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Top 500
#166
Score
29/100

Dr. Daniel Shapiro, MD, FACS

Daniel I. Shapiro, MD, FACS is a plastic surgeon at Shapiro Plastic Surgery, 5410 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, in practice in the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley area since 1992 (bio). His site describes mini, traditional, SMAS and deep plane facelifts, the GenXLift, platysmaplasty and deep plane neck lift, and lists an average facelift cost of $40,000 - $50,000 (facelift).

Practice
5410 North Scottsdale Road F-100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
Phone
(480) 470-0278
Website
shapiroplasticsurgery.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Lectures
Videos of the talks
A thoughtful senior woman with short gray hair

Before-and-after photos and procedures

On shapiroplasticsurgery.com, the practice's own site: before-and-after photographs and the operations described.

Before and after

Facelift before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/facelift

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Neck lift before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/necklift

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Mini facelift before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/mini-facelift

Before and after

GenX Lift before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/genx-lift

Before and after

Brow lift before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/brow-lift

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Eyelid before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/eyes

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Laser resurfacing before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/laser-resurfacing

Before and after

Fat transfer to face before and after

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/gallery/facial-rejuvenation/fat-transfer-face

Procedure page

Facelift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/facelift

Procedure page

Deep plane facelift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/deep-plane-facelift

Procedure page

GenX Lift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/genx-lift

Procedure page

Neck lift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/neck-lift

Procedure page

Deep plane neck lift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/deep-plane-neck-lift

Procedure page

Neck liposuction

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/neck-liposuction

Procedure page

Blepharoplasty

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/eyelid-surgery

Procedure page

Brow lift

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/brow-lift

Procedure page

InMode FaceTite

shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/inmode-facetite

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: shapiroplasticsurgery.com/dr-shapiro/credentials/

Stage Detail
College Occidental College, Bachelor of Arts, 1980
Medical school University of Arizona School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1984
Internship General Surgery, University of Virginia
Residency General Surgery, Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut
Residency and fellowship Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Board certification, as the site lists it: "American Board of Plastic Surgery – 1995 – 2015 Recertification"; "American Board of Surgery – 1992."
  • Assistant Professor in Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Director of Aesthetic Surgery Training, Mayo Clinic Rochester Plastic Surgery Residency; "Teacher of the Year" 2018 from that program.
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member ASPS and ASAPS; past president, Maricopa County Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift options (facelift): mini facelift through incisions inside the ear cartilage, one to two hours; traditional facelift; contemporary SMAS facelift. Page details: 3-4 hours, overnight stay generally at the Paradise Valley Surgical Recovery Center, follow-up at 3, 7 and 10 days.
  • Deep plane facelift. Repositions the SMAS and skin together under general anesthesia (deep plane facelift).
  • GenXLift. Short-scar facelift with fat transfer, laser and tightening treatments, usually under local anesthesia with oral sedation, 1.5 to 2.5 hours (GenX Lift).
  • Neck lift. Platysmaplasty with fat and skin removal and muscle tightening; a drain may be placed overnight (neck lift). Deep plane neck lift for patients under 40 with heavy necks; sedentary work within two weeks, exercise within one month (deep plane neck lift); neck liposuction (neck liposuction).
  • Recovery stated on the site. Sutures out in seven to ten days; socializing at about two weeks; work within 2 weeks; bruising and swelling resolve in two to three weeks (facelift).
  • Price. "Average Cost: $40,000 - $50,000"; the same page's FAQ says costs "typically range from a few thousand to several thousand dollars."

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30): facelift, neck lift, mini facelift, GenX Lift, fat transfer to face.

Other facial procedures

The site offers eyelid surgery (eyelid surgery), endoscopic and open coronal brow lift (brow lift), InMode FaceTite and AccuTite (FaceTite), facial fat transfer, chin augmentation and rhinoplasty. Galleries: eyes, brow lift, laser resurfacing.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Shapiro Plastic Surgery
Address 5410 North Scottsdale Road F-100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 (office information)
Phone (480) 470-0278
Surgical facility State-certified ambulatory surgery center (surgery and recovery center)
Website https://www.shapiroplasticsurgery.com/
Instagram instagram.com/shapiroplasticsurgery
Facebook facebook.com/drdanielshapiro
YouTube YouTube channel

Not verified: the facelift price; the facelift page gives two conflicting cost statements.

Practice location, prices and recovery

From shapiroplasticsurgery.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 Arizona

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
FaceliftAverage Cost: $40,000 - $50,000shapiroplasticsurgery.com/face/facelift

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"If a significant amount of tissue must be removed, a drain may be placed overnight (neck lift)" Source1
Sutures out"Sutures are removed within seven to ten days after surgery." Source10
Back to work"Most patients return to work within 2 weeks of a rhytidectomy." Source14
Swelling"Minor bruising and swelling typically resolve in two to three weeks, although this varies." Source21
Exercise"After a deep plane neck lift, most patients can return to sedentary work within two weeks and can return to exercise within one month" Source30

Why #166: 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#166 in the Top 500

Lectures and videos

Videos that name Dr. Daniel Shapiro as the speaker, newest first.

Sources

Facts from shapiroplasticsurgery.com were read 2026-09-30.