I am 46 years old and have been in pharmaceutical sales since graduating from college, working with countless doctors over the years. After I turned 30, I started keeping names of plastic surgeons that I had heard about through friends, physicians, patients and even eavesdropping in the locker room at the Bay Club in Marin. Dr. Eshima?s name kept coming up as I was actively seeking information. I got VERY strong recommendations from my doctor friends that Dr. Eshima is the ONLY plastic surgeon I should go to. There are some very good plastic surgeons in the Bay Area. What set Dr. Eshima apart from the others is his amazing ability to define what truly bothered me about my face (now remember he comes with the highest pedigree, the highest accolades, the best work and it?s all available to see in his office again and again if you?re a bit obsessive and indecisive like me). What he noted was the length between my nose and my upper lip was too long! My friends and family had always joked about the fact that I looked a little monkey-like?in a cute way?.but it sort of gets less cute as you get older. I went to LOTS of consultations with LOTS of well recommended plastic surgeons and no-one ever mentioned this to me as a potential surgical procedure OR as an issue on my face. I considered Fraxel, IPL, thread ?face lifts? etc...After listening to what seemed like 100 plastic surgeons? plans of actions for my face I was a tiny bit confused. I went to see Dr. Eshima and he knew exactly what needed to be done. It involved shortening my upper lip! He seems to be the only surgeon that knows this procedure let alone actually does it (I think he was trained by Jackie O?s surgeon which just sort of makes me feel hip). Dr. Eshima told me that with a mini face lift, chin implant, this lip lift thing, and an upper and lower bleph, I would shave years off my appearance and look great. I am a single Mom to a super high energy 5 year old girl and I only have one nice photo of us together because I always looked so old in all the photos. Plus it was sort of harsh going from cute in my 30?s to being absolutely invisible to men in my mid forties. Anyway, he was right on target. Some friends were supportive, others thought I was crazy. But even those friends that thought I shouldn?t do it think I look great now. I actually look like I did in my early 30?s. The icing on the cake is this whole lip shortening thing he does. It definitely has made a difference with how people (especially men) respond to me. It?s sort of great actually. Enough about me, here?s what else I love about Dr. Eshima. He?s a gifted artist and understands proportion and balance (his father was an architect and his mother was a professional artist... art is in his gene pool). He?s a perfectionist and a gifted surgeon. It?s been 10 months since my surgery and my result is incredible. My incisions are undetectable. I could be strolling along the beach with the wind blowing through my hair and no one would be the wiser. He doesn?t advertise. Not listed in any directory. Not even a website. His business is all word of mouth. I went back to work in 2 and a half weeks and I?m in MEDICAL SALES! I looked great at that point. I had almost no visible bruising or swelling. If anyone is thinking about doing a cosmetic refresher in life I would highly recommend Dr Eshima. This has been one of the top 5 investments I?ve ever made for myself. Now I wake up looking fresh faced and girly. It?s nice. It?s better than nice. It?s great.
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