Training and board certification
Source: bio page unless noted.
| Years | Training | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | BA, biology, magna cum laude with high honors | Brandeis University |
| 1982 | Medical school | The Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| to 1987 | Residency, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery | The Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 1987-88 | Fellowship, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery | St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital, New York |
- Board certification as listed: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- Clinical Professor, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- AAFPRS Fellowship Director and Preceptor in facial plastic surgery.
- Past President, AAFPRS, 2004-2005; Founding President, New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society.
- Director, Center for Aesthetic Facial Surgery, New York Head and Neck Institute (Northshore-LIJ/Northwell); attending surgeon, Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospitals.
- Bio: "Over 34 years of experience." The facelift page states over 30 journal articles and book chapters (facelift).
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift: releases the major facial ligaments so the skin, SMAS and supporting tissues are repositioned upward and back toward the ears; uses the short-flap facelift incisions with an extension to the hairline behind and above the ears (deep plane).
- SMAS facelift, mini facelift ("short flap" incisions from above the ear, around the tragus, to behind the earlobe) and male facelift (facelift; male facelift; facelifts in NYC).
- Neck lift: direct neck lift through an incision under the chin with fat removal and platysma tightening; "Corset-plastysmaplasty" (as spelled on the page); cervicoplasty with suction fat removal and skin tightening (neck lift).
- MyEllevate mini neck lift (MyEllevate); neck liposuction (neck liposuction).
Galleries, counted 2026-09-26:
- Facelift before and after: 35 cases over 3 pages (gallery). The site has no separate neck lift gallery filter.
Practice
- Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery, 110 E 60th St #908, New York, NY 10022; 212 223 8300 (contact).
- Website: https://mdface.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearlmanaestheticsurgery/ ; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_WrMkl2yi-T5-Kp7FPLXfg ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PearlmanAestheticSurgery/ ; TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pearlmanaestheticsurgery (linked from the home page).