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Top 500
#165
Score
29/100

Dr. Eugene Kim, MD

Eugene Kim, MD is a plastic surgeon in private practice at 436 North Bedford Dr., Suite 305, Beverly Hills, California, since 2010 (bio, CV). His site describes full, mid and mini facelifts and a neck lift that removes skin and fat and tightens the neck muscles (facelift, neck lift).

Practice
436 North Bedford Dr., Ste. 305, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone
310.271.6996
Website
ekimplasticsurgery.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
A thoughtful senior woman with grey hair at beach

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: CV linked from the About page

Stage Detail
College Dartmouth College, B.A., 1997, cum laude
Medical school University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, M.D., 2001
Residency Surgery, UMDNJ-Newark, 2001-2007
Fellowship Plastic Surgery Fellow, The Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California, Irvine, 2007-2010
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "double board-certified plastic surgeon" (bio). The CV lists "American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certified" and "American Board of Surgery, Certified."
  • Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Alpha Omega Alpha, 2007.
  • Hospital affiliations on the 2019 CV: Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center; Bedford Surgical Center, Beverly Hills.
  • The About page states his training included time with Newport Beach surgeons including Dr. Rollin Daniel (about us).

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Full facelift. Tightens facial skin and supportive tissue around the whole face through incisions around the ear; the page says most of his patients choose it (facelift).
  • Mid-facelift and mini-facelift named as shorter versions; facial liposuction offered alongside (facelift).
  • Neck lift. Removes excess skin and fat and tightens the neck muscles; often combined with a facelift (neck lift).
  • Recovery stated on the site. Facelift bruising and swelling reduce within two weeks, "when most people return to work" (stay home page).
  • Prices. None published; the FAQ page mentions financing (facelift questions).

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30): face and neck lift (3 cases), including facelift and neck lift case and neck lift case.

Other facial procedures

The site offers blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), endoscopic brow lift through small hairline incisions (brow lift), chin augmentation and rhinoplasty, including Asian rhinoplasty. Gallery: blepharoplasty.

Practice

Field Value
Practice E. Kim Plastic Surgery (footer: Dr. Eugene Kim Plastic Surgery)
Address 436 North Bedford Dr., Ste. 305, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (contact)
Phone 310.271.6996
Website https://www.ekimplasticsurgery.com/
Instagram instagram.com/dreugenekim
Facebook facebook.com/dreugenekim
YouTube YouTube channel

Not verified: current hospital affiliations; the CV on the site is dated 2019.

Practice location and recovery

From ekimplasticsurgery.com, read 2026-09-30. Prices and recovery times are quoted as the practice publishes them.

The marker carries the surgeon's Top 500 rank and sits on the practice's street address. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Top facelift surgeons in California

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"For a facelift, bruising and swelling will reduce within two weeks, when most people return to work." Source14
Swelling"For a facelift, bruising and swelling will reduce within two weeks" Source14

Why #165: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Research0300 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition910Newsweek facelift list 2024, 2025, 2026
Score29100#165 in the Top 500

Sources

Facts from ekimplasticsurgery.com were read 2026-09-30.