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Top 500
#41
Score
56/100

Dr. Daniel Gould, MD, PhD

Daniel Gould, MD, PhD is a plastic surgeon at Dr. Gould Plastic Surgery, 120 S. Spalding Dr., Beverly Hills, California, board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (drgouldplasticsurgery.com). His site describes a deep plane facelift, a deep plane neck lift he calls the Crevasse technique, a Weekend Lift and a direct neck lift, with a facelift gallery of 81 patient pages (facelift gallery).

Practice
120 S. Spalding Dr. Suite 330, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone
(310) 210-6941
Website
drgouldplasticsurgery.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Teaches at
Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026
Newest paper
Aesthet Surg J, 2026
Lectures
Videos of the talks

Training and board certification

Item Detail Source
College UCLA, graduate with honors bio
Medical school MD, Baylor College of Medicine bio
Doctorate PhD, Bioengineering, Rice University (NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program) bio
Residency Plastic surgery, University of Southern California bio
Fellowship Aesthetic surgery, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Beverly Hills) bio
Board certification American Board of Plastic Surgery drgouldplasticsurgery.com
  • The bio page states 120+ peer-reviewed papers and 400+ presentations (bio).
  • Editorial Board, Aesthetic Surgery Journal (bio).
  • Sherrell Aston Award, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (bio).
  • Committee member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Aesthetic Society (bio).

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Deep plane facelift. The page describes releasing tension across the deeper facial support structures and returning them to their native positions, with no tension on the skin (deep plane page). The facelift page states surgery under general anesthesia and a hyperbaric oxygen treatment the next day (facelift page).
  • Crevasse technique. In the neck, the page says Dr. Gould "releases deep tension, removes deep fat, and resets the position of the neck muscles," a method described with Ben Talei. The page lists papers on a vectorial facelift, the mastoid crevasse in deep plane neck lifting, submandibular glands (with Orr Shauly), a SMAS versus deep plane comparison, and a chapter in Sam Lin's "Neck Rejuvenation" (deep plane page).
  • Deep neck contouring. A guide on the site covers midline platysma incision, subplatysmal fat excision between the digastrics, submandibular gland reduction and optional digastric reduction (guide).
  • Weekend Lift. A deep plane facelift with no scar in front of the ear, a deep plane neck lift by the crevasse technique, and fat grafting with nanofat, under general anesthesia, about three to four hours (Weekend Lift page).
  • Direct neck lift. A direct deep plane neck lift combined with Morpheus8 microneedling and blepharoplasty, for patients often in their 30s to mid-40s (direct neck lift page).
  • Anesthesia. A blog post covers total IV anesthesia (TIVA) for facelift surgery (TIVA post).

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-26; case pages show before-and-after photographs):

Gallery Patient pages
Facelift 81
Weekend Lift 7

No separate neck lift gallery was found.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Dr. Gould Plastic Surgery
Address 120 S. Spalding Dr. Suite 330, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone (310) 210-6941
Website https://drgouldplasticsurgery.com/
Instagram dr.gouldplasticsurgery
YouTube @DrGouldPlasticSurgery
Facebook dr.danieljgould
TikTok @doctorgould

Practice location and recovery

From drgouldplasticsurgery.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 California

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"Drains are typically removed between days 3 and 5, depending on output." Source5
Swelling"You can expect to experience some swelling and slight bruising, but these side effects will subside in three to five days." Source5
Sutures out"Tiny black sutures (stitches) are visible at first, but are small and will be removed around day 7." Source7
Bruising"Bruising and swelling peak around day 5–7." Source7
Back to work"You can expect one to two weeks of downtime to heal" Source14
Exercise"It takes about three weeks to be ‘restaurant-ready,’ but you need to refrain from strenuous exercise for up to six weeks." Source42

Why #41: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research17.5305 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 5 since 2021
Teaching12.5253 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition610Newsweek facelift list 2025, 2026
Score56100#41 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. Daniel Gould taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2026
Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026 (PSTM26)
Houston, TX, USA · Regenerative Medicine for the Face
2026
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026, panelist
Regenerative Medicine for the Face
2025
Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology 2025 (VCS 2025)
Las Vegas, NV, USA · Facial Rejuvenation Surgery in the Modern Era: Balancing Tradition and Nonsurgical Innovation (May 30, 3:30-5:45 PM; talks: Observations from Four Decades of Facelifting; My Approach to Preservation Facelift; Systematic Approach to Deep Plane Facelift; Advanced Deep Neck Lifting; Extended Deep Plane Facelift)
2025
Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2025, speaker
Beyond Crevasse Technique: Advanced Deep Neck Lifting with Gland Contouring, Anterior Digastric Muscle Trimming, and Cervical Fasciotomy
2025
Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2025, panelist
Panel Discussion: Facial Rejuvenation Surgery in the Modern Era