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Top 500
#97
Score
39.2/100

Dr. John Lindsey, MD, FACS

John T. Lindsey, MD, FACS is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at 4228 Houma Boulevard, Suite 500, Metairie, Louisiana (contact). His site describes SMAS (deep plane) facelifting with platysmaplasty and neck fat removal, a technique he states he has published in Annals of Plastic Surgery (facelift).

Practice
4228 Houma Boulevard, Suite 500, Metairie, LA 70006-4182
Phone
(504) 885-4508
Website
johnlindseymd.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Teaches at
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025
Newest paper
Ann Plast Surg, 2026
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Training and board certification

Source for all rows: johnlindseymd.com/meet-dr-lindsey

Stage Detail
College University of Georgia, 1978-1981, physics and chemistry
Medical school Tulane University School of Medicine, M.D., 1981-1985
Residency General surgery, Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals, 1985-1991
Residency Plastic surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 1991-1993
Fellowship Hand and microsurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 1993-1994
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "a double Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery"; maintenance of certification listed as current as of 2021.
  • Associate clinical professor of surgery, Tulane University, teaching plastic surgery fellows.
  • Chairman of the Utilization Review Committee, East Jefferson General Hospital; Secretary of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons; member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
  • Publications include "Five-Year Retrospective Review of the Extended SMAS" (Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2009).

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift. The page lists four components: skin removal and tightening, muscle tightening or repair (platysmaplasty, SMAS flap), fat removal from the neck and jowls, and sometimes fat transfer to the cheeks. He "routinely recommends underlying muscle tightening and repair." Facelift is often combined with blepharoplasty and endoscopic forehead lift (facelift).
  • Home visit. He visits local patients at home, and out-of-town patients at their hotel, the day after surgery (facelift).
  • Recovery, as the site states it. 2 weeks off work for sedentary jobs; final results not generally seen for at least 6-8 weeks (facelift). The facelift instructions PDF states drains are removed within 48 hours, scalp sutures and staples at 10 to 14 days, no exercise for 6 weeks, and a compression garment for the first 20 days; comprehensive facial rejuvenation including eyelids is about a 6 hour surgery (instructions PDF).
  • Gallery. One photo gallery page with Facelift and Eyelid Surgery sections among body and breast categories; the page states all patients shown are his (photo gallery).
  • No neck lift page and no published prices.

Other facial procedures

Upper and lower blepharoplasty, with canthopexy, canthoplasty and ptosis correction (eyelid surgery); endoscopic brow lift using absorbable Endotines (brow lift); dermabrasion for scars and perioral wrinkles (dermabrasion); chin surgery, ear surgery, lip augmentation and rhinoplasty are listed on the face menu.

Practice

Field Value
Practice John T. Lindsey, M.D., F.A.C.S., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Address 4228 Houma Boulevard, Suite 500, Metairie, LA 70006-4182 (contact)
Phone (504) 885-4508
Website https://www.johnlindseymd.com/
Surgery facility Houma Outpatient Surgery Center, AAAHC-certified, per the bio
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Consultations for aesthetic procedures are complimentary and use Vectra 3D imaging (your consultation).

Practice location and recovery

From johnlindseymd.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 Louisiana

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"I will visit you either at home or at your hotel within 48 hours of your surgery... remove the small drains behind each ear" Source2
Back to work"Dr. Lindsey recommends 2 weeks off work for patients who have sedentary jobs." Source14
Sutures out"Schedule your second post operative visit 10 to 14 days after surgery. At that time your scalp sutures and staples will be removed." Source14
Swelling"the compression garment is very effective at controlling swelling and maximizing recovery for the first 20 days following surgery." Source20
Exercise"No exercise is allowed for 6 weeks following surgery." Source42
Final result"The best results are not generally seen for at least 6-8 weeks after surgery" Source56

Why #97: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research15303 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 3 since 2021
Teaching4.2251 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition010not on the Newsweek facelift lists
Score39.2100#97 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. John Lindsey taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2025
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025, panelist
Deep Dive into the Deep Plane, Evolution and Innovation