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Facial plastic surgeon

Dr. Akshay Sanan, MD

Akshay Sanan, MD is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with offices in Boston and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. His site describes upper and lower blepharoplasty, with published prices, and both endoscopic and traditional brow lift (drsanan.com).

Practice
69 Newbury Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
Phone
(617) 313-2254
Website
drsanan.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons

Dr. Akshay Sanan (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Massachusetts, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

Stage Detail
Medical school Boston University School of Medicine, seven-year accelerated medical program; Dean Eleanor Tyler Award, top graduate
Residency Five-year head and neck surgery residency, Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Fellowship Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, under Dr. Sam Most, chief of facial plastic surgery; sole fellow

Source for all rows: source

  • Double board-certified: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Clinical Instructor, Stanford University School of Medicine.
  • Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Upper blepharoplasty. Removes excess skin to reduce hooding and improve peripheral vision; incision placed in the eyelid crease (source).
  • Lower blepharoplasty. Fat repositioning combined with CO2 laser skin resurfacing to address under-eye bags and volume loss; incision just below the lashes or transconjunctival (inside the eyelid, no visible external scar) (same page).
  • Brow lift. Both endoscopic and traditional (open) techniques, chosen by the patient's anatomy and desired outcome (source).

Other procedures

The site lists deep plane facelift, deep plane neck lift, deep plane lip lift, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation and buccal fat pad reduction (drsanan.com).

Insurance and cost

No insurance statement published. Published prices:

Procedure Price
Upper blepharoplasty $10,000-$14,000
Lower blepharoplasty $12,000-$15,000
Brow lift $10,000-$15,000, including surgeon's fee, anesthesia, surgical center and recovery care

Recovery

  • Back to work. Daily routines and social activities resume within 10-14 days (source).
  • Sutures out. Around day 7 (same page).
  • Exercise. Gentle exercise resumes by the third week (same page).

Prices and recovery, from the practice

From drsanan.com, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
Upper blepharoplasty$10,000 to $14,000.drsanan.com/facial-rejuvenation/eyelid-rejuvenation
Lower blepharoplasty$12,000 to $15,000.drsanan.com/facial-rejuvenation/eyelid-rejuvenation
Brow liftBrow lift surgery in Boston with Dr. Sanan costs between $10,000 and $15,000, including surgeon's fee, anesthesia, surgical center and recovery care.drsanan.com/facial-rejuvenation/brow-lift

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Sutures removed around day 7." Source7
Back to work"Most patients return to daily routines and social activities within 10 to 14 days." Source14
Exercise"By the third week, gentle exercise can resume." Source21

Before you book

The operations Dr. Akshay Sanan offers, what they cost, when insurance pays and the other surgeons nearby.