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Dr. George Peck, MD

George C. Peck Jr., MD, FACS is a double board-certified plastic surgeon at 776 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey, serving the St. Barnabas community and the Tri-State area. His site describes upper and lower blepharoplasty, including transconjunctival technique, among his facial procedures.

Practice
776 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone
(973) 324-2300
Website
gpeck.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeons

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

Training and board certification

  • Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York City; Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery, 1990.
  • Residency in General Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore; Chief Resident, General Surgery, 1988.
  • Medical degree, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, conferred 1983.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, magna cum laude, conferred 1978.
  • Board certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (11/94); American Board of Surgery (11/89).
  • Hospital appointment: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, since 1991.
  • Member: American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (1994), American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (1995), New Jersey Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1996).
  • Site states more than twenty years serving the area and thousands of plastic surgical procedures performed.
  • Surgery is performed at Essex Surgical, an ambulatory surgery center in West Orange, NJ, AAAASF Medicare certified; Dr. Peck is a Certified Medicare Inspector for ambulatory surgery centers and performs AAAASF surveys in the Northeast region.

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Eyelid surgery work

  • Upper eyelid blepharoplasty. Incision in the natural upper-lid crease; excess fat and skin removed.
  • Lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Incision below the lash line; excess fat and skin removed.
  • Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. When only excess fat is present in the lower lids, it may be removed through an incision inside the lower lid, with no external incision or scar.
  • Performed under IV sedation or general anesthesia, in or outpatient basis.
  • Often combined with facelift, forehead lift, chemical peel or laser skin resurfacing for additional enhancement.

Gallery (loaded 200 on 2026-09-30): the Blepharoplasty photo gallery contains at least 5 before/after image pairs, served from the site's own gallery system (source).

Other procedures

Rhinoplasty, revision and ethnic rhinoplasty, facelift, neck lift, brow lift, ear surgery, breast augmentation/lift/reduction/reconstruction, liposuction, and abdominoplasty (source).

Insurance and cost

The practice's page states: "Occasionally, if surgery is being done to improve the field of vision, insurance may help cover upper lid surgery. Otherwise, these procedures are considered cosmetic and the patient is responsible for payment." No specific prices are published.

Recovery: sutures are usually removed within 4-6 days; bruising and light sensitivity last at least one to two weeks, with swelling progressively disappearing over several weeks; contact lenses can usually be worn within 7-10 days (source).

Recovery, from the practice

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

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"All sutures are usually removed within 4-6 days." Source6
Travel"Contact lenses can be worn when comfortable, usually within 7-10 days." Source10
Bruising"Bruising and light sensitivity last at least a week or two; swelling progressively disappears over several weeks." Source14

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