Facelift surgeons in San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area metro area, California. Dr. Dino Elyassnia in San Francisco is the top-ranked facelift surgeon here, #9 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 San Francisco Bay Area, ranked
After Dr. Dino Elyassnia come Dr. James Newman in Palo Alto and Dr. Timothy Marten in San Francisco. Tap a name for the surgeon's dossier or practice site.
| Rank | Surgeon | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dr. Dino Elyassnia, MD dinomd.com · Plastic surgery | 74.5 |
| 28 | Dr. James Newman, MD, FACS Premier Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice | 64.2 |
| 30 | Dr. Timothy Marten, MD, FACS Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 62.8 |
| 31 | Dr. Corey Maas, MD The Maas Clinic · Facial plastic surgery | 61.8 |
| 49 | Dr. Jill L. Hessler, MD Hessler Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 53 |
| 50 | Dr. David A. Sieber, MD Sieber Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery · Group practice | 52.5 |
| 79 | Dr. Lorne K. Rosenfield, MD drrosenfield.com · Plastic surgery | 43.7 |
| 88 | Dr. Rahul Seth, MD, FACS Golden State Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice | 41.1 |
| 216 | Dr. David Kim, MD David W. Kim, MD Facial Plastics · Facial plastic surgery | 28 |
| 220 | Dr. David Lieberman, MD L&P Aesthetics · Facial plastic surgery | 28 |
| 221 | Dr. Sachin Parikh, MD L&P Aesthetics · Facial plastic surgery | 28 |
| 232 | Dr. Jane Weston, MD, FACS AesthetX (Menlo Park office) · Plastic surgery | 26 |
| 264 | Dr. Albert Chow, MD beautyplasticsurgery.com · Plastic surgery | 26 |
| 268 | Dr. Daryl Hoffman, MD dkhoffmanmd.com · Plastic surgery | 26 |
| 352 | Dr. Vivek Bansal, MD Elite MD · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 391 | Dr. Elliott B. Lavey, MD elliottlaveymd.com · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 424 | Dr. Miguel Delgado, MD dr-delgado.com · Plastic surgery | 20 |
| 441 | Dr. Evan Ransom, MD San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 20 |
| 495 | Dr. Joshua Korman, MD Korman Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 20 |
Surgeon dossiers in San Francisco Bay Area
Training, board certification, practice and facelift work, from each surgeon's own site.
Dr. Dino Elyassnia
Dino Elyassnia, MD is a plastic surgeon at 450 Sutter St. Suite 2222, San Francisco, California; his bio states he joined The Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery, headed by Dr. Timothy J. Marten…
Dr. James Newman
James Newman, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at Premier Plastic Surgery, with offices in Palo Alto, San Mateo, Los Gatos, Half Moon Bay and San Carlos, California, certified by the American…
Dr. Timothy Marten
Timothy Marten, MD, FACS is a plastic surgeon and the Founder and Director of the Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery, 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco (martenclinic.com). His site describes facelift…
Dr. Corey Maas
Corey S. Maas, MD is a facial plastic surgeon and the founder and director of The Maas Clinic, 2400 Clay St., San Francisco (bio). His facelift page names his technique the Deep Plane SMASplasty…
Dr. Jill L. Hessler
Jill L. Hessler, MD is a facial plastic surgeon at Hessler Plastic Surgery, 320 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, California (contact). Her site lists deep plane, SMAS, high SMAS, mini, mid and revision…
Dr. David A. Sieber
David A. Sieber, MD is a plastic surgeon at Sieber Plastic Surgery, with offices at 450 Sutter St in San Francisco and in Greenbrae, Marin County; his bio states he focuses on cosmetic surgery of the…
Dr. Lorne K. Rosenfield
Lorne K. Rosenfield, MD is a plastic surgeon in private practice at 1750 El Camino Real, Suite 405, Burlingame, California, since 1987 (contact, CV). His site presents one facelift, the Pinch…
Dr. Rahul Seth
Rahul Seth, MD, FACS is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who leads Golden State Plastic Surgery, with offices in Walnut Creek and San Francisco, California (bio). His site states he…
What each practice shows
From each practice's own site: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, prices and recovery times.
- Dr. Dino Elyassnia (#9), Dino Elyassnia, MD · San Francisco, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. James Newman (#28), Premier Plastic Surgery · Palo Alto, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, a published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Timothy Marten (#30), Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery · San Francisco, CA: facelift pages, no gallery, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Corey Maas (#31), The Maas Clinic · San Francisco, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Jill L. Hessler (#49), Hessler Plastic Surgery · Palo Alto, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. David A. Sieber (#50), Sieber Plastic Surgery · San Francisco, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Lorne K. Rosenfield (#79), Dr. Rosenfield (Lorne King Rosenfield MD) · Burlingame, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price.
- Dr. Rahul Seth (#88), Golden State Plastic Surgery · Walnut Creek, CA: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
What a facelift costs in San Francisco Bay Area
Full facelift prices as each practice publishes them, lowest first, with a range shown at its midpoint. More on the facelift cost page.
| Figure | Practice | As published |
|---|---|---|
| $70,000 | Dr. James Newman Premier Plastic Surgery · Palo Alto, CA | $25,500 to $40,000 Source |
Before-and-after photos in San Francisco Bay Area
Each link opens the gallery on the practice's own site, in rank order.
- Face and neck lift before and after · Dr. Dino Elyassnia, San Francisco
- Short scar neck lift before and after · Dr. Dino Elyassnia, San Francisco
- Facelift before and after · Dr. James Newman, Palo Alto
- Neck lift before and after · Dr. James Newman, Palo Alto
- Facial plastic surgery gallery index · Dr. James Newman, Palo Alto
- Facelift before and after · Dr. Corey Maas, San Francisco
- Neck lift before and after · Dr. Corey Maas, San Francisco
- Facelift before and after · Dr. Jill L. Hessler, Palo Alto
- Blepharoplasty before and after · Dr. Jill L. Hessler, Palo Alto
- Laser resurfacing before and after · Dr. Jill L. Hessler, Palo Alto
- Fat transfer before and after · Dr. Jill L. Hessler, Palo Alto
- Facelift before and after · Dr. David A. Sieber, San Francisco
- Neck lift before and after · Dr. David A. Sieber, San Francisco
- Eyelid surgery before and after · Dr. David A. Sieber, San Francisco
- Male facelift before and after · Dr. David A. Sieber, San Francisco
- Neck liposuction before and after · Dr. David A. Sieber, San Francisco
- Facelift and eyelid before and after (photos page) · Dr. Lorne K. Rosenfield, Burlingame
- Before and after gallery (facelift, facial feminization) · Dr. Rahul Seth, Walnut Creek
- Before and after · Dr. David Kim, San Francisco
- Before and after · Dr. David Lieberman, Palo Alto
- Before and after · Dr. Sachin Parikh, Palo Alto
- Before and after · Dr. Jane Weston, Menlo Park
- Before and after · Dr. Albert Chow, San Francisco
- Before and after · Dr. Daryl Hoffman, Palo Alto
- Before and after · Dr. Vivek Bansal, Danville
- Before and after · Dr. Elliott B. Lavey, Danville
- Before and after · Dr. Miguel Delgado, Novato
- Before and after · Dr. Evan Ransom, San Francisco
- Before and after · Dr. Joshua Korman, San Jose
Surgeons in San Francisco Bay Area who teach the facelift
Facelift and neck lift sessions each surgeon taught to other surgeons at the major meetings.
- Dr. Timothy Marten · #30
Facial and Rhinoplasty Symposium 2026 (Boca Raton, FL, 2026): Achieving the Aesthetic Neck; ISAPS World Congress 2026, Cancun (30th World Congress on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) (Cancun, 2026): Periorbital Excellence: From Fat Grafting Paradigms to Lower Blepharoplasty Finesse; Advanced Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation: In Depth with the Masters 2026 (St. Louis, MO, 2026): Nomenclature of SubSMAS Facelifting; AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2026 (Las Vegas, 2026): Cadaver Lab: Facelift - Dr. Dino Elyassnia · #9
Facial and Rhinoplasty Symposium 2026 (Boca Raton, FL, 2026): Navigating the Great Planes of SMAS Dissection; The Aesthetic MEET 2026 (Beauty Revealed) (Boston, MA, 2026): GSSu-3 Shaping the Neck Demystified; 60th Baker Gordon Educational Symposium - Grand Finale (Miami, FL, 2026): The Hybrid SMAS Face Lift: Stacking/Plication/ High SMAS Dissection; Aesthetic Interactive: Facial and Rhinoplasty Symposium 2025 (Boca Raton, FL, 2025): Subplatysmal Surgery - Clinical Algorithm and Surgical Technique (Fri Nov 7) - Dr. James Newman · #28
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2027 (New York, 2027): Course faculty (speakers page; session assignments not published); NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2026 (New York, 2026): April 26th Panel: Part II Facelift and Facial Aesthetics - Techniques and Perspectives - Dr. Jill L. Hessler · #49
AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2026 (Las Vegas, 2026): Cadaver Lab: Facelift; AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2025 (Los Angeles, 2025): Cadaver Lab: Facelift - Dr. David A. Sieber · #50
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting (Mar 19-20) + Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting (Mar 20-22) 2026 (Dallas, TX, 2026): Aesthetic Devices - Innovations (incl. Use of Technology: What Works and What Doesn't in New Radio Frequency - Face; Role of Micro-coring vs Laser Treatments in Facial Rejuvenation) - Dr. Lorne K. Rosenfield · #79
The Aesthetic MEET 2026 (Beauty Revealed) (Boston, MA, 2026): 407 The Pinch Blepharoplasty: Simply Safer & Sounder
Facelift research by San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area 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.