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Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons by Board Certification

Which boards certify deep plane facelift surgeons? This dataset groups 740 board-certified deep plane facelift surgeons listed by DEEPPLANE™ under the 47 certifying boards they list, across 43 countries — with per-board surgeon counts, country reach, average Google reviews, and the full official name of each board. It is a directory snapshot, not an official board registry. Free to cite and republish. Updated September 2026.

Quick Answer — 2026

DEEPPLANE™ profiles 740 board-certified deep plane facelift surgeons who list 47 certifying boards across 43 countries. The largest are ABPS (251), ABOHNS (128), ABFPRS (120), SBCP (33), American Board of Plastic Surgery (28), EBOPRAS (19), ABOMS (10), ABO (9). This is a directory snapshot of the surgeons we have listed, grouped by the board each one lists — not an official board registry — so it reflects which credentials deep-plane specialists hold, led by the American boards ABPS and ABFPRS.

Counts aggregated from public DEEPPLANE™ surgeon profiles · directory snapshot, not an official board registry · surgeons grouped by the certifying board they list · always confirm current board status and licensure before booking · Updated September 2026

Which boards certify deep plane facelift surgeons?

DEEPPLANE™'s directory profiles 740 listed deep plane facelift surgeons who list 47 certifying boards across 43 countries. The largest are ABPS (251), ABOHNS (128), ABFPRS (120), SBCP (33), American Board of Plastic Surgery (28), EBOPRAS (19). It is a directory snapshot grouped by the board each surgeon lists, not an official board registry.

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Quick Answer

Which boards certify the most deep plane facelift surgeons?

Across DEEPPLANE™'s directory of 740 listed surgeons listing 47 boards, the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) leads with 251, followed by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS, 120). Use the table below to see the surgeon count, country reach, and average Google reviews for every board — with its full official name.

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Deep Plane Surgeons by Certifying Board

Every certifying board listed by at least one of the 740 board-certified deep plane facelift surgeons in our directory, sorted by the number of surgeons. “Countries” is the number of distinct countries those surgeons practise in.

BoardSurgeons
ABPS251
ABOHNS128
ABFPRS120
SBCP33
American Board of Plastic Surgery28
EBOPRAS19
ABOMS10
ABO9
Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica9
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery8
FRCSC8
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada7
FACS6
FRACS6
Mexican Council of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery6
Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins5
SCCP5
SICPRE5
ANZBCPS4
CMCPER4
Facharzt Plastische Chirurgie4
SECPRE4
ABCS3
ABFPRS, American Board of Otolaryngology3
American Board of Dermatology3
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3
ESPRS3
Facharzt für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie3
FRCS3
FRCS(Plast)3
KBPS3
NVPC3
RQE3
ABFPRS, ABOHNS2
ABFPRS, ABORL2
ABFPRS,ABOHNS2
AMCPER2
American Board of Ophthalmology2
American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery2
International Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2
Korean Board of Plastic Surgery2
KSAPS2
KSPRS2
RACS2
RCPSC2
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons2
SACPER2

Counts are aggregated from public DEEPPLANE™ surgeon profiles and represent our directory, not an official board registry. Surgeons are grouped by the certifying board listed on their profile; the full official name is shown where we are confident of the expansion, otherwise the value is shown exactly as recorded. Average Google reviews is the mean review count across that board's listed surgeons. Always confirm current board status and licensure directly with the surgeon before booking.

Cite this dataset

Free to republish with attribution under CC BY 4.0. Aggregated from 740 board-certified deep plane facelift surgeons across 47 boards (July 2026).

DEEPPLANE™. (2026). Deep Plane Facelift Surgeons by Board
Certification 2026. Retrieved from https://deepplane.com/deep-plane-facelift-surgeon-board-certifications
Machine-readable:Data (JSON)Data (CSV)

How to Read This Dataset

A board with more surgeons signals which credential is most common among deep-plane specialists — but it is not the whole picture. Read each column for what it actually measures:

Facelift consultation preparation checklist covering before, during, and after consultation steps.

Board

The certifying board as recorded on the profile — an abbreviation (e.g. ABPS) or a raw value where no standard abbreviation exists.

Surgeons

How many listed deep plane facelift surgeons list that board — a measure of how common the credential is, not a board's total membership.

Countries

How many distinct countries those surgeons practise in. Some boards (like ABPS) are listed by surgeons well beyond their home country.

Avg Google reviews

Mean public review volume for that board's surgeons — a discoverability signal that varies by market, not a measure of surgical quality.

Confirm before booking. A profile listing a certifying board does not replace your own due diligence. Confirm the surgeon's current board status, licensure, and case experience in the deep plane technique directly before committing — especially when travelling abroad.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which boards certify deep plane facelift surgeons?
DEEPPLANE™'s directory profiles 740 listed deep plane facelift surgeons who, between them, list 47 different certifying boards across 43 countries. The largest are ABPS (251), ABOHNS (128), ABFPRS (120), SBCP (33), American Board of Plastic Surgery (28), EBOPRAS (19). This is a snapshot of the surgeons listed in our directory grouped by the board each one lists — not an official board registry. The table on this page shows the surgeon count, country reach, and average Google reviews for every board, with the full official board name.
Which board certifies the most deep plane facelift surgeons?
The American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) certifies the most listed deep plane facelift surgeons (251 across 21 countries), followed by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS, 120). ABPS and ABFPRS are the two dominant US boards for facelift surgeons, and together they account for a large share of the 740 listed surgeons in our directory.
What is the difference between ABPS and ABFPRS certification?
The American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) certifies plastic surgeons trained across the whole body, including the face; the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) certifies surgeons who specialise specifically in the face and are typically trained through otolaryngology (ENT). Both are recognised credentials for facelift surgery. Many deep plane facelift surgeons hold one or, occasionally, both — always confirm a surgeon's current board status directly before booking.
What do the board abbreviations like EBOPRAS, SBCP and SICPRE mean?
EBOPRAS is the European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery; SBCP is the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (Brazil); SICPRE is the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva ed Estetica (Italy). The table on this page lists the full official name for every board where we are confident of the expansion; where we are not, the value is shown exactly as it is recorded on the surgeon's profile rather than guessed.
Is board certification a guarantee of a good facelift result?
No. A listed certifying board is one signal of formal training, but it is not a guarantee of outcome and board systems differ by country. Compare a surgeon's deep-plane case volume, before-and-after results, and patient reviews alongside their certification — and always confirm current board status and licensure directly with the surgeon before committing, especially when travelling abroad.
Is this a complete registry of board-certified facelift surgeons?
No. This is DEEPPLANE™'s directory snapshot — the surgeons we have listed and verified, grouped by the board each one lists — not an official registry maintained by any certifying board. New surgeons are added continuously and the dataset is refreshed monthly, so counts reflect our directory at the time shown, not the boards' own membership rolls.
How is this surgeon-by-board data collected?
Counts are compiled from DEEPPLANE™ surgeon profiles: each active profile that records a certifying board is grouped by that board exactly as listed. Country reach is the number of distinct countries those surgeons practise in, and average reviews are the mean Google review count for that board's listed surgeons. Figures are aggregated from public profile information and refreshed monthly.

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