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Facelift surgeons in Maryland

The top facelift surgeons in Maryland, ranked and on a map. Dr. Theda C. Kontis in Baltimore is the top-ranked facelift surgeon in the state, #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 Maryland, 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.

RankSurgeonCityPapersScore
21Dr. Theda C. Kontis, MD, FACS
Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice
Baltimore867.3
22Dr. Ira D. Papel, MD, FACS
Aesthetic Center at Woodholme · Facial plastic surgery · Group practice
Baltimore867.1
140Dr. Sarah Mess, MD
sarahmessmd.com · Plastic surgery
Columbia032.5
153Dr. Babar Sultan, MD
Sultan Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Towson230.3
163Dr. Beverly A. Fischer, MD
The Advanced Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Timonium029
177Dr. Christopher Chang, MD
Congressional Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery · Group practice
Chevy Chase029
187Dr. Barry Cohen, MD
bjcohen.com · Plastic surgery
Rockville029
270Dr. Fady A. Sinno, MD
Sinno Center for Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Ellicott City026
322Dr. Franklin Richards, MD, FACS
Cosmetic Surgery Associates · Plastic surgery
Bethesda023
323Dr. Keshav Magge, MD, FACS
Cosmetic Surgery Associates · Plastic surgery
Bethesda023
325Dr. Ronald H. Schuster, MD
Ronald H. Schuster, MD Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Lutherville-Timonium023
338Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS
Baltimore Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Timonium023
348Dr. Jennifer Parker Porter, MD, FACS
Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Bethesda023
349Dr. Adam L. Basner, MD, FACS
drbasner.com · Plastic surgery
Lutherville-Timonium023
356Dr. Michele Shermak, MD
Michele Shermak Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Lutherville023
374Dr. Joseph Michaels, MD
josephmichaelsmd.com · Plastic surgery
Rockville023
376Dr. Roger Friedman, MD
plasticsurgerynow.com
Bethesda023
402Dr. Eric Chang, MD
Columbia Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery
Columbia023
420Dr. Philip Schoenfeld, MD, FACS
RENU Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Chevy Chase020
465Dr. Jigar Sitapara, MD
Prime Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery
Baltimore020
492Dr. Sarah Dermody, MD
Belcara Health · Plastic surgery
Baltimore020

Surgeon dossiers in Maryland

Training, board certification, practice and facelift work, from each surgeon's own site.

#21 · Baltimore

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 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery…

Before-and-after photos
#22 · Baltimore

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 (acwplasticsurgery.com). The practice…

Before-and-after photos
#140 · Columbia

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 traditional, mini (limited incision),…

Before-and-after photos
#153 · Towson

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 cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of…

Before-and-after photos
#163 · Timonium

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 staff (bio). Her site offers mini and full…

Before-and-after photos
#177 · Chevy Chase

Dr. Christopher Chang

Christopher C. Chang, MD is a plastic surgeon and Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery at Congressional Plastic Surgery, with offices in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Vienna, Virginia (bio, contact). His site describes deep…

Before-and-after photos
#187 · Rockville

Dr. Barry Cohen

Barry J. Cohen, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with offices at 3203 Tower Oaks Blvd., Rockville, Maryland, and 8150 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, Virginia (bjcohen.com). His site describes a lower facelift and neck lift…

Before-and-after photos

Before-and-after photos in Maryland

Each link opens the surgeon's own gallery, in rank order.

Facelift research by Maryland surgeons

The newest papers with a ranked Maryland surgeon 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
2013
Cosmetic botulinum toxin: has it replaced more invasive facial procedures?
Loyo M, Kontis TC · Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · PMID 23731589

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Before you book

The median full facelift price published by practices in Maryland is $21,625. 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 Maryland and holds a place in the national Top 500, ranked on facelift research, teaching at facelift meetings, the facelift work the practice shows on its own site, leadership in the specialty and recognition. A surgeon whose only web page is a hospital or clinic directory is not ranked. The full rules are on the methodology page, and every state is on the US map.