Jill Hessler, MD

When I turned 60 recently, I felt my outward appearance no longer reflected how vibrant I felt inside. My search for a local facial plastic surgeon ended the moment I found Dr. Hessler—one look at her website and I knew my search was over. All her patient results looked perfectly natural, beautiful, and refreshed. At my consultation, I deeply appreciated how thorough Dr. Hessler was, carefully evaluating my goals to determine if I was a good candidate. Her meticulous attention to detail gave me the confidence to move forward. The surgery itself went smoothly, and I am now three months post-op from a DP face lift, neck lift, temporal lift, upper/lower blepharoplasty, and fat transfer. My results are absolutely amazing and incredibly natural. Dr. Hessler's surgical skill is truly impeccable. My suture lines are beautifully done, and the ones behind my ears are expertly hidden in my hairline. I could not be more pleased. Beyond the stunning results, the post-operative care from Dr. Hessler and her team has been outstanding. They have shown so much care, always patiently answering my questions and making time for me to come in if I had any concerns. I feel I have turned the clock back 15+ years. I am profoundly grateful to have found such a skillful and compassionate surgeon so close to home.

I was looking increasingly tired from under eye bags and the beginning signs of fat loss my face at 40. After extensive research, Dr. Hessler felt like the right choice for me. Her patient photos all looked natural and refreshed and this is all I wanted. I did this 5 years ago and am going back to get my upper eyes done by her after seeing a neighbor who also had hers done by Dr. Hessler. My neighbor is also 45 and looks amazing. Fully recovered looking in 2 weeks. While Dr Hessler did recommend a full deep plane facelift to address over all sagging - I decided to postpone this for a few more years. This is her specialty and I agree this is one of the greatest procedures available. I have zero complaints and the experience was very easy and straightforward with her very private office and her own surgical center.

I am very involved in the medical esthetic community, and I have considerable knowledge of cosmetic surgery and the physicians who I believe are the most capable and artistic, and who achieve remarkable outcomes for their patients. I am often asked to provide recommendations for those seeking providers in specific locales. Dr. Hessler is one of the surgeons at the top of my list. She is extremely skilled, talented, and careful. She is highly trained and experienced in the current, most recognized and established techniques and my own experience regarding her “Deep Plane Face Lift” has gone beyond my expectations. Dr. Hessler has the ability to access each patient’s individual facial structure, what they hope to realistically achieve and then provide customized levels of facial rejuvenation, always taking into account the patient’s own vision of the end point of how that patient wishes to appear. The result is always natural, not different. Sculpted, lifted, and artfully contoured not pulled. You still look just like yourself, but in the most beautifully refreshed manner. The office is organized, efficient and private. The care is focused, personalized and responsive. You are supported and provided with expert care at every juncture. This is an enormous decision, and you want to make certain that you make the right choice for every aspect of the process from consultation throughout recovery. I am writing this to offer the reassurance that I believe you cannot make a better decision in achieving a beautiful, balanced and natural outcome.

Excellent experience. Dr. Kessler is extremely professional and very experienced, and staff are exceptional as well. Dr. Hessler delivers consistently natural and artistic results. I am always pleased with the effect of her work.

I am one year out from my neck and lower facelift with Dr. Hessler, and it has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for myself. I lost a large amount of weight many years ago, and by my early forties, the extra skin on my neck and lower face had lost enough elasticity that it was very obvious and bothered me a lot. I knew I needed a surgical lift to address this. I first consulted with Dr. Hessler because her patient portfolio showed that she understood how to achieve an extremely natural look. I did not want to look overly “tight,” I just wanted to look like myself before the sagging occurred. Upon meeting her, I discovered that Dr. Hessler is intelligent, extremely perceptive, and has a keen eye for facial aesthetics. She understood my goals completely, and was confident she could achieve them. She is also very patient and answered all of my many questions; I felt very prepared for my surgery. My surgery turned out perfectly, my healing went very well, and I felt totally supported by her staff during my recovery process. One year later, I am still ecstatic about my results and grateful to Dr. Hessler for her phenomenal work. After seeing other surgeons’ results online, where their patients all have the same “done” look, I am so glad I chose Dr. Hessler to perform my surgery. I look just like my younger self again, with no hint of the turkey neck and jowling that bothered me for so long, and I wish I had done this years ago!

I had a consultation with another doctor who was so discouraging and basically told me there was little he could do. I was so demoralized until I consulted with Dr. Hessler. She has a great positive, can-do attitude and a supportive and nurturing staff. I know I made the right choice!

I am 69 years old and underwent a lower bleph with fat transfer, lower face and neck lift, and temple lift. I can honestly say that the results are beautiful and so natural looking. Years have been erased from my face and I look like myself but much younger. I am delighted with the results. Doctor Hessler is a highly skilled surgeon. She is also a warm, friendly, compassionate, and knowledgeable doctor. If you put your face in Doctor Hessler‘s artistic hands, you will not regret it!

This is a very overdue review but I had to get it on here. Dr. Hessler is a true artist and incredibly competent surgeon. She performed an upper and lower blepharoplasty on me in July and I could not be happier with the results. I recovered within 2 weeks and was even able to walk around Disneyland with my kids. I had been suffering from sagging of the eyelids which looking back, kept me away from doing much of my public facing work. Since my procedure with her it’s opened up an entire new world and much more confidence for me. Her facility is super modern and clean. Staff are top notch. Highly recommend. She is a champion for female surgeons and an incredible role model. Love her.

I came to Dr. Hessler’s office super open, looking for her and Christy’s recommendations on how to improve my eye bags and lower face area, and 6 months later I’m here writing this in my 30s looking better than I looked in my teens. After consulting with the team I just knew that I didn’t need to look any further, their communication was fantastic, I left there educated and confident in the plan we came up with. I underwent the combined procedures in one surgery: lower blepharoplasty with fat transfer, facetite with chin lipo, chin implant, and buccal fat reduction. The surgery center was great, I felt super safe with the team, the staff is just this group of super professional, competent, caring, and delightful women. My recovery was a breeze, with super minimal scarring. I feel like a million dollars, and I can’t recommend them enough!

As a young child, I was made fun of by other kids because my ears stuck out. Begging and pleading with my parents to have them surgically corrected was a frequent discussion. My parents would not agree to elective surgery, thus, I never wore my hair in a ponytail, as other little girls do. Even with my hair down, my ears would pop through my hair. Having my ears “pinned” was something I had always dreamed of doing. Well into adulthood, I was still haunted by the years of bullying and not feeling confident due to my protruding ears. A search led me to Dr. Jill Hessler in Palo Alto, California. Upon review of Bay Area Surgeons, I quickly found that Dr. Hessler is not only double board certified in facial plastic surgeries, but she is also an award-winning surgeon in her field. I also loved that she was female! I set up a consultation with her to discuss my ear goals. Upon meeting Dr. Hessler I found her to be warm, friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and confident. Dr. Hessler examined my ears and stated I would be a great candidate for otoplasty. She took the time to explain to me thoroughly what this surgery would entail, as well as what to expect regarding healing time. As she was explaining the procedure, I found myself becoming more and more excited, as it seemed that me lifelong dream to surgically correct my ears was within reach. I booked my surgery that same day! The otoplasty procedure went very smoothly. I had minimal swelling to my ears, as was expected. I had mild pain only, just a little tender. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy my healing was! Today, I am happily and proudly wearing my hair up! My ears look fabulous and no longer protrude. I am forever grateful to Dr. Hessler for making my childhood dream a reality.