1Plastic surgeon
Blepharoplasty in the San Diego 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 California.
The top 25 on the map
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank in the San Diego 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 San Diego area
Color shows the specialty. The name opens the surgeon's profile or practice.
2Plastic surgeon
Dr. Mehrdad Mofid, MD
3Plastic surgeon
Dr. Mark Schoemann, MD
4Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. John Hilinski, MD
5Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Sirius Yoo, MD
6Plastic surgeon
Dr. Melanie Malone, MD
7Plastic surgeon
Dr. Scott Sessions, MD
8Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Vish Banthia, MD
9Plastic surgeon
Dr. Moneer Jaibaji, MD
10Facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Amir Karam, MD
The San Diego 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. Steven Cohen, MD Plastic surgeonfacesplus.com · Top 500 #11 |
| 2 | Dr. Mehrdad Mofid, MD Plastic surgeondrmofid.com · Top 500 #57 |
| 3 | Dr. Mark Schoemann, MD Plastic surgeonschoemannplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #109 |
| 4 | Dr. John Hilinski, MD Facial plastic surgeondrhilinski.com · Top 500 #215 |
| 5 | Dr. Sirius Yoo, MD Facial plastic surgeonskyfacialplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #238 |
| 6 | Dr. Melanie Malone, MD Plastic surgeonmalonemd.com · Top 500 #271 |
| 7 | Dr. Scott Sessions, MD Plastic surgeonsessionsplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #307 |
| 8 | Dr. Vish Banthia, MD Facial plastic surgeonmurrietafacialplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #311 |
| 9 | Dr. Moneer Jaibaji, MD Plastic surgeonmjplasticsurgery.com · Top 500 #492 |
| 10 | Dr. Amir Karam, MD Facial plastic surgeondrkaram.com |
| 11 | Dr. Scott Miller, MD Plastic surgeonmillercosmeticfacelift.com |
| 12 | Dr. Jean-Paul Abboud, MD Oculoplastic surgeonoculofacialarts.com |
| 13 | Dr. Chi Ha, MD Plastic surgeonhighlyartistic.com |
| 14 | Dr. Abhay Gupta, MD Plastic surgeonguptaplasticsurgery.com |
| 15 | Dr. Anshu Gupta, MD Plastic surgeonverveplasticsurgery.com |
| 16 | Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, MD Oculoplastic surgeonsandiegoeyelids.com |
| 17 | Dr. Christopher Kolstad, MD Facial plastic surgeondrkolstad.com |
| 18 | Dr. Gregory Park, MD Plastic surgeondrgregpark.com |
| 19 | Dr. Charles Umansky, MD Plastic surgeondrumansky.com |
| 20 | Dr. Jeffrey Umansky, MD Plastic surgeondrumansky.com |
| 21 | Dr. Susan Kaweski, MD Plastic surgeonplasticsurgerysandiego.com |
| 22 | Dr. Jason Hess, MD Plastic surgeonevolveaestheticsurgery.com |
| 23 | Dr. Jose Rodriguez, MD Plastic surgeonsandiegoplasticsurgerycenter.com |
| 24 | Dr. Roy David, MD Facial plastic surgeonsandiegoface.com |
| 25 | Dr. Tiffany Pham, MD Facial plastic surgeondrtiffanypham.com |
| 26 | Dr. Peter Rullan, MD Cosmetic surgeondrrullan.com |
| 27 | Dr. Farid Mozaffari, MD Plastic surgeonbelladerma.com |
| 28 | Dr. John Alexander, MD Plastic surgeonalexandersurgery.com |
| 29 | Dr. Katerina Gallus, MD Plastic surgeonrestoresdplasticsurgery.com |
| 30 | Dr. Kian Samimi, MD Plastic surgeonrevivamed.com |
| 31 | Dr. Larry Pollack, MD Plastic surgeondelmarplasticsurgery.com |
| 32 | Dr. Reza Sadrian, MD Plastic surgeonsadrianplasticsurgery.com |
| 33 | Dr. Richard Chaffoo, MD Plastic surgeonlajollaskin.com |
| 34 | Dr. Ronald Edelson, MD Plastic surgeonedelsonplasticsurgery.com |
| 35 | Dr. Steve Laverson, MD Plastic surgeonfeelbeautiful.com |
| 36 | Dr. Salvatore Pacella, MD Plastic surgeondrpacella.com |
| 37 | Dr. Mario Yco, MD Facial plastic surgeonfacesurgery.com |
| 38 | Dr. Ritvik Mehta, MD Facial plastic surgeonblueillusionbeauty.com |
| 39 | Dr. Robert Shumway, MD Facial plastic surgeonsdbodycontouring.com |
| 40 | Dr. Manish Champaneria, MD Plastic surgeondrmanishchampaneria.com |
| 41 | Dr. Stephen Krant, MD Plastic surgeonsk-clinic.com |
| 42 | Dr. Benjamin Massenburg, MD Plastic surgeonrchsd.org |
| 43 | Dr. Carroll Bucko, MD Plastic surgeonbelladerma.com |
| 44 | Dr. Charleston Chua, MD Plastic surgeonchuaplasticsurgery.com |
| 45 | Dr. Charlie Chen, MD Plastic surgeonsandiegoface.com |
| 46 | Dr. Deniz Gocken, MD Plastic surgeonboriscosmetic.com |
| 47 | Dr. Katharine Hinchcliff, MD Plastic surgeonrchsd.org |
| 48 | Dr. Kevin Broder, MD Plastic surgeonslideshare.net |
| 49 | Dr. Melissa Kanack, MD Plastic surgeonrchsd.org |
| 50 | Dr. Pooya Ataii, MD Plastic surgeonlaser-clinique.com |
| 51 | Dr. Priya Lewis, MD Plastic surgeonrchsd.org |
| 52 | Dr. Tom Pousti, MD Plastic surgeondermanetwork.org |
| 53 | Dr. Victor Chung, MD Facial plastic surgeonlajollafacialplasticsurgery.com |
| 54 | Dr. Vincent Marin, MD Plastic surgeonmarinaesthetics.com |
| 55 | Dr. William Flynn, MD Plastic surgeoneye-assoc.com |
| 56 | Dr. Don Kikkawa, MD Insurance-basedproviders.ucsd.edu |
| 57 | Dr. Daniel Brown, MD Plastic surgeonprimeplasticsurgery.com |
| 58 | Dr. James Chao, MD Plastic surgeonprimeplasticsurgery.com |
| 59 | Dr. Jason Toranto, MD Plastic surgeonscrippsamg.com |
| 60 | Dr. Munish Batra, MD Plastic surgeoncoastalplasticsurgeons.com |
| 61 | Dr. Robert Kearney, MD Plastic surgeonchamber.sdbusinesschamber.com |
| 62 | Dr. Bobby Korn, MD Insurance-basedproviders.ucsd.edu |
| 63 | Dr. Kimberly Cockerham, MD Other specialiststlukesatthevillages.com |
| 64 | Dr. Charles Sarosy, MD Cosmetic surgeonsdbodycontouring.com |
| 65 | Dr. Robert Shumway, MD Cosmetic surgeonshumwaymd.com |
| 66 | Dr. Emma Mcdonnell, MD Oculoplastic surgeonamericaneyeassociates.com |
| 67 | Dr. Clement Qaqish, MD Cosmetic surgeonsdsurgicalarts.com |
| 68 | Dr. Geva Mannor, MD Insurance-basedscrippsclinicmedicalgroup.com |
| 69 | Dr. Yunxiang Liu, MD Other specialistrchsd.org |
| 70 | Dr. Kellie Satterfield, MD Other specialistsdeyeface.com |
| 71 | Dr. Asa Morton, MD Oculoplastic surgeoneyecareofsandiego.com |
| 72 | Dr. Colin Bacorn, MD Oculoplastic surgeonamericaneyeassociates.com |
| 73 | Dr. Carolyn Montes, MD Facial plastic surgeonsandiegoent.com |
| 74 | Dr. Douglas Bolitho, MD Plastic surgeonbestofaesthetics.com |
| 75 | Dr. Eva Chou, MD Oculoplastic surgeonplasticsurgery.theclinics.com |
| 76 | Dr. Jennifer Dolmajian, MD Plastic surgeoncliniqueinnovation.com |
| 77 | Dr. Khang Nguyen, MD Plastic surgeondrknguyen.com |
| 78 | Dr. Michael Brucker, MD Plastic surgeondrbrucker.com |
| 79 | Dr. Michelle Ting, MD Oculoplastic surgeongrey-swordfish-hz7y.squarespace.com |
| 80 | Dr. Nicole Topilow, MD Oculoplastic surgeonpendletoneye.com |
| 81 | Dr. Ross Rudolph, MD Plastic surgeonplasticsurgery.theclinics.com |
| 82 | Dr. Sheldon Lerner, MD Plastic surgeondiscoveryeye.org |
| 83 | Dr. Cagri Cakmakoglu, MD Plastic surgeonscmg.org |
| 84 | Dr. Gilbert Lee, MD Plastic surgeoncellsoundaesthetics.com |
| 85 | Dr. Nahia Dib El Jalbout, MD Oculoplastic surgeonshileyeye.ucsd.edu |
| 86 | Dr. Alexander Kim, MD Insurance-based |
| 87 | Dr. Dawn Marie De Castro-Marceau, MD Insurance-baseddawn-marie-de-castro-marceau-md-sharp-rees.wheree.com |
| 88 | Dr. Paul Chen, MD Other specialistnclasik.com |
| 89 | Dr. Paul Huynh, MD Other specialistlasiksd.com |
| 90 | Dr. Adeleh Yarmohammadi, MD Insurance-based |
| 91 | Dr. Steven Pratt, MD Insurance-based |
| 92 | Dr. Barry Katzman, MD Insurance-basedmy.sdcms.org |
| 93 | Dr. Brittney Dautremont, DO Other specialistlajollaeyedoc.com |
Cities in the San Diego area
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Also in the San Diego area: La Mesa, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Del Mar, Coronado, Oceanside, Poway, Santee.
Published prices in the San Diego area
Prices practices in the area publish on their own sites.
| Practice | Operation | What the practice publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Amir Karam | Lower eyelid blepharoplasty | Add-on pricing when combined with the core Vertical Restore package: $25,000. source |
| Dr. Amir Karam | Upper eyelid blepharoplasty | Add-on pricing when combined with the core Vertical Restore package: $25,000. source |
| San Diego Eyelid Specialists | Upper eyelid surgery | Starting at $6,800. source |
| San Diego Eyelid Specialists | Scarless ptosis repair | Starting at $6,000. source |
| San Diego Eyelid Specialists | Lower eyelid surgery | Starting at $7,800. source |
| San Diego Eyelid Specialists | Endoscopic brow lift | Starting at $10,000. source |
When insurance pays in the San Diego 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 San Diego area, Medicare claims go to Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, whose rule is L34194.
What it pays
Medicare's average payment to the surgeon in the San Diego area is $867 for an upper blepharoplasty and $946 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 San Diego area
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Emma Mcdonnell, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · americaneyeassociates.com | 738 |
| 2 | Dr. Don Kikkawa, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 568 |
| 3 | Dr. Bobby Korn, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 415 |
| 4 | Dr. Asa Morton, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyecareofsandiego.com | 248 |
| 5 | Dr. Yunxiang Liu, MD Ophthalmologist · rchsd.org | 234 |
| 6 | Dr. Kimberly Cockerham, MD Ophthalmologist · stlukesatthevillages.com | 207 |
| 7 | Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · sandiegoeyelids.com | 168 |
| 8 | Dr. Colin Bacorn, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · americaneyeassociates.com | 104 |
| 9 | Dr. Geva Mannor, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · scrippsclinicmedicalgroup.com | 95 |
| 10 | Dr. Jean-Paul Abboud, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · oculofacialarts.com | 92 |
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
Open one for surgeons beyond the San Diego area.
Other metro areas in California and Hawaii
Each metro area ranks the surgeons within reach of one city.
Procedures
What each operation does, who it suits and how recovery goes.