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Top 500
#142
Score
32.2/100

Dr. Sean Delaney, MD

Sean Delaney, M.D. is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, 2100 West Loop South Suite 1200, Houston, Texas, whose practice is limited to the face and neck (bio). His site describes an extended deep plane facelift with a deep plane neck lift, a mini deep plane facelift and a separate deep plane neck lift, with published prices for each (deep plane facelift, pricing).

Practice
2100 West Loop South Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
713.526.5665
Website
todaysface.com
Specialty
Facial plastic surgery
Newest paper
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med, 2025
Lectures
Videos of the talks
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Group practice

Facial Plastic Surgery Associates is a group practice: todaysface.com lists 3 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. Sean Delaney and Dr. Russell Kridel. The deep plane facelift and neck lift pages name Dr. Sean Delaney; of 45 facelift gallery cases, 22 name Dr. Sean Delaney as provider and 23 name Dr. Russell Kridel. Source

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: todaysface.com/dr-sean-delaney/

Stage Detail
College University of Southern California; BS, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; BA, Biological Sciences; cum laude
Medical school Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California; Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC
Fellowship Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; director Russell W.H. Kridel, M.D.
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "double board certified in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery." Board names are not printed.
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (2023 to present).
  • Director of Facial Plastic Surgery, Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists, Pasadena, California (2018 to 2021); at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates since 2021.
  • Member, AAFPRS and its Foundation Committee; Texas Medical Association; Harris County Medical Society.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Extended deep plane facelift. Performed beneath the SMAS with release of the zygomatic, masseteric, cervical and mandibular retaining ligaments; the extended dissection reaches the nasolabial folds and corners of the mouth; a deep plane neck lift is included (deep plane facelift).
  • Aftercare, as printed. Overnight stay at Hotel Chifley with a registered nurse; dressing removed the next morning; facial sling full-time for one week and at night the second week; netting sutures out on day two; no driving for at least one week; about two weeks off work; surgery at least five weeks before an important event; final results around six months.
  • Mini deep plane facelift. For early jowling and jawline laxity, with shorter incisions and recovery (mini deep plane).
  • Neck lift. Deep plane neck lift under IV sedation, about 2 hours, with incisions under the chin and around the earlobes and release of the platysma; drain may be used. Central neck lift, about 1.5 hours, under local or IV sedation. Swelling and bruising settle within two weeks; full recovery 4 to 6 weeks (neck lift).
  • Prices (pricing). Extended deep plane facelift, including face and neck lift, $26,400 to $29,400; mini deep plane facelift $18,600 to $19,600; deep plane neck lift $13,500 to $14,500. Packages include the accredited in-office operating room and IV anesthesia.
  • Galleries. Cases are labeled by surgeon and include cases by Dr. Russell Kridel: facelift, neck lift, central neck lift.

Other facial procedures

Upper blepharoplasty $5,500 to $6,000 and lower $6,500 to $7,000; temporal brow lift $7,300 and endoscopic brow lift $9,000 to $10,000; facial fat transfer $2,700 to $6,000 (pricing). Procedure pages: eyelid, brow, fat transfer, laser resurfacing. Galleries: eyelid, brow lift, laser.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Facial Plastic Surgery Associates
Address 2100 West Loop South Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77027 (contact)
Phone 713.526.5665
Website https://todaysface.com/
Other surgeons John Hamati, M.D. (breast and body); Russell Kridel, M.D.
Instagram instagram.com/seandelaneymd
TikTok tiktok.com/@seandelaneymd
YouTube YouTube channel
Facebook Facebook profile

Practice location, prices and recovery

From todaysface.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

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
Extended deep plane facelift (face and neck lift)Extended Deep Plane Facelift $26,400 – $29,400 Includes Face & Neck Lifttodaysface.com/pricing
Mini deep plane faceliftMini-Deep Plane Facelift $18,600 – $19,600todaysface.com/pricing
Deep plane neck liftDeep Plane Neck Lift $13,500 – $14,500todaysface.com/pricing
Upper blepharoplastyUpper Blepharoplasty $5,500 – $6,000todaysface.com/pricing
Lower blepharoplastyLower Blepharoplasty $6,500 – $7,000todaysface.com/pricing
Endoscopic brow liftEndoscopic Brow Lift $9,000 – $10,000todaysface.com/pricing

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Travel"Deep plane facelift patients stay overnight at Hotel Chifley, one block from the office, with a registered nurse." Source1
Sutures out"Hemostatic netting sutures removed on the second day after surgery." Source2
Back to work""Dr. Delaney recommends taking approximately two weeks off work after your Deep Plane Facelift"" Source14
Swelling"Deep plane neck lift: soreness, swelling and bruising go down within two weeks; full recovery can take 4-6 weeks." Source14
Bruising""we recommend scheduling your surgery at least five weeks before any important social event."" Source35
Final result""Most patients see their final results around six months after surgery."" Source180

Why #142: the score, line by line

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

SignalPointsOfSource
Research12.2302 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 1 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership015none on the society pages read
Recognition010not on the Newsweek facelift lists
Score32.2100#142 in the Top 500

Lectures and videos

Videos that name Dr. Sean Delaney as the speaker, newest first.

Facelift and neck research

Papers with Dr. Sean Delaney as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2025
Techniques for Creating Inconspicuous Facelift Scars: An Update
Kridel RWH, Swonke ML, Starr N, Delaney SW · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · PMID 36749164