Miguel Delgado, M.D.
Dr. Miguel Delgado
As a plastic surgeon, Dr. Delgado joined the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group staff in San Rafael, California, in 1988. In 1989, Dr. Delgado left Kaiser to open a private practice in Novato, California, adjacent to the original Novato Community Hospital on Hill Road. When Novato completed a new hospital facility on Rowland Way in 2001, Dr. Delgado joined many other Nov
165 Rowland Way, Suite 300, Novato, CA 94945 United States
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Miguel Delgado, M.D., is a San Francisco Bay Area cosmetic and plastic surgeon who holds the two credentials most coveted by plastic surgeons practicing in the United States, namely certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Delgado has been in practice since 1990 and specializes in elective cosmetic surgery. He has two office locations: one at 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco and the other in Marin County at 165 Rowland Way in Novato. Dr. Delgado was privileged to train at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country. He graduated with honors from medical school at the University of California San Franc
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ginagiannarelli on Realself
8 months ago
05/23/2022, 01:07 AM
Age 66, lower facelift/necklift, temporal brow lifts & upper/lower eyes
After over a year of exhaustive research, I chose Dr. Delgado to perform my surgery. I live in Marin County, so the proximity to his surgery center in Novato was a plus, too. I made the right choice for me. I had multiple procedures done: lower facelift/necklift, temporal brow lifts and upper/lower eyes. I was 66 at the time and, although my skin is still very good, everything had dropped significantly. There was excessive drooping of the skin in my upper eyelids, lower face and neck. One eyebrow was lower then the other. I had significant lower eye bags that made me look tired all the time. I never had any work done, so I was very nervous. I am now almost 6 months out and very, very happy with the results. I waited to review to allow for healing and settling. For this much work, it really takes 6 months to a year for total healing to occur.
Dr. Delgado is a very skilled surgeon, very precise. He is also kind and caring. He will be available for any questions/concerns and gave me his cell number after surgery. We worked together to decide the best approach for my lower lids. I was worried that my dry eyes would cause complications if we did the more common approach (external lid incision under lower lids), and my eyes would look too different. After discussion, we agreed to the transconjunctival approach (inner lid incision), as this is better for dry eyes. Even so, I still developed chemosis in my right eye after 2 weeks or so, which lasted for 2.5 months and was very annoying. It involves patching the eye and the use of medications. This is a complication that can occur, most commonly after lower lid surgery, so be aware. However, it resolves over time. My advice; do your research, learn as much as you can about the procedures, possible complications, etc. Watch videos and ask your friends. Don't go in unprepared. And know there's going to be tradeoffs.
I also hired a caregiver they recommended, Michelle Saleh, who was wonderful. She took care of everything for 2.5 days so I could totally rest, including my eyes. I listened to audible books.
There was an article in the Marin IJ recently about the ridiculously high price of plastic surgery charged by "celebrity" plastic surgeons. I feel like I scored finding Dr. Delgado. I didn't pay anything near the prices quoted in the article. In fact, I now know I got a really good deal for all the excellent work he did. Thanks, Dr. Delgado.
onenamill on Realself
9 months ago
05/20/2022, 01:30 AM
So glad with the results - a month after surgery, healing just fine
Dr Delgado and his staff are the best! I'm so glad with the results! It's about a month after my surgery and I'm healing just fine. I wish I had sone this sooner. I'm very pleased with his work and feel so much better having gone to him than anyone else. Him and his staff have been extremely helpful and prompt. I always get a response back through email when I had questions. And even on the day of surgery, the whole process was smooth and you're well informed beforehand.
I feel I made the right choice. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge and the results show it. Thanks doc!
donaliza on Realself
10 months ago
04/20/2022, 04:39 AM
Life changing procedure - awesome results! :)
I've been following Dr. Delgado on RealSelf for years and so glad I finally pulled the trigger... doctor and staff have been so amazing and I'm so happy with the results. Went from a very heavy DD to a perky C cup accompanied with lipo of armpits, sides and back. I'm only about 7 weeks post-op and I'm still healing but clothes fit so much better and chronic back and neck pain is now nearly non-existent.
MJin on Realself
10 months ago
04/06/2022, 08:35 AM
Professionalism and Honesty!
I wanted to have eyelid surgery done for my upper and lower eyelids, so started searching for the best possible doctor.
I got a phone consultation with Miguel A. Delgado , after he heard about my complicated eyelid issues from previous years, he recommended a specialist to make sure I can get the right care.
I really appreciate Miguel A. Delgado‘s professionalism and honesty. I will go to him for other procedures because he won my trust!
RyanS123 on Realself
10 months ago
04/05/2022, 16:01 PM
Very good experience - happy with my results
Dr. Delgado and his team were great! This was my first surgery and though I was a little nervous, I found the experience to be good all around. Dr. Delgado and his staff are all very friendly and answered my questions. I'm happy with my results.
Thoughtful395928 on Realself
10 months ago
04/05/2022, 02:43 AM
Phenomenal Results That Keep Getting Better
I couldn't be happier with my choice to get a tummy tuck with Dr. Delgado. From the very initial stages to the final days of recovery, Dr. Delgado and his entire amazing staff made the whole process seamless, professional, and as pleasant as a major surgery could possibly be. Dr. Delgado is more than a doctor; he's an artist.
I went in for a full abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with extensive flank liposuction. I shopped around quite a bit and "interviewed" several surgeons before deciding on Dr. Delgado. (He was neither the cheapest nor the most expensive surgeon, but I don't believe anyone should choose a major cosmetic surgery based on price.) I chose him because of his training, experience, and professional demeanor. From Day 1 he and his great staff made the whole process seamless, without ever pressuring me.
Although I'm a VERY nervous surgery patient (I definitely had a little mini-breakdown the morning of my surgery), Dr. Delgado's calm, capable air put me at ease so much that I was actually cracking jokes going in to the operating room. His anesthesiologist, Dr. Hu, was also fantastic. I woke up in recovery fully lucid, without that typical groggy brain fog that comes with most experiences with general anesthesia.
Recovery from a tummy tuck (especially with extensive lipo) is no joke - for me it was 2+ weeks of absolute misery with an additional 4 weeks of very nontrivial discomfort. There's no getting around this; you just have to tough it out. But Dr. Delgado and his excellent office team hook you up with everything you need (all your medications, gauze and other supplies, pneumatic/mechanical leg compressors and other compression gear, a walker, Embrace scar therapy strips, etc.). Everything is bundled into the surgery price, so there's no nickel-and-dime nonsense after, allowing you to focus 100% on recovery.
I was worried about the scar; after all, a tummy tuck scar is pretty gnarly. But since I woke up in the recovery room after my surgery, and every day since, the scar has been of minimal concern to me. He did such an amazing job with my incision! It's tiny (in width... can't do anything about the length), precise, and symmetric. Even freshly post-op, it looked like a 25-inch long paper cut. Truly amazing, especially compared with the pie-crust scars some people have from tummy tucks! I'm just under 3 months post-op now and the results are amazing. (You know those red lines and indentations that you can get on your belly when the waist of your jeans digs in all day and leaves a mark? That's pretty much how my scar looks now, except thinner.) It's perfectly straight, and even when I'm wearing skimpy underwear it's still surprisingly easy to hide.
Every day now, I'm so happy to look in the mirror; I can't begin to describe what a welcome change that is compared to just a few months ago. And my swelling will continue to go down, making my results even better and more dramatic as time goes on. I'm about to go to the beach for a weeklong vacation, and will sport a bikini for the first time in my life. And I have Dr. Delgado to thank for all of this.
If you're on the fence about a tummy tuck (with or without lipo), that's understandable; it's a major procedure with a painful recovery, and shouldn't be rushed into lightly. (That said, life is short, and you deserve to live the life you want in the body you want.)
If you're already committed to getting a tummy tuck, go with Dr. Delgado, and I promise you will be thrilled with your results.
Marya55 on Realself
10 months ago
03/26/2022, 01:46 AM
Beautiful Results!
*Miracle Alert*
I'm thrilled! My results just keep getting better and better!
9 weeks post-tummy tuck with abdominal and flank liposuction, and I couldn't be happier with my results from this surgery! Dr. Delgado performed a virtual miracle erasing awful looking lumps of fat on my abdomen caused by PAH from Cool Sculpting. I honestly can't believe it! PAH creates a more difficult surgery and there's no sense interviewing any surgeons except the best!
In addition to fantastic aesthetic results, Dr. Delgado puts medical safety as a priority which was critically important to me. As a Nurse Practitioner who has worked in both clinics and hospital settings, I am more than familiar with surgical risks such as blood clots, wound infections and poor results. I interviewed 8 top surgeons and Dr. Delgado came to the top of the pack with the perfect combination of both aesthetic skill and medical safety protocols. He was absolutely the most proactive surgeon of all the ones I met with to prevent horrible outcomes.
With his decades of experience, I felt totally confident that I had a surgeon who had seen it all and would know how to handle any issues that might come up.
My life is changed and I no longer feeling deformed by Cool Sculpting and those awful PAH lumps that looked SO SO AWFUL.
His assistant Chelsie is the bomb and is completely dependable for assisting with paperwork, questions, and soothing any anxieties ahead of surgery.
Thank you Dr. Delgado and team for helping me feel beautiful again! A surgery that felt scary to me is behind me and I feel relieved, thrilled, fantastic, excited--even sexy again--and I am beyond grateful!!!!!
Here's the real deal folks! Good outcome from a difficult correction surgery! I meant to post these with the original review, but better late then never! Forget Cool Sculpting folks! Just see a good surgeon and get things done correctly! YOU DESERVE IT!
Honest528965 on Realself
a year ago
03/16/2022, 02:43 AM
Happy with my results - one of the best things I've ever done for myself
I've had stage 2/3 gynecomastia since I was about 14 years old. I'm 36 now. Having this procedure done has been one of the BEST things I've ever done for myself.
Dr. Delgado is on the pricier side of surgeons, but it's because he's THE man to have it done.
Versatile416995 on Realself
a year ago
02/18/2022, 12:03 PM
The results from my surgery are outstanding
I could not be happier with Dr Delgado and his team. From start to finish I felt taken care of. I could call or email with questions and they always helped me or got back to me quickly. Chelsie helped me set up my appointments and made the experience easy for me. The results from my surgery are outstanding. Thank you!!! I highly recommend Dr Delgado.