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Top 500
#262
Score
26/100

Dr. Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS

Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS is a plastic surgeon whose practice, Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS & Associates, has offices in Shadyside and Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh, and in Wexford, Pennsylvania (locations). The site describes a traditional facelift, a mini-lift and an isolated neck lift under local anesthesia with IV sedation (facelift, neck lift).

Practice
580 South Aiken Avenue, Suite 530, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 687-2100
Website
mccaffertymd.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Group practice

Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS & Associates, Plastic Surgery is a group practice: mccaffertymd.com lists 3 surgeons. Different surgeons at the practice do different operations, so ask for the surgeon who does facelifts by name. The facelift pages describe the practice and do not name a surgeon. The providers page lists plastic surgeons Dr. Leo R. McCafferty, Dr. Flávia Davit and Dr. Justin K. Williams; the facelift and neck lift pages name no surgeon and the gallery has no surgeon labels. Source

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: mccaffertymd.com/drmccafferty/

Stage Detail
College Penn State University, Bachelor of Science
Medical school Temple University
Residency General surgery internship and residency, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Plastic surgery University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, under D. Ralph Millard, Jr., MD
  • Board certification: not stated on the pages read. FACS appears in the practice name.
  • The Aesthetic Society: past President, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Board of Directors; leadership roles since 1992. Awards from the society: Tiffany Award (2006), Leadership Award (2017), Distinguished Service Award (2021).
  • Served on the ASPS Ethics Committee and the AAAASF Board of Directors.
  • Past President of the Allegheny County Medical Society and of the D. Ralph Millard, Jr., MD Plastic Surgery Society.
  • Plastic surgery consultant to the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1992; plastic surgeon for the US Open golf championships.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift. Two categories: a traditional facelift for moderate to severe aging, in which deep soft tissues are repositioned and the skin redraped "(not pulled)"; and a mini-lift with shorter incisions for early to moderate aging. "Typically, within two weeks you will be able to return to normal activities" (facelift).
  • Neck lift. Isolated neck lift as an outpatient procedure in the practice surgery center under local anesthesia with IV sedation; incision from the earlobe behind the ear, sometimes a small incision under the chin; "Downtime varies, but typically is one week or less" (neck lift).
  • Surgery center. In-office, accredited by AAAASF and Surgical Facilities Resources and licensed by Pennsylvania (surgery center).
  • Price. No prices published.
  • Gallery. The gallery page has 33 images with no procedure labels; it is not recorded as a face gallery (gallery).

Other facial procedures

The site lists eyelid rejuvenation with upper crease and lower transconjunctival or subciliary approaches (eyelift), forehead and brow lift (browlift), BBL, hybrid fractional and SkinTyte laser treatments (laser), rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, lip lift and ear surgery (face procedures).

Practice

Field Value
Practice Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS & Associates, Plastic Surgery
Shadyside 580 South Aiken Avenue, Suite 530, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Mount Lebanon 1050 Bower Hill Road, Suite #302, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
Wexford 6001 Stonewood Drive, 2nd Floor, Wexford, PA 15090
Phone (412) 687-2100 (locations)
Other physicians Dr. Flavia Davit, Dr. Justin K. Williams (home)
Website mccaffertymd.com
Social Instagram, Facebook

Not verified: board certification; which surgeon performs the facelifts described.

Practice location and recovery

From mccaffertymd.com, read 2026-09-30. Prices and recovery times are quoted as the practice publishes them.

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Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"Neck lift: Downtime varies, but typically is one week or less." Source7
Back to work"Typically, within two weeks you will be able to return to normal activities." Source14

Why #262: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research0300 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work520facelift page; no gallery found
Leadership1515The Aesthetic Society, President 2012
Recognition610Newsweek facelift list 2024, 2025
Score26100#262 in the Top 500