Training and board certification
Source for all rows: doctorackerman.com/meet-dr-ackerman/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978 |
| Medical school | Dartmouth Medical School, Doctorate in Medicine, 1981 |
| Postgraduate training | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Ohio State University (specialties not named) |
- Board certification, as the site states it: "Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Active member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; staff of Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach.
- Co-Director of the Orange County Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship.
- Inventor of the Ackerman Facelift Retractor; has presented "Systematic Approach to Deep Plane Facelift" at national and international meetings.
- The deep plane facelift page states he has performed the procedure for over 30 years.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift. Incisions inside the tragus and behind the ears; skin and deep structures, including the fat pads, lifted as one unit beneath the SMAS with release of retaining support; tension-free closure. Outpatient, general anesthesia, local anesthesia for selected patients; 3 to 5 hours (deep plane facelift).
- Vertical facelift. Vertical vector lifting performed as part of his deep plane facelift (vertical facelift).
- Deep plane neck lift. Works under the platysma and neck fascia on deep fat pads, submandibular glands and digastric muscles; usually combined with a deep plane facelift (deep plane neck lift). A standard neck lift page is also listed.
- Recovery, as printed. Two to three weeks before most patients return to social and work routines; most swelling resolved within two weeks; light cardio at 3-4 weeks and intense exercise around 6 weeks; flying after 7 to 14 days; final results after about 3-6 months (deep plane facelift).
- Prices. None published; the page says price is given at consultation.
Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30):
Other facial procedures
The site lists eyelid surgery, brow lift, upper lip lift, fat transfer, rhinoplasty, CO2 laser and laser skin resurfacing. Other facelift pages: facelift, male facelift.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Boris M. Ackerman, MD |
| Address | 360 San Miguel Dr, Suite 607, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (contact) |
| Phone | (949) 759-3284 |
| Website | https://www.doctorackerman.com/ |
| instagram.com/drborisackerman | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/@borism.ackermanmd7562 |
| facebook.com/borismackermanMD |
Not verified: the specialties and years of his postgraduate training are not stated on the pages checked.