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Eyelid surgeons by specialty

Four specialties do most cosmetic eyelid surgery: plastic, facial plastic, oculoplastic and cosmetic surgeons. Insurance-covered eyelid surgery, for lids that block vision, is a separate business done mostly by ophthalmologists. Each category has its own ranking and map, and the same color everywhere on the site.

Plastic surgeons

Surgeons trained in plastic surgery, which covers cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and body, including the eyelids. The board is the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Plastic surgeons do most of the cosmetic eyelid surgery in the United States.

  1. Dr. Grady Core, Birmingham, AL
  2. Dr. Edward Lee, Houston, TX
  3. Dr. Barry Eppley, Carmel, IN
Facial plastic surgeons

Surgeons trained in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) and then in facial plastic surgery. The board is the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Their practices are limited to the face and neck.

  1. Dr. Samuel Lam, Plano, TX
  2. Dr. Sean Freeman, Charlotte, NC
  3. Dr. Edwin Williams, Latham, NY
Oculoplastic surgeons

Ophthalmologists (eye surgeons) with further training in surgery of the eyelids, orbit and tear ducts, most often a two-year ASOPRS fellowship. They do both cosmetic eyelid surgery and the medical eyelid operations insurance covers.

  1. Dr. Allan Wulc, Plymouth Meeting, PA
  2. Dr. Marie Somogyi, San Antonio, TX
  3. Dr. William Mack, Tampa, FL
Cosmetic surgeons

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. Listed here when their society profile or practice site lists eyelid surgery.

  1. Dr. Michael Morrissette, Ventura, CA
  2. Dr. Drake Vincent, Cottonwood Heights, UT
  3. Dr. Antoine Hanna, Oxnard, CA
Other specialists

Ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, general surgeons and oral and maxillofacial surgeons whose practice site shows cosmetic eyelid work.

  1. Dr. Timothy Minton, Savannah, GA
  2. Dr. Manuel Lopez, San Antonio, TX
  3. Dr. Albert Cytryn, Baltimore, MD
Insurance-based eyelid surgeons

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. Their eyelid surgery is the insurance-covered kind, for lids that block vision.

  1. Dr. Richard Weise, Glendale, CA
  2. Dr. David Jones, Jackson, MS
  3. Dr. David Holck, San Antonio, TX
Training

Which specialist does eyelid surgery

The training paths of oculoplastic, plastic, facial plastic and cosmetic surgeons and of general ophthalmologists, side by side.
Categories

How a surgeon gets a category

The NPI Registry taxonomy, Medicare specialty and society memberships set it. A surgeon who bills Medicare for eyelid operations and shows no cosmetic eyelid work is insurance-based.