Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in Australia (2026 Ranking)

As of August 2026, the DeepPlane registry lists 29 active deep plane facelift surgeons in Australia — 10 in Sydney, 8 in Melbourne, 4 each in Brisbane and Perth, and single listings in Geelong, Gledswood Hills and Subiaco. The 25 ranked below are ordered by the public DeepPlane Score; none of the Australian listings has completed DeepPlane verification yet, so the score alone sets the order — and no surgeon can pay for placement.

Who Are the Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in Australia?

25 surgeons shown of 29 listed in the registry. Verified surgeons are always listed first — order within each verification band comes from the public DeepPlane Score. No surgeon can pay for placement.

Browse the complete roster on the Australia surgeon directory.

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Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in Sydney

Sydney holds the largest single pool — 10 of Australia's 29 registry surgeons, with an eleventh listing in Gledswood Hills in the city's south-west. The top-ranked Sydney names right now: Dr. Ellis Choy, Dr. Jeremy Hunt, Dr. George Marcells, Dr. Jack Zoumaras, Dr. Catherine Boorer.

Compare the full Sydney roster on deep plane facelift in Sydney — every profile carries the surgeon's registry credentials and verification status.

Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in Melbourne and Victoria

Melbourne holds 8 registry listings, and Victoria also supplies the current national number one: Dr. Peter Callan practises in Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne. The top-ranked Melbourne names: Dr. Andrew Greensmith, Dr. Stephen Sparks, Dr. Bryan Mendelson, Dr. Rodrigo Teixeira. The Melbourne pool also carries the registry's strongest academic-record signal — worth weighing if published anatomical research matters to you.

Compare the full Melbourne roster on deep plane facelift in Melbourne.

Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in Brisbane and Perth

Brisbane's ranked listings: Dr. James Goggin, Dr. Adam Honeybrook, Dr. John McHugh, Dr. Andrew Leong. Perth's: Dr. Pedram Imani, Dr. Guy Watts, Dr. Lewis Blennerhassett, Dr. Tuan Pham. Browse both cities on deep plane facelift in Brisbane and deep plane facelift in Perth. Neither city's pool is deep, so many Queensland and WA patients fly east for the procedure day and handle follow-ups remotely — choose the surgeon first, the city second.

How to Verify Any Australian Surgeon Yourself

• Ahpra register first. Look the doctor up on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency's free public register: current registration plus specialist registration in a surgical specialty (typically plastic surgery, or otolaryngology for facial plastic surgeons) is the Australian baseline — not a claim on a clinic website.
• The "surgeon" title is now protected. Since 2023 only doctors with specialist registration in surgery, ophthalmology, or obstetrics and gynaecology may legally use the title — a facelift provider who avoids the word is telling you something. Verify the title against the register, not the advertising.
• Read the letters correctly. FRACS marks fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons — FRACS(Plast) specifically in plastic surgery; ASPS and ASAPS are the specialty societies. US-style boards (ABFPRS, ABFCS) on an Australian profile usually reflect international training — and a US NPI number does not exist for Australian practice, which is why the cards above carry no NPI badge. The Australian identity anchor is the Ahpra registration number.
• Deep-plane volume, not facelift years. Ask for documented deep plane case numbers and before/after cases matched to your age, skin type and bone structure, photographed in consistent lighting and angles.
• Check the facility and the anaesthetist. A deep plane facelift belongs in a licensed private hospital or accredited day-procedure facility, with anaesthesia by a specialist anaesthetist (FANZCA) — confirm both in writing, along with who performs the operation start to finish.
• Expect the cooling-off period. The Medical Board's 2023 cosmetic-surgery guidelines require a GP referral and at least seven days between informed consent and booking. Same-week booking pressure is a red flag, not a perk.

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