Thomas S. Taylor, FACS

I had in office awake breast lift. I'm not a stranger to awake procedures so I'm familiar with the “you will feel mild discomfort " all the providers tell you in your consultation. My past experience everyone of them until I met Dr Taylor had been extremly painful....
When I tell you my anxiety was through the roof because I just expected the worse. Dr Taylor is the truth the discomfort was super mild and I'm post op day and I have not experienced any pain , also unbelievable lol. I'm so super duper happy at the shape and size of my new perky girls and I would do it all over again. The staff and Dr Taylor have the best bedside manner and I found him on a Google search after searching for 2 years all the other providers wanted to put me to sleep...so don't walk run and get your consultation with the best in the west Dr. Taylor and his amazing team. Lk. Pasadena

This is my 3rd surgery with Dr. Taylor. This time I did a direct brow lift on March 14. I barely have any scarring, he is outstanding with his work and I wouldn't recommend him anytime. This is mot a paid review, I wasn't asked, this is my honest review about Dr. Taylor. Pictures are taken 10 days post surgery without any makeup

If you're considering any surgery/procedure, call the unbelievably talented Dr. Taylor and the Taylor Plastic Surgery Center team - absolutely the best and so phenomenal! I had breast augmentation with Dr. Taylor last fall and he and his team went above and beyond, from answering all of my questions to making me feel knowledgeable, comfortable, and excited before the surgery. The day of and following the surgery, I felt so at ease and cared for. Dr. Taylor and his team are always there for you. It's now been three months and I'm so darn happy with the results and feel so confident. Biggest gratitude to Dr. Taylor!

Dr. Taylor was highly recommended for a revision of a botched tummy tuck. I had my original surgery on 1/10 of this year by a well known cosmetic surgeon in BH. Immediately had bulging on upper abs and crease on lower abs. Definitely not the result of a tummy tuck. I was deformed. Not knowing if this was going to be permanent and having to endure the discomfort was just the beginning. After meeting with original surgeon a few times, he shamed me for the outcome. Really!? At that point I knew I would have to find another surgeon and pay out of pocket once again, Dr. Taylor was such a blessing! I’m so thankful that I choose him for my revision. Unfortunately I had to endure two tummy tucks in one year. From Karina, Sue, Dr. Taylor and staff at Glendale Adventist, I was in the best care at all times. Dr. Taylor, you truly are the best. Your humility and professionalism is unmatched. My results one week post op is unbelievable! I can’t thank you enough for the amazing outcome.

I went to doctor Taylor because a very good friend of mine got her breasts and stomach done by him with amazing results. In my initial consult he took the time to ask be what my driving factors were and didn't immediately default to breast implants to achieve what I was after. I did a breast lift and Bodytite treatment and achieved the result I was looking for without major surgery. Not only is he amazing but the staff is excellent. I am so pleased with my breasts and stomach, 25 years of insecurity was taken away in one procedure.

I am half Korean half English so it is safe to say I have a round face. I have always been self conscious of my "Fat face" and did the buccal fat removal procedure. Basically removes a layer of fat in your cheeks to prove a more slim, counter face.

I am so HAPPY I did this procedure. It was so easy, I believe I was done within 30 minutes to 1 hour and the procedure was held IN OFFICE (so there were no hospital fees etc) My recovery time was very little I was able to work the next day and everybody in the office was so sweet and helpful throughout the whole process!

I would recommend to anyone, the office is beautiful remodeled, affordable compared to Beverly Hills, and

Wonderful doctor! Excellent bedside manner and super gentle and sweet. This is not my first surgery I've had but I can say Dr Taylor has been my favorite doctor by far. He listens to what you want and doesn't make you feel uncomfortable. My breasts were huge and i was unhappy with my nipples he gave me a lift and perfect nipples, i couldn't be anymore pleased (:

I was overweight at the start of puberty which caused my breasts to sag as I got older. My sisters always mocked my boobs, calling them “cucumber boobs” because of their shape. Nursing 2 kids didn’t help

Updated on 7 Jun 2020:
I ended up getting a breast lift, along with 375cc medium profile Natrelle silicone implants. I was very nervous leading up to the surgery, because I’d never had surgery in my life (aside from having wisdom teeth removed,) and I was concerned about having “boob job” looking boobs. I wanted to make sure that with a shirt on, my boobs would look more or less the same as they’d looked before, in a subtle push-up bra. Dr. Taylor was very thorough about asking how much cleavage I wanted, how much “side boob” I wanted, how much projection I wanted from the side, etc. He even double checked how large I wanted my areolas to be.
The day of surgery, I arrived at the center, had an IV inserted, and after an hour or so, walked into the operation room and within minutes, I was out like a light.
I woke up in A LOT more pain than I expected. I kept hearing about “tenderness” and “chest pressure,” but I wasn’t prepared for the level of pain I was actually experiencing. I’ve had 2 children and a ton of tattoos, so I consider my pain threshold to be fairly high, but this HURT.
I’m about 50 hours post surgery now, though, and the pain is much more tolerable. I’m taking all the meds I was prescribed (and hadn’t originally planned on taking) and I can already tell I’m going to like them, even though they’re obviously very swollen and distorted right now

Updated on 8 Jun 2020:
I was a helpless mess for the first few days. I didn’t have the strength to even open my prescription bottles, and my boyfriend had to do everything for me, from helping me sit up in bed, to reaching the water for me on my nightstand. I’m normally very independent, so I was not comfortable with this, or prepared for how incapacitated I would be. I spent most of the time just sleeping. But by the third day, I finally felt human again, and even made it to the store to get some Tylenol (so I could stop taking the Norco) and made myself a bagel, so this was some major progress! There’s still some discomfort, but it’s definitely manageable. My breasts look like bruised Roblox pecs, and my friends and I are having a good laugh at them, because, thanks to this site, I was prepared for the Frankenstein monstrosity that they would become for the first couple of weeks. I know they look ridiculous right now, but I’m excited to see how they heal up and settle down in the coming months

Updated on 10 Jun 2020:
First day where I’ve felt back to almost normal energy levels. I feel compelled to keep this review very thorough, because I didn’t see a whole lot of reviews here for Dr Taylor when i was researching, especially for the procedure I got, and especially in comparison to a lot of other doctors. He deserves more representation here.
When I went for my pre-op visit, I was very aware that most women tend to wish they’d gone bigger with size, and I felt 100% sure I would never be that woman. I did not want to be “boob girl.” I wanted just perky, happy, natural, medium boobs; not enormous porn boobs. I made this very clear, again and again. I didn’t want boobs sticking out wider than the width of my torso, and no crazy cleavage.
Dr. Taylor understood all of this, and we agreed we’d do something in the range of 345ccs. When I woke up from my surgery, though, he informed me that he’d done 375cc. Now that I see them on my body, though, I realize it’s the perfect size for the look I wanted. They are the exact width of my body, and even with the swelling and the fact that they haven’t dropped yet, I can already tell that they are my absolute dream boobs. I’m so grateful that he understood what was necessary to give me the look I wanted, and that he made it happen.

Updated on 11 Jun 2020:
Had my post op visit today, and finally got the ok to take the bra off for a few hours a day to help them start the dropping process. Dr Taylor informed me that they’ll go down quite a bit in size once they’ve dropped and the swelling subsides, which is kind of a bummer, because I was kind of enjoying my giant boobs (even though they’re still super high and still pretty distorted)

Updated on 15 Jun 2020:
Almost all of the pain is gone now, and I’m starting to just have some itching at the incision site, and I’m super over sleeping on my back. A lot of the bruising is gone, except for one on the upper side of my left boob which my doctor explained was a deep bruise caused during surgery that’s been slowly making its way to the surface. My glue has started peeling off, but my breasts are already taking on a more natural shape (though they’re still a little weird from the side.) I tried to research breast massage techniques online because, due to covid and my work schedule, I can’t get in to the office until about a month post op for him to show me how to do it so... hopefully I’m doing it right!

Updated on 18 Jun 2020:
Tomorrow will be 2 weeks, and I’ve been back at work for a week now. My job is pretty physical (hair stylist) and at the end of the day, I’m beat. My boobs ache and my back is throbbing. One side is softening up more than the other, and is also a little more sore than the other

Updated on 24 Jun 2020:
Every day I’m more and more happy. I showed my doctor full, natural, perky boobs and I was aware that I needed to have realistic expectations about actually getting my dream boobs, but so far, I totally have my dream boobs. If they stayed like this, and just the bruising went down, I’d already be thrilled. For such a major procedure, and only being under three weeks post, I’m so impressed. I was initially concerned about my areola being too low but they’ve started to move up as the lower pole rounds out. The pain is almost completely gone, except for occasional shooting nerve pain around my stitches.

Updated on 2 Jul 2020:
I tried to slow it down on the updates (I was just so excited) but I feel like this one is worthwhile because I didn’t see a lot of info about it elsewhere on the internet.
Yesterday when I was switching bras, I noticed a hardened goo on one of the cups, where it sits over the lower part of my breast. I asked my bf to look, and he took a picture showing me that in the center of 3 incisions, there was a hole the size of a pencil eraser full of pus, and it was slowly oozing blood.
It was around 11pm, so I waited until morning to text my doctor about it (but didn’t sleep that well, since I was pretty concerned.)
In the morning, he informed me that it’s very normal, and almost expected, for this to happen, since it’s a single suture combining three different flaps of skin. He told me to put ointment and a band aid on it, and it will heal on its own. Just thought I’d share that, because I’d never heard of it before!

Updated on 23 Jul 2020:
That little hole under my boob was taking forever to heal. That might’ve been partially my fault, because once I started using silicone tape over my incisions (per my surgeon’s order,) I was covering the hole with the tape too, for about a week. It took me another week to figure out that maybe I should stop wearing my surgical bra 24/7. My doctor told me I was cleared to wear regular bras now, (or even no bra at all around the house,) but I’ve been so paranoid about sagging again that up until recently I was still wearing it at all times. Once I started sleeping bra-less, though, the wound FINALLY began to heal, and is almost closed now.
I’m excited for the scars to start healing now!
I also started doing yoga and some other home exercises again, and haven’t had any kind of chest discomfort or pain while doing exercises involving my pectoral muscles. Everything is feeling basically normal again!

Updated on 25 Aug 2020:
I was cleared to remove the silicone tape, but I’ve been keeping some on the top of my left areola since it still looked a bit puffy to me. I’ve started scar treatment using bioOil, and some aloe Vera from a plant I have.

Updated on 21 Sep 2020:
Today I bought a couple of real bras- the first actual bras since my surgery. I’d done a ton of measuring ahead of time since I’d originally planned on buying them online, but according to my measurements, I’m now a 34DD in Victoria’s Secret sizes, and apparently, once you’re a DD, everything is more expensive. On a whim, I bought 2 34D bras from Target (since I know Victoria’s Secret runs small) and they fit like a dream. Even though I had originally wanted to be a C cup, I’m really happy with this size and I feel like they fit my frame. It was such a glorious experience putting a bra on and feeling like my boobs looked good, instead of always trying to fold my long, saggy boobs into a super supportive bra and constantly having to adjust them. Also, just having a real bra on feels great. I never thought I’d say that, but It’s been so long.

Updated on 21 Sep 2020:
3 months post, other bra, another angle: (posting because the cut of the other bra might look like it didn’t fit correctly, but it does)
In other news, my scars are taking longer than I’d hoped to heal. The area where I had that rupture is especially obvious. I’m still using bio oil and hoping for the best. I still like to wear my surgical bra at night because my boobs get very sore when I sleep on my side. Dr Taylor says it’s just the implants stretching out the pockets, and it’s kind of inevitable, and necessary, but I still don’t like how it feels and I’m paranoid about them settling weird

Updated on 2 Nov 2020:
I’m about 5 months post-op and my boobs are huge, and it seems like they’re growing. I bought some D bras, and the cup is too small. (This includes a couple of Victoria’s Secret DD bras.) I had asked to be a C cup, so I was prepared to be buying huge bras (which tends to be more expensive.) My right breast, which is the side I sleep on, and the one that had the ruptured stitch) is a little painful. I feel like the scar tissue is preventing it from fully settling, and it constantly feels bruised :/

Updated on 28 Apr 2021:
I had a hysterectomy last week and I’m currently shopping for bathing suits. Obviously I want to keep my tummy covered, but as I was looking through suits, I realized how liberating it was to not have to also find a suit to accommodate my horrible boobs! Now I can find modest bottoms, and do whatever I want with the top. I don’t have to worry about unsightly sagging and not being able to support skimpier tops.
My doctor did point out that one of my boobs is slightly saggier now than the other one, so at the one year check up, he’ll decided if we do an in-office procedure to bring up the droopier side a bit. I wish my scars would have faded more by now, but to be honest, I haven’t been doing anything in terms of scar treatments

I feel compelled to share my incredibly positive experience at Taylor Plastic Surgery Center.
Dr. Taylor and his staff have hard earned years of experience and compassion. Hence, they work in unison to provide a safe, comfortable and most importantly, an aesthetically transformative experience. While Dr. Taylor earned his plastics credentials at top institutions, this field requires his innate talents as well, much like an artist. In addition, he also possesses exceptional communication skills. I relayed the following prior surgical experience to Dr. Taylor. I had saline implants for over 25 years. They had changed over the years; it was time for a renewed sense of physical symmetry, health and beauty. I switched from saline to silicone. I felt clearly heard regarding the future results I was comfortable with and excited about! Dr. Taylor helped me choose the correct size, shape and type of silicone implants that were right for me. The reconstruction work and the silicone product choice were brilliant. They feel and look like I was born with them! If that's not plastics at its best, I don't know what is? Most importantly, I recovered very quickly and with no complications. I wish there were more stars to be awarded!

Updated on 22 Apr 2020:

I was terrified to even ask about surgery much less go through with it. Dr. Taylor and his staff were very patient, thorough and explained everything so I would feel more comfortable. My friend had a similar experience with the staff so I decided to go for it and couldn't be happier! I had originally went to a Beverly Hill surgeon for a quote before finding out about Dr. Taylor and ended up saving almost 60% in addition to having amazing service.