Dr. Paige Benyamein, MD

Dr. Paige Benyamein is a plastic surgeon at South Coast Plastic Surgery in Irvine and Ladera Ranch, specializing in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body. She trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at UC San Diego Health, where she received the Clinical Excellence Award and the Spirit Award, and she practices alongside founder Dr. Kyle Song.

Her work centers on three areas: the California Facelift, breast surgery — including the practice’s signature Preservation Breast Augmentation — and body contouring for patients after pregnancy, after weight loss, or seeking a more sculpted figure. Her aesthetic philosophy is rooted in natural, tissue-preserving results: shorter scars, faster recovery, and outcomes that look like the best version of you rather than a different version of you.

As both a woman and a mother of two young children, Dr. Benyamein brings a perspective her patients consistently tell her they value — particularly the mommy makeover patients who make up a large share of her practice.

Dr. Benyamein was born in Toronto, Canada, and moved to the United States at age 10. She knew she wanted to be a surgeon from the age of 8 — a conviction reinforced as a teenager when she shadowed a plastic surgeon and watched her own mother undergo breast reconstruction. Her training reflects more than a decade of focused work in academic medical centers known for surgical excellence.

South Coast Plastic Surgery — Irvine, CA

• University of California, San Diego Health
• Clinical Excellence Award · Spirit Award

• University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• Global Health Scholarly Concentration · Class of 2018

University of Nevada, Reno.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Irvine

The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) · California Society of Plastic Surgeons

Dr. Benyamein is an active contributor to the academic side of plastic surgery, with peer-reviewed publications in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open, and Hand. Her work spans both clinical safety and the future of the specialty itself.

As first author of “A Work in Progress: Women’s Status in the Plastic Surgery Workforce” in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, she examined career satisfaction across more than 1,300 female plastic surgeons in the U.S. — research that informs how she mentors residents and structures her own practice today. Her co-authored study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open reviewed five years of patient outcomes after aesthetic procedures, contributing to a deeper understanding of complication management and patient safety in cosmetic surgery.

At UC San Diego, she was recognized with both the Clinical Excellence Award and the Spirit Award — recognition not just of surgical skill, but of how she shows up for patients and colleagues.

Dr. Benyamein was born in Toronto, Canada, and moved to the United States at age 10. She knew she wanted to be a surgeon from the age of 8 — a conviction reinforced as a teenager when she shadowed a plastic surgeon and watched her own mother undergo breast reconstruction. Her training reflects more than a decade of focused work in academic medical centers known for surgical excellence.

Dr. Benyamein is an active contributor to the academic side of plastic surgery, with peer-reviewed publications in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open, and Hand. Her work spans both clinical safety and the future of the specialty itself.