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Steven Svehlak, MD, FACS is one of the leading plastic surgeons in LA, and is the co-founder of Sunset Cosmetic Surgery. He specializes in precision cosmetic enhancements of the face, breasts, and body. Dr. Svehlak is double board certified in both plastic and general surgery, and is also experienced in reparative and correctional plastic surgery. Dr. Svehlak has performed over 5,000 cosmetic procedures to date.
Read more on this page about Dr. Svehlak's:
Awards, Honors & Press
Board Certifications & Licensure
Professional Affiliations
Hospital Privileges
Education & Training
Lectures & Presentations
Publications
To learn even more about Dr. Svehlak, you may visit our Videos page, or, call us at (310) 858-9100 to set-up an expert consultation.
AWARDS, HONORS & PRESS
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Dr. Svehlak was voted one of America's Most Compassionate Doctors , a recognition given to less than 3% of all active physicians nationwide.
Voted by patients on Vitals.com & tabulated by MDx Medical, Inc.
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Dr. Svehlak has been recognized with several Patients’ Choice Awards (2010, 2011).
This award is voted on by patients, who rate various components of over 40,000 physicians, including bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, degree of follow-up, courtesy of office staff, and overall opinions. Only a select few receive uniformly rave reviews, and of those, only the few physicians with near perfect scores have been voted by their patients for this honor.
Voted by patients on Vitals.com & tabulated by MDx Medical, Inc.
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Dr. Svehlak is one of the plastic surgeons in LA who has been listed in the Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Plastic Surgeons multiple times.
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Dr. Svehlak appeared in Newsweek Magazine's 2011 Top Physicians Showcase.
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Dr. Svehlak was featured was featured in the Fall 2011 issue of New Beauty Magazine. View his profile (PDF).
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Sunset Cosmetic Surgery has been recognized by Allergan among the TOP 1% of BOTOX® providers in the nation.
Source: Allergan, Inc.
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Dr. Svehlak has authored and coauthored numerous articles on plastic surgery techniques, and has appeared on The View, Dr. Phil, The KTLA Morning Show, Entertainment Tonight, MTV,
VH1 and Dr. 90210
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Among other plastic surgeons in Los Angeles, Dr. Svehlak has been quoted in a variety of magazines including US Weekly, Elle, Stuff, Health & Fitness Sports Magazine and The Aesthetic Surgery Journal
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For more information about past articles and press, please visit our Articles page.
BOARD CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
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- Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (website)
- Board Certified in General Surgery by the
American Board of Surgery (website)
- Licensed by the California Board of Medicine (website)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (website)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)
- California Society of Plastic Surgeons (website)
- Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (website) "F.A.C.S." stands for Fellow, American College
of Surgeons. It means that Dr. Svehlak's education and training,
professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical
conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been
found to be consistent with the high standards established
and demanded by the American College of Surgeons.
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
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Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Training
Beverly Hills, CA
Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Training Fellowship
Fellowship Plastic Surgery
- Plastic Surgery at George Washington University Medical Center,
Washington, DC
- Plastic Surgery at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Residency
General Surgery Residency, Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center/Program in Surgery, Stamford, CT
Surgical Internship
The Stamford Hospital, Stamford CT, Columbia University College
of Physicians and Surgeons, intership in general surgery
Medical School
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Degree: Medicine
Undergraduate Education
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
B.S., Biology, Chemistry Minor
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
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As one of the several well-respected plastic surgeons in Los Angeles, Dr. Svehlak is often invited to speak about his specialties and techniques.
"Gummy Smile" lecture at "The Perioral Plastic
Surgery Syposium" October 24, 2003
The plastic surgeons in LA, Drs. Svehlak and Yamini, along with Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, taught courses at the annual American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting (May 2003, April 2004), including presentations on breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift and rhinoplasty minimally-invasive techniques.
Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons
Speaking to other Plastic Surgeons in Los Angeles on:
"Leukotriene Blockers: Improving Capsular Contractures"
The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the American College
of Surgeons, All Surgeons' Day, "Striking and Spectacular
Case Presentation Trauma"
Connecticut Society of the American College of Surgeons, "Management
of Blunt Splenic Trauma in Patients > 55 Years of Age"
Connecticut Society of the American College of Surgeons "Preoperative
Bowel Preps in Elective Colorectal Surgery"
PUBLICATIONS
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"Zafirlukast (Accolate): A New Treatment for Capsular
Contracture" Co-Authored with S. Larry Schlesinger, MD, Richard Ellenbogen,
MD, Michael N. Desvigue, MD and Robert Heck, MD in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, July/August 2002
"Management of Blunt Splenic Trauma in Patients >
55 Years of Age," Journal of Trauma, January 1999 |
