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SURGICAL SERVICES · FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC

Facial plastic surgery at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics brings board-certified surgical expertise to patients ready for permanent rejuvenation that non-surgical care cannot match. Our surgical program is led by Dr. Marjorie Rico, MD, PhD, an oculofacial plastic surgeon, alongside Dr. Lanna Cheuck, DO, FACS. Together this team delivers the surgical option for facial rejuvenation in a practice already known for its non-surgical artistry.

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WHAT IT IS

What Facial Plastic Surgery Is

Facial plastic surgery encompasses surgical procedures that permanently restructure the face and neck, including blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), brow lift, mini facelift, neck procedures (submental liposuction, platysmaplasty), and lip lift. Procedures are performed under local or general anesthesia by board-certified surgeons in accredited facilities, with recovery timelines that vary by procedure scope. Facial Surgery at LC Medical is the umbrella for surgical facial procedures performed by our board-certified surgeons. Rather than separate per-procedure pages, this single canonical page covers the surgical lineup so prospective patients can evaluate options together, typically the right way to plan, since many patients choose combined procedures (blepharoplasty plus brow lift; mini facelift plus neck contouring) for layered, cohesive results. Procedures available within our facial surgery program: - Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty: Dr. Marjorie Rico's primary surgical specialty. Eyelid surgery removes excess skin and adjusts fat positioning to refresh the periocular region. As an oculofacial plastic surgeon, Dr. Rico brings ophthalmology-grounded precision to this delicate zone. - Brow Lift: restores brow position and softens forehead lines surgically when neurotoxin and fillers no longer fully address descent. - Mini Facelift: addresses lower-face and jawline laxity through a smaller incision pattern than a traditional full facelift, with shorter recovery. - Submental Liposuction: Dr. Rico's specialty for the under-chin area, refining contour through small-cannula liposuction. - Platysmaplasty / Neck Procedures: addresses neck banding and laxity surgically when non-surgical RF and threads are insufficient. - Lip Lift: surgical refinement of the upper lip-to-nose distance, an alternative to filler-based lip enhancement for patients seeking permanent change. Choosing the right procedure starts with diagnosis: facial assessment identifies the dominant concern, surgical evaluation determines whether non-surgical options remain viable, candidacy review confirms general health and realistic expectations, and surgical planning maps the procedure or combined procedures that will deliver your goal. Dr. Lanna's team is honest about which patients should still explore non-surgical alternatives like PDO Threads, FaceTite, or the Celebrity Liquid Facelift before surgery.

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BENEFITS

Benefits

  • Delivers permanent rejuvenation: surgical excision and repositioning produce results non-surgical care cannot replicate.
  • Performed by board-certified surgeons: Dr. Marjorie Rico (MD, PhD oculofacial) and Dr. Lanna Cheuck (DO, FACS).
  • Combined-procedure planning: many patients schedule complementary procedures together for cohesive results and a single recovery period.
  • Anatomically precise approach: Dr. Lanna's role as Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Facial Anatomy informs every surgical plan.
  • Smooth integration with non-surgical care: patients often add neurotoxin and filler maintenance after surgical recovery to extend results.
  • Discreet planning and recovery support: Midtown Manhattan, NY office offers privacy and concierge-level care through every phase.
  • K-Beauty preventative philosophy applied to recovery: post-surgical skincare and gentle resurfacing protocols extend results.

IDEAL CANDIDATES

Who It's For

Facial surgery at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics suits patients in their 40s through 60s with structural concerns that have progressed beyond what non-surgical care can address. Common candidates include patients with significant upper-eyelid hooding affecting vision and aesthetics; lower-eyelid bag formation; brow descent; jowl prominence; submental fat unresponsive to RF or weight loss; neck banding; and lip-to-nose disproportion. Many candidates have explored non-surgical care extensively and want a more permanent intervention. You are likely a strong candidate if you are in good general health, have realistic expectations about surgical outcomes and recovery, are willing to plan around the recovery window appropriate to your procedure (typically one to three weeks for most procedures), and can follow detailed pre- and post-surgical care guidance. Surgical care is generally not appropriate during pregnancy, with active untreated medical conditions, with certain blood-thinning medications (with provider review), in patients whose body image expectations cannot be reconciled with realistic surgical outcomes, or in patients whose concerns are better addressed through non-surgical care. Honest evaluation is part of every consultation.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Your Surgical Journey

  1. Consultation

    Your facial surgery journey at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics begins with an extensive consultation at our Midtown Manhattan, NY office. The appropriate surgeon, Dr. Marjorie Rico for blepharoplasty and submental liposuction, Dr. Lanna Cheuck or coordinated specialist for additional procedures, reviews your medical history, photographs the relevant zones under standardized lighting, discusses surgical and non-surgical options honestly, and maps a personalized plan. Lab work, imaging, and medical clearance follow as appropriate. You leave with a written plan and clear understanding of what surgery can and cannot deliver.

  2. Preparation & Surgery

    Pre-surgical preparation includes medication review, skincare conditioning, scheduling around recovery, and arranging support (transportation, post-op care, recovery space). On surgery day, the procedure is performed under local anesthesia (with sedation as appropriate) or general anesthesia in an accredited facility. Most procedures take one to three hours of operative time. You return home the same day with detailed post-surgical instructions, prescriptions, and follow-up scheduling.

  3. Recovery & Results

    Recovery varies by procedure and combination. Blepharoplasty typically involves one to two weeks of swelling and bruising with social return after a week to ten days. Mini facelift typically involves two to three weeks of meaningful swelling with socially comfortable return at two weeks. Submental liposuction recovers similarly to mini facelift in the treated zone. Combined procedures consolidate the recovery window; most patients prefer combining over staging. Final results emerge over three to six months as swelling resolves fully and tissues settle. Strict sun protection and skincare adherence support healing.

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YOUR MASTER INJECTOR

Trained Directly Under Dr. Lanna

Facial surgery at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics is led by Dr. Marjorie Rico, MD, PhD, an oculofacial plastic surgeon with MD-PhD training, ophthalmology residency at SUNY Downstate, and fellowship in laser cosmetic and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. Dr. Rico has been in practice since 2010 and has performed countless eyelid, facial reconstructive, and cosmetic procedures, specializing in upper and lower blepharoplasty, submental liposuction, and thread lifts. Her surgical work is supported by Dr. Lanna Cheuck, DO, FACS, with a Brown University residency, FACS designation, and Assistant Professorship of Head and Neck Facial Anatomy. The combined surgical credentials anchor every facial surgery plan at our Midtown Manhattan, NY office.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Facial Plastic Surgery

  • Which procedures does this page cover?

    Upper and lower blepharoplasty, brow lift, mini facelift, submental liposuction, platysmaplasty/neck procedures, and lip lift. Combined procedures are common.

  • Who will be my surgeon?

    Dr. Marjorie Rico for blepharoplasty and submental liposuction; coordinated planning for combined procedures with Dr. Lanna Cheuck.

  • How long is recovery?

    Varies by procedure: typically one to three weeks of socially meaningful recovery, with full settling over three to six months.

  • Will I need general anesthesia?

    Depends on procedure and scope: many procedures are performed under local anesthesia with sedation; combined or larger procedures may require general anesthesia.

  • Should I try non-surgical options first?

    Often yes. Dr. Lanna's team will discuss PDO Threads, FaceTite, and Celebrity Liquid Facelift honestly; surgery is the right answer for some, not all.

  • Are scars visible?

    Surgical incisions are placed in natural creases and shadow lines; most settle to inconspicuous lines over months. Your surgeon will discuss expected scar location during consultation.

  • What about pricing?

    We discuss surgical fees during your private consultation rather than publishing a fixed menu: surgical pricing depends on procedure, combined planning, anesthesia, and facility fees.

NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE

Serving patients across NYC from our Midtown, NY office

Expand a neighborhood to see how Dr. Lanna's master-injector team supports patients in your area.

Manhattan

  • Greenwich Village

    The Village's gallery openings, NYU faculty seminars, and brownstone dinner parties produce a patient profile that asks careful questions about blepharoplasty incision lines and brow-lift technique before booking. Dr. Marjorie Rico's oculofacial-plastic credential, an MD-PhD with ophthalmology residency, answers that level of scrutiny precisely. The F train at West Fourth lifts Village patients to our Midtown flagship for the unhurried consultation a permanent procedure deserves.

  • Harlem

    Harlem's photographic legacy, from 125th Street stages to Apollo green rooms to generations of camera-confident families, informs how patients here think about facial surgery: the result must still read as them in every print. Dr. Lanna's combined surgical credentials and Dr. Rico's eyelid specialty deliver that restraint. Express A or D service downtown puts the consultation inside a single uptown afternoon.

  • Hell's Kitchen

    The eight-show Broadway week and the Restaurant Row dinner rush leave only narrow windows for surgical recovery, and Hell's Kitchen patients tend to plan facial procedures around production hiatuses with the precision a stage manager applies to a tech rehearsal. Our Midtown flagship sits a few blocks east of the theater corridor; Dr. Rico's blepharoplasty technique is the procedure most often discussed at the consultation.

  • Lower Manhattan

    The FiDi consumer who reads disclosure documents for a living also reads the surgical lineup carefully: blepharoplasty for upper-eyelid hooding, mini facelift for lower-face laxity, lip lift versus filler-based lip enhancement. Dr. Rico and Dr. Lanna map the procedure (or the combined plan) honestly during consultation. The Lex express runs uptown to our Midtown med spa in under twenty minutes.

  • Midtown East

    Midtown East executives evaluating permanent facial rejuvenation often arrive having already tried the non-surgical options (neurotoxin, filler, threads) and want the honest conversation about whether surgery is the right next step. Dr. Lanna's team provides exactly that evaluation. Our 140 W 58th flagship sits a long-lunch walk from Park and Lex offices for a private consultation with Dr. Rico.

  • Upper East Side

    Madison Avenue patients have watched every facelift technique rotate through Manhattan's established practices and tend to ask specifically about combined-procedure planning, such as blepharoplasty paired with brow lift or mini facelift with neck contouring, to consolidate the recovery window. Dr. Lanna's role as Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Facial Anatomy informs each plan. The Q or 6 reaches our Midtown flagship in fifteen minutes.

  • Upper Manhattan

    Inwood and Washington Heights patients researching their surgical options often arrive at consultation already familiar with Dr. Rico's MD-PhD credential and her ophthalmology-grounded approach to lower blepharoplasty fat repositioning. The honest evaluation, including when non-surgical alternatives still make sense, is part of the visit. The 1, A, or C reaches Columbus Circle in under thirty minutes.

  • Upper West Side

    Upper West Side parents planning a blepharoplasty or mini facelift around school calendars and family rhythms appreciate that combined procedures consolidate the one-to-three-week recovery window into a single block rather than staging it across the year. Dr. Rico walks through the timeline plainly. A Central Park crosswalk or a single 1-train hop reaches our Midtown med spa.

Queens

  • Astoria

    Astoria's Greek tavernas, Egyptian shisha lounges, and Brazilian churrascarias share a community standard around hospitality, and around how surgical results should look once the swelling settles. The submental liposuction and platysmaplasty options Dr. Rico performs answer the under-chin and neck-banding concerns Astoria patients most often raise. The N or W rides fifteen minutes to our Midtown flagship.

  • Ditmars Steinway

    The Steinway piano factory anchors a neighborhood that respects craft passed across generations, and Dr. Rico's ophthalmology-residency-grounded eyelid surgery represents that same patient lineage from another field: surgical precision learned over years, applied one face at a time. Boarding the N or W at Astoria-Ditmars puts our Midtown Manhattan flagship within twenty-five minutes for a private consultation.

  • Elmhurst

    Elmhurst's Filipino, Chinese, Indonesian, and Latin patient communities seek surgeons fluent in the way different epicanthal anatomies and skin types behave through surgical healing. Dr. Rico's eyelid surgery technique is calibrated across that range, and Dr. Lanna's combined credentials anchor the broader plan. The 7-line at 82nd or Junction Boulevard reaches our Midtown flagship in roughly thirty minutes.

  • Forest Hills

    The Tudor row houses and West Side Tennis Club rhythm of Forest Hills produces patients who plan family milestones months in advance, and a blepharoplasty or mini facelift slotted around a known school break or holiday window suits that calendar exactly. Dr. Rico's combined-procedure approach consolidates recovery into one window. The E or F express at 71st-Continental clears Queens Boulevard in twenty minutes.

  • Jackson Heights

    Jackson Heights' Colombian salons, Tibetan tea rooms, and South Asian sari shops form a patient community that values surgeons who can speak honestly across heritage-specific facial architectures. Dr. Rico's ophthalmology-grounded approach to lower-lid fat positioning and Dr. Lanna's anatomy-faculty depth combine to deliver that conversation. The 7 or E/F at Roosevelt-74th reaches our Midtown med spa.

Brooklyn

  • Bushwick

    The Bushwick gallery-conversion warehouses and editorial-shoot studios produce a patient base accustomed to looking at faces in close-up, and the result of a Dr. Rico blepharoplasty must hold up to that gaze in print and on camera. The honest pre-surgical evaluation is part of why patients here travel for the procedure. Boarding the L at Morgan or Jefferson reaches Union Square in fifteen minutes; transfer toward our Midtown flagship.

  • Crown Heights

    Crown Heights' Caribbean and Black-American patient base brings specific concerns about surgical scarring across deeper Fitzpatrick types, and Dr. Rico's incision placement, paired with Dr. Lanna's anatomy-faculty depth, addresses that conversation directly during consultation. The 2 or 3 express at Franklin Avenue reaches our Midtown med spa in under thirty minutes for the unhurried surgical evaluation.

  • Greenpoint

    Greenpoint's Polish-American old guard and design-studio newcomers share a practical respect for surgical work that doesn't announce itself, exactly the standard Dr. Rico's MD-PhD-trained eyelid technique holds. Permanent rejuvenation here is treated as architecture, not transformation. The G train or a Bedford-L transfer reaches our Midtown med spa in roughly thirty minutes for a private consultation.

  • Sunset Park

    Sunset Park's Mexican panaderías, Chinese hot-pot restaurants, and Caribbean barbershops anchor a multi-generational patient community where facial surgery is a considered family decision rather than an impulsive one. Dr. Lanna's team honors that gravity through extended consultations and honest evaluation of non-surgical alternatives. The N, R, or D from Fourth Avenue reaches our Midtown Manhattan flagship in roughly thirty minutes.

  • Williamsburg

    The Williamsburg ethic, with denim raw enough to read, ceramics fired right, and espresso pulled correctly, extends to medical aesthetics as a preference for craftspeople who teach the work. Dr. Lanna's anatomy-faculty role and Dr. Rico's ophthalmology-grounded eyelid practice both meet that bar. Board the L at Bedford for the express into Union Square; transfer north toward our Midtown med spa.

Bronx / Westchester

  • Bronx

    The Bronx tradition of multigenerational households produces patients who want surgical results their grandchildren will recognize as them: restraint over transformation, architecture over erasure. Dr. Rico's submental liposuction and Dr. Lanna's combined-procedure planning honor that brief precisely. The Henry Hudson or Major Deegan parkways feed our Midtown med spa in under thirty minutes off-peak for a private consultation.

  • Mt Vernon

    Westchester commuters already trace the Metro-North route into Grand Central several days a week, so layering a facial-surgery consultation onto an existing city errand turns the surgical-planning calendar into something that fits a real schedule. Our Midtown Manhattan flagship sits a short walk north of Grand Central for the extended evaluation Dr. Rico's blepharoplasty workup requires.

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Facial surgery at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics is an investment in permanent facial architecture: board-certified expertise from Dr. Marjorie Rico, Dr. Lanna Cheuck, and our coordinated surgical team in our Midtown Manhattan, NY office.

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