Plastic Surgeon Doctor Eric J. Culbertson, MD in Healdsburg, California 95448

Name: Eric J. Culbertson, MD
Last name: Culbertson
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2016
Years experience: 7
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Plastic Surgery Associates
Address: 4625 Quigg Dr.
Phone: +1 707-537-2111
City: Santa Rosa
State: California
Zip Code: 95409
Country: US
Statement: Dr. Culbertson recognizes that each patient is unique in regard to his or her anatomy, desires, and expectations. He personally strives to achieve natural yet undeniable results that bolster one’s self esteem and reinforce, rather than change, one’s identity. In particular, Dr. Culbertson feels that each procedure must be tailored to the individual. Often, a marriage of approaches—such as the addition of liposuction or fat grafting—can achieve the best result over one technique alone. Dr. Culbertson will work with you in partnership, from establishing a plan for achieving your goals during the initial consultation to guiding you through the recovery process and ensuring that our expectations are met.
Consulting Fees: 0$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Medical: MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School
Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: Surgery, University of California – San Francisco
  • Residencies:
  • General Surgery, University of Michigan
  • Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles
  • Fellowship: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern

GPS coordinates on map: 38.4589996,-122.6724936

Eric J. Culbertson, MD

Primary location: 
Location name: Santa Rosa
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 38.4456,-122.7180023
Treatments: 
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Belotero
  • Botox
  • Botox for Gummy Smile
  • Botox for Hyperhidrosis
  • 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 Reconstruction
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision
  • Breast Reconstruction with Fat Transfer
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Buccal Fat Removal
  • Butt Augmentation
  • Butt Implants
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Filler
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Diastasis Recti Repair
  • Drainless Tummy Tuck
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hand Rejuvenation
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Inspira Breast Implants
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Labiaplasty
  • Latisse
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mentor Breast Implants
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • NeoGraft
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • SAFELipo
  • Scar Removal
  • Sientra Breast Implants
  • TCA Peel
  • Thigh Lift
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Volbella
  • Voluma
  • Xeomin

RealSelf Info

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 4494
Answer count: 89
Review count: 9
5 star count: 3
Total star count: 3
Star rating: 2.9365390298238
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Jun 13, 2017
Profile modified: Mar 1, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: Yes
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Aug 21, 2018
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Santa Rosa, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 38.4456,-122.7180023

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Breast Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (May 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mommy Makeover (Sep 2023) – 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)
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2017) – 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 (Jun 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2017) – 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)
  • Mommy Makeover (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)
  • Tummy Tuck (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jun 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jun 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Jun 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Feb 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Feb 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (May 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (May 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mommy Makeover (Apr 2018) – 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)
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2017) – 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)

Latest Prices

Breast Augmentation Prices

  • $5501 – May 14, 2018
  • $7999 – Mar 2, 2022
  • $7999 – Mar 2, 2022
  • $7999 – Mar 2, 2022
  • $7999 – Mar 2, 2022
  • $7999 – Mar 2, 2022
  • $5500 – May 14, 2018
  • $5501 – May 14, 2018

Breast Reduction Prices

  • $6500 – Sep 11, 2017 – Healdsburg, CA
  • $6500 – Sep 11, 2017 – Healdsburg, CA
  • $6500 – Sep 11, 2017 – Healdsburg, CA

Botox Prices

  • $7000 – Jun 10, 2020
  • $7000 – Jun 10, 2020
  • $7000 – Jun 10, 2020
  • $7000 – Jun 10, 2020

Breast Reconstruction Prices

  • $6500 – Sep 11, 2017 – Healdsburg, CA

Special Offers

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Start Time / End Time
Detail
Treatments
$6000 silicone breast augmentation special!
Sep 6, 2019 /
Nov 30, 2019
Come experience our Crisalix 3D breast imaging, available in both our Healdsburg and San Francisco offices, and take advantage of our breast augmentation special! Surgery must be completed by November 30th, 2019. May not be combined with any other offer.
Specific treatments
25% off surgeon fees for any procedure
Jun 1, 2019 /
Jul 31, 2019
New patients only. May not be combined with any other offer.
Any treatment
Fall Special! 30% off breast/body procedures!
Jul 9, 2018 /
Sep 30, 2018
RealSelf Special! 30% discount on surgical fee. Must book your surgery with Dr. Culbertson by September 30th, 2018. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
Any treatment
$5500 silicone breast augmentation special!
Jul 9, 2018 /
Sep 30, 2018
Come experience our Crisalix 3D breast imaging, available in both our Healdsburg and San Francisco offices, and take advantage of our breast augmentation special! Surgery must be booked by September 30th, 2018. May not be combined with any other offer.
Specific treatments
Natrelle Offer
Aug 15, 2018 /
Dec 31, 2020
Bonus Treatment for You and a Friend by Natrelle: When you select any Natrelle gummy implants for breast augmentation. Choose one of the following complementary treatments or products: Botox or Coolsculpting
Specific treatments
Up to $125 off for new patients
Nov 13, 2017 /
Jan 19, 2018
Injectable services (botox/fillers):
New Patients spend up to $300, get $25 off.
Spend $301 to $600, get $75 off.
Spend more than $600, get $125 off.
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Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Is my belly button high enough for a floating belly button abdominoplasty?
to float or not to float
Mar 26, 2021
Norcal mommy, I agree with the other surgeons that it is unlikely to be able to perform a full tummy tuck with a low transverse scar and and not have a short vertical scar somewhere between your belly button and the lower scar. I definitely think it is best to have the long scar low, below the underwear/bikini line, and have a smaller vertical scar in the middle that may be visible, than to make a single transverse scar that is high just to eliminate the vertical scar, in case that is...
Do I need a lift with my implants? I'm happy with my size but want upper pole fullness.
Lift with implants
Jul 24, 2019
Thank you for your question, ddonova. This is a very common one, and in your case you will not be happy without a lift. While a large enough implant (likely greater than 300 cc) may fill out the lower breast tissue and allow your nipples to be relatively centered over the implant, your breasts and implants will remain low on your chest and off to the side as they are now, and you will not achieve significant upper pole fullness. A lift will elevate the breasts and...
How to have saline implants removed in the least invasive way and to minimize further breastfeed
Breast implant removal
Aug 20, 2018
Hello Voxclamantis,
Implant removal can definitely be performed under local anesthesia in many circumstances. As long as the capsule around the implant is normal, and no other procedures such as a lift or implant replacement are planned. There is no way to know for sure if breastfeeding will be negatively affected by reusing your existing incisions, but it is possible. I usually prefer an incision in the fold beneath the breast for that and other reasons, but either way can be...
Do I have tuberous breasts or are they just saggy?
Are my breasts tubular
Aug 7, 2018
Thank you for your question, candyrocks. You do have some features of tubular breasts. However, I think you can have a nice improvement in the shape and appearance of your breasts with a lift and ideally an implant. This will also narrow your areolas. You may end up with some of the retained areola pigment extending below your new, smaller areolas as the skin may be too tight to completely remove the excess. It will still be a great result. I do encourage you to seek consultation...
2 months post Lipo 360 and my mommy pooch is there there. Is this normal?
Belly pooch after liposuction
May 17, 2018
Thank you for your question. It is difficult to fully answer your question without photos and direct examination, but 2 months is still early enough for some degree of swelling to be present that may come down over the next few months. If the fat has been adequately removed and there is minimal swelling, the other potential cause of a persistent pooch is laxity of the abdominal wall fascia below the surface, with separation of the rectus muscles. This can be corrected surgically...
8 days post lipo and TT, belly button has been bleeding a lot. Called doctor and he didn’t seem
Bleeding after tummy tuck
May 17, 2018
Thank you for sharing your concerns. It is difficult to judge from your description alone how significant the bleeding is, and whether it is mainly blood, or draining body fluid that is stained with a smaller amount of blood but often looks very red. In either case, the best advice I can give is to contact your surgeon, who should be happy to either alleviate your concerns or determine if you need to be evaluated in the office. Best wishes.
Can my belly button be corrected post tummy tuck? 2 years p.o.
Belly button revision after tummy tuck
May 12, 2018
Thank you for your question. First of all, it looks like your belly has a nice shape and a good result overall from your tummy tuck. There are almost as many techniques for insetting the belly button during the tummy tuck as there are surgeons, but many factors, including ones we can't control, affect the ultimate result. I don't think an "invisible" scar is realistic, but it does appear that you may have enough laxity of the umbilical and surrounding tissue to have a nice...
Full or mini tummy tuck? I am 47 years old, 5’6” and 135 lbs.
Mini vs. full tummy tuck
May 12, 2018
Based on your photos, most likely you will need a full tummy tuck for optimal results. It appears that the weakening of the abdominal fascia is significantly contributing to your appearance and tightening (rectus plication) from top to bottom will be needed. A mini tummy tuck would only remove excess tissue and potentially tighten the fascia below the belly button, and would likely leave your belly looking quite disjointed (flat on the bottom, bulging on top). In the right patient,...
I am three weeks post op. One of my breasts hangs lower than the other. Is this common and will
Hanging lower after breast augmentation
May 12, 2018
Thank you for your question. You are still very early from surgery, and it is difficult to answer your question without more information. Implants do take several weeks to even a few months to settle into place, and that can occur at different rates between each breast. I encourage you to hang in there a bit longer and keep good communication with your surgeon. Best wishes.
Follow-up question: Bulge around belly button, advice?
Bulge after abdominoplasty
May 12, 2018
Thank you for your question, sscot. I understand your concerns, unfortunately it is difficult to answer your question with little information to go on, and without a direct exam. There are several reasons why you could have that bulging, if it is indeed primarily separation of the fascia/muscles (diastasis), then likely the only way to correct that would be to redo a good portion of the original operation, in order to gain adequate access to that area for tightening. If it is...
700cc UHP on 5’2 petite frame?
Too large breast implant?
May 12, 2018
Hello Gingerr888. 700 cc is very large, especially based on your height/weight! That being said, I respect that every woman has her own goals, and what is most important is that you are happy with your results. I also can't give meaningful specific advice without more detail including an exam. If your surgeon is confident that those implants will "fit" in the breast pockets, you feel this will achieve the result you are looking for, and you understand that implants that large will have a...
I was wondering if there was anything I could do because when I was younger I fell on my butt an
Buttock indentation
May 12, 2018
Thank you for your question, brimcgee. Unfortunately it is difficult to answer your question without more detail including photos and ideally direct examination. However, it sounds like fat grafting to the area of the indentation may be a possibility, again depending on more detail, including the ability to harvest fat from other areas of your body for transfer. This typically involves collecting fat from another area (abdomen, flanks, thighs, etc.), either by syringe or...
3 weeks p.o. BA: Surgeon does not recommend that I do any massage. Why do some say to massage an
Implant massage after augmentation
May 12, 2018
Thank you for your question. There are a wide variety of protocols that each surgeon develops that seems to give the best results for that surgeon, and these protocols frequently evolve over time. With textured or anatomic implants, typically massage is avoided as the goal is for those implants to adhere in place to the surrounding tissue, and massage theoretically could disrupt that process. Many surgeons do not recommend massage at all, but many also do feel that they help soften the...
Tummy tuck with muscle repair - drainage tube stopped working, was taken out too early - what ca
Seroma after tummy tuck
May 8, 2018
Hello Mzcanez09. It appears that you most likely have developed a seroma, where the fluid that had been draining externally is now collecting under the skin. I recommend that you notify your plastic surgeon right away. In some cases a drain can be reinserted, but most of the time the fluid is simply pulled out with a needle and syringe. This can require multiple drainage treatments, usually once per week. The exact plan should be determined with your plastic surgeon.
Should I remove both or one breast implant? Or remove just left implant for a few months or give
Exposed breast implant
May 8, 2018
Thank you for your question, cmcd1217. Sorry to hear about your healing troubles. It is difficult to offer significant advice without an examination and full history, however in most cases when an implant becomes exposed it needs to be removed. It sounds like this has been an ongoing issue, and may continue to wax and wane even if the wound manages to visibly heal. Typically the best treatment is to remove the implants, allow everything to fully heal, and then replace them. Again, you should...

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Last updated on 11/26/2023