Austin, Texas has 9 ASOPRS fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeons listed on EyePlastics. They practise at 7 practices, including TOC Eye and Face, Austin Eye and Austin Face and Body. Between them, the listed surgeons offer botulinum toxin (Botox) treatment, brow lift, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), congenital eyelid and orbital conditions and laser skin treatments around the eyes. Every surgeon here completed an ophthalmology residency followed by an accredited fellowship in eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery — the training that distinguishes an oculoplastic surgeon from a general plastic surgeon or a dermatologist.
As listed by the surgeons themselves — the number is how many of them list it.
Malena Amato
MD, FACS
Eyelid & Facial Plastic Surgery Associates PLLC
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Sheila Barbarino
MD
Barbarino Surgical Arts
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Vikram Durairaj
MD, FACS
TOC Eye and Face ; University of Texas at Austin
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Tanuj Nakra MD, FACS, FAACS
MD
TOC Eye and Face
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Sean Paul
MD
Austin Face and Body
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Marie Somogyi
MD
Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates
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Natalie Stanciu
MD
Westlake Eye Specialists
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Krista Stewart
MD
Austin Eye
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Sean Blaydon
MD, FACS
TOC Eye and Face
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TOC Eye and Face (2)
Austin Eye (1)
Austin Face and Body (1)
Barbarino Surgical Arts (1)
Eyelid & Facial Plastic Surgery Associates PLLC (1)
Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates (1)
Westlake Eye Specialists (1)
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Look for three things on any Austin surgeon's profile: an accredited oculoplastic fellowship (ASOPRS is the recognised US credential), board certification in ophthalmology, and current hospital or surgery-centre privileges. Then match the surgeon to the problem — eyelid, tear duct, orbit and thyroid eye disease are all oculoplastic, but individual surgeons list the procedures they focus on. At a consultation, ask how many of that specific procedure the surgeon performs a year and to see before-and-after photographs of similar cases.
It depends on why the surgery is being done, not where. Functional procedures — ptosis repair when a drooping lid blocks vision, upper-eyelid blepharoplasty when excess skin obstructs the visual field (documented by a visual-field test and photographs), eyelid lesion removal, and tear-duct surgery — are usually covered. Purely cosmetic eyelid surgery is self-pay, and Austin practices quote it at consultation; many offer financing. Ask the practice to check your specific plan before scheduling.
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Oculoplastic surgeons in Austin offer both cosmetic and medical procedures — including blepharoplasty (eye lift), ptosis repair, thyroid eye disease treatment, blocked tear duct surgery (DCR), eyelid laxity repair (ectropion/entropion), brow lift, and eyelid skin cancer excision with reconstruction.
ASOPRS fellowship training is the gold standard credential in oculoplastic surgery. It requires completion of a full ophthalmology residency followed by a 1–2 year accredited fellowship specifically in eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal surgery. Learn more about oculoplastic surgeons →