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Facial plastic surgeon

Dr. Sean Freeman, MD

Sean Freeman, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at Only Faces, Forum at Ballantyne Commons, 11220 Elm Ln, Suite 101, Charlotte, North Carolina. His site describes upper, lower and quad blepharoplasty and his own SOOF lift blepharoplasty technique.

Practice
Forum at Ballantyne Commons, 11220 Elm Ln, Ste 101, Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone
(704) 543-1110
Website
onlyfaces.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons

Dr. Sean Freeman (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in North Carolina, 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 University of Wisconsin, Madison (1982)
Internship General surgery, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (1982-1983)
Residency Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine (1983-1987)
Fellowship Facial Plastic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, under J. Regan Thomas, MD (1987-1988)
  • Board certified, American Board of Otolaryngology (1987).
  • Board certified, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1991).
  • In practice since 1988.
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Source for all rows above: onlyfaces.com/about-the-doctor

Eyelid surgery work

The site names his SOOF Lift Blepharoplasty, described as "Gold Standard," which "repositions orbital and mid-face fat to their youthful position" rather than removing it, addressing both hollowness and puffiness (blepharoplasty). Separate pages cover upper blepharoplasty and lower blepharoplasty. The gallery shows 94 blepharoplasty cases, presented in profile, three-quarter and frontal views (source).

Other procedures

The site also names a Segmental Endoscopic Brow Lift Dr. Freeman "has personally developed and refined... for more than 15 years," plus other brow lift variations (full, asymmetrical, lateral, aggressive lateral) (source).

Insurance and cost

No statements about insurance or Medicare coverage. Prices published: upper or lower blepharoplasty $6,000-$10,000, quad (upper and lower) $10,000-$15,000, brow lift average $9,000-$12,000 in Charlotte, NC. Recovery: most patients resume normal activities in 7-10 days; brow lift stitches removed after 6 days; final blepharoplasty results take several weeks to fully develop.

Prices and recovery, from the practice

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

Published prices

ProcedureAs publishedSource
Upper blepharoplastyUpper eyelid surgery: $6,000 to $10,000.onlyfaces.com/blepharoplasty
Lower blepharoplastyLower eyelid surgery: $6,000 to $10,000.onlyfaces.com/blepharoplasty
Quad blepharoplastyCombined upper and lower eyelid surgery: $10,000 to $15,000.onlyfaces.com/blepharoplasty
Brow liftAverage cost $9,000 to $12,000 in Charlotte, NC, covering surgeon's fee, anesthesia, OR fees and aftercare supplies.onlyfaces.com/brow-lift

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Brow lift stitches removed after 6 days." Source6
Back to work"Most patients feel comfortable resuming normal activities within 7-10 days." Source10
Final result"Final results of upper or lower blepharoplasty may take several weeks to fully develop." Source

Why #13: 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 gallery4040an 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 society1015cosmetic surgery society member
Training1515Facial plastic surgeon
Eyelid research7.315eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score81.3100Rank 13 of 500

Eyelid surgery papers

Papers in the PubMed eyelid record that list Dr. Sean Freeman as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2005
Endoscopic techniques for rejuvenation of the midface
Freeman MS · Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · PMID 15519934
2003
Rejuvenation of the midface
Freeman MS · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 12825162
2001
Endoscopic techniques for rejuvenation of the midface
Freeman MS · Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · PMID 11457707
1990
Surgical therapy of the eyelids in patients with facial paralysis
Freeman MS, Thomas JR, Spector JG, Larrabee WF, Bowman CA · Laryngoscope · PMID 2215041

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