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Dr. Rod Rohrich, MD, FACS

Rod J. Rohrich, MD, FACS is a plastic surgeon at Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute in Dallas, Texas, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (about). His facelift page describes a "lift-and-fill" facelift that combines a deep-layer SMAS lift, fat compartment filling and platysma tightening (facelift page).

Practice
9101 N. Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231
Phone
214-821-9114
Website
drrohrich.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
Teaches at
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2027
Newest paper
Plast Reconstr Surg, 2026
Lectures
Videos of the talks
An older couple laughing by the sea

Training and board certification

Source: CV (2022) linked from the site, drrohrich.com/files/Rod-J-Rohrich-Curriculum-Vitae-2022.pdf.

Years Training Institution
1975 BA, summa cum laude North Dakota State University
1977 BS, summa cum laude North Dakota School of Medicine
1979 MD, high honors Baylor College of Medicine
1979-1982 General surgery University of Michigan Medical Center
1982-1985 Plastic and reconstructive surgery University of Michigan Medical Center
1983-1984 Fellowships: pediatric (Oxford), maxillofacial (UT Southwestern), craniofacial (Mexico City) as listed
1985-1986 Hand and microsurgery Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Certification (CV):

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1987.
  • Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, 1990.
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1980.

Roles:

  • Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (about).
  • Founding Chair and Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1991-2014; Distinguished Teaching Professor 2011-2016 (CV).
  • President: American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2004-2005; Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery 2008-2009; The Rhinoplasty Society 2013; Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2000-2001 (CV).
  • Editor-in-Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2004-2021; developed PRS Global Open (about).
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Director 2001-2007; Chair, Oral Exam Committee 2005-2007 (CV).
  • Chairman, ACGME Residency Review Committee in Plastic Surgery, 2010-2014 (CV).

Facelift and neck lift work

Facelift (drrohrich.com/surgery/face-lift/):

  • "Lift-and-fill" facelift: deep layer lift of the cheek plus "fat compartment filling" with the patient's own fat.
  • Steps listed: develop a deep-layer SMAS plane; inject fat compartments; trim neck and chin fat; tighten the platysma; close skin tension-free.
  • Uses an autologous growth-factor-and-stem-cell tissue glue from the patient's blood.
  • The page states he has performed "several-thousand face lifts."

Revision facelift (drrohrich.com/surgery/revision-facelift/):

  • Method for post-facelift deformities using "The Five Rs," including reshaping SMAS layers and refilling cheek fat compartments.

No standalone neck lift page; neck work is part of the facelift pages.

Galleries:

Practice

  • Practice: Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute (about).
  • Address: 9101 N. Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231 (CV 2022; not printed on current site pages).
  • Phone: 214-821-9114 (contact).
  • Website: drrohrich.com.
  • Post-surgical care facility on the 6th floor of the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute (facilities).
  • Social: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter.

Practice location and recovery

From drrohrich.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 Texas

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Drains"The drains and head dressing are usually removed within 2 days." Source2
Exercise"Normal activity can be gradually resumed after 3 weeks but strenuous activity ... should be avoided for another week." Source28

Why #20: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research303088 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 25 since 2021
Teaching252510 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership1515ASPS, President 2004
Recognition910Newsweek facelift list 2024, 2025, 2026
Editorial adjustment-31.55set by the editors; see the methodology
Score67.5100#20 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. Rod Rohrich taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2027
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2027
New York, USA · Course faculty (speakers page; session assignments not published)
2027
ISAPS Face Masters: Beyond the Surgical Plane
St. Louis, USA · Course faculty (Day 1: Endoscopic techniques for the Face & Neck; Day 2: New frontiers in Open Face & Neck procedures); session assignments not published
2026
ISAPS World Congress 2026, Cancun (30th World Congress on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
Cancun, Mexico · Advanced Adjunct Techniques; Deep Dive With an Expert: Demistifying Deep Plane Facelift
2026
Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026 (PSTM26)
Houston, TX, USA · Facial Fat Grafting: Success and Complications; Does Facelift Plane Actually Matter?
2026
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2026
New York, USA · PANEL: Part I Facelift and Facial Aesthetics - Techniques and Perspectives
2026
Full Face Global 2026
Sao Paulo, Brazil · Face Panel 2 - Middle Third; Blepharoplasty Panel (videoendoscopy, GBL); Necklift Panel 1; Ancillary Procedures: Hot Topics; Masterclass: Role of Fat Grafting in Facelifting - The 15 Step Precision Facelift; Difficult cases panel: face and nose (face cases: unusual facelift infections; malar mounds and the filler face in facelift surgery; deep plane in facial palsy; malar festoon)
2026
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting (Mar 19-20) + Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting (Mar 20-22) 2026
Dallas, TX, USA · Aesthetic Devices - Innovations (incl. Use of Technology: What Works and What Doesn't in New Radio Frequency - Face; Role of Micro-coring vs Laser Treatments in Facial Rejuvenation); Live Treatments with Devices (incl. Erbium Fiber Resurfacing with Laser Coring - LIVE; Ultrasound Parallel Beam Facial Rejuvenation - LIVE); Demystifying the Deep Plane Facelift; Key Facial Anatomy to Stay Safe - What You Really Need to Know: Deep Plane vs SMAS Safety; Controversies and Outcomes in Eyelid, Face and Neck Rejuvenation (panel); Interactive Anatomy Lab Dissection: Browlift/Blepharoplasty/Facelift; Deep Layer Facelift Techniques - How to Inject the Key Fat Compartments; Deep Neck Lift Techniques - Submandibular Gland Resection
2026
60th Baker Gordon Educational Symposium - Grand Finale
Miami, FL, USA · Contemporary Advancements in Cosmetic Medicine; Ancillary Procedures for Facial Enhancements (talks: Examining Long-Term Results in Lip Lifting and Buccal Fat Removal; NonSurgical Cosmetic Advancements; New Generation Skin Tightening Devices, Microcoring and the Utility of Ultrasound for Injectable Fillers)
2026
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026, panelist
Does Facelift Plane Actually Matter?
2026
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026, moderator
Facial Fat Grafting: Success and Complications
2026
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting 2026, moderator
Controversies and Outcomes in Eyelid, Face and Neck Rejuvenation (Demystifying the Deep Plane Facelift; Key Facial Anatomy: Deep Plane vs SMAS Safety)
2026
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting 2026, faculty
Interactive Anatomy Lab Dissection (Browlift/Blepharoplasty/Facelift; Deep Layer Facelift Techniques; Deep Neck Lift Techniques - Submandibular Gland Resection)
2025
ASPS Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025, moderator
Tried and True Facelift Techniques: Alternatives to the Deep Plane
2024
Baker Gordon Educational Symposium 2024, moderator
Panel Discussion: Do Different Techniques Produce Different Aesthetic Results in Face Lifting
2024
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting 2024, speaker
Controversies and Outcomes in Eyelid, Face and Neck Rejuvenation (Precision Pacing in Facelift Surgery - 15 Steps; Key Facial Anatomy: Deep Plane vs SMAS Safety)
2024
Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery Meeting 2024, course director
Interactive Anatomy Lab Dissection (Browlift/Blepharoplasty/Facelift; Deep Layer Facelift Techniques; Neck Lift Techniques)
2024
The Aesthetic Meeting 2024, faculty
Course 103 Facelifting - What Truly Matters

Facelift and neck research

Papers with Dr. Rod Rohrich as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2026
Management of Platysmal Banding in Face and Neck Lift Surgery
Sherif R, Kumar NG, Stuzin J, Hidalgo D, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 41397101
2026
Periorbital Rejuvenation Using Fat Grafting to Five Key Anatomic Areas
Chadab TM, Wiegmann AL, Skochdopole AJ, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 42153751
2026
Determining patients' price sensitivity and willingness to pay for aesthetic surgery: A contingent valuation study
Wang MJ, Matusko N, Rastegar A, Rohrich RJ, Cederna PS · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · PMID 41812574
2026
Demystifying Deep Layer Face-Lift Techniques: A Systematic Review of Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Techniques
Schultz KP, Sherif R, Ganesh Kumar N, Stuzin JM, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 41100833
2026
Aging Face Rejuvenation: Guiding Anatomic and Scientific Concepts
Rohrich RJ, Novak M, Ganesh Kumar N · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 41843482
2025
Role of Selective Neck Sutures in Face Lifts
Ganesh Kumar N, Sherif R, Schultz K, Hidalgo DA, Stuzin JM, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 40719487
2025
Role of tranexamic acid (TXA) in plastic and reconstructive surgery: A national perspective
Rohrich RJ, Brown S, Brown T, Taub PJ · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · PMID 39965470
2025
The 7-Step Neck-Lift Z-Plasty
Borab ZM, Fisher S, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 38507563
2024
Clinical Applications of Tranexamic Acid in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Brown S, Brown T, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 38196097
2024
The 10-7 Facial Analysis Method for Face Lifting and Facial Rejuvenation
Jalalabadi F, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 37220216
2024
Lip Lifting: The Missing Link in Central Facial Rejuvenation
Jalalabadi F, Lisiecki JL, Chiodo MV, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 37220218
2023
An Evidence-Based and Case-Based Comparison of Modern Face Lift Techniques
Avashia YJ, Stuzin JM, Cason RW, Savetsky IL, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 36729730
2023
Facelift Skin Flap Redraping: The Seven Key Steps
Rohrich RJ, Cason RW, Novak M · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 36936455
2023
The Five Ds for Safe and Effective Buccal Fat Removal
Rohrich RJ, Jalalabadi F · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 36730489
2023
Male Face-Lift Finesse
Rohrich RJ, Novak M · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 36696315
2022
Face Lift after Facial Feminization Surgery: Indications and Special Considerations
Rochlin DH, Morrison SD, Harirah M, Rohrich RJ, Satterwhite T · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 34936610
2021
The Role of the Buccal Fat Pad in Facial Aesthetic Surgery
Rohrich RJ, Stuzin JM, Savetsky IL, Avashia YJ, Agrawal NA, Prada M · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 34398085
2021
Perioperative Approach to Reducing Hematoma during Rhytidectomy: What Does the Evidence Show?
Cason RW, Avashia YJ, Shammas RL, Savetsky IL, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 33974595
2021
SMAS Advancement with Fat Enhancement (SAFE) Lift
Rohrich RJ, Savetsky IL, Avashia YJ · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 33680641
2021
Prediction of Facial Aging Using the Facial Fat Compartments
Rohrich RJ, Avashia YJ, Savetsky IL · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 33347073
2020
Facial Fat Augmentation Finesse
Xue AS, Dayan E, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 32970000
2020
Multimodal Radiofrequency Application for Lower Face and Neck Laxity
Dayan E, Rovatti P, Aston S, Chia CT, Rohrich R, Theodorou S · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 32983756
2020
Refinements in Tailoring the Lift-and-fill Facelift
Pezeshk RA, Sieber DA, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 32766031
2020
Fat Grafting for Facial Rejuvenation
Schultz KP, Raghuram A, Davis MJ, Abu-Ghname A, Chamata E, Rohrich RJ · Semin Plast Surg · PMID 32071577
2020
Facial Nerve Danger Zones
Stuzin JM, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 31881610
2019
Safety and Adjuncts in Face Lifting
Wan D, Dayan E, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 31461045
2019
Role of Ancillary Procedures in Facial Rejuvenation
Rohrich RJ, Mohan R · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 31624657
2019
Getting Better Results in Facelifting
Rohrich RJ, Sinno S, Vaca EE · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 31624678
2017
Facial Assessment and Injection Guide for Botulinum Toxin and Injectable Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: Focus on the Midface
de Maio M, DeBoulle K, Braz A, Rohrich RJ, Alliance for the Future of Aesthetics Consensus Committee · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28953721
2017
Anatomical and Clinical Implications of the Deep and Superficial Fat Compartments of the Neck
Gassman AA, Pezeshk R, Scheuer JF, Sieber DA, Campbell CF, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28841605
2017
Neck Rejuvenation through the Lateral Platysma Window: A Key Component of Face-Lift Surgery
Pezeshk RA, Sieber DA, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28350662
2017
The Modern Male Rhytidectomy: Lessons Learned
Rohrich RJ, Stuzin JM, Ramanadham S, Costa C, Dauwe PB · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 28125532
2016
Secondary Neck Lift and the Importance of Midline Platysmaplasty: Review of 101 Cases
Narasimhan K, Ramanadham S, O'Reilly E, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 27018694
2016
Reply: Anatomical Considerations to Prevent Facial Nerve Injury
Roostaeian J, Stuzin J, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 27018706
2016
Ear Lobule Rejuvenation in Face-Lifting: The Role of Fat Augmentation
Hammoudeh ZS, Small K, Unger JG, Stark R, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 27104096
2015
Filling the Facial Compartments during a Face Lift
Pezeshk RA, Small KH, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 26397248
2015
Role of Autologous Fat Transfer to the Superficial Fat Compartments for Perioral Rejuvenation
Pezeshk RA, Stark RY, Small KH, Unger JG, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 26313834
2015
2015
Laser Resurfacing at the Time of Rhytidectomy
Scheuer JF, Costa CR, Dauwe PB, Ramanadham SR, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 25839172
2015
The Role of the Superwet Technique in Face Lift: An Analysis of 1089 Patients over 23 Years
Costa CR, Ramanadham SR, O'Reilly E, Coleman JE, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 26017592
2015
Anatomical considerations to prevent facial nerve injury
Roostaeian J, Rohrich RJ, Stuzin JM · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 25919245
2015
Evolution of hypertension management in face lifting in 1089 patients: optimizing safety and outcomes
Ramanadham SR, Mapula S, Costa C, Narasimhan K, Coleman JE, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 25811571
2015
Refining the anesthesia management of the face-lift patient: lessons learned from 1089 consecutive face lifts
Ramanadham SR, Costa CR, Narasimhan K, Coleman JE, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 25415274
2015
Infection in face-lift surgery: an evidence-based approach to infection prevention
Dauwe PB, Pulikkottil BJ, Scheuer JF, Stuzin JM, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 25539351
2014
Lift-and-fill face lift: integrating the fat compartments
Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Constantine FC, Unger J, Mojallal A · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 24569422
2014
The differing adipocyte morphologies of deep versus superficial midfacial fat compartments: a cadaveric study
Wan D, Amirlak B, Giessler P, Rasko Y, Rohrich RJ, Yuan C, et al. · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 24445875
2013
Corticosteroid use in cosmetic plastic surgery
Pulikkottil BJ, Dauwe P, Daniali L, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 23985647
2013
Randomized, controlled, phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fibrin sealant VH S/D 4 s-apr (Artiss) to improve tissue adherence in subjects undergoing rhytidectomy
Hester TR, Shire JR, Nguyen DB, Gerut ZE, Chen AH, Diamond J, et al. · Aesthet Surg J · Randomized Controlled Trial · PMID 23563904
2012
Secondary rhytidectomy: comprehensive review and current concepts
Rasko YM, Beale E, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 23190821
2011
Brow lift in facial rejuvenation: a systematic literature review of open versus endoscopic techniques
Graham DW, Heller J, Kirkjian TJ, Schaub TS, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 21921747
2011
Great auricular nerve injury, the "subauricular band" phenomenon, and the periauricular adipose compartments
Rohrich RJ, Taylor NS, Ahmad J, Lu A, Pessa JE · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 21285786
2011
A systematic review of comparison of efficacy and complication rates among face-lift techniques
Chang S, Pusic A, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 21200240
2010
12-Month controlled study in the United States of the safety and efficacy of a permanent 2.5% polyacrylamide hydrogel soft-tissue filler
Narins RS, Coleman WP, Rohrich R, Monheit G, Glogau R, Brandt F, et al. · Dermatol Surg · Randomized Controlled Trial · PMID 20969659
2009
The arterial and venous anatomies of the lateral face lift flap and the SMAS
Schaverien MV, Pessa JE, Saint-Cyr M, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 19407632
2009
The individualized component face lift: developing a systematic approach to facial rejuvenation
Rohrich RJ, Ghavami A, Lemmon JA, Brown SA · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 19319074
2008
Aging and the shape of the mandible
Pessa JE, Slice DE, Hanz KR, Broadbent TH, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 18176221
2006
Neck rejuvenation revisited
Rohrich RJ, Rios JL, Smith PD, Gutowski KA · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 17016198
2006
Platelet gel sealant use in rhytidectomy
Brown SA, Appelt EA, Lipschitz A, Sorokin ES, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 16980865
2004
Treatment of photoaging
Rohrich RJ, Decherd ME · N Engl J Med · PMID 15295060
2004
A prospective controlled assessment of microdermabrasion for damaged skin and fine rhytides
Coimbra M, Rohrich RJ, Chao J, Brown SA · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 15060359
2000
Early results of vermilion lip augmentation using acellular allogeneic dermis: an adjunct in facial rejuvenation
Rohrich RJ, Reagan BJ, Adams WP, Kenkel JM, Beran SJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 10627010
1998
1997
CO2 laser safety considerations in facial skin resurfacing
Rohrich RJ, Gyimesi IM, Clark P, Burns AJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 9326794
1997
1995
Role of endoscopic-assisted plastic surgery in aesthetic therapy
Rohrich RJ, Hollier LH · West J Med · PMID 7618316

Sources

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