
Facelift surgeons in Baltimore
The Baltimore metro area, Maryland. Dr. Theda C. Kontis in Baltimore is the top-ranked facelift surgeon here, #21 in the US.
Each marker carries the surgeon's Top 500 rank and sits on the practice's street address where it is known, otherwise at the centre of the practice's city. Markers that would cover each other spread into a ring and move back as you zoom in. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The top facelift surgeons in Baltimore, ranked
After Dr. Theda C. Kontis come Dr. Ira D. Papel in Baltimore and Dr. Sarah Mess in Columbia. Tap a name for the surgeon's dossier or practice site.
| Rank | Surgeon | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Dr. Theda C. Kontis, MD, FACS Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice | 67.3 |
| 22 | Dr. Ira D. Papel, MD, FACS Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice | 67.1 |
| 140 | Dr. Sarah Mess, MD sarahmessmd.com · Plastic surgery | 32.5 |
| 153 | Dr. Babar Sultan, MD Sultan Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 30.3 |
| 163 | Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, MD The Advanced Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 29 |
| 270 | Dr. Fady A. Sinno, MD Sinno Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 26 |
| 325 | Dr. Ronald H. Schuster, MD Ronald H. Schuster, MD Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 338 | Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS Baltimore Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 349 | Dr. Adam L. Basner, MD, FACS drbasner.com · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 356 | Dr. Michele Shermak, MD Michele Shermak Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 402 | Dr. Eric Chang, MD Columbia Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 465 | Dr. Jigar Sitapara, MD Prime Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 20 |
| 492 | Dr. Sarah Dermody, MD Belcara Health · Plastic surgery | 20 |
Surgeon dossiers in Baltimore
Training, board certification, practice and facelift work, from each surgeon's own site.
Dr. Theda C. Kontis
Theda C. Kontis, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at the Aesthetic Center at Woodholme, 1838 Greene Tree Rd, Baltimore, Maryland, board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and…

Dr. Ira D. Papel
Ira D. Papel, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at the Aesthetic Center at Woodholme, 1838 Greene Tree Rd, Suite 370, Baltimore, Maryland, a group practice with Theda Kontis, MD and Amy Quan, MD…

Dr. Sarah Mess
Sarah A. Mess, MD is a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, with a practice at 9821 Broken Land Pkwy #102, Columbia, Maryland (about, contact). Her facelift page lists…

Dr. Babar Sultan
Babar Sultan, MD is a facial plastic surgeon at Sultan Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 100 West Road, Suite 111, Towson, Maryland; the site states his practice is exclusively dedicated to…

Dr. Beverly A. Fischer
Beverly A. Fischer, MD is a plastic surgeon at The Advanced Center for Plastic Surgery, 12205-12207 Tullamore Rd, Timonium, Maryland, a practice with an in-house operating room and an all-female…
What each practice shows
From each practice's own site: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, prices and recovery times.
- Dr. Theda C. Kontis (#21), Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Baltimore, MD: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, a published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Ira D. Papel (#22), Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Baltimore, MD: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, a published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Sarah Mess (#140), Columbia, MD: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, a published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Babar Sultan (#153), Sultan Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Towson, MD: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Beverly A. Fischer (#163), The Advanced Center for Plastic Surgery · Timonium, MD: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
What a facelift costs in Baltimore
Full facelift prices as each practice publishes them, lowest first, with a range shown at its midpoint. The median is $21,625. More on the facelift cost page.
| Figure | Practice | As published |
|---|---|---|
| $17,500 | Dr. Theda C. Kontis Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Baltimore, MD | $15,000 to $20,000 Source |
| $25,750 | Dr. Sarah Mess Columbia, MD | $18,000 to $25,000 Source |
Before-and-after photos in Baltimore
Each link opens the gallery on the practice's own site, in rank order.
- Facelift (jowls and neck) before and after · Dr. Theda C. Kontis, Baltimore
- Facelift (jowls and neck) before and after · Dr. Ira D. Papel, Baltimore
- Face and neck lift before and after · Dr. Sarah Mess, Columbia
- Neck liposuction before and after · Dr. Sarah Mess, Columbia
- Eyelid before and after · Dr. Sarah Mess, Columbia
- Facelift and neck lift before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Eyelid before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Brow lift before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Facial and neck liposuction before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Laser resurfacing before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Skin tightening before and after · Dr. Babar Sultan, Towson
- Facelift before and after · Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, Timonium
- Neck lift before and after · Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, Timonium
- Eyelid before and after · Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, Timonium
- PrecisionTX before and after · Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, Timonium
- CO2 laser before and after · Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, Timonium
- Before and after · Dr. Fady A. Sinno, Ellicott City
- Before and after · Dr. Ronald H. Schuster, Lutherville-Timonium
- Before and after · Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, Timonium
- Before and after · Dr. Adam L. Basner, Lutherville-Timonium
- Before and after · Dr. Michele Shermak, Lutherville
- Before and after · Dr. Eric Chang, Columbia
- Before and after · Dr. Jigar Sitapara, Baltimore
- Before and after · Dr. Sarah Dermody, Baltimore
Surgeons in Baltimore who teach the facelift
Facelift and neck lift sessions each surgeon taught to other surgeons at the major meetings.
- Dr. Ira D. Papel · #22
EAFPS Lisbon 2026 - The World of Facial Plastics (Facial Plastic Surgery World Congress 2026, EAFPS + IFFPSS) (Estoril (Lisbon), 2026): Deep Plane Facelift I: Fundamentals - Dr. Theda C. Kontis · #21
EAFPS 2025 Dublin - 48th Annual Meeting (Dublin, 2025): SESSION B10: Panel: Non-Surgical Rejuvenation - Dr. Sarah Mess · #140
Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026 (PSTM26) (Houston, TX, 2026): Management of Facelift Complications
Facelift research by Baltimore surgeons
The newest papers with a ranked surgeon from this city as an author.
Before you book
Compare each surgeon's before-and-after photos for faces and necks like yours, check the board certification on the dossier, and at a group practice ask for the surgeon who performs the facelift by name. What a facelift costs and how recovery goes each have their own page.
How the ranking works
Each surgeon here practices in Baltimore and holds a place in the national Top 500. A surgeon sits in the city nearest the practice address. The ranking rests on facelift research, teaching at facelift meetings, the facelift work the practice shows on its own site, leadership in the specialty and recognition. The rules are on the methodology page.