious hairs were snipped too and sorry but I wanted my each and every hair safe lol Now my priority in finding a surgeon was purely results Not bedside manor, it just so happened that these people are beautiful people Dr Gal is just a calming safe presence and Noaa his wife and PA is just an angel on earth She is just Actually That helpful and caring I feel really genuinely lucky to have met these people they took care of me My results, safety, and genuine care and support have been the best experience of any surgery I’ve done (4 now) Thank you so much to Dr Gal and Noaa

Worth ItEyelid Surgery
LYTT206

Review for Dr. Gal – Forehead and Eyelid Surgery

Dr. Gal did an amazing job with my forehead and eyelid surgery. The results are natural and exactly what I was hoping for—refreshed, youthful, and not overdone. He's professional, kind, and made the whole process smooth from start to finish. I am happy with my results and I highly recommend him!

Worth It$16,000Forehead Reduction
tphs388

Hairline lowering

I've always had a disproportionately, large forehead, that I felt gave me a sort of Frankenstein look. Dr. Gal was very communicative, his staff was responsive and kind, and he really took the time and care to figure out what I wanted, humoring my ignorance of the medical side of things, and literally up until I went under he was talking time to calibrate his work to what I wanted. After the surgery, his staff continued to be very responsive and supportive. Dr Gal and I have had a handful of virtual calls since then to check on my progress, even two years later. I'm also considering Dr Gal for another procedure. His office conveys genuine consideration for their patients.

Worth ItDermal Fillers
LexaGirl

Fantastic doctor, temples & forehead were hollow due to age-related fat loss

Fantastic doctor, skilled injector. My temples and forehead were hollow due to age-related fat loss. Because this part of the face is tricky, I decided it would be best to work with a facial plastic surgeon to safely get it right. Dr Gal has loads of experience with this procedure and lots of evidence to support his superb technique. I decided to work with him and results looked great. No more diamond shaped forehead! No bruises! Immediate results!

Worth ItFacelift
murkachka

My Face Looks So Good - was able to give me very natural results

I love how my face looks now. Dr Gal was able to give me very natural results. I had eyelid surgery and mid facelift. Dr. was very professional, and I am very happy I found him. Actually, he came highly recommended by another plastic surgeon from out of state. My friend also had surgery done with him and she looks fantastic.

Worth It$14,900Forehead Reduction
yesitchangedmylife

Forehead Reduction Surgery - I already love my new hairline

After years of hating my face and constantly hiding it with hats and headbands I bit the bullet and got it done. I knew Dr. Gal was the best. Since it is my face, and I was ok with spending some extra money I went with him. He was perfect. The staff, the entire experience was fantastic. I’m not even two weeks out from surgery and I already love my new hairline. All my insecurities have disappeared. It sounds too good to be true but they truly are. I’d rather walk around with the small scar that I have now (two weeks out), than my old hairline. For my friends that are debating, and have the ability to make it happen. DO IT! I was back at work a week and a half later. I feel great. I truly wish I had done it sooner. I highly recommend Dr. Gal. He was able to shrink my forehead and cut out recessions by over one inch!!! I feel my face is perfectly balanced now, and I can’t wait to be fully healed and finally pull my hair back. Truly changed my life. It will only get better as time goes on!!!

Worth ItForehead Reduction
philomilo228

Best possible outcome - over the moon and glad I went with him

First let me start off by saying I have had bangs since elementary school, always hated my forehead. I thought I was alone in hating wind, rollercoasters, water or anything that could potentially expose it. I've even had family and exes who have never seen under my bangs before, so yes the struggle was real. I've learned about this surgery back in college, and at 25 I knew the suffering had to end and thats when I found Dr Aharonov. Hands down the most genuine and down to earth surgeon you'll find. From consultation to surgery he has been so kind and has addressed any and all concerns I've had. BIG shoutout to Faye, his patient coordinator, just the sweetest woman I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Together, you have a sense that they have your best interest in mind and you will be taken care of from start to finish. Dr.Aharonov was able to really talk me through the procedure and the vision for the hairline. 100% consider his professional opinion, as I was bias and would have went with a 2 inch forehead if he let me lol. But the new one he suggested brought down my receding temples, took away my widows peak, and gave me a round hairline while still keeping the integrity of my facial features in proportion. I'm out of state so I just had my sutures /staples taken out today at a local hospital and the tech told me the stitching/staples job is the best he's ever seen, which makes me so happy and solidifies even more I went to the right place. I'm over the moon and glad I went with him. Only the best!

Worth ItForehead Reduction
buster1999

Life changer - passionate and professional on everything that he does

I had such a great experience, not to mention I don't hid my forehead no more :-) I was skeptic at first because my hairline was so far back and other doctors wouldn't consider me as a candidate for this procedure. Dr. Gal was really passionate and professional on everything that he does. His whole staff was amazing! Life changer !!!!!!!!!

Not Worth It$13,900Forehead Reduction
theperfectfaceoj

12 days post-op forehead reduction to get head smaller

Wow so I’m really going through with this. I’m writing this on my way to get this forehead I mean my 11.5 head smaller( according to doctor). I really never thought this was possible until I saw that girl on tik tok talk about her experience and I was sold. The questions I had was what doctor and how much it was going to cost me. I’m so grateful for this app it has helped me so much with figuring out what doctor I wanted. I also want to say its ur choice to tell people but I wish I only told my family I’m close to / live with. I told my BFF but because there not living in my head they won’t get it and they also accidentally open there month about it cause they don’t understand how big of a deal it for me. Everyone will say don’t your beautiful they way you are which is tru but I wanna feel at my best. SO GO FOR IT ! Do what makes you happy cause at the end of the day you are the one waking up to look at yourself. It took me about a year to decide. AllOf 2020. I did 3 consults. One free 2 cost me 100 each. I choose the 3rd doctor but how did I choose. At first I wanted to go to the best but most affordable, a doctor in turkey. This was when I wanted to get it done ASAP because I have been living my life a slave to a wig and now I have found a solution I was just tired of it. The good thing about having a big forehead is : I learned how to lay the [RS bleep] out my wig...”what lace” I am glad I didn’t go to him. As I see more of he’s before and after a lot of the patients have very boxed hairlines. They where also to low for my liking… who would think a girl with a big forehead would say something is to small. The tickets to turkey and the stay was adding up to the second doctor , dr. Richardson. I trusted him during our consultation and I was able to put down a deposit the day after my consultation. That’s how confident I was goin to him. I also watched many YouTube videos Of people who spoke very highly of him and the scar wasn’t visible and there forehead were smaller but I only saw one black girls he’s done but they used an expander. I thought he was great but something told me to call him 3 weeks before my surgery and ask him does he really think he can get me what I want. He Told me he be able to get me down inch including my thin baby but due to my baby hairs that weren’t thick enough the scar possibly could show more. He was honest and said he really doesn’t think he can Do what I want. I think he’s perfect for a person who needs less then a 2.5 cm or close to an inch and who doesn’t have receding hairline or traction Alopecia . All things I’m struggling with it. Which brought me to Dr.Gal. Apart from me seeing tones of dark skin women, some Celebrities in preop of women he’s done and his honesty... He was my last hope. I'm In LA with a doctor that I trust with my hairline. He has done some magical stuff and his insta speaks for itself. Though he is WAY more expensive not including my travel to the west coast and my stay... it's going to be worth every dollar....The important thing is money really comes and go and getting my confidence back is an investment. Looking good makes me money lol he made me feel so comfy. he was honest told me there will be a scar but we these are things to help reduce it. He told me that he knows he can get me down a inch but if he does more then even better. I think he definitely underestimates just so if he could do more it's not a let down.That being said I'm super excited no nerves at all. only thing I keep preparing my self is for the pain. With the price I paid I know he will try and bring it down as much as possible without me looking crAy. I will keep you guys updated let me know if there anything y'all wanann know. I'm going to be an open book on here. Also a big thank you to Jordan1122334455 sis ur an angel. I asked her so many questions before this big day and she really came though with answers and made me feel so much at ease about this whole thing. Updated on 18 Jan 2022: I won’t lie you can’t prepare yourself for this pain. I couldn’t sleep at all. The most I slept was 1 hour and 47 mins I would wake up and try and change my position from about 5 pm - 8 am. It was rough but I made it through. I would not recommend having a nurse, I think it’s best to go with some one who care for u enough to do everything you ask. I think I asked my sister every 2 hours to change the position or to order me food get me ice just anything I went to remove the rapping around 10:30 am and I definitely feel way better now. I stop taking the meds after day 1. I am taking extra strength Tylenol. maybe I do well with pain I d k I was just very sick when I took the Prescription the doctor gave me. Sick meaning when I Took the his pain killers i would throw up. I did only throw up once. I can’t feel the top oh my head which makes me less scared to wash it but I'm still going to ask my sister for so much help. The back of my neck does not hurting as must as yesterday but it is still very tender. Feeling like it’s being pulled but it is very manageable. My sister took 3 hours maybe a little longer to wash my hair. She went section by section and after washing each little section she put it into twist. 4c hair and this procedure does make it difficult. My hair was knotted. My hair looked like a hot mess after and was very I mean extremely knotted. TAKE YOUR TIME ! I lost a lot of hair but I would say during my regular wash day I would lose half the size. I really don’t think I will have shock lost. Keeping my fingers crossed but I do have hair that grows in thickness first vs length. ( very important to know how your hair grows ) Lastly I would say. Ice ice ice. I did notice my face Swollen on the side but I didn’t notice any eye swelling. The purple line in the picture Indicate where the doctor tried to reach but wasn’t able to get there. I still think that like was 3.5 cm. My Forehead was very tight so I know he did try has hardest to get it to that line and I believe once my hair growing in from the scar it will be amazing. He also was able to round my hairline a bit something he said he wasn’t able do and something that Dr. Richardson said he definitely can’t do. I think it was more possible because he goes Further back in the head and the way he cuts this car line is a bit closer towards the ear. He took off all of my “fake “ baby’s hair that Rogain gave me and started from my thick point. On my side brought my receding hairline closer and left my side edges Updated on 13 Nov 2022: Before getting the surgery I would advise anyone and everyone to genuinely look through your whole body and see how your score is heal it will tell you a lot about what might happen. For me I have noticed most of my stores heal lately which is also proven put my current surgery that I’m hearing from. Photos to come. Updated on 12 May 2023: So this is a voiceover in case somethings are misspelled. I’m just letting you guys know ahead of time because there’s a lot first I would like to say I think I got the surgery done last year and I was so excited did over a year research and all that research still ended up with a scar that did not darken After my surgery and I decided to just wear wigs again thank God I know how to lay with wig down, because oh, it just is horrible like my scar was lighter than my skin, and it would be so visible as you can see in the photos. These photos I think are actually after I did a camouflage car covering but I only did one session. I do believe if I did two sessions, the scar would have been way darker and more match my skin but I never went for a second round. I think it’s super important to look at your body before you get surgery. Look at how you scar as you can see in one of my photos I’m showing you how my scar is dark on the outside, but it’s light on the inside that would be a strong indicator to tell you if you do get another scar you might end up scoring lately specially, for Malin and the girls so really look at your body a lot when I did my research and no one told me about That they would say just look at the dogs or look at reviews Google and put a negative so-and-so doctor, but never looking at your body and seeing how you scar that would’ve probably made me decide to not do the surgery I can’t go back and undo it so it is what it is but after that, I decided the only way I can fix it is to get a transplant. I actually wish I got a transplant before hand and did the transplant instead of the surgery because I could’ve decided how low I wanted my hairline it would take a year to heal, and even though the healing process for the the forehead lowering is immediate, you can see your results the fact that my hairline was lighter than my skin and my hair did not grow through. I was just stuck with this for the rest of my life if I didn’t do any different I finally in the later photos I’ve gotten the hair transplant. The real reason I got the hair transplant, because I actually wanted to get my eyebrows transplanted because I had no brows so while I was there, I asked them if they can put hair on the scar line and they also put a little bit of hair on my hairline where my edges are going bye-bye I didn’t have enough hair to put all over the scar so I’m praying that when the hair does grow and it will cover that scar if it doesn’t. I haven’t decided I’m gonna go for a round to like a touchup or maybe I’m gonna try a PRP shot, but it was very sad that Hair did not go through the scar like it was supposed to some other girls have gone through this and it’s just really unfortunate. Just know that there’s things that we can do to save it. Oh no I wish I just got a transplant. It will probably save me some money because now I’m doing a transplant and I just had a surgery. If you have any questions just drop down down below I thought I was gonna spill so much more but wow it’s been a lot it’s been a lot.