Sheena Kong, MD

I wanted to praise Dr. Sheena for the amazing results I got from my liposuction! I am about 6 months post-op and my figure has never been better. I still have some swelling present but everything else looks amazinf. I first had my consult with her in 2021, I was a little skeptical about doing smart lipo because of all the articles I saw online but Dr. Kong was very honest and I felt very comfortable with her. I decided to call months later to book the surgery. Her staff were very helpful and accommodating, especially Vivian. Vivian took care of me, from booking and preparing me for the surgery to the day of my surgery. She even went out of her way to contact me after to make sure I was okay and to answer any questions I had. Overall, I had a very good experience at this office and strongly recommend them to anyone interested in liposuction.

No matter how fit I get, I’ve always struggled with big fat pockets on my flanks/love handle area. I have a short torso, so the extra bulk at my waist made me have a shape I never loved. Always felt uncomfortable in ANYTHING form fitting, even at my thinnest.
I chose Dr Kong based on a friends review, and that I wanted an option that was permanent/effective, but did not want to be put under.
Dr Kong was great. Kept me informed and comfortable the whole time!

Updated on 25 Apr 2021:
Wanted to share an update about the recovery process and what I learned:
- recovery is pretty intense, pain peaked from days 3-8 and then started to reduce
- sleeping is really tough if you get your flanks done; there’s no good position to get comfortable
- heat is your enemy; we spent the weekend in 90 degree weather 5 days after and I had crazy swelling, discomfort and generally felt terrible
- I’m starting to notice fibrosis forming under my skin, so have been doing 20-30 mins of self massage every day to try and break up the tissue
Still happy with results. They aren’t super drastic but helped me achieve a better shape :)

I got my laser lipo done by Dr Kong. She did an amazing job. Her staff were so nice. I need to go back for more work. I would recommend her to anyone. The procedure was in and out. She made sure I had everything the next day and called me personally to check in.

So years ago I was hit in the face by a softball lol. I developed a bump or dorsal hump on my nose bridge. I also have those pesky red nose indentations left by glasses.

Filler Used: Restylane 6-8 months
Very little pain, two injection sites using cannula- between eyebrows & tip of nose. Immediate results & minimal to moderate swelling on Day 2.

TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!

Dr Sheena Kong has been one of the best doctors I have met in bay area, recommended by one of my friends, and exceeds my expectations. She is very patient, takes time to answer you every single question/concern, over the phone or by text, these days usually doctors will not directly answer your question without a "free" consultation. Have done thermage and ultherapy with her, both are great, I am a girl looking for keep my skin tight and keep its condition as good as my 20s, glad that I haven't seen a single wrinkle after doing the treatments Highly recommend !

over all it was a decent experience .

I never wrote any review before, but this time I feel I have to do one. Because it is the first time for my whole life, I find that it is indeed possible to turn back the age clock and look a few years younger. I am so thrilled to find that my face becomes much tighter and lifts up after the treatment. The secret is the Ultherapy performed by Dr. Sheena Kong 

I don’t live in CA, and I have to fly out of state to do the treatment in her clinic as I want to make sure my face is treated by a skilled and experienced doctor. One thing I want to add is that Dr. Kong is very nice and considerate for her patients. She initiates to do the treatment for me starting at 7am, which is out of her regular office hour, so that I can have enough time to catch my fight after the treatment. Honestly, I am touched by her kindness to offer such early treatment in the morning given that she has two kids at home to taken care of. Thanks Dr. Kong! And I look forward to great results from my 2nd treatment.

I decided to pursue Lipo because 8months of strict diet and exercise didn't help my lower abdomen and flanks much. Since then, Im five days post-op from smart Lipo of abdomen and flanks. Swollen, achy, and itchy but in overall good health and recovering well. Once the swelling goes down the final results will be posted.

Updated on 5 Aug 2015:
It's been about 10 days or so now and I'm feeling much better. The swelling and bruising has come down significantly although still there. There's only minor discomfort after a long day of walking around. The incisions have scabbed over and are healing nicely. Only concern is there's a prominent line on my right rib where she suctioned that I'll have to get checked out.

Updated on 5 Aug 2015:
For those who are curious she got out nearly 2L

Updated on 9 Aug 2015:
Feeling much better but I still need the garment. I take it off for a couple of hours at a time but I can definitely tell the discomfort in my flanks gets worse the longer I keep it off. The line that runs down my right rib is a combination of bruising, rib protruding, and down casted lighting (hopefully it improves over time). Flanks still swollen

Updated on 17 Aug 2015:
I feel great! Swelling is still there but down a bit.

Updated on 24 Aug 2015:
It's been one month now. Swelling still there (as expected). Been back in full swing now with work and exercise for nearly two weeks. There's a little bit of pain when I run so I avoid doing that but weight lifting and walking is no problem.

Updated on 5 Sep 2015:
Here's a before and after of myself when I dieted and exercised consistently for 8months with stubborn areas in my lower abs.

I have been wanting to have neck lipo for over a year now. Ever since I saw a YouTube video on the proceedure and thought, "Heck yes!!!" My whole family of origin has "the neck". And all 3 of my grown adult children got it too. Although, thankfully, theirs isn't as bad. After realizing there was a proceedure out there that could help that wasn't so major as a face lift I started reading all that I could about it. I found Realself and have been reading it everyday pretty much. I went for a consultation last September and even set a date but then got scared and cancelled. I got scared because some people were saying that they had permanent lumps, etc. Yet, the more I read the more I heard that the majority were super happy. And, every time I looked at my neck I hated it. I keep my hair long so I can hide my neck. I finally decided to just do it. My hope is to be able to cut my long hair and have a style more suitable to my age. But my hanging neck has always stopped me from doing it. So, I booked the surgery and just did it yesterday!!!! I had two consults with two different doctors and went with the first one, Dr Sheena Kong in San Fransisco. Mainly because I felt comfortable with her, she was out of town [important because I didn't want anyone knowing I was doing this] and she was a woman. The other consult was with a male doctor in my hometown. I deciced I didn't want to do that. Also, he was a thousand dollars more than Dr Kong and said he wouldn't do the jowl area, just the neck. Hmmm. I had researched jowl liposuction thoroughly and even though some said that it was risky, most said it produced very good results. I think he didn't want to do it because he had one bad review of a patient who said their jowls looked worse after using him [that review was on Yelp not Realself] So I went with Dr Kong. She was very professional and nice. Her office staff was super nice too. The proceedure went off without a hitch. Medicine goes a long way with me so the anti-anxiety meds and the vicodin worked perfectly. I was given an anti-nausea pill too because I told the doctor that I usually throw up on pain medication. I pretty much slept through the entire proceedure. I went alone and set myself up in a hotel nearby so that afterwards all they had to do was put me in a cab. I slept like a baby from 6pm until 8am the next day! Then, after seeing Dr Kong for her next day follow-up appointment I drove myself home. I wasn't in any pain at all!!!! That surprised me!!! I am bruised and swollen with bumpiness but that was to be expected. I AM SOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!! Even with the bumps and bruising it is already like night and day!!!! Yay!!!! Even if these bumps don't go fully away I can live with it. I can't wait for it to keep improving and then..., ta da-to get my hair cut with an age-appropriate hairstyle!!!!!! There were some hidden costs besides the amount stated above. The things weren't covered in the $2850 was the compression garment [$70] and the prescription medications [approximately $80] and the over the counter herbs and immune boosting items suggested such as arnica, coQ-10, alpha-lipoic acid, etc. All that added in with the cost of the hotel room, gas, cab rides, and such was about $3200. In my opinion this neck result is worth it!!! I will be posting again with more pictures as I 'tighten' up. I go in for another follow up in a couple of weeks.

Updated on 19 Apr 2015:
So I cannot believe how much better my profile is from before!!! However, I'm not liking these 'folds' of skin under the chin. I know I'm still pretty swollen, especially in the jowl area. I knew that my age wouldn't be ideal [skin elasticity wise] but I also knew that it would be better than doing nothing and continuing to hate my profile. I'm glad I did this. One reviewer said to get Bio-oil and so I will. I started putting arnica gel on today. The doctor didn't want me to do anything but put Bacitracin ointment on it or a few days. I haven't bruised up much at all. I'm not a bruiser anyway and have been taking arnica 30C to help. The area is stiff but not painful. I haven't needed any pain medication at all. The second day I took one fourth of a [generic] vicodin but really, I don't think I even needed it-I had just been worried about waking up in the night in pain. It just made me feel a teensy bit nauseous which isn't worth it. So, nothing since then. My adult son and his wife came over yesterday so I quickly took off the compression garment [I haven't told anyone I did this] and they didn't notice anything!! Whew! I know it's because the swelling still isn't as big and hanging as my previous neck was! Sad but true! The only thing that will draw attention is the folds of skin which don't look 'normal'. I am wearing a turtle neck until that gets better. Everyone is used to me in turtlenecks anyway because previously I've always hidden my neck in them along with my long hair. Sigh. I still can't get over my profile-no hanging neck!!! So happy!!!

Updated on 20 Apr 2015:
Profile happiness! But the "waves" underneath are not so great. I'm hoping they will be able to be massaged away over time. I'm still swollen of course. Numbness but no pain. Sometimes my jowls look worse-I suppose it's when they are swollen more. I look best in the morning after a good nights sleep. This is still soooo much easier than I imagined it would be. I have to speak before an audience next month so I'm hoping that the waviness improves so no one will notice it! Either that or the turtlenecks stay on a bit longer ;)

Updated on 26 Apr 2015:
So, what I'm noticing is that my previously horrendous nasolabial folds [in my opinion] are much better after the lipo, but, even though I know the doctor sculpted my jowls away and they immediately looked better, now they have reappeared. I am thinking that it's perhaps due to the fat that was previously causing my nasolabial folds has shifted downwards-? I will go in for my post-op appointment in a couple weeks and see what she thinks. It may just be swelling, which I still have. Or, if this is the result maybe she could just do a quick touch up on those jowls and I'll be good to go.

Updated on 8 May 2015:
Well, I started gathering all of my past photos that I could find prior to my chin/neck lipo and now I have to admit that my jowls are better, even though they are still there. Just went for my follow up appointment yesterday and my Dr said that it will keep getting better over time. It's only been 3 weeks and already things are improving. I have healed up perfectly. The waves and bumps are much better. No one knows I have done anything done because I still don't have a fantastic jawline. But I do feel it's much better than before. I'm happy and glad I did it. When I still see the jowls I start feeling sort of bad but then I look at the before and after and know that it's MUCH better and I settle down.

Updated on 16 Oct 2015:
Well it's been a bit over 6 months and I am very happy I did this! I still get unhappy about my jowls BUT when I look at the "before" photos I know for sure that it's much much better and I am still happy. In fact I can hardly believe how bad I looked from the sides before!! No wonder I hid behind all my neck scarves! I'm still deciding if I should keep some of my scarves [I have at least 60 because I needed to wear them with all colors and in all temperatures, summer or winter] or not-but this time just for fashion reasons and not for hiding behind!
I do think that the doctor did a better job along my one jowl line that the other... I will let you guess as to which-that way I will see i others see the same thing I do. However, that being said, it's still waaaay better than it was. And, actually I unfortunately have gained like 6 pounds [plan on remedying that very soon!] so you would think that the results wouldn't have gotten better. Yet over the course of these past 6 months it has gotten tighter, as others had said it would. So for those of you thinking about this proceedure it's true-it does get better over time.
I still have sort of what I call 'wavienss' under my chin but, again, it's beter than before. I know it doens't look perfectly normal but I'm ok with that. I realize I probably needed a neck lift instead of just lipo but that wouldn't of been do-able for me either cost wise or 'don't-want-anyone-to-know' wise. And to validate the other doctor who I consulted with, he was right on that-I would have benifited more from a neck lift which would have addressed the jowls better. I did what was best for me at the time.
I do think I might look into having lipo along my jowls in the future. I saw one woman who had an entire neck life yet still went back in to have the doctor clean up along her jowls-and hers weren't nearly as pronounced as mine still are. But they bothered her and so the doctor did it. I don't know if they would still charge the full price for a tiny clean up. Hmm. Or, I should just be happy that it's completely changed for me and call it good :)

Smart lipotriplex on my....
Full Abdomen with skin tightening
Love handles
Lower bra bulges
Arms
Upper bra bulge
I can not wait for my procedure. Been wanting long time but scared and afraid. My surgeon she pretty pricey. I was reading n looking at some review on the price, you ladies got some good deal.
I will post before and after picture later.

Updated on 10 Dec 2015:
My procedure is on dec 21st.
Love handles
Full abdomen
Arms
Upper bra bulges
Lower bra bulges

So excited!!!

Updated on 13 Dec 2015:
I feel very productive today!!!

Updated on 19 Dec 2015:
Change my procedure on Jan 25-26. My son is very sick! Can't do on this Monday dec 21st. Suck!!!! Wait... Wait....

Updated on 4 Jan 2016:
9 more days to go!!!!! I'm scared and nervous!!! Again I'm having on my:
Full abdomen
Love handles
Lower and upper bra bugles
Arms

Updated on 14 Jan 2016:
Did my full abdomen and the love handles.
1-13-16

Updated on 15 Jan 2016:
Both arms n back top

Updated on 22 Jan 2016:
Still super swelling and bruising.

Updated on 23 Jan 2016:
Yea I know, no a$$!! Lol

Updated on 23 Jan 2016:
Still not happy the result yet. Still swelling!!

Updated on 24 Jan 2016:
Back of my arm is still bruising and swollen.

Updated on 24 Jan 2016:
Still swelling and really hurts!!!!!

Updated on 24 Jan 2016:


Updated on 29 Jan 2016:
In order for me to get a "wow" you look amazing, you look great..now I have to watch my diet. Sad that I don't see much difference. Waste my $$$

Updated on 3 Feb 2016:
My one month follow up is on feb 25th. I just spoke to my doctor surgeon, I told her that I'm not happy with the result and there some area need to redo, so she say.. "I'm here with you all the way" that make me feel so happy and Secure!! I'm glad that she understands. Well see what she going to do next!! Hope I don't have to pay any again!!!!

Updated on 11 Feb 2016:
So I look the same!!!! Not much of a difference. Kinda sad!! Ladies.. you have to watch ur diet after the lipo!!! Man, it's so hard for me in order to keep it up, don't wanna waste my money!!!! I order my new compressor garment to size M, before was size XL.

Updated on 22 Feb 2016:
This feb 25th is my one months follow up!!! I need to her the doc, that she need to redo on some area she missed!! I'm so mad!!!!!!! Someday I feel skinny And someday I feel fat!!! Ughhhh I see no difference! What a waste!!

Updated on 22 Feb 2016:
I look the same and feel the same!!! I see no difference!!! The swell went down but still there. What y'all think??

Updated on 26 Feb 2016:
In 2014 I join the 28dayjumpstart. It's a eating healthy and exercising diet for one month or more program. I have lost 14lbs in less then one month just by eating clean!!!!!! Now that I had my lipo done I definitely have to be eat clean and exercising in order to see the good result! The fat is out which is good now I had to maintain by eating healthy and exercising. Here's my 2014 photo. Not much difference after the lipo too.

Updated on 28 Feb 2016:
Went to the one months follow up and here the pics. Just a little change. Still not happy with the result yet!

Updated on 28 Feb 2016:


Updated on 12 Mar 2016:
It's getting smaller. Still little of swelling.

Updated on 19 Mar 2016:
2months post op..

Updated on 1 Apr 2016:
4/1/16. Still sensitive and looking tone. It's ok!

Updated on 9 Apr 2016:
I'm looking for BBL and along with the smart lipo again. It need to revision!!! Super mad!! I need me a REAL board Certified plastic surgeon to fix it!!