Meet our esteemed plastic surgeon, Dr. Edwin Kwon! A Southern California native and National Merit Scholar, Dr. Kwon attended Pomona College, earning the CRC Chemistry Award and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He was recruited to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with a full academic scholarship as a Canby Robinson Scholar. During medical school, he took a sabbatical to work at Massachusetts General Hospital with Dr. William J. Austen. Dr. Kwon completed his combined General Surgery and Plastic Surgery program at UCSF, where he received an NIH grant to study a novel pain control pathway, leading to a groundbreaking paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. He also published numerous scientific articles and a book chapter with Dr. Ron Gruber. Following residency, he completed an Aesthetics Fellowship at USC, performing countless cosmetic procedures and publishing papers on rhinoplasty, complex breast procedures, and abdominoplasty. Dr. Kwon specializes in Asian Rhinoplasty, DCF Rhinoplasty, Buccal Fat Removal, Endoscopic Breast Augmentation, and body-contouring procedures in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Newport Beach. Known for his meticulous approach and dedication to achieving natural results, Dr. Kwon often tells patients, “I want people to know you look better, but not quite know why.” His extensive training and experience, combined with his unique perspective, allow him to provide a customized approach to help you reach your aesthetic goals. We are proud to have such a talented physician leading our team at Kwon Plastic Surgery Clinic.