Dr. David Stoker, MD, FACS

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: drstoker.com/about/dr-stoker/

• Board certification, as the site states it: "Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, USC Keck School of Medicine.
• Member of The Aesthetic Society, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, California Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Rhinoplasty Society.
• FDA clinical investigator for cohesive silicone breast implants.
• The bio states more than 20,000 procedures in 25 years in practice.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Traceless Deep Plane Facelift. Incisions in the temple hairline and in front of and behind the ear; he releases the retaining ligaments and lifts skin and SMAS together, removes excess skin and tightens the neck; general anesthesia at the practice's AAAASF-accredited outpatient surgical center (deep plane facelift, surgery center).
• Traceless Facelift and Mini Facelift. The Traceless Facelift addresses skin and SMAS separately; the mini facelift uses incisions in front of and behind the ear, not into the hairline. The page's table lists downtime of 14 days, 10-14 days and 5-7 days for the three options (deep plane facelift, mini facelift).
• CO2 laser with facelift. Fractional CO2 laser can be done under the same general anesthesia (deep plane facelift).
• Neck lift. A skin-only neck lift through incisions behind or under the ears, or platysmaplasty with a small incision under the chin; most return to work within a week; vigorous exercise after two to three weeks (neck lift).
• Recovery statements. About 2 weeks off work; bruising and swelling most visible in week one; sutures out at week 2; regular exercise and going out in public at weeks 3-4; minor swelling or numbness up to a year (deep plane facelift).
• Prices. None published.
• Gallery. Facelift gallery; case descriptions include face and neck lift with platysmaplasty (facelift gallery).

Other facial procedures

Blepharoplasty under local or general anesthesia (eyelid surgery, gallery); lateral, coronal and endoscopic brow lift (brow lift); fractional CO2 laser resurfacing (laser, gallery); chin and cheek augmentation, rhinoplasty and ear surgery.

Practice

Not verified: a fellowship (none listed); prices.