1Plastic surgeon
Blepharoplasty in the Raleigh-Durham 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, in North Carolina.
The top 25 on the map
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank in the Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham area
Color shows the specialty. The name opens the surgeon's profile or practice.
2Plastic surgeon
Dr. William Stoeckel, MD
3Plastic surgeon
Dr. Michael Law, MD
4Plastic surgeon
Dr. Matthew Blanton, MD
5Plastic surgeon
Dr. Michael Zenn, MD
6Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. John Finn, MD
7Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Justin Sowder, MD
8Plastic surgeon
Dr. Brian Coan, MD
9Oculoplastic surgeon
Dr. Pradeep Mettu, MD
10Plastic surgeon
Dr. Richard Carlino, MD
The Raleigh-Durham 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. Rahman Barry, MD Plastic surgeonwakeplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #203 |
| 2 | Dr. William Stoeckel, MD Plastic surgeonwakeplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #205 |
| 3 | Dr. Michael Law, MD Plastic surgeonbluewaterplasticsurgerypartners.com · Top 500 #490 |
| 4 | Dr. Matthew Blanton, MD Plastic surgeonspecialistsinplasticsurgery.com |
| 5 | Dr. Michael Zenn, MD Plastic surgeonzennplasticsurgery.com |
| 6 | Dr. John Finn, MD Facial plastic surgeonfinnplasticsurgery.com |
| 7 | Dr. Justin Sowder, MD Facial plastic surgeonfinnplasticsurgery.com |
| 8 | Dr. Brian Coan, MD Plastic surgeoncareplasticsurgery.com |
| 9 | Dr. Pradeep Mettu, MD Oculoplastic surgeonraleigheyeandface.com |
| 10 | Dr. Richard Carlino, MD Plastic surgeonspecialistsinplasticsurgery.com |
| 11 | Dr. Sanjay Daluvoy, MD Plastic surgeonspecialistsinplasticsurgery.com |
| 12 | Dr. Charles Hultman, MD Plastic surgeontannanplasticsurgery.com |
| 13 | Dr. Juan Ortiz, MD Plastic surgeonnorthraleighplasticsurgery.com |
| 14 | Dr. Rhett High, MD Plastic surgeonraleighplasticsurgery.com |
| 15 | Dr. Shruti Tannan, MD Plastic surgeontannanplasticsurgery.com |
| 16 | Dr. W Lyle, MD Plastic surgeondrglennlyle.com |
| 17 | Dr. Adam Becker, MD Cosmetic surgeontrianglefacialplasticsurgery.com |
| 18 | Dr. Adam Stein, MD Plastic surgeonfacialdoc.com |
| 19 | Dr. Cynthia Gregg, MD Plastic surgeoncynthiagreggmd.com |
| 20 | Dr. Jeyhan Wood, MD Plastic surgeonchapelhilleye.com |
| 21 | Dr. Keelee Macphee, MD Plastic surgeonsurgery.com |
| 22 | Dr. J Clark, MD Facial plastic surgeonncretina.com |
| 23 | Dr. Erik Johnson, MD Oculoplastic surgeonraleighop.com |
| 24 | Dr. Charles Woodard, MD Facial plastic surgeonwoodardeye.com |
| 25 | Dr. Jeffrey Jelic, MD Cosmetic surgeondrjelic.com |
| 26 | Dr. Samantha Prabakaran, MD Oculoplastic surgeonjiyacosmetic.com |
| 27 | Dr. Jonathan Dutton, MD Oculoplastic surgeonjonathan-dutton.com |
| 28 | Dr. Anuja Antony, MD Plastic surgeonanujaantony.dr-leonardo.com |
| 29 | Dr. Christopher Morea, MD Plastic surgeondrmoreaplasticsurgery.com |
| 30 | Dr. Cindy Wu, MD Plastic surgeonmed.unc.edu |
| 31 | Dr. Heather Levites, MD Plastic surgeonlevitylifts.com |
| 32 | Dr. Joseph Franklin, MD Plastic surgeondukehealth.org |
| 33 | Dr. Laura Gunn, MD Plastic surgeonsurgery.duke.edu |
| 34 | Dr. Lynn Damitz, MD Plastic surgeonmed.unc.edu |
| 35 | Dr. Paul Riske, MD Other specialistraleighop.com |
| 36 | Dr. Benjamin Wood, MD Plastic surgeonjprasurg.com |
| 37 | Dr. Deborah Hudak, MD Plastic surgeonallaboutaesthetics.com |
| 38 | Dr. Duncan Hughes, MD Plastic surgeonsurgery.com |
| 39 | Dr. Kimberly Jones, MD Plastic surgeoneraaestheticsnc.com |
| 40 | Dr. Amy Fowler, MD Insurance-basedalamanceeye.com |
| 41 | Dr. Renzo Zaldivar, MD Insurance-based |
| 42 | Dr. Tal Rubinstein, MD Insurance-basedluxe-aesthetics-5163858.wheree.com |
| 43 | Dr. Daniel Rubinstein, MD Insurance-basedlocations.ecuhealth.org |
| 44 | Dr. Christopher Dermarkarian, MD Insurance-baseddukehealth.org |
| 45 | Dr. Christopher Hwang, MD Insurance-basedunchealth.org |
| 46 | Dr. Franklin Li, MD Other specialistnceent.com |
| 47 | Dr. Faraaz Khan, MD Other specialisthollyspringseyeandlaser.com |
| 48 | Dr. Jason Liss, MD Insurance-baseddukehealth.org |
Cities in the Raleigh-Durham area
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Also in the Raleigh-Durham area: Cary, Chapel Hill, Holly Springs, Wake Forest.
Published prices in the Raleigh-Durham area
Prices practices in the area publish on their own sites.
| Practice | Operation | What the practice publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Eye and Face | Lower blepharoplasty (bilateral) | Cosmetic Bilateral Lower Blepharoplasty in the Operating Room $6,000 source |
| Raleigh Eye and Face | Upper blepharoplasty (bilateral) | Cosmetic Bilateral Upper Blepharoplasty in the Operating Room $5,800 source |
| Raleigh Eye and Face | Upper and lower blepharoplasty (bilateral) | Cosmetic Bilateral Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty in the Operating Room $9,500 source |
| Wake Plastic Surgery | Blepharoplasty | Starting Cost: $8,200 source |
| Stein Plastic Surgery | Upper or lower blepharoplasty | Eyelid Surgery (Upper or Lower Blepharoplasty) $5,700 source |
When insurance pays in the Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham area, Medicare claims go to Palmetto GBA, whose rule is L34411.
What it pays
Medicare's average payment to the surgeon in the Raleigh-Durham area is $752 for an upper blepharoplasty and $790 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 Raleigh-Durham area
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Renzo Zaldivar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 387 |
| 2 | Dr. Amy Fowler, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · alamanceeye.com | 334 |
| 3 | Dr. Paul Riske, MD Ophthalmologist · raleighop.com | 321 |
| 4 | Dr. Franklin Li, MD Ophthalmologist · nceent.com | 198 |
| 5 | Dr. Jason Liss, MD Ophthalmologist | 175 |
| 6 | Dr. Tal Rubinstein, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · luxe-aesthetics-5163858.wheree.com | 155 |
| 7 | Dr. Erik Johnson, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · raleighop.com | 84 |
| 8 | Dr. Daniel Rubinstein, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · locations.ecuhealth.org | 46 |
| 9 | Dr. Christopher Dermarkarian, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 43 |
| 10 | Dr. Christopher Hwang, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 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.