Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in New York (2026)

New York City has one of the deepest benches of facelift expertise in the United States: 73 active facelift surgeons are listed in the DeepPlane registry for New York as of August 2026, many of them fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeons certified by the ABFPRS, ABPS or ABOHNS. The 12 surgeons below are ordered verified-first, then by the public DeepPlane Score — never by payment.

Who Are the Best Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons in New York?

12 surgeons shown of 73 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 New York surgeon directory.

How This List Is Built

How to Vet a Deep Plane Facelift Surgeon in New York

Board certification: three legitimate pathways

New York's top facelift surgeons come through three boards. The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS) certify surgeons who trained face-first through otolaryngology; the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) certifies full-scope plastic surgeons. None of the three is automatically "better" for a deep plane facelift — what separates candidates is fellowship training in facial aesthetic surgery and a practice genuinely concentrated on faces. On the cards above, the board badge and "Fellowship-trained" marker carry more signal together than either does alone.

The NPI check: verify identity in 30 seconds

Every practicing US physician has a National Provider Identifier in the federal NPPES registry — a free, public database. Search the surgeon's name at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov and confirm the legal name, specialty taxonomy and practice address match what their website claims. Surgeons carrying the "NPI-verified identity" badge above have had this match done by DeepPlane. Pair it with the New York State Office of the Professions license search, which also surfaces any disciplinary actions.

Questions that separate deep plane from marketing

• How many deep plane facelifts do you perform per year, and what share of your practice is facial surgery?
• Do you release the facial retaining ligaments and reposition the SMAS as a composite flap — and can you walk me through where your plane of dissection runs?
• Can I see before-and-after photos of patients my age, including results at one year or later?
• Where is the surgery performed, and is the facility accredited under New York's office-based surgery law (PHL § 230-d)?
• Who administers anesthesia, what is your revision policy, and how is follow-up handled if I am traveling to New York?

For a structured walkthrough of the consultation itself, see the deep plane facelift consultation guide.

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