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Dr. Ellen Mahony, MD

Ellen Mahony, MD, FACS is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing as Ellen Mahony MD, 131 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut, serving Fairfield County. Her site describes upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty among a full range of facial, breast and body procedures (eyelid surgery page).

Practice
131 Kings Highway North, Westport, CT 06880
Phone
203-221-0102
Website
drellenmahony.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons

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

Training and board certification

  • Board certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery, originally certified 1999, re-certified 2009.
  • Practicing since 1992 (30+ years of surgical experience).
  • B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Connecticut (1979).
  • M.S., International Healthcare, Yale University (1979-1981), including fieldwork in Tanzania on the Hanang Village Health Project.
  • M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1985-1989).
  • General Surgery Residency, Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery (1989-1990), and Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1990-1992), all at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American Society of Plastic Surgery.
  • Hospital affiliation: Northwell Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT; licensed in Connecticut, New York and Maine.

Source for all rows: source.

Eyelid surgery work

The eyelid surgery page describes upper blepharoplasty removing excess eyelid skin, and, for the lower lid, a transconjunctival approach (incision inside the lower eyelid, no stitches) to remove or reposition fat when skin is not lax. Surgery is described as one of the shortest procedures Dr. Mahony performs, typically 1 to 2 hours. Eyelid surgery is often paired with brow lift, facelift, thread lift, dermal fillers or ALMI/fat transfer to address tear-trough hollows (eyelid surgery page).

The eyelid surgery gallery page shows multiple named cases (e.g., Case #12796, #15182, #3235, #10500) with before-and-after photos (source).

Other procedures

The Face category also lists brow lift, otoplasty, earlobe reshaping, facelift, buccal fat removal, facial augmentation, neck contouring/lift, and lip procedures, plus a men's-procedures line (male eyelid surgery, facelift/neck, liposuction, breast reduction). Non-surgical services include Botox, fillers, Kybella, skin resurfacing and PRP-based regenerative treatments (source).

Insurance and cost

Recovery, per the eyelid surgery FAQ: stitches are removed 3-4 days after surgery; patients generally plan to recover at home for about a week; bruising takes about 10-14 days to fade, though most people look presentable after 5 days; an upper eyelid lift's results last a good 8-10 years or longer (eyelid surgery page).

Recovery, from the practice

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

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Stitches are removed 3-4 days after surgery." Source4
Back to work"Surgery takes about 1 to 2 hours; patients generally recover at home for about a week." Source7
Bruising"Bruising takes about 10-14 days to fade; most people look presentable after 5 days." Source14
Final result"An upper eyelid lift lasts a good 8-10 years or longer." Source

Why #83: 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 gallery39.240an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages910eyelid 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
Score78.2100Rank 83 of 500

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