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Top 500
#176
Score
29/100

Dr. Albert Dabbah, MD

Albert Dabbah, MD is a plastic surgeon in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida, since 1995, at 1599 NW 9th Ave (bio, contact). His site describes a deep plane facelift performed below the SMAS with an overnight hospital stay and no drains, and a deep plane neck lift (deep plane facelift, neck lift).

Practice
1599 NW 9th Ave, Ste 1, Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone
(561) 488-1700
Website
doctordabbah.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
A woman posing with arms crossed wearing white top

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: doctordabbah.com/albert-dabbah-md/

Stage Detail
College University of Maryland; bachelor's in biological science, master's in anatomy
Medical school University of Maryland, graduated 1987
Residency General surgery, five years, Sinai Hospital with rotations at Johns Hopkins Hospital; Chief Resident
Residency Plastic surgery, two years, SUMMA Akron City Hospital, Ohio
Fellowship Aesthetic and cosmetic surgery with Dr. Lawrence Robbins, Miami Heart Institute, Miami Beach
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "board-certified plastic surgeon." The board is not named.
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, per the deep plane facelift page.
  • Former Chief of Staff, West Boca Medical Center; privileges at Boca Regional Hospital, West Boca Medical Center and Park Creek Surgery Center.
  • Certified wound specialist; member of the American Academy of Wound Management.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Deep plane facelift. General anesthesia; incisions along the hairline and behind the ear; he works below the SMAS, releases the ligaments and lifts deeper tissue and skin as one unit. Patients stay overnight in the hospital; drains are usually not needed (deep plane facelift).
  • Recovery, as printed. Most swelling and bruising resolve in about two weeks; no head turning for at least two weeks; driving at about two weeks; most return to work at 2 weeks; full exercise at about six weeks; numbness subsides in 3 to 6 months; final results at 3 to 6 months (facelift, deep plane facelift).
  • Neck lift. Called a deep plane neck lift on the site; incision under the chin to remove fat above and below the platysma and tighten platysmal bands, plus incisions around the earlobe and behind the ear to redrape skin; general anesthesia (neck lift). Submental liposuction is offered separately (submental liposuction).
  • Prices. None published; the site says exact numbers follow an in-person exam.
  • Galleries. Facelift (front and side views), neck lift.

Other facial procedures

The site offers upper and lower eyelid surgery (eyelid; gallery), laser and phenol peel skin resurfacing (skin resurfacing), facial fat grafting (fat grafting) and earlobe reduction and repair.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Albert Dabbah, MD
Address 1599 NW 9th Ave, Ste 1, Boca Raton, FL 33486 (contact)
Phone (561) 488-1700
Website https://doctordabbah.com/
Instagram instagram.com/drdabbah
YouTube youtube.com/@DabbahPlasticSurgery
Facebook facebook.com/drdabbah

Not verified: the suite number; the contact page text shows "Suite" with no number, the page source shows "Ste 1".

Practice location and recovery

From doctordabbah.com, read 2026-09-30. Prices and recovery times are quoted as the practice publishes them.

The marker carries the surgeon's Top 500 rank and sits on the practice's street address. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Top facelift surgeons in Florida

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Swelling"Most swelling and bruising subside in about two weeks" Source14
Back to work"Most patients return in 2 weeks, but we've had others who returned to work in a week!" Source14
Travel"Driving can resume in about two weeks." Source14
Exercise"The patient can return to full exercise and an active lifestyle in approximately six weeks." Source42
Final result"Months 3 to 6: Final, settled results become visible" Source90
Drains"Dr. Dabbah generally does not use drains for his facelifts" Source

Why #176: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Research0300 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition910Newsweek facelift list 2024, 2025, 2026
Score29100#176 in the Top 500