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Top 500
#47
Score
54.3/100

Dr. Philip Miller, MD, FACS

Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at Gotham Plastic Surgery, 60 E 56th St, New York, a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, whose practice is limited to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (bio). His site describes deep plane, lower, mini, vertical and MicroLift facelift options and neck lift with platysmaplasty; his gallery tags 57 cases as facelift and 39 as neck lift (gallery).

Practice
60 E 56th St #300 (at Park Ave), New York, NY 10022
Phone
646.791.3025
Website
drphilipmiller.com
Specialty
Facial plastic surgery
Teaches at
Global Aesthetics Conference 2025
Newest paper
Arch Facial Plast Surg, 2010
Lectures
Videos of the talks

Training and board certification

Item Detail Source
College Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Wesleyan University, Phi Beta Kappa bio
Medical school University of Massachusetts School of Medicine bio
Residency General Surgery internship and residency; Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery residency; New York University School of Medicine bio
Fellowship Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Oregon Health Science University, Portland bio
Board certification Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology bio
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, and Director of the Facial Plastic Surgery fellowship program (bio).
  • Has served as a guest examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology and on the Board of Directors of the AAFPRS (bio).
  • Fellow of the AAFPRS, the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery and the American College of Surgeons (bio).
  • Has written chapters for rhinoplasty and neck rejuvenation textbooks and served as guest editor of Facial Plastic Surgery and Clinics of Facial Plastic Surgery monographs (bio).
  • The site states over 20 years of experience (deep plane page).

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Deep plane facelift. Repositions deeper tissues of the midface, jawline and neck; the page notes a surgical facility accredited by The Joint Commission (deep plane page). The main facelift page states that not every patient needs a deep plane facelift and lists lower, mini, MicroLift and combined options (facelift page).
  • SMAS facelift. A case study describes a SMAS facelift with blepharoplasty and submental liposuction (case study).
  • Lower facelift and mini facelift. Done in the in-office surgical suite under local anesthesia, often in under 90 minutes (lower facelift page, mini facelift page).
  • MicroLift and MicroLift+. A small hairline incision under local anesthesia; MicroLift+ uses a modified incision that allows skin removal (MicroLift page).
  • Vertical facelift. Lifts mid and lower face tissue in a vertical rather than lateral direction (vertical facelift page).
  • Neck lift. Cervicoplasty with platysmaplasty, outpatient at the office-based surgery facility, under general anesthesia or IV sedation, about 2-3 hours, with incisions around and behind the ear (neck lift page).

Gallery (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-26): one page of 391 cases filtered on the page by procedure. Tag counts: Facelift/NatraLift 57, Neck Lift 39, MicroLift 12, neck liposuction 12 (gallery). Case studies: SMAS facelift, facelift and neck lift.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Gotham Plastic Surgery (Philip Miller, MD, FACS)
Address 60 E 56th St #300 (at Park Ave), New York, NY 10022
Phone 646.791.3025
Website https://www.drphilipmiller.com/
Facility Accredited by The Joint Commission as an ambulatory surgery center (bio)
Instagram drphilipjmiller
YouTube DrPhilipJMiller
Facebook DrPhilipMiller

Practice location, prices and recovery

From drphilipmiller.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 New York

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
Deep plane faceliftA deep plane facelift with Dr. Miller typically ranges from $30,000 to $35,000, although this is not a final quoted price.drphilipmiller.com/deep-plane-facelift
Deep plane face and neck liftDeep plane face and neck lift: Approximately $60,000 to $70,000drphilipmiller.com/2023/09/26/unveiling-the-true-costs-of-facelift-procedures-in-2023-in-new-york-city
Deep plane mini faceliftDeep plane mini facelift: Approximately $30,000 to $35,000drphilipmiller.com/2023/09/26/unveiling-the-true-costs-of-facelift-procedures-in-2023-in-new-york-city
MicroLiftMicroLift: Approximately $16,000 to $18,000drphilipmiller.com/2023/09/26/unveiling-the-true-costs-of-facelift-procedures-in-2023-in-new-york-city
Deep neck liftFor patients requiring treatment of the neck alone, a deep neck lift or neck reshaping procedure is approximately $30,000 to $35,000drphilipmiller.com/2023/09/26/unveiling-the-true-costs-of-facelift-procedures-in-2023-in-new-york-city

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"Surgical drains may be inserted to prevent fluid accumulation, but are removed within 48 hours following your procedure." Source2
Back to work"Light activities can be resumed within 2-3 days, with most patients returning to work within one week." Source7
Swelling"Swelling and bruising typically continue to improve, although some residual swelling may remain for up to three weeks." Source21
Bruising"At 2-3 weeks, most visible bruising and swelling subsides significantly, allowing patients to feel comfortable in public." Source21
Exercise"By 4-6 weeks, all normal activities, including exercise, can be resumed with visible swelling virtually gone." Source42
Final result"Most patients can appreciate their full deep plane facelift results around six months after surgery as healing and tissue settling continue." Source180

Why #47: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research13.8305 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching12.5253 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership815AAFPRS Foundation fellowship, Fellowship Director
Recognition010not on the Newsweek facelift lists
Score54.3100#47 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. Philip Miller taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2025
Global Aesthetics Conference 2025 (Miami Beach), speaker
The Microlift: Taking Advantage Of The Mobility Of The Superficial Layer Of The Smas
2025
AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2025, speaker
Evolution of the Microlift Procedure
2024
AAFPRS Rhinoplasty & Facial Rejuvenation Meeting 2024, speaker
The Microlift: The Superficial Layer of the SMAS

Facelift and neck research

Papers with Dr. Philip Miller as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2010
Biomechanical analysis of anchoring points in rhytidectomy
Carron MA, Zoumalan RA, Miller PJ, Shah AR · Arch Facial Plast Surg · PMID 20083739
2001
Midfacial effects of the deep-plane facelift
Miller PJ, Constantinides M, Galli SK · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 11518977
2000
Softform for facial rejuvenation: historical review, operative techniques, and recent advances
Miller PJ, Levine J, Ahn MS, Maas CS, Constantinides M · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 11802342
1996
The liposhaver in facial plastic surgery. A multi-institutional experience
Becker DG, Weinberger MS, Miller PJ, Park SS, Wang TD, Cook TA, et al. · Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · PMID 8906049
1996
Rejuvenation of the aging forehead and brow
Miller PJ, Wang TD, Cook TA · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 9220729

Sources

Facts from drphilipmiller.com were read 2026-09-26.