Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS

Dr Minniti always keeps it 100% and I love a Dr. with honesty. I always get compliments on my BBL because nobody knows I got my body done, it is so natural looking! I have so many friends that have their bodies done and it almost never looks natural. Dr. Minniti is one of the best!

I recently had a breast augmentation with Dr. Minniti, and the entire experience was beyond amazing. From the initial consultation to the post-op care, he made me feel completely comfortable and confident. The results are exactly what I hoped for, and I couldn't be happier! If I had the opportunity to go back in time, l'd choose him every single time.

I had an amazing experience as Dr. Minniti as my surgeon. I am very happy with my results. He has great bedside manners and listens to what you want as end goal does magic with his work. All the girls in the office are all so sweet. I would trust and recommend him to my friends and family.

Dr. Minniti has been my Dr for years and I continue to be amazed by his precision and attention to detail with every procedure. He is known for his natural esthetic -his patients leave looking refreshed versus having had work done. He analyzes and evaluates every area to ensure a symmetrical and flawless approach. The amount of friends and acquaintances I’ve referred him are countless. Dr. Minniti’s pristine craftsmanship speaks for itself and people constantly approach me asking my skin care or beauty routine and the truth is - it’s Dr. Minniti. He’s the ultimate guru for plastic surgery and procedures like Botox and Fillers.

I can’t speak more highly of Dr. Minniti! I had a breast reduction/lift with him in May of 2024. I was referred to him by Melinda Farina (@thebeautybroker on Instagram, highly recommend consulting with her!) based on the specifics of my case. From our consultation, to the procedure itself, and all my follow ups, I have been so impressed by his skill and care. I consulted with 5 surgeons total, including 4 in NYC, and ultimately felt the most comfortable with Dr. Minniti. My results are fantastic, but I am especially grateful for his attentiveness and bedside manner. He is so generous with his time! I remember panicking a bit a week before my procedure and he scheduled a zoom appointment (I live a 3 hour drive away) to answer all my last minute questions and concerns the day after I called his office. Notably, I have seen him at all of my post-op visits which I have come to learn is not a guarantee at all practices (a red flag, in my opinion!). I should note that I am a health care provider myself and so have extra high standards for my own medical providers. His office team is also incredible and warm with excellent attention to detail (shout out to Ariana, Samantha, Rhea, and my nurse, Marcela!). In short, I would recommend Dr. Minniti to my friends and family without hesitation!

If you're considering plastic surgery but nervous about finding the right surgeon, STOP! Your search ends here. Read on, I promise it's worth it!

For my entire life, I struggled with being overweight and having saggy, overly large breasts. More recently, after excessive weight loss (100+lbs), I was dealing with a large amount of loose skin all over my body (stomach, breasts, arms, back, thighs, butt – you name it). I looked like I was literally melting! I was searching for a surgeon with extensive experience in excess skin removal after weight loss specifically.



After a total of 6 consultations with different doctors in multiple locations left me feeling unsure, a friend gave me a referral for Dr. Minniti in Beverly Hills. I knew he was the one for me within 5 minutes of our first chat. He eased all of my fears about the surgeries I was exploring, educating me on the science of each procedure with great detail and ensuring I fully understood. Dr. Minniti took his time answering all of my many questions, making suggestions, and never making me feel rushed like many other doctors did. His knowledgeable, confident, yet compassionate demeanor was exactly what I needed to find in the right surgeon.



I ended up opting to have a 360 lower body lift, breast lift with augmentation, 360 lipo, fat transfer to my butt, and brachioplasty (arms) – all with Dr. Minniti. To say I have been given a whole new body is an understatement! Dr. Minniti understood my goals and the results far exceeded any of my expectations. In fact, I am seriously convinced that this man is a miracle worker, an absolute artist! Not only do I look better, but my confidence has soared. This was more than a combination of extensive surgeries; it was a completely life-changing experience.



To add icing on this Minniti cake, let's talk staff! ALL of Dr. Minniti’s staff is absolutely outstanding (and so compassionate) – from Marcella, Dr. Minniti’s AMAZING surgical assistant and right hand, to Ariana who helps schedule surgery and work on the finance side of things, to Samantha who works the front office (and there are many more amazing players on his team that I can’t say enough great things about). I get just as excited to see these ladies as I do Dr. Minniti! I couldn’t ask for a better team to have helped me transform into someone I never thought I could be.



If you're considering plastic surgery, I can't recommend Dr. Minniti and his team enough. I have no regrets and couldn’t be happier with my new body! Thank you Dr. Minniti!!!!

Dr. Minniti is the absolute best! He takes his time explaining everything in great detail. He’s kind, compassionate and funny. He is a true artist - no really… you should see the sketches in his exam room. His office team are all amazing. They all work so well together and you can tell they are like family. I always feel comfortable asking questions - even the silly ones. I feel so safe in his care. Trust me… obtain a few consultations and you will see the difference between his office and others. Thank you for everything Dr. Minniti! I feel so lucky to have found you ;)

Never in my life did I expect to look better after having kids than before, and Dr Minniti made that happen for me. I came to him with multiple surgeries I had done in years past (most with issues) and he was able to make everything look incredible. My confidence is through the roof. He did a mommy make over for me and I asked for it to be in two separate surgeries because I knew fixing all my previous lipo would be a lot on my body but he was able to achieve it. His staff is wonderful, very caring and makes you feel comfortable and heard. I jokingly call him my miracle worker because I was really blessed by his tremendous talent. I will forever be grateful and will always point others his way. He truly is the best in his industry.

In 2019 I went to Dr. Minniti for a primary breast augmentation to enhance my itty bitty little titties. I had been living with a small chest for more than thirty years,. I wanted to feel feminine and great about my breasts. I can not put into words that would fully express my happiness with the results. Dr. Minniti is an absolute magician. Not only was my appearance exactly what I dreamed of, but the recovery was remarkable as well. I only have positive things to say about my experience with Dr. Minniti and the entire team of staff. Dr. Minniti is the BEST at what he does, he is straightforward, honest, kind, and above all a mastermind. Please trust in Dr. Minniti for expertise, and guidance through all your journey in body/face enhancements. You will not be disappointed, I promise

Every person that has seen my new boobs has said they are PERFECT.

I don't have a tendency to write reviews, but for this man I feel it's my duty to write a thousand-star one.

A good friend of mine, and patient of Dr. Minniti, has recommended him to me for an abdominoplasty revision. She had the same surgery with him. Her results? Nothing short of stunning. And she had a hard case.

I liked what I heard. I liked what I saw. However, because I had gone through a whole drama after previous surgeries with another doctor, my skepticism lead me to do some further research, before deciding who my surgeon would be.

I've literally stalked Dr. Minniti for a full year haha! I've spend hours looking at his instagram page, website, YouTube interviews, and Realself reviews. I've also enjoyed the adorable posts about his two adopted Pitbulls.

His passion, knowledge, thoroughness, energy, and charisma are intoxicating. His hands seem to be like two magic wands - each one of his results seemed perfect to me. I've become enchanted by his talent.

I then decided to go for a three-thousand-mile trip to have an in-person consultation with him. Besides very charming, most importantly, Dr. Minniti is a realist. A man who does not make promises nor sugarcoat things. At the same time, I still left with the impression that he does deliver perfection, or at least that was how I felt after spending almost one hour talking to him.

I've had also consulted with another highly qualified Beverly Hills' surgeon, but decided that Minniti should be the man. Because he does have this one thing that is not taught at med school: empathy. That for me was the cherry on top.

Six months later, I was scheduled for a full abdominoplasty, including muscle repair and S.A.F.E lipo 360 (full back, tummy, flanks, plus bra line & hips). He also mentioned to be using the H.D. technique for the lipo in certain areas, to help improving the several irregularities I had left from liposuction performed by my previous surgeon.

I flew to Los Angeles a couple days before my surgery. During my pre-op consultation, Dr. Minniti's wonderful assistant, Ariana, has mentioned to have booked for me a room at a recovery facility for the first night after my surgery. I agreed with no issues. But later that night, I read some reviews from those folks that made me uncomfortable, so I went ahead and canceled on them (I felt I'd be more safe by having two friends taking care of me at my hotel room).

That scheduled abdominoplasty was a major surgery. On the top of it, in my mind there was still vestiges from emotional trauma caused by previous surgeries that went wrong. I was nervous. So nervous that I didn't realize that by canceling the recovery center I was questioning Dr. Minniti’s judgement. At the morning of my surgery Dr. Minniti strongly insisted that I should rebook the room at that recovery facility. And thank God, I did it so. A full abdominoplasty involving muscle repair and so much liposuction is no joke - I absolutely needed all the care received by the highly qualified nurses at Pearl Recovery & Retreat Wellness. And under no circumstance my friends were qualified to take care of my needs during that first night.

As life is all about living and learning, that was my lesson of the day. At the end, we are all just humans - one day or another we all will make a mistake. But this is a mistake I'm sharing publicly, with hopes to save others from the bad that could've happened to me that night. I'm lucky to be in the hands of a wonderful human being, who is just as concerned with his patients as he would be with a family member. Please guys, listen to your doctors.

I'm now only a few days post-op. As usual, final results do not tend to show before six to nine months after surgery. However, I'm not concerned. My pictures speak for themselves. I will surely be updating this review as time goes. Good luck with your journeys and God bless you all.

Should I still say I recommend Dr. Minniti? ... :-)
Updated on 15 Aug 2023:

I'd like share my experience with Rio, the massage therapist at Dr. Minniti's office. Her hands are the best ones that have ever touched my body after a cosmetic procedure.

As far as I have noticed, it is not too dificult to find massage therapists available to help us after plastic surgery. However, it is indeed difficult to find a good one. In fact in 2019, after having a mini-tummy tuck procedure elsewhere, I had scheduled several lymphatic massages with someone right after my drains were off. The lady told me at our first session that she had to touch my incision to help it to heal better. I trusted her and let her do it. But right after she started manipulating it, I started to feel pain and asked her to stop. She did it. But it was then too late - I immediately noticed a red mark over the point she touched that wasn't there before. Months later, I had a terrible keloid showing at that spot - my scar healed terribly and looked horrible and that stayed permanent (until recently, before I've passed through the hands of wonderful Dr. Minniti, who has just corrected it).

Rio has wonderful hands. The level of pressure she uses to manipulate the body is just perfect. She knows where to touch you and how to do it. She is also a lovely person, I will miss conversations we've had.

I've just had a major procedure involving a full abdominoplasty, muscle tightening, and lipo in many areas. I've been in quite some pain, but after starting my lymphatic massages with Rio, lots of my swollen have dissipated and I feel much lighter.

After such an aggressive procedure, our bodies are in such vulnerable state, that having a highly qualified massage therapist helping us, becomes a must, and that is Rio! So kudos for her - I highly recommend her for your post op needs. If you are local from Beverly Hills, or like me, who came from another state but stayed around a couple of weeks to recover, remember to take advantage of these lymphatic massages with Rio. I can't recommend her enough.



Updated on 5 Sep 2023:
Healing well and as expected. This has been a painful recovery though, but expected as the surgery itself involves aggressive manipulation of the body. Dr. Minniti uses layers of stitches while attaching the skin back to the abdomen, before he closes up the final tuck incision. I couldn't believe he is that thorough, I remember me thinking while we talked during my our consultation. I've never heard of another surgeon bothering himself with an extra step like this while performing an abdominoplasty surgery. Of course, it makes the recovery a bit more painful, but that will help to better adhere the skin to the tummy - everything will be tightened up in a way that greatly improves the appearance of our abdomen, especially in situations like for example, when we are seated. And that my friends... is PRICELESS :)
A few pictures of my progress are attached. I'll keep updating. God bless you all!

Updated on 6 Oct 2023:
Healing well! Still very early in the process to talk about final results, although I do feel to have enough notion to feel optimistic. Because I had had other tummy surgeries before, I kind of feel confident on my guesses about what to expect at each different healing phase. So, at least according to my gut feeling, I think my final results from this surgery will rock. I do notice though, now at my second month, about 3 tiny things that could be improved on the look of my waist/abdomen, and will ask Dr. Minniti on our next meeting if something can be done about these. But again, it's too early to jutge, so I guess time will tell. Overall, I'm still over the moon with my surgery and consider it an enormous success.

Updated on 20 Jan 2024:
Healing very well with no complaints whatsoever. Please note my vertical scar (over tummy scar) will need a tiny revision. Dr. Minniti took a look at it and said it's looking a bit fuzzy, and that he did not like it. The good news is that when I say a tiny revision it literally means tiny lol! He will do that in his office with local anesthesia (it's superficial skin so should take only a few minutes). I still feel my results are jaw dropping. Since my fourth month post op I've been going to the gym and handling heavy lifting with absolutely no pain nor any problems. A friend told me the other day that since my surgery I look like a different person. Time is just making it better - at this point, I feel I look better than my wish pictures lol!

Updated on 29 Feb 2024:
Here is another update. This time to show that it is indeed possible to get abs after a tummy tuck. I had no idea if that was possible; I remember to have asked this to Dr. Minniti before my surgery and he said it always depend on the person's body - as always he was being cautious and down to earth, and I really appreciated his honesty.

What you see in the updated pictures is 2 months of work with my wonderful personal trainer + a high protein diet. I hope to get more definition, but that's what I've got so far. I'm over the moon. I even received compliments today at the gym from a woman I haven't talked before. She kindly approached and commented on my defined abs and back.

Thank you wonderful Dr. Minniti for giving my confidence back. You're a rock star!

Updated on 17 Mar 2024:
I never thought my butt would have the shape it has today - especially at 45 years old and none cosmetic surgery ever made in that area. I thought there was no way to grow a butt without an implant or cosmetic enhancement of some sort. I was wrong: there is the gym. The amount of time one needs to invest is insane, but it pays off.

I just wish though, that I let Dr. Minniti to transfer to my butt the small amount of fat he took from my 360 liposuction job. But I didn't - I was afraid a BBL would leave me with an ugly exorbitant ass. Well, little I did know, because first of all I did not have a lot of fat to transfer to start with, and second, Dr. Minniti BBL jobs are just as impeccable as everything else he does (if you have doubts, just check his IG lol).

So long story short, I did not let him transfer fat to my butt, then regretted it. HOWEVER, I put myself to work very seriously to my weight training routine and the results cannot be more explicit. For my surprise, my butt is indeed growing. I still think it would have looked nicer with Dr. Minniti's magic BBL, but I'm still pleasantly surprised with my workout results.

Now, besides having a very nice abdomen thanks to Dr. Minniti's magic hands, I also have a nice butt. It can't get better than that, ladies! I'm very happy!