Education, Awards, & Affiliations
Dr. 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 breasts, body, and face. Dr. Svehlak is double board certified (plastic and general surgery) and highly experienced in repairs and corrective plastic surgery. Dr. Svehlak has performed more than 5,000 cosmetic procedures to date.
To learn even more about Dr. Svehlak, please visit our videos page, or call us at (310) 858-9100 to set up a consultation.
Awards, Honors, & Press
Dr. Svehlak was chosen to receive the 2014 Los Angeles Top Doctors and Dentists Award for his achievements in plastic surgery. This recognition is for doctors who are chosen by their peers or have exceedingly positive ratings on leading review sites such as WebMD and RateMDs, or other leading healthcare rating websites.
Dr. Svehlak was designated as a Top 10 Doctors in 2012. Top 10 Doctors are selected by the millions of patients who visit vitals.com each year. The recognition is given to plastic surgeons and other physicians within a certain specialty and geographic area who consistently earn top ratings from their patients.
Dr. Svehlak has been recognized three times as one of America’s Most Compassionate Doctors (2010-2012). Less than 3 percent of all active physicians nationwide are recognized with this honor, which is voted on by patients at vitals.com.
Dr. Svehlak also received three Patients’ Choice Awards at vitals.com (2010-2012). This award is voted on at vitals.com by patients who rate various components of more than 40,000 physicians, including doctor-patient face time, bedside manner, follow-up, office staff, and overall opinions. Only a select few receive uniformly positive reviews, and of those, only the few doctors with near-perfect scores are voted by their patients for this recognition.
Dr. Svehlak is among the plastic surgeons in Los Angeles who have 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.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Svehlak has been featured in New Beauty Magazine. Sunset Cosmetic Surgery has been recognized by Allergan as a Black Diamond level provider, which indicates the practice is among the TOP 1% of BOTOX® providers in the nation. Source: Allergan, Inc.
Dr. Svehlak has coauthored and authored a variety of articles on plastic surgery, and has appeared on The View, The KTLA Morning Show, Dr. Phil, MTV, VH1, Entertainment Tonight, and Dr. 90210
Among other plastic surgeons in Los Angeles, Dr. Svehlak has been quoted in local and national magazines, including Health & Fitness Sports Magazine, US Weekly, Stuff, Elle, and The Aesthetic Surgery Journal
For more information about past articles and press, please visit our Articles page.
Board Certification & Licensure
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 Medical Board of California (website)
Professional Affiliations
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.
Member of the International Society for Plastic and Regenerative Surgery (ISPRES)
Hospital Privileges
Southern California Hospital at Culver City (website)
Education & Training
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, internship 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 & Presentations
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 Los Angeles, 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), presentations on minimally invasive techniques for breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift, and rhinoplasty.
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 older than 55 Years of Age”
Connecticut Society of the American College of Surgeons “Preoperative Bowel Preps in Elective Colorectal Surgery”
Publications
“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 older than 55 Years of Age,” Journal of Trauma, January 1999
