Dr. Jill L. Hessler, MD

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: hesslerplasticsurgery.com/about/dr-jill-hessler/

• Certification listed on the bio page: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, certified in otolaryngology. The same page prints "Double board-certified: Otolaryngology Plastic Surgery & Facial Surgery"; the second board is not named.
• Former faculty member at Washington University in facial plastic and cosmetic surgery.
• Adjunct teaching appointment at Stanford University.
• Chair of the Women in Facial Plastic Surgery committee, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (mini facelift page).
• Over 75 invited presentations at national meetings; trainer for Allergan and Galderma.
• Site states over a decade of experience.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Deep plane facelift. Elevates the midface vertically and places tension on the SMAS, not the skin; performed under intravenous sedation monitored by a board-certified anesthesiologist (deep plane facelift).
• SMAS lift. The site states she performs a vertical vector SMAS facelift (SMAS lift).
• High SMAS facelift. Lifts cheek tissue from a deeper level; performed under IV sedation (high SMAS).
• Mini facelift. Shorter incisions; the scar stops at the earlobe; performed under local anesthesia with sedation (mini facelift).
• Other facelift pages. Mid-facelift, revision facelift, male facelift.
• Neck lift. Combines liposuction, direct fat removal, tightening of deeper neck structures through incisions around the ear, and platysmaplasty through an incision under the chin. Performed at her surgery center, Stanford University Hospital or Waverly Surgical Center (neck lift).
• Recovery, as printed. "Most patients need 10 to 14 days away from work and normal activities"; avoid exercise for 6 to 8 weeks; sutures removed about a week after surgery; final results within about four months (facelift). Neck lift: light daily activities within one to two weeks (neck lift).
• Prices. None published on the pages checked.

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30):

• Facelift: before-and-after photographs of facelift patients (gallery/facelift).
• Blepharoplasty (gallery/blepharoplasty), laser resurfacing (gallery/laser-resurfacing), fat transfer (gallery/fat-transfer).

Other facial procedures

The site lists upper, lower, Asian and laser blepharoplasty (blepharoplasty), brow lift and temple brow lift (brow lift), lip lift, facial fat transfer, buccal fat removal, facial implants, laser skin resurfacing (laser skin resurfacing), rhinoplasty and hair restoration.

Practice

Not verified: the second board behind "double board-certified" is not named on the pages checked.