Profile
Dr. Place is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in Cosmetic surgery of the face and body.
Dr. Place was born in South Africa and moved to California for high school. She attended Monte Vista High School and graduated with honors. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from St Mary’s College of California in Moraga. Dr. Place graduated with honors and was awarded the Carlos Frietas Award for Outstanding Scholarship as Biology major.
Locations (1)
San Ramon, CA
240, 100, Park Place, Contra Costa County, San Ramon, CA 94583
Procedures (43)
| Procedure | Rank in San Ramon | Rank in CA | Rank in US |
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| #2 | #311 | #1625 | |
| #2 | #493 | #2597 | |
| #1 | #400 | #2218 | |
| #1 | #673 | #3759 | |
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| #1 | #420 | #2334 | |
| #1 | #577 | #3293 | |
| #1 | #449 | #1916 | |
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| #1 | #320 | #1375 | |
| #1 | #616 | #3094 | |
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| #1 | #415 | #2026 | |
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| #1 | #428 | #1982 | |
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| #1 | #460 | #1966 | |
| #1 | #233 | #641 | |
| #2 | #428 | #2043 |
Reviews (8)
3.5
8 reviews
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5.0
Sep 6, 2023I love this place. To start, the receptionist or office manager Esme is wonderful. You cannot not love her! The doctor does such a good job numbing...
— Christina A.
5.0
Jul 7, 2023One of the best doctors/surgeons I have met. She does amazing work. From Botox and Daxxify to surgery she has an amazing technique to get it right the first time. I’m so happy and impressed.
— MARYAM AKBAR
5.0
May 16, 2023Dr. Place is the only doctor that has administered Botox that actually lifted my eye instead of making them droopy. I like the natural results of fillers.
— Lani Langon
1.0
Apr 19, 2023Would not recommend!
My main complaint--they're untrustworthy. When I was first looking for a facility and practitioner, I was hoping to find one I trusted to be honest about pricing, the procedures they offer, and the results you could expect. I wanted a reasonable price for quality work. I was nervous about this practice because I had heard and read mixed reviews.
Issue 1: The staff did not mention they would be offering a substantial promotion (discount) for the same procedure two weeks after I scheduled it. I can't believe they didn't know. The timing was just too close. If it had been even a month difference, I would have understood. But two weeks? It made me not trust them.
Issue 2: Possibly more importantly for this review, I'm also not happy with the results of the procedure I got there.
Issue 3: I was willing to forgive this before my bad pricing experience, but the process included some issues with the machine (they couldn't get it to work at first!) And I got to have a trainee do part of the work! Not the most reassuring experience and I did not expect it going in--or get warned or get a discount (of course not, at this place:)
But back to disappointing results--I think they bank (literally) on you having to do this procedure twice.
It feels like the kind of place that is all about money and not about long-term relationships--which confirmed my initial worst fears.
So I would back up the other negative reviews on Yelp and in other places. Don't go here. I had been planning to go for other procedures, but now I'm back to searching for another vendor.
Or maybe this negative experience will save me more money in the long term and I'll find myself being less vain and a better person, so there's that possibility:)
— Marika Benko
1.0
Apr 19, 2023Update 1 month later: the procedure didn't work. I'm not sure the machine was working or if they do half settings to make sure you go back and spend more....
— Maria B.
5.0
Feb 8, 2023I have been a client of Dr. Place for several years and finally decided to have a lower blepharoplasty. While I had some trepidation about the surgery...
— marlene k.
5.0
Oct 3, 20223 months post op from my breast reduction with Dr Place and WOW I could not be happier with my results. She listened to all of my concerns prior to surgery and made me feel so comfortable before the procedure. Even after my surgery when i was nervous about my scars i emailed her on a Friday night and she got back to me so quickly! I went from a 34F to a 34C/D and life has literally changed! I can exercise easier and finally buy clothes that fit. I couldn’t recommend Dr Place more, she knows what she’s doing!
— Tori Harkin
1.0
Oct 5, 2021I would have picked zero stars if I could. I went in for cool sculpting thinking I was the ideal candidate (having that affirmed by Dr. Place as well). However, if something is too good to be true it usually is.
During the consult Dr. Place said I would need one session to see results. Needless to say there are no results and the before photos actually look better than the after. She tried to say the “fat” looks smoother now so if you are looking for smoother fat and not results then maybe this is the place for you.
Don’t be fooled like I was. Cool sculpting doesn’t work and even if you only have a tiny amount of fat you’re working with then I would say go with lipo - at least that works.
— Katherine Anderson


































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