Dr. Sharon Ann Clark
Plastic Surgery
San Mateo, CA
43 years experience female
Locations
Office
San Mateo
About
Bio
After Harvard Medical school, I trained in general surgery and plastic surgery, becoming Chief Resident at Stanford. I stayed as a burn unit attending as well as in the department of anatomy.I have two fellowships a year each - pediatric, craniofacial, and aesthetic surgery; microsurgery and hand.. I have won awards and am published in these fields as well as teaching and being active in the hospital. I stay very current and commit to continuing contributions to the field of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. My goal remains to listen to the needs of the patient, to carefully study the patient's individual anatomy, and define the best treatment possible. I enjoy detailed drawings in graphite or pen and ink to plan my surgeries (although I use colored media for my hobby) and music.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Plastic Surgery
Hand Surgery
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
86 Answers
43 Agrees
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Cold water: Many chemicals can cause burns. The most important action is to immediately wash off the area with cool water and for an extended period of time since... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Steroids, external: A keloid is a pseudo tumor of scars in that it grows beyond the scar. A hypertrophic scar is raised and hard but does not extend beyond the scar. Kelo... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Depends on the depth: The black spots are eschars/scabs. The more superficial they are, the less a
disfiguring a scar results. It is not clear how easily these came of wi... Read More
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Each session 5000 ml: The goal of liposuction is to improve the body contour. One is at a healthy weight & in good physical condition. If one gains weight after liposuc... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Liposuction: One can use liposuction of abdominal fat. The supernatent fat is then prepared for fat injection into the buttocks. Unfortunately an overcorrection is... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Aloe vera, oils: Skin is a barriers that breaks down when it is dry. Application of aquaphor or vaseline, as light layers, minimize drying from too much water or wind.... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Skin care, diet: Acne reflects the oils in the skin and the attraction of bacteria. Hormones change the skin, the size of pores and the oils. A skin care program morn ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Laser or chemical: Hair growth on the dorsal hand is normal with more or less based on genetic traits. To remove the hair with laser may take multiple sessions and can l... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Yes, scars can occur: Shingles can cause lesions in a dermatonal distributuion, i.e. Along a nerve root. These vesicles can scar. To decrease the risk of poor
scars, one sh... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Compressive garment: Spanx is a type of garment to compress the soft tissue of a person so that that individual appears more slim in clothing. The company makes different ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Rule out skin cancer: Itching suggests the body's effort to heal a wound as the nerves try to regenerate. But the fact that a scab persists and the wound will not heal sugg... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Rule out skin cancer: By the "lip," it appears you mean the vermillion, red part of cupid's bow.This skin is unlikely to get a "whitehead." It is skin which is sensitive to... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Type of gynecomastia: In plastic surgery we look at the degree of gynecomastia as well as the cause. A small amount around the nipple areolar complex can be treated with li... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Pigment &/or shadow: Pimples result in a breakdown of the skin and cause a scar. Any scar can get hyperpigmented, i.e. darker, for six months and sunscreen of spf 15 or gr... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Return to the doctor: This is a very general question and carries different risks if one were to stop a medication. First, the medicine may not be the cause of "feeling" si... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Acne by hairline: Usually one speaks of the increased acne of the T zone of the face, i.e. forehead and nose. In this case the side of the forehead seems most likely to... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Yes of delicate skin: Frost bite is a burn. There are superficial, second, and third degree burns with the latter causing full thickness loss of tissue. At the temperature ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Diagnosis of pain: The history is very important for treatment options. Has this patient had oral herpes before? Is the pain gettiing worse? Is there any difficulty swal... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Consult your dentist: It is important to discuss the individual patient's needs for the type of crown with the dentist. Needs vary based on not only aesthetics of the smil... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Less if washed off: There are many varied chemicals that can burn but the
key point is to immediately wash off the area with a large amount of cold water. One wants to p... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Rogaine (minoxidil) & protein diet: Most often male baldness is an inherited trait, occurring with testosterone production. Hair loss can be affected by thyroid levels and stress, e.g. ... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Use but avoid trauma: The risk of lymphedema of the arm increases after any
event that causes swelling of the arm. Ex.a cut on the hand can get infected & cause the cyc... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Soft scar: The ear piercing involves a puncture through the skin on top and behind the ear lobe as well as the fat in between. This closure makes thick, hard sca... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Hand exam, x rays: The wrist has many bones and ligaments and can be injured acutely or by wear and tear or have tumors. A hand surgeon will take a detailed history, do ... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Shampoo: no perfume: Shampoos for patients with sensitive skin should have few chemicals and no perfumes. The pH of shampoos change with chemicals. Good gentle shampoos in... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
See neurologist now: There are many possible explanations for pain and numbness: listen to your body's message. Extrinsic causes, such as certain activities, would usually... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Evaluate implants: Intact implants, saline or gel filled, will be fine during pregnancy as long as the gel implant is intact. If the patient has a capsule or hardening a... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Hyperpigmented scar: A scar can get hyperpigmented in the first six months. It could have skin changes from excess sun that are a risk & need to be checked. But the ""... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Hereditary Keloids: Keloids are really a pseudo tumor of scar tissue - formation of scar beyond the zone of injury. Heredity can be from either parent, more common in d... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Cold water: Many chemicals can cause burns. The most important action is to immediately wash off the area with cool water and for an extended period of time since... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Range varies: This phrase, cosmetic dentistry, includes a wide range of treatments to improve the appearance of teeth. The simplest is whitening of the teeth and ta... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Daily care + diet: Acne can be the result of different hormone imbalances. Medicines that help to stabilize the hormones of teenagers and of peri menopausal women have t... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Continuous hair care: Hair is a protein and sensitive to nutrition, external agents, and temperature. Foods rich in vitamins and oils will help the scalp, the base of the h... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Shingles has pain: Shingles usually is associated with severe pain. The swelling and itching sounds more like an inflammation. It would be a good idea to see a physician... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Hydroquinone: Hyperpigmentation is a problem for scars in all people but especially in dark pigmented individuals. Hydroquinone products can help. The least concent... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Rarely does forever: Rosacea is very troublesome for many and involves the skin with good blood supply such as the cheeks and nose. Some things make it worse, such as diet... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Vit E/ aloe/si sheet: Surgical scars are dry. This tissue needs nutrients, especially in the first six months after surgery. Apply vit e oil, aloe vera gel,
camomille oil... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Depression from pain: Pain is a frequent cause of depression, and the pain from shingles can be severe. In addition, it is hard to suddenly have to change from an active li... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Clotting and emboli: Acne develops after one has periods because of hormonally induced changes to the skin with more oils. Taking birth control pills helps to regulate thi... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Physician removal: Stop Aspirin before removing skin tags. A physician should use sterile technique to remove skin tags and place antibiotic ointment on these wounds unt... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Personal need motive: Aesthetic surgery is to make normal better. What defines need should be the patient's concept of form for balance and beauty. The lack of self esteem ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Avoid skin chemicals: Skin is is not a barrier and absorbs chemicals. It is a good idea in pregnancy to avoid chemicals. Hormones may change skin a great deal such that the... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Use / trauma / mass: Most pain that is sudden results from unrecognized trauma the day before because it may have been while playing a sport or musical instrument or overu... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Thin Walled Veins: The hand has a complex blood supply to each finger. There are two digital arteries on each finger which are "thick" walled and relatively easy to sew ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Acne Irregular Scars: Acne scars cause an irregular surface with the dark shadows where deepest scars. This can be worse when the skin is dry; therefore, consider using her... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Skin graft new nerve: Any burn scar can be hypersensitive because it has new nerve endings trying to grow into the skin graft scar. That scar is lacks oils. Being outside w... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
More open & bad scar: One wants the best scar from an incision on the neck. Any wound from an infection will need to heal secondarily. If the rides cause bleeding or anothe... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Clean hair & keep of: The hair-bearing scalp has a great deal of oils and can have considerable "dirt." the forehead can be exposed to many oils and dirt, depending on hair... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Risk prostate cancer: Propecia (finasteride) is a medication with serious side effects that include increased PSA and risk of prostate cancer among other things. It is impo... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 43 years experience
Within 24 hours: When one has a fluid and electrolyte imbalance from sunstroke, it can take a while to return back to normal. The body does not instantly achieve the f... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Clark is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Clark is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you. Ill ask my heart doctor n family doc about it
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Thanks for your quick reply! Im still breastfeeding if that makes a difference?
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Thank you so much for your response. You have been extremely helpful!!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Harvard Medical School, MA
Graduated 1980MD
Residency
Stanford University Medical Center
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