Doctor Cheng in Saratoga, California

Name: Elbert T. Cheng, MD
Last name: Cheng
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2000
Years experience: 23
Primary Specialty: Facial Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://www.cffbr.com/
Business: Cheng Plastic Surgery
Address: 12945 Saratoga Ave.
Phone: (408) 645-7446
International phone number: +14086457446
City: Saratoga
State: California
Zip Code: 95070
Country: US
Statement: Dr. Elbert Cheng is a double-board certified facial plastic surgeon. He was raised in Mountain View and attended Stanford for his undergraduate studies, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors. Still wanting to pursue his love for science, he traveled to England and undertook research and additional studies at Oxford University.

Once back in the US, he completed his Medical Degree at Duke University and returned to his roots, Stanford, for his residency in Head and Neck Surgery. After five years of intense training, he traveled to Indianapolis for one additional year of focused study with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This sparked a passion in aesthetic surgery, where he was able to combine his love for teaching, medicine and helping patients achieve their idea of beauty.
Consulting Fees: 0$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • El Camino Hospital, Los Gatos and Mountain View
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA, Stanford University
  • Medical: MD, Duke University
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University
  • Fellowship: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Member of: 
  • fps
Board Certification: 
Elbert Tze Chin Cheng (ABMSUID -75022)

Viewed: 8/27/2008
Day of birth:
3/05/1970}

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification:
5/19/2003 – 6/3/2013
Education: 1996 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: PrivateLos Gatos, CA 95032 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 37.2807284,-122.0039569

Elbert T. Cheng, MD

Primary location: 
Location name: San Jose
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 37.3201,-121.8779984
Treatments: 
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Areola Reduction Surgery
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Beard Transplant
  • Biocorneum
  • Body Lift
  • Botox
  • Botox for Gummy Smile
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Botox for TMJ
  • Brazilian Butt Lift
  • Brazilian Butt Lift Revision
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Fat Transfer
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Buccal Fat Removal
  • Cellfina
  • Cellulaze
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Filler
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Contour Thread Lift
  • CoolMini
  • CoolSculpting
  • Cryolipolysis
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Dermapen
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyebrow Transplant
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Fractional Laser
  • Fraxel Laser
  • FUE Hair Transplant
  • Genioplasty
  • Hair Loss Treatment
  • Hair Transplant
  • Hand Rejuvenation
  • Hyaluronidase
  • HydraFacial
  • IPL
  • Jessner Peel
  • Jeuveau
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Liposuction
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lightsheer Laser
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Repositioning
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposuction
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Lower Facelift
  • MACS Facelift
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Microneedling
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Neck Lift
  • NeoGraft
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Nonsurgical Neck Lift
  • Nonsurgical Nose Job
  • Phenol Peel
  • PicoSure
  • PicoWay
  • PrecisionTx
  • PRP for Hair Loss
  • PRP Injections
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • Pulsed Dye Laser
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Salicylic Peel
  • Scar Removal
  • Sculptra
  • Septoplasty
  • Silhouette InstaLift
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • SkinCeuticals
  • Smart Lipo
  • SMAS Facelift
  • Spironolactone For Acne
  • Subcision
  • Tattoo Removal
  • Tazorac
  • TCA Peel
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Thermage
  • Thigh Lift
  • Thread Lift
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Ultherapy
  • Vampire Facelift
  • Vampire Facial
  • Vaser Liposuction
  • Volbella
  • Vollure
  • Voluma

RealSelf Info

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 8901
Answer count: 524
Review count: 29
5 star count: 20
Total star count: 20
Star rating: 4.27
Photo count last three months: 10
Photo and answer count last three months: 10
Lead count last three months: 12
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Nov 27, 2007
Profile modified: Dec 29, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Profile Plus
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: Yes
Directory link: Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Doctor Designation Start Time: Nov 9, 2019
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • San Jose, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.3201,-121.8779984

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Injectable Fillers (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Injectable Fillers (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Neck Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Jan 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lip Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (Jul 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lip Lift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Botox (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial Fat Transfer (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial Fat Transfer (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial Fat Transfer (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facial (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Eyelid Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Deep Plane Facelift (Nov 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Lower Facelift Prices

  • $25001 – Jan 11, 2021
  • $25000 – Jan 11, 2021
  • $25001 – Jan 11, 2021

Botox Prices

  • $2300 – Jul 27, 2023
  • $2300 – Jul 27, 2023
  • $2300 – Jul 27, 2023

Deep Plane Facelift Prices

  • $40000 – Nov 10, 2022
  • $40000 – Nov 10, 2022
  • $40000 – Nov 10, 2022

Chin Implant Prices

  • $7000 – Sep 20, 2022
  • $7000 – Sep 20, 2022
  • $7000 – Sep 20, 2022

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Cheng Plastic Surgery, https://www.cffbr.com/
Address
12945 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga, California, US, 95070 (GPS coordinates: 37.2807284,-122.0039569)
Phone
(408) 255-3223
Working Hours
Created / Modified
Jun 14, 2019 / Dec 21, 2021

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Where does the excess skin go during a thread lift?
Thread lifting and excess skin
Aug 9, 2019
Hello and great
question!  Threads are meant to lift and
pull the skin, but the procedure doesn’t excise or remove the skin, as you have
so astutely pointed out.  The skin will redistribute
itself to smooth out the bunched skin. 
Thus, the amazing result you see right after the procedure is performed,
will settle itself, as the bunched up skin will redistribute and settle with
the region that is tightened.  Best of
luck!
Is it possible to do a forehead lift to tighten loose skin without raising eyebrows?
Options for forehead lift
Aug 9, 2019
Hello and thank you
for your question.  By definition, a
forehead lift tightens skin, but lifts your brows.  Having said that, I do think it is possible
to leave the brow attachments to the orbital rims, which would leave the brows
in their respective positions, but pull the skin upward.  The incision would need to be at the
hairline/pretrichial and the frontalis muscle would need to be weakened during
the surgery.  Best of luck to you and I
hope you found these comments helpful!
What should I get done to reduce the lines around my mouth?
Minimally invasive rejuvenation around the mouth
Aug 9, 2019
Hello and thank you
for your question!  The line around your
mouth is a dentition line, revealing your underlying teeth, pushing out your
soft tissue around your mouth, but creating a crease in the process.  Man-made fillers or fat injections can help
to volumize and smooth this region out. 
Best of luck to you!
Curious on your opinion on what to do with my lower eye lid fat pouches? What do you think would be
Lower eyelid rejuvenation
Aug 9, 2019
Hello and thank you
for your question.  You appear to be a
young man with good skin, but hollowing of the lower eyelid region and some
orbital fat that is pushing out.  My
recommendation would be for volume replacement in the lower eyelid region.  I would not operate on you because I feel the
risks would outweigh the benefits.  You
can use a hyaluronic acid filler with a cannula or you can inject nanofat/stem
cells and a little macrofat into the region. 
Either would be a good option. 
Fa…
My head was burned when I was a young boy leaving patches of missing hair, would a hair transplant
Hair transplant on burn scars
Aug 9, 2019
Hello and thank you for your question. I’ve seen others with the same issue and yes, if you have hair in
the back of your scalp, we can transplant these to the regions which have
scarring and lost hair.  Hope this helps
and best of luck to you!
Do I need an eyebrow lift or eyelid surgery?
Eyebrow lift vs Eyelid Surgery?
Jul 8, 2019
Great question and thank you for including pictures with elevation of your brow and then your desired result.  From the pictures, you would need a brow lift and eyelid surgery in combination.  The brow lift will give you more spacing and open up the distance between your lashes and your brows and the eyelid surgery will increase your eyelid crease height.  Both, in conjunction, will give you and your surgeon the best opportunity for creating the look you are trying to achieve.
What procedure(s) can repair my droopy eye?
Fixing a droopy eyelid?
Jul 8, 2019
A droopy eyelid is
typically caused by weakness of the levator aponeurosis muscle.  Ptosis surgery can be approached from the
skin surface or under the eyelid.  Best
of luck to you!
Is a fat transfer absolutely necessary with a lower blepharoplasty?
Is fat transfer necessary with a lower blepharoplasty?
Jul 8, 2019
No.  Fat transfer is not absolutely necessary with
every lower blepharoplasty, but trust your surgeon.  He/she has experience and probably recommends
it because it is needed.  Best of luck to
you!
What are the differences in results and benefits for doing fat repositioning versus a fat transfer?
Fat Repositioning Vs. Fat Transfer
Jul 8, 2019
Fat repositioning and
fat transfer attempt to accomplish a similar goal, build volume, in a specific
location, in need of it.  Yes, it can be quite
confusing that one surgeon recommends one vs. the other.  In general, surgeons have different
techniques and see different results based on these techniques.  If the area of volume replacement is the
exact same location, you can ask the surgeons why they choose one technique
over the other and they should be able to explain their reasoning.  The…
I’m Asian and have monolids. Is it possible to have eyelid surgery that removes excess fat without
Absolutely!
Jul 8, 2019
Thank you for your
question!  It’s an excellent question and
yes, it is possible to remove excess fat without creating a double eyelid.  Best of luck to you!
Ski slope nose 6 weeks after Rhino. My nose also hurts when I smile. Advice?
6 weeks after rhinoplasty
Apr 25, 2019
Hello renato,as you’ve read from the other surgeons, you’re very early after rhinoplasty so try to be patient. the dorsum may not get higher, but the tip may get slightly lower.  it’s important to go to your followups with your surgeon and have him/her help you through this recovery.best of luck!
Is it possible to regrow hairs at the age of 45? The photos of my Crown head please suggest me to s
crown balding at 45 yrs old.
Apr 8, 2019
Hello – I would recommend you start some oral and topical treatments, such as Finasteride and Minoxidil.  The first goal is to stop hair loss, then, hopefully, the medicines will begin to wake up the sleeping follicles.  We are having some very nice improvements with PRP injections to the scalp and this would be the next step.Best of luck,Elbert Cheng, MD
Hi there. Does my hair post transplant 2 and weeks after look to spaced out and not as dense as it
2 wks post 1,500 FUE hair transplant
Apr 8, 2019
Thank you for your question!  At 2 wks, there could be some early shedding of the transplanted hair shafts. (Don’t worry.  This doesn’t mean you’ve lost those hairs yet.)  I do think that 1,500 FUE hair transplant, for your surface area, could be a little on the sparse side.  Don’t worry.  Let the hairs grow in, and in 12 months to 18 months, determine how the density looks at that time.  I think it looks fine at this point!  Best of luck!Elbert Cheng, MD
Scaring after rhinoplasty – I’m bummed and want to know if this will heal, how should I treat it? (
scarring after rhinoplasty
Apr 8, 2019
Thank you for your question and I’m sorry you have had to deal with a allergic reaction to your tape.  As you have heard from your surgeon, time will continue to heal your tissue injury, but it does require patience.  I know that you don’t want to hear that at this point, but the coloration will fade with time and the tissue should contract in more.  Laser is an option, but I would allow your tissues to continue to heal.  Best of luck with whatever you decide.Elbert Cheng, MD
Do I have retraction in the lower lids and droopiness in the upper lids? If so how to fix it? (Phot
Upper eyelid blepharoplasty
Feb 28, 2019
Hello and thank you for your question. You do appear to have a small amount of upper eyelid droopiness that could potentially be corrected with plastic surgery. While it’s difficult to tell from only a photo, you may benefit from an upper eyelid blepharoplasty to eliminate any unwanted sagging. To learn more, schedule a consultation with a board-certified facial plastic surgeon. They will be able to evaluate your eyelids in-person and determine what your best options are for addressing y…

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