1Plastic surgeon
Blepharoplasty in the Indianapolis area: best eyelid surgeons
Ranked on the eyelid work each surgeon shows: before-and-after photos, training and the eyelid operations they do. Covers every practice within 25 miles of the area's center, in Indiana.
The top 25 on the map
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank in the Indianapolis area.
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank on this list and sits at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The top 10 in the Indianapolis area
Color shows the specialty. The name opens the surgeon's profile or practice.
2Plastic surgeon
Dr. Catherine Winslow, MD
3Plastic surgeon
Dr. Mark Hamilton, MD
4Plastic surgeon
Dr. Debra Bergman, MD
5Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Babar Sultan, MD
6Oculoplastic surgeon
Dr. Stephen Klapper, MD
7Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Emily Hrisomalos, MD
8Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. William Chernoff, MD
9Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Burke Chegar, MD
10Plastic surgeon
Dr. Jeffrey Wagner, MD
The Indianapolis area list
Ranked on the eyelid work each surgeon shows. The name opens the practice's eyelid page; "before and after" opens the eyelid gallery.
| # | Surgeon |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Barry Eppley, MD Plastic surgeoneppleyplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #8 |
| 2 | Dr. Catherine Winslow, MD Plastic surgeonindyface.com · Top 500 #389 |
| 3 | Dr. Mark Hamilton, MD Plastic surgeonhamiltonfps.com · Top 500 #403 |
| 4 | Dr. Debra Bergman, MD Plastic surgeoncarmelcosmeticsurgeons.com |
| 5 | Dr. Babar Sultan, MD Facial plastic surgeonsultanfacialplastics.com |
| 6 | Dr. Stephen Klapper, MD Oculoplastic surgeonklapperplasticsurgery.com |
| 7 | Dr. Emily Hrisomalos, MD Facial plastic surgeondremilyhrisomalos.com |
| 8 | Dr. William Chernoff, MD Facial plastic surgeondrchernoff.com |
| 9 | Dr. Burke Chegar, MD Facial plastic surgeonchegarfps.com |
| 10 | Dr. Jeffrey Wagner, MD Plastic surgeonwagnerplasticsurgery.com |
| 11 | Dr. Ashley Robey, MD Facial plastic surgeonrobeyplasticsurgery.com |
| 12 | Dr. Elizabeth Grasee, MD Plastic surgeoncarmelcosmeticsurgeons.com |
| 13 | Dr. Kimberly Short, MD Plastic surgeonindyplasticsurgery.com |
| 14 | Dr. Ryan Sturgill, MD Plastic surgeonSturgillMD.com |
| 15 | Dr. Steven Porto, DO Cosmetic surgeondrstevenporto.com |
| 16 | Dr. Peter Kunz, MD Plastic surgeonmiasonline.com |
| 17 | Dr. Hui Bae Lee, MD Oculoplastic surgeoninoculoplastics.com |
| 18 | Dr. William Nunery, MD Oculoplastic surgeonlouisvilleeyedocs.com |
| 19 | Dr. Benjamin Monson, MD Plastic surgeonfiteeyecenter.com |
| 20 | Dr. Meredith Kugar, MD Plastic surgeonindyplastic.com |
| 21 | Dr. Sophia Anderson, MD Plastic surgeoneyesurgeonsofindiana.com |
| 22 | Dr. Aladdin Hassanein, MD Plastic surgeonmedicine.iu.edu |
| 23 | Dr. Christopher Jones, MD Plastic surgeon317aesthetics.com |
| 24 | Dr. Cristiane Ueno, MD Plastic surgeonmedicine.iu.edu |
| 25 | Dr. Jessica Gillespie, MD Plastic surgeondirectory.franciscanhealth.org |
| 26 | Dr. John Aker, MD Plastic surgeonhealthcare.ascension.org |
| 27 | Dr. Sunil Tholpady, MD Plastic surgeonmedicine.iu.edu |
| 28 | Dr. June Geng, MD Oculoplastic surgeonmidwesteye.com |
| 29 | Dr. C Hanke, MD Cosmetic surgeonthelassi.com |
| 30 | Dr. Christine Watson, MD Cosmetic surgeonbodybarmd.com |
| 31 | Dr. Sarah Young, DO Cosmetic surgeonforeveryoungsurgical.com |
| 32 | Dr. Michael Welsh, MD Oculoplastic surgeonopsindy.com |
| 33 | Dr. Richard Burgett, MD Oculoplastic surgeonopsindy.com |
| 34 | Dr. Ronald Martin, MD Oculoplastic surgeonopsindy.com |
| 35 | Dr. Scott Hobson, MD Insurance-based |
| 36 | Dr. Michael Behforouz, MD Other specialistcaringforeyes.com |
| 37 | Dr. Christopher Pesavento, MD Insurance-based |
Cities in the Indianapolis area
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Also in the Indianapolis area: Greenwood, Noblesville, Danville, Fishers, Zionsville.
Published prices in the Indianapolis area
Prices practices in the area publish on their own sites.
| Practice | Operation | What the practice publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Turkle & Associates | Eyelid surgery | $4,390 to $8,100 source |
| Eppley Plastic Surgery | Lower blepharoplasty (transconjunctival) | usually in the range of $3,500 to $4,000 for both lower bags. source |
| Eppley Plastic Surgery | Lower blepharoplasty with skin removal | If skin removal is needed this will raise the cost to about $4,000 to $4,500. source |
When insurance pays in the Indianapolis area
For lids that block vision. This side of eyelid surgery is kept apart from the cosmetic ranking.
The rule
Medicare and private insurers pay when sagging upper-lid skin or a low lid blocks the top of your vision. A visual field test and photographs show the loss before the operation is approved. In the Indianapolis area, Medicare claims go to Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS), whose rule is L34528.
What it pays
Medicare's average payment to the surgeon in the Indianapolis area is $744 for an upper blepharoplasty and $775 for a ptosis repair (2024). The surgery center or hospital is paid separately. You pay your deductible and coinsurance; any cosmetic part of the same operation is billed to you.
Surgeons who do the most insurance-covered eyelid surgery in the Indianapolis area
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Hui Bae Lee, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · inoculoplastics.com | 589 |
| 2 | Dr. Scott Hobson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 548 |
| 3 | Dr. Michael Welsh, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · opsindy.com | 356 |
| 4 | Dr. Richard Burgett, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · opsindy.com | 318 |
| 5 | Dr. Stephen Klapper, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · klapperplasticsurgery.com | 193 |
| 6 | Dr. Ronald Martin, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · opsindy.com | 107 |
| 7 | Dr. Michael Behforouz, MD Ophthalmologist · caringforeyes.com | 59 |
| 8 | Dr. Christopher Pesavento, MD Ophthalmologist | 47 |
| 9 | Dr. June Geng, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · midwesteye.com | 27 |
From Medicare's records of each surgeon's billed eyelid operations (CMS). Medicare leaves out any operation a surgeon billed fewer than 11 times in a year.
State and region rankings
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Procedures
What each operation does, who it suits and how recovery goes.