Wonderful Results in the Hands of a Very Gifted Surgeon.

In the age of digital access, it was a bit disconcerting to be putting my faith in a doctor without the opportunity to browse around a website. The intellectual side of my brain tells me that ALL doctors control their own content so a website, to some degree, offers very little objective content. But still... those thoughts tugged at the back of my brain. They tugged with a bit more ferocity as recovery crept slowly along in my guest room propped up on a pillow sending daily photos to my best friend, hoping to see progress. Having said that, I cannot thank Dr. Eshima enough for restoring my face! And I cannot thank Magali and Cathy enough for their tremendous support and encouragement. I am 53 and have taken good care of my skin. Dr. Eshima performed a facelift, neck lift, upper eye lift, lip lift and chemical peel on my lower face. I interviewed 3 surgeons in the bay area including Palo Alto but Dr. Eshima's personality fit mine the best; low key, confidant and humorous. One of my greatest concerns was looking pulled and unnatural. (Also the biggest concern of my husband who did not want me to have this procedure.) The surgery was easy (for me) and the recovery was better than expected. I don't want to cloud my review with technical boring data, so instead I will make it anecdotal; I travel often and over the years have noticed that NO ONE offers to help me anymore with putting my suitcase into the overhead bin. My sister calls it being invisible after 50. So on my first solo flight without my husband a few months post-op an attractive gentleman about my age offered to help me put my luggage in the overhead. I thanked him and declined his offer but I smiled to myself and immediately texted my sister. I would do it again in a heartbeat and I would only consider Dr. Eshima. There is a reason my dermatologist told me he's the best...because he's the best. I stayed in the Hotel Driscol for three days post-op with a private nurse (who was amazing!) but, if I had to do it again, I would stay in one of the larger hotels that Magali recommends that offers better food selection and private entry and more room to mill about. I'm very athletic so I can get a workout in in my bathroom if I had to, but a larger space would have felt better. St. Francis Memorial treated me wonderfully and I felt better about the procedure knowing that I was in a real hospital. I believe Dr. Eshima is on the board. Thank you again Dr. Eshima, Magali and Cathy! I'll stop by again in another several months to say hello and I'll post the before and afters when I receive the afters.