Plastic Surgery Associates of Orange County

Dr. Kim is my hero. After I had my three kids, I was a size E cup and miserable. The weight and appearance effected my on a daily basis. I met with several doctors before deciding to have Dr. Kim perform my surgery. He opened a whole new world for me giving me the size I wanted, no more pain, and the freedom to buy whatever clothes I wanted. I am happy in my own skin. His bed-side manner is incredible and he is such a perfectionist. He pays attention to every detail and answers all your questions. Thank you!

BIG MISTAKE !! About a year and a half ago, had my tummy tuck with Dr. Daniel Kim. first the tummy tuck, 6 months later liposuction to get all the fats he was not able to get rid of the first time. every time after the surgery I asked him why my tummy is still not flat and I dont have a waistline, he answered " its too soon and it takes about a year for your body to show and I need to wait for all the swelling and bloating to be gone" His other answer was " if you dont have a flat tummy is because of your inner organ fat " !? I went and got 2 other plastic surgeon opinions on his job and this is what I got from both of them: One asked me " Are you sure the guy who did this job on you was a real plastic surgeon? " The other said " I do a much tighter job on tummy tucks and get all the fat and extra skin from the sides so they have nice curves, something that your Dr.( Dr, Kim ) didn't do on me! After 2 surgeries and almost $20.000 later, I went back to him last month KNOWING what I will be hearing from him and not asking him to do anything for me, but just to be comfortable with my own conscious that I have given him another chance to either offer to fix it or at least admit his horrible job. AGAIN, after A YEAR AND A HALF ( when all the swelling and bloating are gone ), I'm holding the extra fat and skin where he has cut TWICE to get rid of with my fingers and showing it to him asking how come I still have these left? why didn't you take it out? you cut me twice because you yourself saw how bad you left it the first time! His response to me " well, there's nothing I can do for you these are your inner organs fat " His own words to me when I went to him and was showing all the areas I was concern about " Whatever you can get in your hands/fingers, I can get in the surgery room " ( so much for that ) ! HOW ON EARTH ONE CAN HOLD TO HER /HIS INNER ORGANS FAT WITH TWO FINGERS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY ???? It's BEYOND ME !!!!! ITS UNHEARD OF !!! Yes, the office staff are nice people, Yes he does come to you with a smile and very friendly. But if you expect to get a NICE job from ( at least in Tummy tuck section part of his surgeries ) you be disappointed big time !!! He just does the very basic tummy tuck. No curvature No body sculpting! I made a big mistake going to him and not do my homework before because I was so excited after so many years I finally was able to do this surgery and his manner was, don't worry you be wearing bikinis after I'm done with you, I just jumped in to just having the surgery without going at least to 3 other Drs to see their jobs . BIG MISTAKE! I have my before and after surgery and pictures from a month ago when I went to him to show him the result of his basic job and willing to share it with anyone if you doubt and want proof.

As a 68 year old male, I was both skeptical and nervous about physical altering surgery. ( Didn't want the finger pointing.."hey, what did you do?") Recently retired, I wanted to address those concerns I had that I couldn't when working 60 hrs a week and flying all over the country. Bags under my eyes, double chin...you got the picture. First took up boxing to lose weight...boy, does that work. Second, change the look, not too much, subtle if you know what I mean. Recommendation from my Internist was Dr Daniel KIm. Best recommendation I've had since a friend introduced me to my wife. Dr KIm explained different procedures (laser, surgery, etc) so one knows what's "goin' on", Net-Net...Dr. Kim sets the bar extremely high for other surgeons. He should be the standard of comparison for all others. My recommendation? I'll steal from the Nike commercial and say: "Just Do It!"

Dr Kachenmeister made my decision so easy, after plenty of consultations I knew within a few minutes of meeting him that he would be my surgeon. So genuine and kind... And my results were better than I ever could have imagined. I am only 1 week post op and I'm SO excited and impressed with my results! Without a doubt Dr K is the BEST!

Both Dr. Kachenmeister and his team are the absolute best. I've never had even a mediocre visit with them because they treat you like family. I had implant removal, mastopexy and new implants.. He did an excellent job on my surgeries and is such a perfectionist I couldn't thank him enough! They seriously has changed my life and I would recommend him to anyone and everyone.