Dr. Kenneth Bemudez
Surgery - Plastics
San Francisco, CA
31 years experience male
Locations
K. Bermudez Medical Corp.
San Francisco, CA
My office hours
Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Aetna
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About
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Board certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 2001.
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.
Surgery - Plastics
Plastic Surgery
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
Italian
Doctor Q&A
30 Answers
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Rhino and chin cost: In general, rhinoplasty surgery can cost between $6000-8500. Chin liposuction can run between $1500-3000.
Costs depend on complexity, time and type o... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Liposuction and scar: The scars used for liposuction are usually small, less than 1/2 inch and placed in creases of the body that will be able to be disguised.
I've never ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Cometic surgery/feet: It's not usually done and i highly discourage it.
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A female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Weight gain: Liposuction and abdominoplasty are body contouring procedures which improve the shape of your body.
They are not for weight loss. Before entertaining... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Chin Lipo: Numbness can occur, but it's usually transient and comes back within a short time.
Nerve damage to cutaneous sensory nerve occurs, but these grow bac... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Lungs and Implants: There has never been a reported association with any pulmonary disease and silicone breast implants.
A rare complication of pneumothorax (lung col... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Keloid?: Keloids are common after piercing, especially in darker skin types. Fluid filled keloids make me think infection. Please get checked out immediately!
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Boil: Get to a doctor, asap> sounds like it could be infected and may need to be drained.
The drainage procedure will make you feel better almost instan... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Breast lump/pregnant: Fat necrosis is the most likely, but could also be fat/oil cyst, or breast tumor.
In general, cancer lumps are not painful.
Nonetheless the mass can... Read More
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A 76-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Restylane (dermal fillers): dna renSounds like the restylane (dermal fillers) is visible through the skin. Sometimes injection of hyaluronidase (which is an enzyme that removes h... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Ear keloids: This is a very common problem in asian skin types. You should get compression earrings and put them on asap. Here is a website where you can order the... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Sebaceous cyst: Most doctors can remove the cyst. If it's in a cosmetically sensitive area (face, eyes) the go to a plastic surgeon.
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Facelift recovery: It's always hard to give patients an exact time on when they will recover after a facelift. It varies, but in general ~80% of the bruising and swellin... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Breast implant recov: It's a very normal feeling to have pressure or pain after breast augmentation surgery. You wont "explode" and the cause is from the swelling associate... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Liposuction/pregnanc: I think so. If you are thinking about getting pregnant any time in the near future, i would advise you to delay any type of body contouring surgery. W... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Complications : Reaction to anesthesia
fluid accumulation
fat or blood clots which can migrate to the heart or lungs, leading to death
skin injury
infection
exce... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Alcohol and Sex : Every surgeon will have a slightly different answer. I allow my patients to have alcohol as soon as they are off pain medication. Light exercise can b... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Septoplasty recovery: Hi,
it's not unusual to have some nostril asymmetry after septoplasty, especially 3 days after your procedure.
Make sure to check in with your doct... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Capsular contracture: Most studies have shown that patients who get a capsular contracture are at risk for recurrence. The standard treatment is to remove or release the sc... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Fat transfer breasts: Yes, you can get fat transferred to your breasts.
Check out a detailed answer on this link
http://www.Plasticsurgery-sf.Com/blog/category/fat-grafti... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Chin Lipo: It's rare to get major problems after chin liposuction.
The most common risk is poor contour.
Infections is rare.
Bruising and swelling are normal... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Risks: All liposuction whether conventional, ultrasound or laser assisted have potential for complications. Here are a few:
reaction to anesthesia
fluid ac... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Smoking & Facelift: Smoking is probably the most significant risk factor in facelift surgery.
It leads to decreased microcirculation which subsequently and significantly... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Exercise and diet: It's always important to watch what you eat and exercise, especially after body contouring surgery.
Eating multiple small meals and getting at least ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Firefighters are hot: I've successfully placed breast implants in police and firefighting women. There is not an issue with extreme heat and damage to the implant. A genera... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Swelling v synmastia: At this point, it is unlikely to be swelling. Synmastia is a loss of cleavage where one or both implants cross your sternum (midline breast bone). It'... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Maderma: Maderma is a scar ointment, it does not improve pimples, dark circles or acne.
Any ointment which is applied to scar in a massaging fashion will impr... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Mammograms/ Implants: You shouldn't have much of a problem getting a mammogram if you have breast implants, however, you do need a special radiographic technique called an ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Spread of BCCA: Although it is very, very rare, there are case reports of metastatic (spread to other parts of the body from original site) of certain types of bcca. ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Bemudezanswered
Surgery - Plastics 31 years experience
Keloids: The simplest way to prevent a keloid is pressure, massaging and silicone patches are the simplest way. Unfortunately, it's not fool proof and you may ... Read More
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Nov 25, 2015
Dr. Bermudez is a the.most highly skilled surgeon. I am still very happy with my results years post surgery. People I meet think I am much younger than my actual age. I highly recommend Dr. Bermudez.
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Nov 29, 2015
I worked for Dr. Bermudez, filling in when his staff was on vacation or sabbatical, in 2008. He's great with all his patients, putting them at ease, being informative, and giving them great results!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bemudez is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
UC San Francisco School of Medicine, CA
Graduated 1992MD
Residency
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER
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