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Facelift and Upper Lid Blepharoplasty
My research into picking a doctor started last January 2019. I bought some books, made four appointments with doctors I had been referred to in NYC and LA, and decided to spend the following months reading up on the doctors and the procedures. At the time, I was working closely with an excellent world-renowned group of eight LA doctors as a patient liaison/advocate. I knew exactly what I expected from my future doctor. What was really important to me in addition to the doctor's skill set and of course the results, was the doctor's approachability, accessibility, bedside manners and of course probable post-op care.
My long-awaited appointments were back to back in October and November 2019 with three doctors in Los Angeles and one in NY. None of the three LA doctors appealed to me, I had seen their excellent work on my friends' happy faces and yet my gut was telling me otherwise. I just didn't feel I'd get the post-op care I so cared for and couldn't see myself having a long-term relationship with the doctors and their staff. So after two separate trips to NYC, I finally decided to have my procedure done in NY and set a surgery date of May 2020. My NY doctor checked all the boxes with my concerns and so I was thrilled with my choice.
The holiday season was approaching and time for my scheduled visit to my aesthetician. I mentioned my various appointments and my final decision and even though he agreed with my excellent NY choice, he suggested I make one last appointment with an LA doctor, Dr. Jonathon Hoenig, whom he saw several patients of.
I had not heard of Dr. Hoenig and since he does not have a big social media presence, there weren't any Instagram pictures for me to look at and not many pictures on his webpage. At the time, I mentioned this to one of the doctors I worked closely with who promptly reminded me that their group was also not very concerned with their social media presence and yet they had patients coming from all over the world to be treated by them. So I went home read several of the excellent RealSelf reviews of Dr. Hoenig and made an appointment with him for March 2020.
The pandemic hit in February and with it the probable cancellation of my much-awaited NY procedure. Every day the news from NYC was getting worse with Covid cases increasing. I was being discouraged by my family to have any thoughts of any procedure done away from home. So I anxiously waited for my appointment with Dr. Hoenig which due to office closures ended up being a virtual one. I remember facetiming Dr. Hoenig and immediately feeling comfortable and at ease. An in-office appointment was made with him for June and meanwhile, my NY procedure was now cancelled with no set future date,
I finally met with Dr. Hoenig at his Beverly Hills office. This was my fifth doctor appointment and so I didn't have any procedure questions and thought I knew all I needed to know about the procedure. Yet, after an almost hour long consult, I learned things from Dr. Hoenig I was not told by the other doctors. I suggested some additional procedures which other doctors had recommended for me which he discouraged taking his time to explain why. I felt comfortable, at ease and in great caring hands. I felt true honesty and was sure I would be getting excellent post-op care as well. I immediately signed up with him for surgery in August.
Today is five weeks since my surgery and I am so happy with my choice. My results are as Dr. Hoenig had promised and the care I received from him was beyond my expectations. These past five weeks, I have met with him several times, exchanged several texts and phone calls with several future appointments already scheduled. He and his staff held my hand through this whole process and made this such a pleasant experience. My discomfort lasted three days, my bruising was minimal and lasted nine days. I was out and about on the tenth day with most of the swelling gone after two weeks. I am grateful to this excellent doctor for caring so much for me and helping me look refreshed and younger without changing who I am. He tells me I have still some time to reach the final results and yet I'm already so pleased with where I am!!
Thank you!!!
RM (age 59)
My long-awaited appointments were back to back in October and November 2019 with three doctors in Los Angeles and one in NY. None of the three LA doctors appealed to me, I had seen their excellent work on my friends' happy faces and yet my gut was telling me otherwise. I just didn't feel I'd get the post-op care I so cared for and couldn't see myself having a long-term relationship with the doctors and their staff. So after two separate trips to NYC, I finally decided to have my procedure done in NY and set a surgery date of May 2020. My NY doctor checked all the boxes with my concerns and so I was thrilled with my choice.
The holiday season was approaching and time for my scheduled visit to my aesthetician. I mentioned my various appointments and my final decision and even though he agreed with my excellent NY choice, he suggested I make one last appointment with an LA doctor, Dr. Jonathon Hoenig, whom he saw several patients of.
I had not heard of Dr. Hoenig and since he does not have a big social media presence, there weren't any Instagram pictures for me to look at and not many pictures on his webpage. At the time, I mentioned this to one of the doctors I worked closely with who promptly reminded me that their group was also not very concerned with their social media presence and yet they had patients coming from all over the world to be treated by them. So I went home read several of the excellent RealSelf reviews of Dr. Hoenig and made an appointment with him for March 2020.
The pandemic hit in February and with it the probable cancellation of my much-awaited NY procedure. Every day the news from NYC was getting worse with Covid cases increasing. I was being discouraged by my family to have any thoughts of any procedure done away from home. So I anxiously waited for my appointment with Dr. Hoenig which due to office closures ended up being a virtual one. I remember facetiming Dr. Hoenig and immediately feeling comfortable and at ease. An in-office appointment was made with him for June and meanwhile, my NY procedure was now cancelled with no set future date,
I finally met with Dr. Hoenig at his Beverly Hills office. This was my fifth doctor appointment and so I didn't have any procedure questions and thought I knew all I needed to know about the procedure. Yet, after an almost hour long consult, I learned things from Dr. Hoenig I was not told by the other doctors. I suggested some additional procedures which other doctors had recommended for me which he discouraged taking his time to explain why. I felt comfortable, at ease and in great caring hands. I felt true honesty and was sure I would be getting excellent post-op care as well. I immediately signed up with him for surgery in August.
Today is five weeks since my surgery and I am so happy with my choice. My results are as Dr. Hoenig had promised and the care I received from him was beyond my expectations. These past five weeks, I have met with him several times, exchanged several texts and phone calls with several future appointments already scheduled. He and his staff held my hand through this whole process and made this such a pleasant experience. My discomfort lasted three days, my bruising was minimal and lasted nine days. I was out and about on the tenth day with most of the swelling gone after two weeks. I am grateful to this excellent doctor for caring so much for me and helping me look refreshed and younger without changing who I am. He tells me I have still some time to reach the final results and yet I'm already so pleased with where I am!!
Thank you!!!
RM (age 59)
Provider Review
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
9735 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California