Training and board certification
Source for all items: bio
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Miami, microbiology |
| Medical school | Rush University Medical Center, Chicago |
| Residency | Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 5 years |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, under Dr. J. Regan Thomas and Dr. Dean Toriumi |
- Board certification, as the site states it: "a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon." The boards are not named.
- Member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Co-founded Somenek+PittmanMD in 2018 in the West End of Washington, DC.
- The bio names rhinoplasty as a specific professional interest, alongside deep plane facelifts and eyelid surgery.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift. Releases the ligaments that tether the deep plane layer, including the zygomatic ligament for cheek elevation and the cervical retaining ligament for release and repositioning of the platysma; the page contrasts this with a SMAS facelift (deep plane facelift).
- Surgery and aftercare. Home a few hours after surgery; office visits the next day and at about 1 and 2 weeks; optional one-on-one nursing at a hotel across from the surgical suite (deep plane facelift).
- Recovery, as printed. Social activities within 2 to 3 weeks; final results over 3 to 6 months; no exercise for at least 4 to 6 weeks (facelift).
- Other facelifts. Mini facelift through smaller incisions around the ears; revision facelift (mini, revision).
- Neck lift. Bandage removed the next day; drains managed at home (neck lift).
- Prices, as printed. Facelift: "$10,000 to $25,000 or more" in the D.C. area; neck lift average $15,000 to $25,000 (facelift, neck lift).
- Galleries. Facelift/necklift gallery with 13 case links; neck liposuction gallery with 3 (facelift gallery, neck liposuction).
Other facial procedures
Brow lift, blepharoplasty and revision eyelid surgery, lip lift, facial fat transfer, buccal fat removal, cheek and chin augmentation and rhinoplasty; CO2 laser and FaceTite at the S+P MedSpa (brow lift, eyelid, CO2 laser). Galleries: blepharoplasty (10 cases), FaceTite (6) (eyelid gallery, FaceTite gallery).
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Somenek+PittmanMD Advanced Plastic Surgery |
| Washington, DC | 2440 M Street, Suite 507, Washington, DC 20037; (202) 810-7700 (contact) |
| New York City | 497 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; (646) 362-1377 (NYC) |
| Website | https://somenekpittmanmd.com/ |
| Other surgeon | Troy A. Pittman, MD, FACS |
| Social | Instagram, Facebook, YouTube |
Not verified: the two boards behind "double board-certified" are not named; gallery cases do not name the surgeon.