Justin West, Dr

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0

Dec 7, 2025

I could write a novel of praise for Dr West and his practice!

TLDR: couldn’t recommend more. Incredible results, incredibly collaborative and respectful bedside manner, super helpful and responsive support team.

Why I chose him: I had been on the hunt for a very natural BA for years. I had a specific vision but wasn’t sure I’d ever find a surgeon to match my goal. I had met with a handful of surgeons who basically told me their specialty and told me to take it or leave it. Which is fine - they know best as the professionals - but I didn’t know if they heard my goals or concerns.

I was referred to meet Dr West by a friend. During our first consultation he and his support staff spent 2 HOURS talking though every question, possible variable, and safety concern. I made a joke about his incredibly thorough, friendly, and professional approach to the tune of “I don’t need you to be so nice, I will never see you after this. I just need you to be good at your job.” He responded along the lines of “I treat all my clients like family.” Now that I’ve gone through the process, I see how wrong I was and how right he was: When you’re unconscious and under the knife you want to make sure your surgeon is looking out for you and knows exactly what you want.

While assessing my proportions he also discovered a hernia (I had it for about 15 years and had seen every specialist at UCLA who told me i was imagining it). Not only did I feel relieved to finally be validated, but he offered to connect me with another local surgeon who could repair it at the same time as my BA. His office staff worked for months with me to help make this possible, and although I eventually decided to see another bariatric surgeon on the east coast, their care and time commitment to my overall health was beyond exceptional.

Dr West and his team stayed incredibly responsive and available to me before and after surgery. Dr West gave me his personal cell and has encouraged me to reach out on weekends with any concern. They prepared me with every possibility post-op and how to respond, and I felt incredibly prepared and set up for success.

The results? FANTASTIC. So beautiful and natural. I couldn’t be happier. I’m in shock every day with the mastery he achieved. He brought my incredibly specific vision to life and made sure to do it with the highest safety standards.

Dr West is also a respectful gentleman and father of a young family. Despite the suggestive nature of a BA, he was insanely professional and made me feel so comfortable. The nurses even told me to keep my underwear on during surgery (although typically all surgeries request nothing under your hospital garb) and it was little details like this that made me feel so respected.

My results are so perfect I can’t imagine seeing Dr West and his staff outside of post opp appts, so I’m sad to not get to keep working with them. I will recommended them to anyone who is considering surgery and I look forward to seeing them change others’ lives they way he did for me.

Aubrey Rhodes — google_place

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