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#10
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#299
Score
73.7/100
Plastic surgeon

Dr. Burton Sundin, MD

Burton M. Sundin, MD is a plastic surgeon at the Virginia Institute of Plastic Surgery in Richmond, Virginia, a two-surgeon practice he shares with Dr. Reps Sundin. His site offers upper and lower eyelid lift surgery and brow lift (drsundin.com).

Practice
7611 Forest Ave, Suite 310, Richmond, VA 23229
Phone
(804) 390-5660
Website
drsundin.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons

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

Training and board certification

  • BS in biology and BA in art history, Duke University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, 1993.
  • MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1997.
  • Residency, Plastic, Reconstructive, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1997-2003.
  • Hand fellowship, Kleinert, Kutz, and Associates, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, 2001, at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery.
  • Aesthetic and Breast Surgery fellowship under Dr. Luis Vasconez, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2003-2004; given a faculty appointment as Instructor at UAB.
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2006.
  • The site states he is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, "a recognition that only goes to the top 7% of all US Board Certified Physicians."
  • Society memberships: American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Candidate Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons; Virginia Medical Society.

Eyelid surgery work

The eyelid surgery page covers both cosmetic and functional concerns of the upper and lower lids. For the upper lid, it describes tightening and shaping skin and muscle through an incision concealed in the upper lid crease. For the lower lid, it describes tightening skin and tissue through an incision along the lower lash line, or, for more significant sagging, a transconjunctival eyelid lift with the incision on the inside of the lower lid to remove excess fat and tissue (source). The site also offers a brow lift, described on a separate page (source). Before-and-after galleries exist for eyelid surgery and browlift (eyelid gallery, browlift gallery).

Other procedures

The practice's broader menu includes facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, facial fat grafting, chin augmentation, lip lift, ear surgery, breast procedures (augmentation, lift, reduction, revision, implant removal), body contouring (tummy tuck, liposuction, Brazilian butt lift) and non-surgical treatments (CoolSculpting, Botox, fillers, lasers).

Prices and recovery, from the practice

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

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
Upper blepharoplastyListed as $6,000-$8,000 average pricing.drsundin.com/face/eyelid-surgery
Lower blepharoplastyListed as $8,000-$10,000 average pricing.drsundin.com/face/eyelid-surgery
Upper and lower blepharoplastyListed as $10,000-$14,000 average pricing.drsundin.com/face/eyelid-surgery

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"Patients may return to work as quickly as a few days after the procedure." Source3
Swelling"Somewhat significant swelling for several days, fading up to two weeks after surgery." Source14

Why #299: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery36.740an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages710eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1515eyelid surgery listed in a cosmetic surgery society directory
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research015eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score73.7100Rank 299 of 500

Before you book

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