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Dr. John Gillespie, MD

John W. Gillespie III, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Gillespie Plastic Surgery, 2383 Limestone Rd, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, Delaware. His site describes eyelid surgery of the upper and lower lids and a brow lift procedure.

Practice
2383 Limestone Rd, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone
(302) 274-2996
Website
gillespiemd.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsInsurance-based eyelid surgeons

Dr. John Gillespie (large marker) and the top 13 eyelid surgeons in Delaware, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

The site states: "Double Board Certified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon" (source). The specific certifying boards are not named, and no medical school, residency or fellowship information appears on the site's pages.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Upper eyelid lift. Performed under local anesthesia with sedation; incision placed in the natural crease of the eyelid, with fat removal, excess skin removal and muscle tightening as needed (source).
  • Lower eyelid surgery, described as performed one of two ways: an outer "lower pinch" procedure done in-office, or an inner lower-eyelid procedure done in the operating room with an incision below the lash line, redistributing or removing excess fat and lifting drooping skin/tissue from the cheek area.
  • Procedure overview: 1-2 hours, local anesthesia with sedation; sutures removed 3-5 days post-procedure.
  • Brow lift. Two methods offered: the open method (incisions behind or at the hairline, tightening forehead muscle and skin) and the closed/endoscopic method (small hairline incisions, brow elevated and suspended with anchoring sutures) (source). The page states it can be performed alone or combined with a facelift, eyelid surgery or laser skin resurfacing.
  • The site also lists Upneeq, a non-surgical prescription eye drop for ptosis, among its face offerings, separate from surgical blepharoplasty.

Other procedures

Per site navigation, the practice also offers breast procedures (augmentation, lift, reduction, reconstruction, implant illness explant), body procedures (tummy tuck, arm/thigh lift, BBL, liposuction, body lift), reconstructive procedures (breast cancer reconstruction, facial fracture repair, skin cancer reconstruction, hand surgery), and a med spa (lasers, microneedling, injectables, facials).

Recovery, from the practice

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

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Sutures will get removed at your check-up 3-5 days post procedure." Source5

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