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Wisconsin
#8
Top 500
#494
Score
71.1/100
Facial plastic surgeon

Dr. Richard Parfitt, MD

Richard C. Parfitt, MD is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon and the founder of Parfitt Facial Cosmetic Surgery Center, with offices in Middleton and Appleton, Wisconsin. His practice is limited to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, head and neck, including blepharoplasty (facialplastics.com/our-practice/meet-dr-parfitt).

Practice
2261 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone
(608) 831-3991
Website
facialplastics.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons

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

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: facialplastics.com/our-practice/meet-dr-parfitt

Stage Detail
Medical school University of Wisconsin-Madison
Residency Otolaryngology, US Naval Hospital-San Diego, completed 1993; board certified in 1994
Military service Head of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, naval hospital in Okinawa, Japan (2 years)
Fellowship Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beverly Hills, California, completed 1996
  • Board certifications, as printed on the site's certification badges: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and American Board of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Fellow member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons.
  • Member, BOTOX Cosmetic National Education Faculty, since 2003; the site states his clinics are in the top 3% of Botox and Juvederm injectors nationally.
  • Owner and Medical Director, AestheticA Skin Health Center, Appleton and Middleton, WI, established 2001.
  • The site states 25+ years of experience in facial cosmetic surgery and that he founded his practice in Madison in 1996.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Upper blepharoplasty. Incision is placed along natural lid lines, folds and creases; excess skin, muscle and fat are removed through the incision, closed with fine sutures (blepharoplasty page).
  • Lower blepharoplasty. Incision is placed next to the lash line of the lower lid; excess fat is measured and removed to reduce puffiness, closed with fine sutures that dissolve in 7-12 days.
  • Procedure is performed under twilight anesthesia (IV sedation) at the practice's on-site surgical facility in Middleton/Madison. Upper and lower blepharoplasty are usually done together, or combined with facelift or brow lift.
  • Post-operative visits are scheduled at day 1 and day 6.

Other procedures

The site lists rhinoplasty, facelift/neck lift, otoplasty, forehead/brow lift, chin implants, cheek augmentation, lip enhancement, submental (neck) liposuction, scar revision, buccal (cheek) fat removal, and non-surgical procedures including Botox and Juvederm (procedures menu). A brow lift before-and-after gallery is also published (source).

Recovery, from the practice

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

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Upper eyelid stitches are removed 6 days after surgery; lower eyelid sutures dissolve within 7-12 days." Source6
Swelling"Swelling and bruising usually subside within 7-10 days after eyelid surgery." Source10
Back to work"Most patients return to normal activities 2 weeks after eyelid surgery." Source14
Travel"Patients typically return home the day of surgery, with a post-op check the next day; private recovery suites or a nearby hotel are offered for those with long commutes." Source

Why #494: 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 gallery32.140an 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
Training1515Facial plastic surgeon
Eyelid research015eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score71.1100Rank 494 of 500

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