Blepharoplasty: find the best eyelid surgeon near you
The best cosmetic eyelid surgeons in every state and city, ranked on the work they show: before-and-after photos, training and the eyelid operations they do.
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The top eyelid surgeon in each large state
Ranked within the state on the cosmetic eyelid work each surgeon shows.
Procedures
Upper blepharoplasty removes loose skin from hooded upper lids; lower blepharoplasty treats bags under the eyes; ptosis repair lifts a lid that sits too low.
Upper eyelid
Upper blepharoplasty · Hooded eyelids · Functional blepharoplasty and visual fields
Lower eyelid and eye bags
Lower blepharoplasty · Eye bags and lower eyelid bags · Transconjunctival blepharoplasty
Droopy eyelids and ptosis
Droopy eyelids · Ptosis surgery (blepharoptosis repair) · Upper blepharoplasty with ptosis repair
Double eyelid
Double eyelid surgery · Epicanthoplasty · Double eyelid revision surgery
Brow lift
Endoscopic brow lift · Temporal and lateral brow lift · Browpexy and direct brow lift
Eye shape and lid position
Canthoplasty and canthopexy · Fox eye and canthal tilt surgery · Lower eyelid retraction, ectropion and entropion
Safety, recovery and revision
Blepharoplasty complications · Blepharoplasty scars · Dry eye and blepharoplasty
Before you book
The work, the price, the insurance rules and the recovery.
Cosmetic or covered by insurance
The same operation, two different routes to it.
You choose it for how your eyes look
You pay the surgeon, the anesthesia and the operating room. Plastic, facial plastic and oculoplastic surgeons do most of it, and the good ones show their results in before-and-after galleries. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons puts the average surgeon fee for an upper blepharoplasty at $3,359, before anesthesia and the facility.
Your lids block your vision
When heavy upper-lid skin or a low lid cuts off the top of your field of vision, Medicare and most insurers cover the operation. A visual field test and photographs show the loss before surgery is approved, and you pay your deductible and coinsurance.
Find a surgeon by specialty
Each specialty has its own ranking, with insurance-based eyelid surgeons kept apart.
Surgeons trained in plastic surgery, which covers cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and body, including the eyelids.
Surgeons trained in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) and then in facial plastic surgery.
Ophthalmologists (eye surgeons) with further training in surgery of the eyelids, orbit and tear ducts, most often a two-year ASOPRS fellowship.
Surgeons from several base specialties who practice cosmetic surgery; many hold American Board of Cosmetic Surgery certification, which is not an American Board of Medical Specialties member board.
Ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, general surgeons and oral and maxillofacial surgeons whose practice site shows cosmetic eyelid work.
Surgeons, most of them ophthalmologists, who bill Medicare for eyelid operations and show no cosmetic eyelid work: no eyelid page, before-and-after gallery or cosmetic society listing.
The top 10 in the US
From the national Top 500. Most patients choose a surgeon in their own state.
| # | Surgeon |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Allan Wulc, MD Oculoplastic surgeonwcosmeticsurgery.com |
| 2 | Dr. Marie Somogyi, MD Oculoplastic surgeonaustinface.com |
| 3 | Dr. William Mack, MD Oculoplastic surgeonmackmd.com |
| 4 | Dr. Samuel Lam, MD Facial plastic surgeonlamfacialplastics.com |
| 5 | Dr. Yoash Enzer, MD Oculoplastic surgeondoctorenzer.com |
| 6 | Dr. Grady Core, MD Plastic surgeoncoreandassociates.com |
| 7 | Dr. Edward Lee, MD Plastic surgeonnuveau.co |
| 8 | Dr. Barry Eppley, MD Plastic surgeoneppleyplasticsurgery.com |
| 9 | Dr. Kenneth Morgenstern, MD Oculoplastic surgeonmorgensterncenter.com |
| 10 | Dr. Robert Fante, MD Oculoplastic surgeondrfante.com |
New eyelid surgery research
The latest eyelid papers in PubMed, each linked to its record.