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Top 500
#150
Score
31/100

Dr. Michael Godin, MD

Michael Godin, M.D. is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, practicing at 410 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and La Jolla, California (bio, home). His site describes the deep plane facelift, his trademarked Micro-Mini Lift for the lower face and neck, and facelifts done under IV sedation and local anesthesia without drains (facelift).

Practice
410 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23226
Phone
804.285.8578
Website
drgodin.com
Specialty
Facial plastic surgery
A smiling woman with grey hair posing indoors

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: drgodin.com/meet-dr-godin/

Stage Detail
College Rice University, Houston; dual bachelor's degrees
Medical school Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans; graduated with honors
Residency Surgical internship and four-year residency in head and neck surgery, University of California, San Diego
Fellowship One year in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, face, ears and neck with Dr. Calvin Johnson, Tulane University
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "Board certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology."
  • Clinical Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in its Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery since 1993.
  • Named AAFPRS Fellowship Director in Facial Plastic Surgery in 2004.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift. Performed in his private surgery suite under IV sedation and local anesthesia, with no general anesthesia; incisions in the hair and behind the ears; bleeding controlled with cautery so no drains are used (facelift).
  • Deep plane facelift. The page describes lifting the SMAS layer and releasing deep tissue ligaments; most patients are presentable within 2 to 3 weeks (deep plane).
  • Micro-Mini Lift. His trademarked small-incision lift for mild to moderate neck and jawline laxity and for revision cases; removes fat, reshapes the neck muscles and lifts the jawline and neck tissues; incisions around the ear folds; about 10 days of recovery versus 2 weeks for a larger lift (Micro-Mini Lift).
  • Tuck-up. Small-incision tuck-ups (tuck-up).
  • Galleries. Unlabeled images: six facelift cases (facelift) and a Micro-Mini Lift page (Micro-Mini).

Other facial procedures

Upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid, gallery); forehead and eyebrow lift (brow, gallery); chin implants, otoplasty, rhinoplasty, liposuction and skin treatments.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Godin Facial Surgery
Richmond 410 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23226; 804.285.8578 (home)
Los Angeles 8631 W. Third Street, Suite 945E, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 310.657.0123
La Jolla The Secret Vein Clinic, 7634 Girard Ave Suite H, La Jolla, CA 92037; (858) 247-6045 (La Jolla)
Website https://www.drgodin.com/
Instagram instagram.com/drgodin

Not verified: the linked 2015 CV PDF was not read. No prices are published.

Practice location and recovery

From drgodin.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.

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Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"Micro-Mini Lift: "recovery period of approximately 10 days", shorter than the 2 weeks usually required for a more extensive lift." Source10
Back to work"Deep plane facelift: "most patients are presentable within 2–3 weeks."" Source21
Drains"Bleeding stopped by electric cautery, which "eliminates the need for surgical drains"." Source

Why #150: 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 work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership815AAFPRS Foundation fellowship, Fellowship Director
Recognition310Newsweek facelift list 2026
Score31100#150 in the Top 500