Dr. Evan Ransom, MD

I am so grateful to have chosen the right plastic surgeon! Dr. Ransom and his staff were amazing! Every aspect of my experience from beginning to end was flawless and outstanding! I am 54 years old and after losing 40 pounds, I knew I wanted a neck and lower-face lift. I was very nervous about which doctor to select because there are so many options with many different styles of practices. I knew I wanted a doctor that specialized in facial plastic surgery and on the cutting edge of the newest technology. Naturally I wanted a doctor that I could trust and would be completely honest with me! Ultimately, I wanted a doctor that would strive to create the most natural looking results without visible scars. I am happy to say that Dr. Ransom is an artist and he was able to fulfill my wish! It’s been more than six months since my surgery and I have a beautiful jawline, the sagging of my neck is completely gone and my facial scars have been camouflaged into my hairline. My face looks natural and refreshed with no evidence of plastic surgery! Other than Dr. Ransom’s excellent work as a surgeon, he was extremely efficient, very sensitive to my needs and has great bedside manner. Dee and Julian were always very friendly yet professional! This team as a whole was very efficient and always punctual! I am very grateful to have found Dr. Ransom and his staff and would highly recommend them!

About 6 months ago, I had an excision from my nose of a rather large melanoma lesion. The following day Dr. Evan Ransome, plastic surgeon in San Francisco, took a graft from my left clavicle and filled the hole left from the excision with that graft. He did a great job. Six months later, one can't tell that I had this work done; my nose looks normal. And Dr. Ransome has been very conscientious in his follow up after the surgery, having seen me an additional 3 times. I wholeheartedly recommend his services.

Dr Evan Ransom is a Perfect 10 Doctor in my opinion, here's my story. I had previously chosen a sub par surgeon because of a cheaper price. What was the logic behind going to a cheaper surgeon? The logic was if I the surgical results weren't what I expected (which after my research, seems to happen a lot), I can recover to pay for a second one. Two shots are better than one. But that's what happened, two rhinoplasties with poor results. I was frustrated and not feeling optimistic but then I decided I'll give it one last try, but I had to do the research and carefully choose the right surgeon. What made me want to have my surgery done by Dr. Ransom was because of two reasons. First, a review I read from a previous patient of his stating they wanted something extreme done with their nose. Dr. Evan Ransom being the quality surgeon he is and knowing that a surgeon should never take a risk on something as serious as persons face, did a more conservative version of what the patient wanted but did not do the extreme alterations the person was willing to take. After this patients surgery, the person stated that their nose looked good and there was an improvement but did not get the extreme change they were hoping for. The person admitted what they wanted could've been a risk, for them looking terrible, but it was a risk they were willing to take. This review actually gave me ease because I'm an extreme person that takes risks. I'm a person who is willing to do something extreme for a maximum reward, even though there is a chance of an extreme downside, and it's good to have a professional to protect you from yourself. Second thing that steered me to do my procedure with Dr. Ransom was when I came into see him for a consultation. He instantly saw what I thought was wrong with my nose and knew what to do to fix it.... which doesn't seem like a big deal. But then after the consultation, I went to another well reviewed SF facial plastic surgeon to get a second opinion (which you should do if you are going to spend this amount of money) and the doctor (who I will not name) said he could not see what I was talking about, said I maybe delusional, and after I pointed out the issues with my nose, and him finally admitting he can "sort of" see it, said what I wanted could not be surgically done. Wow. I greatly appreciate Dr. Ransoms skilled surgical eyes which apparently is not guaranteed by even other talented surgeons. So both these things; a keen eye for the little details and protecting the patient from taking extreme risks is why I chose to do my revision rhinoplasty with him. In terms of the surgery, I finally got what I wanted! Dr. Ransom finally gave me the nose I envisioned since I was in my early teens. After two botched rhinoplasties, I'm finally satisfied with my nose. I'm truly grateful for his skills as a facial plastic surgeon, and, after knowing him on a personal level, he's a great person too. He really cares about his patients. *Pic is 7 months post revision rhinoplasty (right side)

Doctor Ransom was super professional and clearly a well respected expert in his chosen field, nothing but good things to say about him. Unfortunately, his office manager Dee, was extremely rude, hung up the phone on me when I tried to reschedule an appointment and refused to take my call. I was called back later that day to advise they would waive the fee but not give me surgery. It's a real pity what a rude employee can do for th patient experience. I would strongly advise avoiding this place if you have to deal with a lady called Dee. Apart from being hung up on, this place seemed great, it's just a shame that this particular member of Dr Ransom's staff have to be so rude and have zero compassion. I would however, like to add some further commentary to this review. Since the above unsavory incident with the aforementioned member of Dr Ransoms staff. Both Doctor Ransom and another member of staff have contacted me and apologized in a genuine and thoughtful manner, I deeply appreciate this gesture which came with a spirit of compassion. This has made me feel far better about the situation. I have come to believe that maybe my experience with Dee was a one off, and maybe..she was just having a bad day. Let's hope that's the case so no one else need be disrespected in the future when seeking medical care. I am still out of pocket the time and money it has taken me to go on this journey to get my nose healed as they will not treat me and I have to find another consultant which will no doubt incur incremental out-of-pocket costs. It would be nice to get booked in for my procedure as planned before but perhaps that's a long shot now. Will see how the situation unfolds.

When I had a basal cell cancer removed from my nose, the surgeon who did that procedure offered just to suture the surgery site himself, but gave me the option of seeing Dr. Ransom instead. Choosing that latter option was the best decision I could have ever made! Dr. Ransom was a true artist in closing a deep, dime--sized wound in the best possible way to minimize the scar in the exact middle of my face. He has since done an laser procedure to further smooth and remarkably reduce that scar. His skills are top-notch, and he and his fine staff are a pleasure to interact with. If you need plastic surgery, he is the man!