New York has 43 fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeons listed on EyePlastics, 16 of whom list blepharoplasty (eyelid lift, also searched as eyelift or eye lift) among their procedures. Every surgeon here completed an ophthalmology residency followed by an accredited fellowship in eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery; all are ASOPRS members. Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin, muscle, and fat from the upper or lower eyelids. It treats both cosmetic concerns (hooded or puffy lids) and functional problems (drooping skin that obstructs the visual field).
"Lists blepharoplasty" marks the surgeons who name it among their procedures; every listed surgeon is fellowship-trained in eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery.
Joseph Armenia
MD
OcuSight Eye Care Center
📍 Rochester, NY
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Samuel Baharestani
MD
SightMD
📍 Smithtown, NY
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Anne Barmettler
MD
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
📍 Bronx, NY
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Sana Bautista
MD
SightMD
📍 Harrison, NY
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Thomas Bersani
MD
Eye Plastic & Reconstructive Surg. of CNY
📍 Syracuse, NY
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Nariman Boyle
MD
State University of New York, Stony Brook
📍 Setauket, NY
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Brian Brazzo
MD
Brian G. Brazzo, MD, PC
📍 New York, NY
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Anais Carniciu
MD
New York Eye and Face Oculoplastic Surgery
📍 White Plains, NY
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Bryant Carruth
MD
Eye Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Central New York
📍 Syracuse, NY
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James Chelnis
MD
Manhattan Face and Eye
📍 New York, NY
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David Della Rocca
MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
📍 New York, NY
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Katharine Dempsey
MD
Northwell Health
📍 Great Neck, NY
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Ebby Elahi MD, MBA,
FACS
Fifth Avenue Associates
📍 New York, NY
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Roxana Fu
MD
NYU School of Medicine
📍 New York, NY
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Anna Ginter
MD
Cosmetic Eye Surgery, PLLC
📍 New York, NY
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Kyle Godfrey
MD, FACS
Weill Cornell Medicine
📍 New York, NY
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Andrew Goldbaum
MD
Andrew Goldbaum, MD
📍 New York, NY
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Mithra Gonzalez
MD
Elmé
📍 Buffalo, NY
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Robert Hill
MD
Eye Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons of CNY
📍 Syracuse, NY
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Peter Hurley
MD
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery of WNY
📍 Buffalo, NY
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Sajeev Kathuria
MD
Westchester Medical Center
📍 Hawthorne, NY
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Michael Kazim
MD
The Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
📍 New York, NY
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Kayvan Keyhani
MD, MPH
Kayvan Keyhani MD, MPH, FACS
📍 Yorktown Heights, NY
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Hindola Konrad
MD
📍 New York, NY
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Irina Koreen
MD, PhD
Eye Physicians of Orange County, P.C.
📍 Goshen, NY
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Brett Kotlus
MD, FACS
Brett Kotlus, M.D.
📍 New York, NY
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Debra Kroll
MD
Debra M. Kroll, M.D.
📍 New York, NY
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Gary Lelli
MD
NY Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center
📍 Larchmont, NY
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Richard Lisman
MD, FACS
Richard D. Lisman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
📍 New York, NY
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Boaz Lissauer
MD
📍 New York, NY
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Elizabeth Maher
MD
OMNI Eye Surgery
📍 New York, NY
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Payal Patel
MD
Payal Patel MD
📍 New York, NY
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Amiya Prasad
MD
Prasad Cosmetic Surgery
📍 Garden City, NY
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Harsha Reddy
MD
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt.Sinai
📍 New York, NY
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Rand Rodgers
MD
Rand Rodgers MD
📍 New York, NY
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Michael Rothschild
MD
Lions Eye Institute/Albany Medical Center
📍 Slingerlands, NY
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George Salloum
MD
Eye Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of CNY
📍 Syracuse, NY
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Jamie Schaefer
MD
Schaefer Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, PLLC
📍 Buffalo, NY
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Robert Schwarcz
MD
📍 New York, NY
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Roman Shinder
MD
SUNY DOWNSTATE Health Science University
📍 Brooklyn, NY
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Marc Werner
MD
Eye Guys, LLP dba/Stahl Eye Associates
📍 Garden City, NY
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Katherine Whipple
MD
Katherine M. Whipple, MD, PC
📍 Rochester, NY
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Edward Wladis
MD, FACS
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
📍 Albany (Slingerlands), NY
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Blepharoplasty is most safely performed by an oculoplastic surgeon — a physician with dual training in ophthalmology and plastic surgery of the eye and orbit. Oculoplastic surgeons who are ASOPRS fellowship-trained have the deepest expertise in eyelid anatomy and function.
Upper eyelid blepharoplasty may be covered by insurance when it is functionally indicated — meaning the drooping skin is obstructing the superior visual field, as documented by a visual field test. Purely cosmetic lower eyelid surgery is typically not covered. Note: when blepharoplasty is performed at the same time as ptosis repair, the blepharoplasty (skin) portion is always considered cosmetic and is not covered by insurance.
Look for three things on any New York 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 ask how many of this specific procedure the surgeon performs a year and to see before-and-after photographs of similar cases.
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