Dr. Sarah Mess, MD

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: sarahmessmd.com/about-dr-mess/

• Board certification, as the site states it: "Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (2007)."
• Instructor of Aesthetic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital (2024 to present); Instructor of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2009 to present); Faculty, Allergan Medical Institute (2019 to present).
• Active staff, Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD (2005 to present).
• ASPS Program Committee Member; member of ASAPS, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Maryland Society of Plastic Surgeons, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons and Women Plastic Surgeons.
• Chair, Aesthetic Face Sessions, Plastic Surgery The Meeting (2024, 2025); Contributing Editor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal since 2024; 25+ peer-reviewed publications.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Facelift options. Traditional facelift, mini facelift (limited incision), deep plane facelift, and facelift with neck lift; any can be combined with laser resurfacing and fat transfer (facelift).
• Procedure. Incisions around the ears and along the hairline; deeper facial layers tightened and repositioned; excess skin removed. Drains may be used. Cases are scheduled for 4 to 7 hours.
• Facelift recovery. Return to work within a week; no strenuous activity for the first couple of weeks; social activities at two to three weeks; final results around three months in the recovery section and six to twelve months in the FAQ.
• Facelift price. The facelift page states "$18,000-$25,000"; the prices page states "Facelift: $25,000-$35,000" (prices).
• Neck lift. Traditional neck lift through incisions by the ears and under the chin; mini neck lift; neck liposuction and laser liposuction; subdermal laser neck tightening; Renuvion/J-Plasma. Neck garment 1 to 3 days; most return to work at 1 week; normal activity at 2 weeks. Prices: $17,000 to $20,000, or $18,000 to $22,000 with Renuvion (neck lift).
• Galleries. Five face and neck lift patients (gallery), plus neck liposuction (gallery). The facelift page shows a mid facelift and neck lift case, age 68, at 3 months.

Other facial procedures

Blepharoplasty (eyelid, gallery), brow lift with return to work at about a week (brow lift), lip lift (lip lift) and laser resurfacing (laser). The prices page lists upper eyelid $5,000 to $6,000, upper and lower eyelids $9,000 to $10,000, and brow lift $7,000 to $8,000.

Practice

Not verified: the two published facelift price ranges conflict; the facelift page shows a mid facelift case without describing a mid facelift.