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Yngvar A. Hvistendahl, Dr

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.6 8 reviews

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182, Gough Street, San Francisco County, San Francisco, CA 94102

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Dr. Hvistendahl is a board-certified plastic surgeon and active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. As well as providing us with medical direction, he serves as Chief of Marin General Hospital’s Division of Plastic Surgery and is co-founder and Chief Surgeon of Plastic Surgery Center in Greenbrae. As a surgeon, he specializes in tummy tucks, liposuction, eyelid surgery, and breast augmentation.

He received his degree from Dartmouth College, where he won the league title as part of the men’s soccer team. He completed his medical degree in Ohio, at Case Western Reserve University, before completing an internship, a residency in general surgery, and a fellowship in plastic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Procedures of Yngvar A. Hvistendahl, Dr (97)

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Image alt text Ultherapy Ultherapy is a non-invasive procedure that lifts and tightens the skin of your face, neck and décolletage.
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Image alt text CoolSculpting CoolSculpting body contouring treatments use cryolipolysis, or fat freezing, to target stubborn areas of fat without surgery.
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Image alt text Chemical Peels A chemical peel uses an acidic solution applied to the skin to remove damaged top layers, speed cell turnover, and boost collagen growth for a brighter, more even-toned complexion.
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Image alt text Skin Tightening Skin tightening treatments can firm and tighten excess skin caused by aging or weight loss.
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Image alt text Botox Botox works by blocking nerve signals to the muscles, so the injected muscle can’t contract.
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Image alt text Juvederm Juvéderm injected beneath the skin, the gel-like substance instantly helps smooth lines and wrinkles, soften creases, enhance facial contours, and restore lost volume.
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Image alt text Voluma Voluma is more dense and perfect for adding volume to the face; such as for cheek or midface augmentation.
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Image alt text Laser Hair Removal Laser hair removal treatments use light energy to permanently damage or destroy hair follicles—usually on the legs, back, underarms, or face—with the goal of preventing hair from growing back.
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Image alt text Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Intense pulsed light is a versatile treatment that can improve a range of skin conditions.
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Image alt text Radiesse Radiesse is an injectable filler that can add fullness or minimize fine lines and wrinkles in the face or hands to restore a more youthful appearance.
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Image alt text Restylane The Restylane product line of injectable fillers temporarily adds volume to plump lips, lift cheeks, smooth wrinkles, fill in scars and under-eye hollows, and rejuvenate aging hands.
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Image alt text Thermage Thermage is a noninvasive skin rejuvenation treatment that’s FDA-cleared for skin tightening on the face and body.
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Image alt text Latisse Latisse is an eyelash serum that boosts hair growth for longer, thicker, fuller lashes.
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Image alt text Kybella Kybella injections dissolve fat cells to reduce small areas of excess fat.
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Image alt text Dysport Dysport is an injectable neuromodulator that smooths lines and wrinkles for up to four months.
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Image alt text Microneedling Microneedling is a nonsurgical treatment that penetrates your skin’s surface with tiny needles to improve its appearance.
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Image alt text FaceTite FaceTite is an FDA-cleared facial rejuvenation procedure that delivers radiofrequency energy beneath the skin’s surface to stimulate collagen production, which tightens and firms skin.
Ranked in San Francisco: 3 Ranked in CA: 83 Ranked in US: 246
Image alt text Dermabrasion Dermabrasion is an intensive skin-resurfacing procedure performed by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
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Image alt text TCA Peel TCA peels are one of the most popular types of chemical peel.
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Image alt text Sculptra Sculptra is an FDA-approved injectable filler that can smooth deep wrinkles like marionette lines, as well as restore volume and firmness to areas like the cheeks and temples.
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Image alt text Microneedling with PRP Microneedling with PRP treatment involves using the patient's own blood as a resource to isolate the platelets with a centrifuge.
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Image alt text Photo Facial A photo facial is a laser light treatment which effectively treats men and women to remove brown spots and sun damage while increasing collagen production.
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Image alt text Dermaplaning Dermaplaning is a skin rejuvenation treatment that’s done in-office by a dermatologist or aesthetician, who uses a surgical scalpel to gently scrape away dead cells and vellus hair from your skin’s surface.
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Image alt text Dermalinfusion Dermalinfusion is a noninvasive skin care method that exfoliates your skin, sucks away debris, and infuses your skin with a custom serum.
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Image alt text Non-Surgical Facelift Non-surgical facelift is a carefully selected package of treatments that work to counter your specific signs of ageing.
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Image alt text Belotero Belotero is an injectable hyaluronic acid filler that’s FDA-approved to smooth moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, like marionette lines and nasolabial folds.
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Image alt text Vitalize Chemical Peel Vitalize chemical peel is appropriate for patients with mild-to-moderate skin imperfections that result from skin aging and sun exposure, such as fine lines and wrinkles, uneven skin tone and texture.
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Image alt text Venus Legacy Venus legacy body-contouring treatments help tighten loose skin, smooth wrinkles, and combat cellulite.
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Image alt text Juvederm Ultra Juvederm Ultra is primarily used to treat medium-depth wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds and marionette lines, smooth out depressed scars, and enhance lips.
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Image alt text Hydrafacial A hydrafacial is a multistep facial done with a patented device that uses Vortex-Fusion to cleanse, exfoliate, do pore extractions, and deliver customized serums into the skin.
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Image alt text Venus Viva Venus viva resurfaces skin with nanofractional radiofrequency energy to treat fine lines and deep wrinkles, acne scars, large pores, uneven skin texture, stretch marks, mild laxity, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation, including melasma.
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Image alt text Liquid Facelift A liquid facelift is a nonsurgical procedure that uses injectables to restore facial volume, reduce wrinkles, and rejuvenate the face and give it a more youthful appearance.
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Image alt text Bellafill Bellafill is a FDA-approved collagen-based dermal filler that’s injected under the dermis to counteract one of the hallmarks of aging: volume loss.
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Image alt text Laser Skin Treatment Laser skin treatment delivered with a fractional laser, which leaves microscopic columns of untreated tissue throughout the treatment area.
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Image alt text Skin Rejuvenation Skin rejuvenation treatment options include a variety of nonsurgical techniques and cosmetic procedures that are done to correct fine lines, wrinkles, sagging, and brown spots in order to restore the skin.
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Image alt text Facial Fillers Facial fillers are synthetic or naturally occurring substances injected into the lines, folds, and tissues of the face to decrease the appearance of wrinkles and restore the facial fullness that decreases with age.
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Image alt text Volbella Injections Volbella injections are non-surgical lip augmentation treatment, designed to plump the lips and minimize the appearance of fine lines around the mouth, also known as perioral rhytids or perioral lines.
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Image alt text Scars Treatment Scars treatment differs based on the particular scar’s size, texture, and location.
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Image alt text Radio Frequency Skin Tightening Radio frequency skin tightening is a nonsurgical method of tightening your skin.
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Image alt text Xeomin Xeomin is an injectable neurotoxin that temporarily relaxes muscles to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles created by dynamic facial movements, such as smiling, frowning, or raising your eyebrows.
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Image alt text Hand Rejuvenation Hand rejuvenation treatments turn back the clock by reducing wrinkles, minimizing prominent veins, fading brown spots, and improving skin tone.
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Image alt text Acne Treatment Acne treatment depends on your age, the type and severity of your acne, and what you are willing to commit to.
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Image alt text Microdermabrasion A microdermabrasion treatment gently removes the top layer of dead and damaged skin cells and vacuums them away.
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Image alt text Skin Blemish Treatment A blemish is any type of mark, spot, discoloration, or flaw that appears on the skin.
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Image alt text Rhinophyma Treatment The aims of surgical rhinophyma treatment are to remove the excess tissue and restore the natural shape of the nose as much as possible by shaving off the extra layers of skin.
Ranked in San Francisco: 2 Ranked in CA: 16 Ranked in US: 36
Image alt text Emsculpt Emsculpt is an FDA-cleared body-sculpting procedure that builds muscle and burns fat.
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Image alt text Rejuvenize Peel Rejuvenize peel is appropriate for patients with moderate to severe skin imperfections that result from skin aging and sun exposure.
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Image alt text SkinMedica Illuminize Peel SkinMedica illuminize peel is designed to improve the appearance of minor skin imperfections and brighten tired skin.
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Image alt text Vollure XC Vollure XC is an injectable filler that is designed to smooth moderate to severe nasolabial folds, or deeper creases around the nose and mouth.
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Image alt text ReSurFX ResurFX is a laser skin-resurfacing treatment that can address a host of common concerns.
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Image alt text Dermapen Dermapen is a motorized pen-like microneedling device used by a medical or skin-care professional to improve skin tone and texture.
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Image alt text SkinMedica SkinMedica is a luxury, science-backed line of over-the-counter skin-care products.
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Image alt text Volumizing Fillers Volumizing fillers are dermal filler to correct volume loss in hands and face.
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Image alt text Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Fillers Hyaluronic acid fillers are a type of temporary dermal fillers designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
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Image alt text Fraxel Fraxel is the most widely known brand of fractional laser treatments used for skin resurfacing and rejuvenation.
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Image alt text Lower Face And Neck Revitalization The lower face and neck revitalization combined method addresses the factors that contribute to the appearance of ageing in the lower third of the face and neck.
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Image alt text Tear Trough Correction The goal of a tear trough correction filler is to reduce the depth of a tear trough.
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Image alt text Facelift Facelift surgery tightens underlying muscles, lifts tissues, sculpts fat, and removes excess skin, to give your face and neck a more youthful appearance.
Ranked in San Francisco: 29 Ranked in CA: 359 Ranked in US: 1653
Image alt text Breast Lift A procedure that lifts the breast tissue and repositions the nipples to remedy sagging breasts.
Ranked in San Francisco: 24 Ranked in CA: 297 Ranked in US: 1429
Image alt text Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.
Ranked in San Francisco: 25 Ranked in CA: 335 Ranked in US: 1562
Image alt text Brow Lift A surgical procedure that removes wrinkled, drooping skin around and above the eyebrows. This lifts the eyebrows and restores them to their appropriate placement.
Ranked in San Francisco: 23 Ranked in CA: 273 Ranked in US: 1363
Image alt text Liposuction A surgical procedure that removes stubborn fat deposits from the legs.
Ranked in San Francisco: 10 Ranked in CA: 170 Ranked in US: 689
Image alt text Facial Implants A facial implant is a small device (made of silicon or another safe material) that plastic surgeon puts underneath your skin during surgery.
Ranked in San Francisco: 14 Ranked in CA: 238 Ranked in US: 796
Image alt text Chin Augmentation A chin augmentation refers to refinement/improvement of the bone contour of the chin area.
Ranked in San Francisco: 13 Ranked in CA: 202 Ranked in US: 802
Image alt text Eyelid Surgery Eyelid surgery tightens and lifts sagging eyelid skin.
Ranked in San Francisco: 23 Ranked in CA: 381 Ranked in US: 1653
Image alt text Arm Lift An upper arm lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes excess fat and loose skin on your underarms, eliminating the appearance of “bat wings.”
Ranked in San Francisco: 12 Ranked in CA: 240 Ranked in US: 1089
Image alt text Fat Transfer A procedure that removes fat from one area of the body via liposuction and transfers it to another area.
Ranked in San Francisco: 15 Ranked in CA: 227 Ranked in US: 846
Image alt text Tummy Tuck Also known as an "abdominoplasty” this procedure reduces the size and shape of the abdomen by removing excess fat and skin.
Ranked in San Francisco: 11 Ranked in CA: 213 Ranked in US: 714
Image alt text Breast Revision Breast revision surgery makes to improve the appearance of breasts that have been previously operated on.
Ranked in San Francisco: 15 Ranked in CA: 207 Ranked in US: 831
Image alt text Lower Body Lift The lower body lift extends the tummy tuck incision completely around the lower torso, which allows surgeon to lift or resuspend the thighs and tighten the buttocks as well as to execute the traditional tummy tuck.
Ranked in San Francisco: 13 Ranked in CA: 182 Ranked in US: 673
Image alt text Thigh Lift A procedure that trims away extra excess skin and fat to create more toned thigh contours.
Ranked in San Francisco: 9 Ranked in CA: 200 Ranked in US: 916
Image alt text Lip Augmentation Lip augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that can give you fuller, plumper lips.
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Image alt text Nova Threads Nova threads is a non-invasive treatment to help loose and sagging skin.
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Image alt text Perlane Perlane is a type of dermal filler used by dermatologists for the treatment of wrinkles.
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Image alt text All Resurfacing & Rejuvenation Lasers Laser skin resurfacing and rejuvenation removes skin layer by layer with precision, the new skin cells that form during healing give the skin a tighter, younger looking surface.
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Image alt text Facial Rejuvenation Facial rejuvenation is a cosmetic treatment which aims to restore a youthful appearance to the human face.
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Image alt text Eye Lift An eye lift is a surgical procedure that reduces bagginess from lower eyelids and removes excess skin from the upper eyelids.
Ranked in San Francisco: 7 Ranked in CA: 157 Ranked in US: 494
Image alt text Hip Augumentation Hip augmentation surgery sculpts hips and increases their width via hip implants or fat transfer.
Ranked in San Francisco: 5 Ranked in CA: 37 Ranked in US: 40
Image alt text Neck Lift A procedure that improves the look of the neck by redraping sagging, wrinkled skin. In addition, it tightens the skin by removing excess skin.
Ranked in San Francisco: 19 Ranked in CA: 271 Ranked in US: 1177
Image alt text Buttock Surgery A "butt lift" or "gluteoplasty" removes excess skin from the buttocks and provides a naturally lifted and firmer appearance.
Ranked in San Francisco: 6 Ranked in CA: 104 Ranked in US: 288
Image alt text Thread Lift A thread lift is a nonsurgical facial rejuvenation procedure that passes threads beneath the surface of your skin, to lift the tissue.
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Image alt text Eyelid Rejuvenation Eyelid rejuvenation surgery lifts and tightens the sagging upper eyelid skin.
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Image alt text Forehead Reduction Forehead reduction surgery shortens the distance between your hairline and eyebrows by moving the scalp forward and positioning your hairline lower on your forehead.
Ranked in San Francisco: 6 Ranked in CA: 154 Ranked in US: 393
Image alt text Facial Fat Transfer An injection procedure where fat is harvested from the abdomen using liposuction, purifying it, and then injecting it into the target areas of the face to create fullness and a younger appearance.
Ranked in San Francisco: 11 Ranked in CA: 135 Ranked in US: 519
Image alt text Revision Rhinoplasty A rhinoplasty revision is a surgical procedure that aims to correct undesired results or complications that arise after an initial rhinoplasty.
Ranked in San Francisco: 9 Ranked in CA: 131 Ranked in US: 397
Image alt text Erbium Resurfacing Erbium laser resurfacing is designed to remove surface-level and moderately deep lines and wrinkles on the face, hands, neck, or chest.
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Image alt text Revanesse Versa Revanesse versa is an FDA approved hyaluronic acid dermal filler that can be used to treat moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, including nasolabial folds.
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Image alt text Non-Surgical Facial Rejuvenation Non-surgical facial rejuvenation uses a combination of dermal filler and anti wrinkle injections.
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Image alt text Perfect Derma Peel Perfect derma peel is a revolutionary peel that will transform your skin into looking younger, healthier and clearer in just one week.
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Image alt text Novathread Lift Novathread lift procedure is a minimally invasive alternative to facelift surgery.
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Image alt text Jaw Contouring Jaw contouring is a popular procedure for slimming the jawline and creating a more balanced facial profile.
Ranked in San Francisco: 4 Ranked in CA: 115 Ranked in US: 112
Image alt text Breast Reconstruction Breast reconstruction surgery helps restore a more natural, symmetrical appearance of a breast that has been removed by a mastectomy or altered by a lumpectomy as part of breast cancer treatment.
Ranked in San Francisco: 20 Ranked in CA: 211 Ranked in US: 991
Image alt text Vaser Liposuction Vaser liposuction is a surgical fat-removal procedure that uses ultrasonic vibration to break up unwanted fat and free it from the surrounding tissue before it’s sucked out through a hollow tube, called a cannula.
Ranked in San Francisco: 5 Ranked in CA: 123 Ranked in US: 384
Image alt text Breast Asymmetry Correction Breast asymmetry correction surgery involves changing the size, shape or position of one of both the breasts to make the breasts more equal.
Ranked in San Francisco: 8 Ranked in CA: 99 Ranked in US: 280
Image alt text Breast Reduction A procedure that removes excess skin and breast tissue that may cause saggy breasts or physical symptoms.
Ranked in San Francisco: 7 Ranked in CA: 95 Ranked in US: 174
Image alt text Male Chest Enhancement Male chest enhancement procedures are used to enhance the appearance of the pectoral muscles by adding volume or removing excess surrounding fat.
Ranked in San Francisco: 5 Ranked in CA: 43 Ranked in US: 112
Image alt text Breast Fat Transfer A surgery where fat is removed from an area with fatty deposits via liposuction, purified, and then transferred via injection into the breasts to increase size and fullness.
Ranked in San Francisco: 7 Ranked in CA: 112 Ranked in US: 339
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Yngvar A. Hvistendahl, Dr

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.6 8 reviews

182, Gough Street, San Francisco County, San Francisco, CA 94102

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