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Top 500
#113
Score
36.7/100

Dr. Sarmela Sunder, MD

Sarmela Sunder, MD is a facial plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, practicing at Sunder Plastic Surgery, 421 N Rodeo Drive G8, Beverly Hills, California (bio, contact). Her site offers deep plane, SMAS, mini, endoscopic mid-face and butterfly facelift options and a neck lift with platysmaplasty, and publishes facelift and neck lift price ranges (facelift).

Practice
421 N Rodeo Drive G8, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone
(424) 478-9362
Website
sunderplasticsurgery.com
Specialty
Facial plastic surgery
Teaches at
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2026
A smiling woman in white robe indoors

Before-and-after photos and procedures

On sunderplasticsurgery.com, the practice's own site: before-and-after photographs and the operations described.

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: sunderplasticsurgery.com/about/sarmela-sunder-md/

Stage Detail
College The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. Anthropology and B.A. Public Health, 2000; Phi Beta Kappa
Medical school Cornell University Weill Medical College, M.D., 2004
Internship General surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 2004-2005
Residency Otolaryngology, Stanford University Medical Center, 2005-2009; Chief Resident
Fellowship Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Vito Quatela, MD / University of Rochester, 2009-2010
  • Board certification, as listed: "2010 American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck-Surgery"; "2010 American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery."
  • Vice President, California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery; Allergan master injector.
  • CV positions: Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery and Sarmela Sunder MD, Los Angeles, 2011-2018; "Cassileth Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills, CA" 2018 to present.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift summary, as printed. Surgery 2 to 5 hours; general anesthesia or local with deep twilight sedation; 10 to 14 days before social activities and light work; stitches removed in 3 to 4 days; price "$30,000 to $90,000"; results 7 to 10+ years (facelift).
  • Techniques. The facelift page names SMAS and deep plane techniques. The deep plane page describes release of retaining ligaments beneath the SMAS so the cheeks, jawline and jowls move as one unit, with return to work in two to three weeks (deep plane). Other options: endoscopic mid-facelift (mid-facelift), mini facelift with a stated 1 to 2 week recovery (mini), and butterfly lift (butterfly).
  • Neck lift. Skin and tissue removal with platysmaplasty through incisions below the chin and around the ears; strenuous activity avoided 4 to 6 weeks; surgery planned 8 to 12 weeks before a major event; price "$25,000 to $55,000" (neck lift).
  • Galleries. Page markup lists about 15 facelift cases (facelift) and about 10 neck lift cases (neck lift).

Other facial procedures

Eyelid lift (eyelid, gallery); endoscopic brow lift through two small scalp incisions with Endotine fixation, normal activity in 10 to 14 days (brow lift, gallery); facial fat transfer (page, gallery); CO2 laser (gallery); rhinoplasty and lip lift.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Sunder Plastic Surgery
Address 421 N Rodeo Drive G8, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (contact)
Phone (424) 478-9362
Website https://www.sunderplasticsurgery.com/
Other surgeon Vanessa Christopher, MD
Instagram instagram.com/drsarmelasunder
TikTok tiktok.com/@drsarmelasunder
YouTube youtube.com/@drsarmelasunder
Facebook facebook.com/facialsurgeon

Not verified: the queue lists Lancaster, CA; the site lists only Beverly Hills. The CV names Cassileth Plastic Surgery as her current position while the site is branded Sunder Plastic Surgery.

Practice location, prices and recovery

From sunderplasticsurgery.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
FaceliftEstimated Price Range: $30,000 to $90,000 (reflecting highly customized approaches, facility fees, and surgical complexity)sunderplasticsurgery.com/facial-plastic-surgery/facelift-beverly-hills
Neck liftthe cost of neck lift surgery ranges from $25,000 to $55,000.sunderplasticsurgery.com/facial-plastic-surgery/neck-lift-beverly-hills

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out""Stitches are typically removed within 3 to 4 days"" Source4
Back to work""Typical Recovery Window: 10 to 14 days before returning to social activities and light work"" Source14
Exercise"Facelift: "avoid strenuous exercises for at least two weeks."" Source14
Back to work"Deep plane facelift: "Most patients return to work and light activity within two to three weeks"" Source21
Exercise"Neck lift: "More strenuous activities should be avoided for 4 to 6 weeks."" Source42
Final result"Neck lift: plan surgery "at least 8 to 12 weeks ahead of any significant event."" Source84

Why #113: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research0300 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching16.7254 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition010not on the Newsweek facelift lists
Score36.7100#113 in the Top 500

Meetings taught

Facelift, neck and facial rejuvenation sessions Dr. Sarmela Sunder taught to other surgeons, newest first.

2026
NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course 2026
New York, USA · Deep Plane: Debate & Advanced Techniques
2025
AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2025, panelist
SPECIAL FEATURE: FACIAL REJUVENATION - ASK THE EXPERTS: Keys to Success--Maximize Outcomes, Minimize the Process and Solve the Conundrums
2025
AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2025, speaker
Optimize Facelift Results
2025
AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2025, panelist
PANEL DISCUSSION: Pre-Surgical Optimization (Facial Rejuvenation breakout)

Sources

Facts from sunderplasticsurgery.com were read 2026-09-30.