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Top 500
#50
Score
52.5/100

Dr. David A. Sieber, MD

David A. Sieber, MD is a plastic surgeon at Sieber Plastic Surgery, with offices at 450 Sutter St in San Francisco and in Greenbrae, Marin County; his bio states he focuses on cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body (bio). His facelift page states he uses a high SMAS or SMAS plication technique, and his neck lift page describes tightening and re-suspending the deep neck tissues under general anesthesia (facelift, neck lift).

Practice
450 Sutter St #600, San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone
415-915-9000
Website
sieberplasticsurgery.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Teaches at
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting 2026
Newest paper
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2020
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Training and board certification

Source for all rows: sieberplasticsurgery.com/about/dr-david-a-sieber/

Stage Detail
Medical school Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine
Residency General surgery, five years, Loyola University Medical Center
Residency Plastic and reconstructive surgery, three years, University of Minnesota
Fellowship Aesthetic surgery, one year, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "Board certified by the American Board of Surgery" and "certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
  • Serves on the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) board and on committees of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and ASERF.
  • Over 40 peer-reviewed publications and over a dozen book chapters on aesthetic surgery.
  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal editorial board award for best research paper of 2015; peer reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
  • Recipient of the inaugural Frederic Brandt, MD Memorial Scholarship.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift. Incisions around the ears, along the hairline and sometimes under the chin; tissue is suspended to define the jaw and neck and add cheek volume. The page states he "uses either a high SMAS or SMAS plication" (facelift).
  • Neck lift. Performed under general anesthesia in an accredited surgery center through an incision under the chin and around the ears; deep tissues are tightened and re-suspended, and excess skin and fat removed (neck lift).
  • Facelift recovery, as printed. 1-2 weeks off work; two drains behind the ears, usually removed the day after surgery; sutures out about 5-7 days after surgery; swelling may take 3-6 months to fully resolve; release to full activities at 6 weeks (facelift).
  • Neck lift recovery, as printed. Drains removed within 24 hours; sutures out at 1 week; bruising and swelling for the first 1-2 weeks (neck lift).
  • Prices. None published. The neck lift page states cost is given at consultation.

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30), each case with a short description and photo carousel:

  • Facelift, 5 cases, several combined with neck lift, eyelid surgery or chin implant (gallery).
  • Neck lift (gallery); male facelift (gallery); neck liposuction (gallery); eyelid surgery (gallery).

Other facial procedures

The site lists blepharoplasty (blepharoplasty), brow lift (brow lift), chin augmentation, facial fat grafting (fat grafting), laser resurfacing including Halo and MOXI (laser resurfacing), hair transplant and forehead reduction.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Sieber Plastic Surgery
San Francisco 450 Sutter St #600, San Francisco, CA 94108; 415-915-9000
Marin 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, #300 Greenbrae, CA 94904; 415-915-9000
Website https://www.sieberplasticsurgery.com/
Other surgeon listed Dr. Jason Dudas
Instagram instagram.com/dr.davidsieber
YouTube YouTube channel

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Practice location and recovery

From sieberplasticsurgery.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"You will also have two drains behind your ears... These are usually removed the day after surgery." Source1
Sutures out"Your incisions will be closed with sutures. These are normally removed about 5-7 days after surgery depending on how you heal." Source7
Back to work"Most patients will typically take 1-2 weeks off work in order to recover." Source14
Bruising"Neck lift: "you will experience some bruising and swelling for the first 1-2 weeks after surgery."" Source14
Exercise"You will be released back to full activities 6 weeks after your facelift surgery." Source42
Swelling"It may take anywhere from 3-6 months for the swelling to fully resolve, and your scars may take up to a year." Source180

Why #50: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research13.3303 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching4.2251 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership1515ASERF, Board of Directors: President 2026-2027
Recognition010not on the Newsweek facelift lists
Score52.5100#50 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. David A. Sieber taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2026
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting (Mar 19-20) + Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting (Mar 20-22) 2026
Dallas, TX, USA · Aesthetic Devices - Innovations (incl. Use of Technology: What Works and What Doesn't in New Radio Frequency - Face; Role of Micro-coring vs Laser Treatments in Facial Rejuvenation); Live Treatments with Devices (incl. Erbium Fiber Resurfacing with Laser Coring - LIVE; Ultrasound Parallel Beam Facial Rejuvenation - LIVE)
2024
The Aesthetic Society Facial and Rhinoplasty Symposium 2024 (A Winning Combination), speaker
From Good to Great Results (Pan Facial Fat Grafting; Before and After the Facelift; Laser Options in Facial Rejuvenation)

Facelift and neck research

Papers with Dr. David A. Sieber as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2020
Refinements in Tailoring the Lift-and-fill Facelift
Pezeshk RA, Sieber DA, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 32766031
2017
Anatomical and Clinical Implications of the Deep and Superficial Fat Compartments of the Neck
Gassman AA, Pezeshk R, Scheuer JF, Sieber DA, Campbell CF, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28841605
2017
Neck Rejuvenation through the Lateral Platysma Window: A Key Component of Face-Lift Surgery
Pezeshk RA, Sieber DA, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28350662