Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS, FICS.

A highly experienced plastic surgeon with a career spanning more than 30 years, during which time he has acquired a large number of celebrity clientele.

He is the Director of a prestigious post-graduate training program and a visiting professor in South Africa, where he helps other surgeons advance their skills. Dr. Ellenbogen is a Fellow of the American and International College of Surgeons and has been featured as “One of the Top Plastic Surgeons in America,” by Town and Country magazine.

He is considered an innovator in rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty techniques, facial fat grafting, underarm/axillary breast augmentation and volumetric facelift procedures. In fact, Dr. Ellenbogen is regarded as one of the top rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and facelift facial surgeons in the world by his peers. He has won numerous awards for his leading-edge techniques, which have been adopted by plastic surgeons worldwide.

Dr. Ellenbogen has authored numerous scientific articles and has been honored with numerous awards for Best Rhinoplasty Article by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Best Facelift Technique by the International Society of Clinical Plastic Surgery and is the recipient of a Physician’s Recognition Award by the American and California Medical Society. In addition, Dr. Ellenbogen is known as a compassionate plastic surgeon and has recently visited Clinica Noel in Medellin, Colombia for Charity and Pro bono work.