Dr. John Walker
Plastic Surgery
Beverly Hills, CA
28 years experience male
Locations
Office
Long beach, CA
Phone
Insurances accepted
No Value
Office
Beverly Hills, CA
About
Bio
Becoming a Cosmetic Plastic surgeon is the natural evolution of my background, interests, aptitudes and enthusiasm. My career goal is to become a well-trained Cosmetic and plastic surgeon, capable of excellence in both clinical patient care and Clinical research that can advance Medical Science. I was born and raised in South Africa, and was inspired from an early age by my parents' careers as an architect and art historian. I was drawn to the health sciences and entered medical school. I soon became interested in a surgical career and was drawn to plastic surgery because of its diversity, intellectual challenges and technical demands. I was also fascinated in the artistry and design elements of the specialty.
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
Aesthetic Medicine
Wound care
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
German, Vietnamese
Doctor Q&A
212 Answers
93 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 23-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Not safe: Tattooing can cause keloids. Avoid!keloids & hypertrophic scars are basically treated the same initially: silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreen... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
No: Digestive enzymes would kill them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leech.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
No white. Area varie: If you're white you won't. The darker you are the bigger chance. Shoulders, back, and sternum are very high risk areas for keloid formation.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Wild vs Bred: Farmed leeches are grown under strictly clean techniques fed on HIV negative blood. Wild leeches, well they're fed on unknown.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Good news, bad news: Good news first: you can bleach the scars using hydroquinones, bad news, your foreskin has gone! it cannot be restored.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Yes, : Yes, it is.
A) the fda has approved it, the most rigorous approval system on the planet
b) they've been using it in europe for the past 15years, & the... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Wounds: Woumds or injuries are damage to the normal continuity of cells, tissue, or intercellular substance that disrupts the body's functions and or homeost... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Remove dead tissue: Devitalised, or dead tissue is removed from the body using a variety of techniques, including surgery, and this is called debridement.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Yes absolutely!l: In pre-facelift aged patients (not yet ready for a facelift) it is a great option. It can be even better with judicious use of neck and facial liposuc... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Permanence: The best, most experienced surgeons do two procedures when possible to increase predictability, results, and "permanence". Single procedure fat transf... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Tietze Syndrome: There is an often overlooked syndrome of inflammation called tietze syndrome, which is inflammation of the ribs and their cartilages. It can often be ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Both can be true: Although moderate alcohol consumption is not associated with increased seizure activity, binge drinking and alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures and ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Fruit acids: Beta glycemic peel, and retin a, (tretinoin) the only fda approved anti wrinkle cream.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Not yet: It may develop into a malignancy but is not yet. The borders may be incompletely excused, or te pathologist may feel that a wide enough clear margin h... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Real expectations: It is possible to gain more or less a cup size per time, and you will need about a pint of fat per breast to be harvested and carefully transferred. S... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Eat: Eat 5x a day, never skip meals, no soda, no alcohol, no fast food, never eat after 7pm, eat fresh!
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Exercise: Exercise regularly, get regular checkups and take medicines as advised by your doctor. Eat whole food.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Possibly: At your age it is no longer acne, it's rosacea, and a dermatologist could make a good evaluation and treatment plan. Peels may or may not be indicated... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
NO: The closest you could come is to use hemp to make a cloth to dress your wounds with.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Live pure: Yes! concentrate on how you feel inside! exercise daily, eat whole foods, drink 2 quarts of water daily, no alcohol, no drugs, no smoking. Develop a y... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Yes, bruise: Totally normal. Ice it, wrap it with an ace bandage, take a motrin.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Killing tissue : You're killing the tissue. It's drying out. It's a chemical reaction.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Bruises no skin yes: Cuts usually leave some scarring, very superficial abrasions usually not, bruises also usually not.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Depends: Lesion? Side? Inside, outside, too little information to say for sure in your description. Safest to go and have a professional evaluation from your ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
One area to another: Harvesting fat, usually through liposuction, and putting it in a distant area, usually without an attached blood supply. Other types include attaching... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Implants: Surgical implantation of breast implants, either saline or silicone. Placed through various incisions, nipple, armpit, under breast, or through the be... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Not much: Not much, it is used to clean breast feeding implements, pumps, etc. I would think taking too much of anything is bad for you, but people use it to ga... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only i... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Yes it can be: http://www.cancer.net/all-about-cancer/genetics/genetics-melanoma if a first line family member has it (your mom or dad) then you have a two to thre... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
They should: Insurance companies will try and not pay, but can be "motivated" by diligent work to prove it would help. Photographic documentation of size, shoulder... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed Apr 14, 2021
A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Allergy : You may be allergic to the anti fungal cream or part of it.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
I : I agree with the comments above, & agree it is a generally a good answer.
Regarding which is best for you, you need to visit a cosmetic surgery prof... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Dizziness?: As my colleague said, shortness of breath is potentially life threatening and demands prompt attention. If you mean dizziness though, you're probably ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Evaluation needed: You need to be evaluated by a physician to recommend treatment if you have tried conventional over the counter pain medication that hasn't worked.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Botox: Botox will reduce the amount, and severity of most migraines, and insurance will mostly cover costs!
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
No: Very, very unlikely, although nothing i impossible!
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Minor/Major Tragedy: Liposuction is seriously only for adults with diet and exercise resistant localized fat deposits. I can't think of a single reason why it would be ben... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Evaluate professiona: You may have a number of things that could be better identified in person by a professional. Some could be serious like yeast or fungal infections, to... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Burns heal with scar: Burns always heal with scars, if it is visible or not. And yes, it will be able to be found.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 60-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Velashape, arm lift: Unless you are really young, exercises will not firm up this skin. Back of atm is triceps muscle so theoretically if you exercised enough of this (tri... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Risk assessment: Research your surgery, so that you know almost as much as the surgeon. Do not focus only on board certification, as if the surgeon is a jerk you won't... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Irritate cornea: Your body will try and wash out objects placed on the cornea, so excessive tearing may actually dry out your cornea, the outermost layer of your eyeba... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
If: If you eat good, fresh food; you don't need pills; to prevent your ills.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Improving or not?: The most important question is if the pain is getting better slowly, or not. If you find that it is not, then evaluation is needed, as occasionally pr... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 28 years experience
Chest, not Breast !: Your chest can increase in size with exercising the pectoral muscles, but not the breasts, as they don't have any muscle tissue. Usually, not always, ... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
49
Recommendations
264
Thank you notes
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor. During the last 2yrs I have provided anesthesia for approximately 20 cosmetic procedures with Dr. Walker. I have observed him to be professional and conscientious. He is respe...Read More
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor. Dr. Walker takes time to investigate and research his thoughtful answers to questions to provide patients with accurate information.
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse Dr Walker. He provides a valuable public service through the guidance and medical education he shares on AVVO.Com..
HealthTap member
Thank you.I have carpal tunnel, tendonitis and trigger finger in my rt hand.The bite is on my right arm.It seems to be making those worse.
HealthTap member
Thanks for your quick reply! Ok on the whole Hyaluronic acid not advisable then?
HealthTap member
This saved my life, Thank You! Acne can lead to suicide It's EXTREMLY SERIOUS
Education & Training
Residency
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Residency
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Residency
University of the Free State (South Africa)
Residency
South African Institute for Medical Research
Awards
IOOF Scholarship, Queen Sophia of Sweden and IOOF Scholarship
Clinical Research Award, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Full Medical Scholarship, FARMOVS
Affiliations
American Academy of Wound Management
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Publications
Walker J, Reinisch J, Monforte H. Maternal Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Fetus- First Recorded Case Report and Literature Review.
Somatic mutation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors in juvenile hemangioma.
DVT & PE following facelift: A study of Incidence and Prophylaxis.
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions, provide medical advice, write prescriptions, and more.
Answer emailed
in 24 hours or less