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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.

RankSurgeonCityScore
21Dr. Theda C. Kontis, MD, FACS
Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice
Baltimore, MD67.3
22Dr. Ira D. Papel, MD, FACS
Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice
Baltimore, MD67.1
140Dr. Sarah Mess, MD
sarahmessmd.com · Plastic surgery
Columbia, MD32.5
153Dr. Babar Sultan, MD
Sultan Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Towson, MD30.3
163Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, MD
The Advanced Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Timonium, MD29
270Dr. Fady A. Sinno, MD
Sinno Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Ellicott City, MD26
325Dr. Ronald H. Schuster, MD
Ronald H. Schuster, MD Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Lutherville-Timonium, MD23
338Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS
Baltimore Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Timonium, MD23
349Dr. Adam L. Basner, MD, FACS
drbasner.com · Plastic surgery
Lutherville-Timonium, MD23
356Dr. Michele Shermak, MD
Michele Shermak Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Lutherville, MD23
402Dr. Eric Chang, MD
Columbia Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Columbia, MD23
465Dr. Jigar Sitapara, MD
Prime Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Baltimore, MD20
492Dr. Sarah Dermody, MD
Belcara Health · Plastic surgery
Baltimore, MD20

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.

FigurePracticeAs published
$17,500Dr. Theda C. Kontis
Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Baltimore, MD
$15,000 to $20,000 Source
$25,750Dr. 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.

Surgeons in Baltimore who teach the facelift

Facelift and neck lift sessions each surgeon taught to other surgeons at the major meetings.

Facelift research by Baltimore surgeons

The newest papers with a ranked surgeon from this city as an author.

2025
Rhytidectomy Incision Techniques and Scar Outcomes: A Scoping Review
Liu KY, Chou DW, Verma H, Sehgal G, Gregory JK, Gidumal S, et al. · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 39191413
2023
The Rhytidectomy Scar: Analysis of Patient and Surgeon Perspectives
Kumar AR, Lu GN, Lee E, Kontis TC · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 35750195
2020
The Valuation of Rhytidectomy in Different Economic Markets
Kumar AR, Ishii LE, Papel I, Kontis TC, Chen D, Liao D, et al. · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 32791530
2018
Difficult Necks and Unresolved Problems in Neck Rejuvenation
Smith RM, Papel ID · Clin Plast Surg · PMID 30268246
2017
Association Between Facial Rejuvenation and Observer Ratings of Youth, Attractiveness, Success, and Health
Bater KL, Ishii LE, Papel ID, Kontis TC, Byrne PJ, Boahene KDO, et al. · JAMA Facial Plast Surg · Randomized Controlled Trial · PMID 28448667
2017
Association of Face-lift Surgery With Social Perception, Age, Attractiveness, Health, and Success
Nellis JC, Ishii M, Papel ID, Kontis TC, Byrne PJ, Boahene KDO, et al. · JAMA Facial Plast Surg · PMID 28301645
2017
Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Surgeon Diagnostic Accuracy in Facial Plastic and Oculoplastic Surgery Clinics
Joseph AW, Ishii L, Joseph SS, Smith JI, Su P, Bater K, et al. · JAMA Facial Plast Surg · PMID 27930752

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.