Training and board certification
Source for all rows: dr-james-m-stuzin bio page
| Stage | Institution |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | University of Florida, Gainesville |
| MD | University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville |
| Internship and residency, general surgery | University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle |
| Fellowship, plastic surgery | New York University Hospitals |
| Craniofacial fellow | University of Miami Hospitals |
| Craniofacial fellow | UCLA |
- Board certifications, as listed: American Board of Plastic Surgery; American Board of General Surgery.
- Served as Director and Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
- Past President, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; educational director and Program Chairman for the Aesthetic Society.
- Co-editor of the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (as named on the site) for the last decade.
- Chairman, Baker Gordon Educational Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery.
- Author of the textbooks "Surgical Rejuvenation of the Face" and "Chemical Peeling and Laser Resurfacing"; the site states over 100 journal articles.
- Clinical appointments: Assistant Professor of Surgery/Plastic (Voluntary Staff), University of Miami School of Medicine, 2002 to present; Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2005 to present; earlier appointments at the University of Miami (1989-2002) and UCLA.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Extended SMAS facelift. The facelift page describes shaping the face by repositioning the deeper soft tissues and muscles in place of strong skin tension; the bio states he has performed several thousand Extended SMAS procedures (facelift).
- Incisions. Around the front of the ear, intratragal, and behind the ear into the hairline.
- Neck during facelift. Platysmaplasty and removal of neck fat through a small incision under the chin.
- Logistics. Outpatient, local anesthesia with sedation, anesthesiologist present; operating time typically 4 to 4.5 hours; "only performs one facelift a day."
- Reoperative facelift. A section addresses secondary facelifts after prior surgery elsewhere.
- Neck lift. Isolated neck lift (platysmaplasty) with incisions behind the ear and under the chin, no incision in front of the ear; muscle contoured, fat removed, skin tightened; compression neckband for several weeks (neck-lift).
Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-26):
- Facelift portfolio: facelift before-and-after photographs (facelift-portfolio).
- Neck lift portfolio: four neck lift before-and-after photographs (neck-lift-portfolio).
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | The Institute of Aesthetic Medicine |
| Address | 3225 Aviation Ave, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33133 (location) |
| Phone | 305-854-8828 |
| Website | https://www.instituteofaestheticmedicine.com/ |
| Recovery | Facelift patients stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Coconut Grove, most for 48 hours (facelift) |
| YouTube | YouTube channel |
| facebook.com/AestheticExpertsMiami |
Page titles name Boca Raton, Coconut Grove and Fort Lauderdale; the site prints one office address, in Miami.