Dr. David Shifrin, MD

Training and board certification

• Board certification, as the site states it: "Board Certified Plastic Surgeon." The bio does not name the board (about).
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (about).
• Assistant clinical professor, University of Illinois at Chicago division of plastic surgery (about).
• Fellowship director for the University of Illinois / Shifrin Plastic Surgery ASAPS certified aesthetic fellowship, which teaches trained plastic surgeons cosmetic techniques (about).
• Native of Northbrook, Illinois; returned to Chicago in 2010 after training in the Midwest and South (about); established the practice in 2010 (home).
• Hospital privileges at Franciscan St James hospitals in Olympia Fields and Chicago Ridge, and Mercy hospital in Chicago (FAQ).

The pages read do not name his medical school, residency or fellowship.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Facelift. The page lists minimal scar facelift (MACS lift or S-lift), full facelift and neck lift, fat grafting, liposculpture and facial implants as options; the approach depends on anatomy, goals and mini versus standard extent (facelift).
• Anesthesia. Facelifts are normally performed under general anesthesia; local anesthetic with sedation may be used in some circumstances (facelift).
• Method as described. Skin is separated from the underlying connective tissue and muscle so deeper tissue can be corrected and jowls reduced, then excess skin is removed without over-tightening (facelift).
• Neck lift. The neck lift page repeats the facelift options and states recovery varies from one to four weeks by procedure type (neck lift).
• Fat grafting. Volumetric fat grafting is used alone or with a facelift (fat grafting).
• Recovery statements. Return to normal daily activities in about two weeks after a traditional facelift; strenuous activity about four weeks; complete results visible after four weeks; scars may take up to a year to diminish (facelift).
• Prices. None published. The FAQ states surgeon fees presented at consultation are valid for six months (FAQ).
• Galleries. Slider pages of before-and-after photographs: facelift, neck lift, men's neck lift.

Other facial procedures

The site offers blepharoplasty, including tear trough and lower lid work (blepharoplasty), brow lift, also called forehead lift (brow lift), fat grafting, rhinoplasty, otoplasty and facial feminization. Galleries: eyelid, brow lift.

Practice

Not verified: medical school, residency and fellowship institutions; the name of the certifying board.