Plastic Surgery for Yorktown Heights, NY

East of the Taconic, rather than south to the city

Yorktown Heights is the busy heart of the Town of Yorktown, the hamlet Route 202 runs through, a little east of the Taconic State Parkway. Most of the long drives people make from here point south. For plastic surgery the shorter trip points east: Bellava MedAesthetics & Plastic Surgery Center is at 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills, about eight miles off, or roughly 18 minutes without traffic by Routes 202 and 35 and a brief stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway.

This page is written for the hamlet. For the wider town, see our Yorktown page.

The people you deal with, start to finish

• The patient coordinator. A consultation with Dr. Kim is arranged personally rather than booked online. Send a request through the website, or call or text, and Natalie Palais gets back to you to find a time and to answer the practical questions before you ever sit down with the surgeon.
• The surgeon. Chang Soo Kim, MD, earned his medical degree at the Yale School of Medicine, trained in plastic surgery at Yale–New Haven Hospital and is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. The same doctor who examines you at the consultation performs your operation and sees you afterwards.
• The operating room. Surgery takes place on site, in Bellava’s own suite, which is accredited by The Joint Commission.
• The non-surgical team. When a lighter treatment would do the job, Bellava’s injectors, led by Donna D’Alessio, MD, work under the same roof.

What Yorktown Heights residents ask Dr. Kim about

• Breasts: augmentation, breast lift and breast reduction.
• Body: the tummy tuck, which Dr. Kim has performed more than 500 times, the mommy makeover and non-surgical laser lipo.
• Face: facelift, neck lift and eyelid surgery. Bellava’s eyelid surgery page already names Yorktown Heights among the nearby places its eye-lift patients travel from.

Why the distance matters more after surgery than before it

You make the trip for a consultation once. After an operation you make it several times, for check-ups, garment fittings and the occasional question that is easier answered in person. Eighteen minutes each way keeps those visits from eating a day, and whoever drives you home on surgery day is back in Yorktown Heights well inside the hour.

Yorktown Heights patients ask

What does the first consultation cost? Nothing. It is free, private and one-to-one with Dr. Kim, and it commits you to nothing.

Can I come in outside working hours? Bellava stays open until 7 pm on Mondays and Thursdays and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

Where can I see his patients’ results? Bellava’s before and after gallery is made up of Dr. Kim’s own patients. Payment options, including financing, are explained at your consultation.