Training and board certification
Source for all rows: bio
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Indiana University, Bloomington, B.A. chemistry, 1984-1988; Phi Beta Kappa |
| Medical school | Indiana University School of Medicine, M.D., 1988-1992 |
| Internship | Surgery, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, 1992-1993 |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Saint Louis University Hospitals, 1993-1997 |
| Fellowship | Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Meridian Plastic Surgery Center, Indiana University, 1997-1998 |
- Board certification, as the site states it: "board certified by both the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" (1998 and 2000); voluntarily recertified in facial plastic surgery in 2019.
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1999-present.
- ABFPRS Board of Directors (2016-present); Exam Development Committee chairman (2015-present); oral examiner (2012-present).
- Fellow, AAFPRS and American College of Surgeons; President, Indianapolis Medical Society, 2013-2014.
- Practice history: Perkins Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery, 1998-2003; Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery, 2003-present.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Extended deep plane facelift. Release and repositioning of the cervical, mandibular, masseteric and zygomatic ligaments; the page names it his most common approach (facelift). The deep plane page states he brought comprehensive ligament release and limited delamination approaches to the Indianapolis area (extended deep plane).
- Extended SMAS facelift. Deep plane lift with more limited release of the cheek tissues (facelift).
- Anesthesia and drains. Facelift under local, IV sedation or general anesthesia, two to four hours; Tisseel fibrin sealant used instead of drains, with drains used rarely in select cases (facelift).
- Mini facelift. Outpatient, twilight or local anesthesia; sutures trimmed at one week (mini facelift).
- Neck. Neck lift under twilight or local anesthesia with incisions behind the ears, under the chin or both; submentoplasty under local with sedation, with the page stating it "usually averages around $7,000."
- Recovery, per the site. Swelling and bruising in the first 1-2 weeks; final results at 3-6 months (extended deep plane); goal of being out in public by two weeks (facelift).
- Galleries. Facelift, extended deep plane, mini facelift, neck rejuvenation, submentoplasty / deep neck lift.
Other facial procedures
The site offers blepharoplasty, brow lift, lip lift, chin and facial implants, facial fat grafting, rhinoplasty, otoplasty and Sciton laser resurfacing. Galleries: eyelid, brow lift, fractional laser.
Practice
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Carmel | 170 W. 106th St., Carmel, IN 46290 | 317-614-0639 |
| Greenwood | 533 E County Line RD, #104, Greenwood, IN 46143 | 317-614-0639 |
- Practice: Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery; website hamiltonfps.com. The practice lists a 2026/27 facial plastic surgery fellow, Faris Mirza, MD (Dr. Mirza).
- Social links printed on the site: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Not verified: the queue listed MD only; the deep plane page prints M.D., F.A.C.S.