1Plastic surgeon
Blepharoplasty in the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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 30 miles of the area's center, across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The top 25 on the map
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul area
Color shows the specialty. The name opens the surgeon's profile or practice.
2Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Christopher Tolan, MD
3Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Garrett Griffin, MD
4Plastic surgeon
Dr. Jonathan Witzke, MD
5Plastic surgeon
Dr. Douglas Gervais, MD
6Oculoplastic surgeon
Dr. Jill Melicher Larson, MD
7Oculoplastic surgeon
Dr. Douglas Dworak, MD
8Oculoplastic surgeon
Dr. Mohit Dewan, MD
9Plastic surgeon
Dr. Ashish Mahajan, MD
10Plastic surgeon
Dr. Warren Schubert, MD
The Minneapolis-St. Paul 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. Umeng Thao, MD Plastic surgeonwoodburyplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #125 |
| 2 | Dr. Christopher Tolan, MD Facial plastic surgeonmw-fp.com · Top 500 #272 |
| 3 | Dr. Garrett Griffin, MD Facial plastic surgeonmw-fp.com · Top 500 #409 |
| 4 | Dr. Jonathan Witzke, MD Plastic surgeonmmkplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #435 |
| 5 | Dr. Douglas Gervais, MD Plastic surgeonmpsmn.com |
| 6 | Dr. Jill Melicher Larson, MD Oculoplastic surgeondrjillmelicher.com |
| 7 | Dr. Douglas Dworak, MD Oculoplastic surgeonstpauleye.com |
| 8 | Dr. Mohit Dewan, MD Oculoplastic surgeoneyeplasticsmn.com |
| 9 | Dr. Ashish Mahajan, MD Plastic surgeoncosmetic-plasticsurgeons.com |
| 10 | Dr. Warren Schubert, MD Plastic surgeoncosmetic-plasticsurgeons.com |
| 11 | Dr. Edward Szachowicz, MD Facial plastic surgeonfacialplasticsurgery.com |
| 12 | Dr. Jennifer Harrington, MD Plastic surgeonharringtonplasticsurgery.com |
| 13 | Dr. Sebastian Sciegienka, MD Facial plastic surgeonmw-fp.com |
| 14 | Dr. Rachelle Eljazzar, MD Plastic surgeonmpsmn.com |
| 15 | Dr. Cherrie Heinrich, MD Plastic surgeoncosmetic-plasticsurgeons.com |
| 16 | Dr. Christopher Hillard, MD Plastic surgeoncosmetic-plasticsurgeons.com |
| 17 | Dr. Scott Loewenstein, MD Plastic surgeoncosmetic-plasticsurgeons.com |
| 18 | Dr. Peter Hilger, MD Facial plastic surgeonmphysicians.org |
| 19 | Dr. Brian Kobienia, MD Plastic surgeonedinaplasticsurgery.com |
| 20 | Dr. David Ruebeck, MD Plastic surgeonmidwestplasticsurgery.net |
| 21 | Dr. George Landis, MD Plastic surgeondrlandis.com |
| 22 | Dr. Gregory Mesna, MD Plastic surgeonplasticsurgeryminneapolis.com |
| 23 | Dr. Heather Rocheford, MD Plastic surgeondrrocheford.com |
| 24 | Dr. Matthew Braza, MD Plastic surgeonmidwestplasticsurgery.net |
| 25 | Dr. Michael Philbin, MD Plastic surgeonedinaplasticsurgery.com |
| 26 | Dr. Robert Wilke, MD Plastic surgeonedinaplasticsurgery.com |
| 27 | Dr. Stephanie Peng, MD Plastic surgeonsp-plasticsurgery.com |
| 28 | Dr. Timothy Schaefer, MD Plastic surgeonmidwestplasticsurgery.net |
| 29 | Dr. Jaspreet Prischmann, MD Facial plastic surgeonmnfacialplastics.com |
| 30 | Dr. Daniel Schneider, MD Other specialistriverviewfacialplastic.com |
| 31 | Dr. Tracy Kayan, MD Plastic surgeonkayanplasticsurgery.com |
| 32 | Dr. Christine Stewart, MD Plastic surgeonedinaplasticsurgery.com |
| 33 | Dr. David Hamlar, MD Facial plastic surgeonmnofs.com |
| 34 | Dr. Jonathan Mccue, MD Plastic surgeonmccueplasticsurgery.com |
| 35 | Dr. Nathan Leigh, MD Plastic surgeonedinaplasticsurgery.com |
| 36 | Dr. Ralph Bashioum, MD Plastic surgeonnipntuck.com |
| 37 | Dr. Adam Lokeh, MD Plastic surgeonsolsticeplasticsurgery.com |
| 38 | Dr. Agnieszka Hatfield, MD Plastic surgeonmnplasticsurgeons.org |
| 39 | Dr. Allen Beek, MD Plastic surgeondrvanbeekplastics.com |
| 40 | Dr. Sue-Mi Tuttle, MD Plastic surgeontuttleplasticsurgery.com |
| 41 | Dr. Andrew Harrison, MD Insurance-basedmed.umn.edu |
| 42 | Dr. Alisha Kamboj, MD Oculoplastic surgeonnorthmetrosurgerycenter.com |
| 43 | Dr. Ali Mokhtarzadeh, MD Insurance-basedmed.umn.edu |
| 44 | Dr. Scott Ross, MD Cosmetic surgeonpinnacleskin.com |
| 45 | Dr. William Lipham, MD Oculoplastic surgeontexaneyecare.com |
| 46 | Dr. Eric Nelson, MD Oculoplastic surgeonnorthmetrosurgerycenter.com |
| 47 | Dr. Miles Bichanich, MD Plastic surgeonomnicosmetic.com |
| 48 | Dr. Meredith Baker, MD Insurance-based |
| 49 | Dr. Nicholas Schmitt, MD Insurance-based |
| 50 | Dr. Phillip Radke, MD Insurance-based |
| 51 | Dr. Steven Rakes, MD Insurance-based |
| 52 | Dr. Charlie Wu, MD Other specialistassociatedeyecare.com |
| 53 | Dr. Anthony Novak, MD Other specialistrfeyelaser.com |
| 54 | Dr. Abigail Nieuwsma, MD Other specialistsouthwesteyecare.net |
| 55 | Dr. Jabin Krassin, MD Other specialistsouthwesteyecare.net |
| 56 | Dr. Keith Carlson, MD Other specialistclariseyecare.com |
| 57 | Dr. Shobana Murali, MD Other specialisteyecare1.com |
| 58 | Dr. Charles Kim, MD Insurance-based |
| 59 | Dr. Jane Bailey, MD Insurance-based |
Cities in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area
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Also in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Woodbury, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Wayzata, Bloomington, Saint Louis Park, Burnsville, Chaska, Coon Rapids, Hastings, River Falls.
Published prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area
Prices practices in the area publish on their own sites.
| Practice | Operation | What the practice publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, LTD | Upper blepharoplasty | Upper eyelid surgery alone runs around $6,600. source |
| Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, LTD | Lower blepharoplasty | Lower eyelid surgery alone runs around $7,000. source |
| Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, LTD | Upper and lower blepharoplasty | Combined 4-lid eyelid lift runs around $8,700. source |
| Minneapolis Plastic Surgery, LTD | Brow lift | Brow lift alone runs around $8,500; hairline forehead lifts start at $10,000. source |
When insurance pays in the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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.
What it pays
Medicare's average payment to the surgeon nationally is $778 for an upper blepharoplasty and $808 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul area
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Meredith Baker, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 444 |
| 2 | Dr. Jill Melicher Larson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drjillmelicher.com | 417 |
| 3 | Dr. Andrew Harrison, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 383 |
| 4 | Dr. William Lipham, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · texaneyecare.com | 381 |
| 5 | Dr. Eric Nelson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · northmetrosurgerycenter.com | 369 |
| 6 | Dr. Douglas Dworak, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · stpauleye.com | 301 |
| 7 | Dr. Ali Mokhtarzadeh, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 278 |
| 8 | Dr. Charles Kim, MD Ophthalmologist | 219 |
| 9 | Dr. Nicholas Schmitt, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 209 |
| 10 | Dr. Phillip Radke, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 191 |
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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Other metro areas in the Central US
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Procedures
What each operation does, who it suits and how recovery goes.