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Top 500
#46
Score
54.8/100

Dr. Paul Nassif, MD, FACS

Paul Nassif, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at NassifMD Plastic Surgery, with offices in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, California, certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology (1998) and the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (2000) (bio). His site describes deep plane, SMAS, mini and revision facelifts and neck lift with platysmaplasty, with facelift and neck lift before-and-after galleries (facelift page).

Practice
120 South Spalding Drive, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone
(424) 453-8966
Website
drpaulnassif.com
Specialty
Facial plastic surgery
Teaches at
IMCAS World 2026
Newest paper
J Craniofac Surg, 2023
Lectures
Videos of the talks
A blonde woman posing in a studio headshot
Group practice

NassifMD Plastic Surgery is a group practice: drpaulnassif.com lists 2 surgeons. Different surgeons at the practice do different operations, so ask for the surgeon who does facelifts by name. The practice's facelift pages name Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. John Frederick. The facelift and neck lift pages name Dr. Paul Nassif; 2 of 34 facelift gallery cases say by Dr. Frederick and the rest name no surgeon; Dr. Gerald Wu is listed as a fellow. Source

Training and board certification

From the curriculum vitae on the bio page (bio):

Years Training Institution
1984 B.S. Business University of Southern California
1988-1989 Medical school University of Health Sciences Chicago Medical School
1989-1992 M.D.; summa cum laude; Alpha Omega Alpha University of Southern California School of Medicine
1992-1993 General surgery University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
1993-1997 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency; chief resident 1996-1997 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
1997-1998 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship (AAFPRS), J. Regan Thomas, MD, preceptor St. Louis University School of Medicine
Board Date
American Board of Otolaryngology May 1998
American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery June 2000
  • Clinical Assistant Professor from 1998 at the USC School of Medicine and the UCLA School of Medicine, divisions of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (bio).
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and of the American College of Surgeons (bio).
  • Appears on the E! series Botched (bio).

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Deep plane facelift. The page describes lifting the tissues without strain on skin or muscle, with the skin and underlying tissue kept attached, under twilight sedation or general anesthesia (deep plane page). The men's facelift page states "Dr. Nassif performs the deep plane facelift technique" (men's facelift page).
  • SMAS facelift. Described on the main facelift page, which also states surgery under general anesthesia (facelift page).
  • Mini facelift. Also called short-scar or limited-incision facelift; SMAS repositioning through incisions around the ear; usually local anesthesia with sedation; 2-3 hours (mini facelift page).
  • Revision facelift. The page lists pricing that "typically starts at $85,000" (revision page).
  • Neck lift. Platysmaplasty with permanent sutures for vertical bands, cervicoplasty and submental liposuction; some cases done endoscopically through two to three small neck incisions (neck lift page).
  • Fat grafting. Separate facial fat grafting page (fat grafting page).

Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-26; practice galleries, cases not labeled by surgeon):

Gallery Patients Pages
Facelift 34 3
Neck lift 14 1

Practice

Field Value
Practice NassifMD Plastic Surgery
Beverly Hills 120 South Spalding Drive, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Newport Beach 567 San Nicolas Dr., Suite 320, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone (424) 453-8966
Website https://www.drpaulnassif.com/
Other surgeons John Frederick M.D.; Gerald Wu, MD (home)
Instagram drpaulnassif
YouTube drpaulnassif
Facebook DrPaulSNassif

Practice location, prices and recovery

From drpaulnassif.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 California

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
FaceliftThe cost of a facelift typically starts at $75,000.drpaulnassif.com/facelift
Revision faceliftRevision facelift surgery typically starts at $85,000.drpaulnassif.com/facelift/facelift-revision
Neck liftNeck lift surgery typically starts at $25,000.drpaulnassif.com/facial-plastic-surgery/necklift

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"All drains and bandages will be removed approximately 24 hours following the procedure." Source1
Sutures out"Surgical dressings are typically removed within 2-3 days, and sutures are removed around day 5-7." Source7
Bruising"Initial bruising and swelling subside in the first two weeks, while complete healing may take a few months." Source14
Back to work"Most patients find they are able to get back to work just 10 to 14 days after the procedure." Source14
Exercise"Dr. Nassif doesn’t clear people to return to strenuous physical activity for at least two weeks in most cases." Source14
Back to work"Depending on individual healing, most patients can return to work in about 1-2 weeks." Source14

Why #46: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research17.8307 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 1 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership815AAFPRS Foundation fellowship, Fellowship Director
Recognition910Newsweek facelift list 2024, 2025, 2026
Score54.8100#46 in the Top 500

Lectures and videos

Videos that name Dr. Paul Nassif as the speaker, newest first.

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. Paul Nassif taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2026
IMCAS World 2026
Paris, France · Face surgery - (in collaboration with VDAPC)

Facelift and neck research

Papers with Dr. Paul Nassif as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2018
Correction of the Lower Face and Neck
Frisenda JL, Nassif PS · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 30296800
2006
Endoscopic brow-lift with deep temporal fixation only (DTFO)
Nassif PS · Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · PMID 16908387
2003
Adjunctive applications for botulinum toxin in facial aesthetic surgery
Zimbler MS, Nassif PS · Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · PMID 15062252
1998
Comparison of subperiosteal vs subgaleal elevation techniques used in forehead lifts
Nassif PS, Kokoska MS, Homan S, Cooper MH, Thomas JR · Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Randomized Controlled Trial · PMID 9821922