Facial Plastic Surgery, La Jolla
Facial plastic surgery covers procedures for the brow, eyelids, nose, ears, cheeks, jawline, and neck. At your La Jolla consultation, Tim Sayed MD examines the areas that concern you and discusses which procedure—or combination, or non-surgical approach—fits your anatomy and goals.
The La Jolla consultation office is in University City, at 4510 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121. Consultations and follow-ups take place here. Surgery is performed only in accredited operating rooms separate from both consultation offices, not at the University City office.
Ask about cases similar to yours, which procedure he would recommend first, and how complications or revisions are handled.
Midface and lower face
Facelift, with fat transfer when needed, lifts jowls and deep folds and restores lost volume.
Neck and jawline
A neck lift tightens loose skin and bands for a clean jawline, often paired with a facelift.
Nose and ears
Rhinoplasty refines the nose; otoplasty reshapes prominent or misshapen ears.
Non-surgical options
When surgery is not yet needed, injectables, skin treatments, and fat transfer can do a lot.
One surgeon, one plan
Dr. Sayed combines procedures thoughtfully so you address the whole face in one recovery.
Why Dr. Sayed
Dr. Sayed is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, and he has been recertified in both after ten years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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Procedures
Loose skin, descended tissue, and structural concerns generally need surgery. Fine lines, texture, and mild volume loss may respond to non-surgical treatments such as neuromodulators, filler, or skin treatments. Your consultation should cover both, including the option of no treatment.
Combining procedures—for example, a brow lift with eyelid surgery, or a facelift with a neck lift or fat transfer—can mean one recovery period, but it can also lengthen surgery and change risk. Ask whether combining is right for you.
Facial procedures Dr. Sayed performs
Heavy, tired brow
Raises a heavy, low brow and smooths forehead lines for a refreshed upper face.
Hooded lids, eye bags
Refreshes hooded upper lids and under-eye bags that age and tire the eyes.
Jowls and deep folds
Lifts jowls, deep folds, and lower-face and jawline laxity.
Loose neck and bands
Tightens loose neck skin and vertical bands, often paired with a facelift.
Nose shape or breathing
Refines the size, shape, or breathing of the nose, including revision rhinoplasty.
Prominent ears, earlobes
Reshapes prominent or misshapen ears and repairs torn or stretched earlobes.
Lost volume and hollows
Restores lost volume and hollows using your own fat.
Most facial plans combine two or three of these, planned around your safety and a single recovery. Dr. Sayed maps it out with you at the consultation.
Consultation
Bring a list of medications and supplements, any prior facial surgery, filler, or neuromodulator treatments, and your smoking or nicotine history. Older photos can help show how your face has changed.
Ask which procedure addresses the cause of your concern, whether combining procedures is appropriate, and how combining would change recovery, cost, and risk.
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What to expect
Each procedure has its own page with candidacy, risks, recovery, and the practice price guide:
- Brow and eyelids: Brow lift in La Jolla raises a low brow; eyelid surgery in La Jolla addresses upper-lid hooding and lower-lid bags. - Lower face and neck: Facelift surgery in La Jolla addresses jowls and lower-face laxity; a neck lift in La Jolla addresses loose neck skin, bands, and fullness under the chin. - Nose and ears: Rhinoplasty in La Jolla reshapes the nose and may address breathing; otoplasty in La Jolla reshapes prominent ears; earlobe repair in La Jolla closes torn or stretched lobes. - Volume: Facial fat transfer in La Jolla uses your own fat to restore lost facial volume. - For men: A male facelift and neck lift in La Jolla plans a lift around a masculine jawline, hairline, and beard.
All facial surgery carries risks, including bleeding, infection, anesthesia complications, scarring, numbness, asymmetry, nerve injury, unsatisfactory results, and the need for further surgery. Each procedure also has specific risks, listed on its page.
Nicotine use, blood thinners, and certain health conditions increase risk. Seek urgent care for sudden vision changes, difficulty breathing, rapidly increasing swelling, or chest pain.
Case studies
Ask to see before-and-after photographs relevant to your concerns. The same practice gallery is used for both offices; these are not location-specific results. Photographs do not guarantee your outcome. Practice photo gallery information for La Jolla patients
Results vary from patient to patient, and photographs are shared with consent. A consultation is the only way to know what is realistic for you.
Cost
Cost depends on the procedure and on whether procedures are combined. The current published guides are about $4,000–$9,000 for upper or lower eyelid surgery, $10,000–$18,000 for rhinoplasty, and $15,000–$30,000 or more for a facelift; see each procedure page for others. The same guide applies at both consultation offices; it is not a La Jolla-specific market price.
Request a written quote for your proposed plan. Ask which fees it includes, such as the surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and facility fees, and what could add to the cost. Insurance rarely covers cosmetic surgery; check with your insurer if a functional concern is involved.
Recovery
Recovery depends on the procedure. Smaller procedures may take days; eyelid surgery, brow lift, and rhinoplasty often take one to two weeks before patients feel socially comfortable; a facelift or neck lift may take longer. Swelling can continue to settle for months, and rhinoplasty swelling can take a year or longer.
Plan for help at home, keep your head elevated as directed, and follow individual instructions for activity, exercise, and driving.
Your surgeon
Dr. Sayed is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, and he has been recertified in both after ten years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He earned his medical degree at the UCSF School of Medicine, completed general surgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard, and returned to UCSF for his plastic surgery fellowship.
Ask about cases similar to yours, which procedure he would recommend first, and how complications or revisions are handled.
Read the practice biography before your La Jolla consultation
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Board certified and recertified
American Board of Surgery
Board certified and recertified
UCSF School of Medicine
MD and plastic surgery residency
Harvard, Mass General
General surgery training
Kellogg School of Management
Executive MBA, Northwestern
Alpha Omega Alpha
National medical honor society
Office
For your La Jolla facial surgery consultation and follow-ups, use the University City office's San Diego postal address shown below.
Tim Sayed MD — La Jolla / University City consultation office 4510 Executive Drive, Suite 210 San Diego, CA 92121 Shared practice phone: (858) 247-2933
Confirm your appointment time when scheduling. On Mondays, this office opens at 9:00 AM, half an hour later than the Newport Beach office.
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Before surgery, ask the team for the operating facility's address, arrival time, and discharge instructions. Do not use the University City consultation address as your surgery destination. Arrange a ride from the accredited operating room, and plan your return trips to this office. If you will recover outside the area, ask how long to stay nearby and when you must come back; no fixed stay applies to everyone.
Loose skin, descended tissue, and structural concerns generally need surgery. Fine lines, texture, and mild volume loss may respond to non-surgical treatments such as neuromodulators, filler, or skin treatments. Your consultation should cover both, including the option of no treatment.
Combining procedures—for example, a brow lift with eyelid surgery, or a facelift with a neck lift or fat transfer—can mean one recovery period, but it can also lengthen surgery and change risk. Ask whether combining is right for you.
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For your La Jolla facial surgery consultation and follow-ups, use the University City office's San Diego postal address shown below.
Tim Sayed MD — La Jolla / University City consultation office 4510 Executive Drive, Suite 210 San Diego, CA 92121 Shared practice phone: (858) 247-2933
Confirm your appointment time when scheduling. On Mondays, this office opens at 9:00 AM, half an hour later than the Newport Beach office.
Choose the office you can return to for follow-ups, not just the first visit. Follow-up visits take place at your consultation office, so settle that choice before you schedule.
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Before surgery, ask the team for the operating facility's address, arrival time, and discharge instructions. Do not use the University City consultation address as your surgery destination. Arrange a ride from the accredited operating room, and plan your return trips to this office. If you will recover outside the area, ask how long to stay nearby and when you must come back; no fixed stay applies to everyone.
Cost depends on the procedure and on whether procedures are combined. The current published guides are about $4,000–$9,000 for upper or lower eyelid surgery, $10,000–$18,000 for rhinoplasty, and $15,000–$30,000 or more for a facelift; see each procedure page for others. The same guide applies at both consultation offices; it is not a La Jolla-specific market price.
Request a written quote for your proposed plan. Ask which fees it includes, such as the surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and facility fees, and what could add to the cost. Insurance rarely covers cosmetic surgery; check with your insurer if a functional concern is involved.
Practice pricing information for La Jolla patients · Financing information for La Jolla patients
Recovery depends on the procedure. Smaller procedures may take days; eyelid surgery, brow lift, and rhinoplasty often take one to two weeks before patients feel socially comfortable; a facelift or neck lift may take longer. Swelling can continue to settle for months, and rhinoplasty swelling can take a year or longer.
Plan for help at home, keep your head elevated as directed, and follow individual instructions for activity, exercise, and driving.
Your follow-ups are at the same University City office where you had your La Jolla consultation. Ask when each check is needed and how to reach the team with concerns outside office hours. The office hours above are not an emergency-care schedule.
Each procedure has its own page with candidacy, risks, recovery, and the practice price guide:
- Brow and eyelids: Brow lift in La Jolla raises a low brow; eyelid surgery in La Jolla addresses upper-lid hooding and lower-lid bags. - Lower face and neck: Facelift surgery in La Jolla addresses jowls and lower-face laxity; a neck lift in La Jolla addresses loose neck skin, bands, and fullness under the chin. - Nose and ears: Rhinoplasty in La Jolla reshapes the nose and may address breathing; otoplasty in La Jolla reshapes prominent ears; earlobe repair in La Jolla closes torn or stretched lobes. - Volume: Facial fat transfer in La Jolla uses your own fat to restore lost facial volume. - For men: A male facelift and neck lift in La Jolla plans a lift around a masculine jawline, hairline, and beard.
4510 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 247-2933
Hours: Monday 9:00 AM–4:30 PM; Tuesday–Friday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM PT; Saturday–Sunday closed
Surgery: Accredited operating rooms only, separate from both consultation offices
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Questions
Brow lift, eyelid surgery, facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, earlobe repair, facial fat transfer, and male facelift and neck lift. Each has its own page.
It depends on the cause. Loose skin and structural concerns generally need surgery; fine lines and mild volume loss may respond to non-surgical treatments.
It depends on the procedure. Current published guides are about $4,000–$9,000 for upper or lower eyelid surgery, $10,000–$18,000 for rhinoplasty, and $15,000–$30,000 or more for a facelift. The same guide applies at both offices; request a written quote for your plan.
Often, yes—for example, a brow lift with eyelid surgery, or a facelift with a neck lift. Combining changes surgery time, recovery, cost, and risk.
The goal is a rested, balanced appearance. Results depend on anatomy, technique, and healing, and they vary. Review photographs at your consultation.
It depends on the procedure, from days for smaller procedures to several weeks for a facelift. Swelling can take months to settle fully.
Incisions are usually placed in natural creases, inside the nose, behind the ears, or within the hairline. Scars fade over time, but healing varies.
Candidates are generally healthy, do not smoke or can stop as directed, and have realistic goals. An examination determines what fits.
Start with what bothers you most. The examination identifies whether the cause is skin, volume, structure, or position, which guides the recommendation.
Discomfort varies by procedure and is usually managed with prescribed or recommended medication. Report severe or worsening pain.
Revisions of earlier facial procedures may be possible. They can be more complex; bring prior surgery records.
Many results are long-lasting, but aging continues. Durability depends on the procedure, skin quality, and lifestyle factors.
Yes. Male facial surgery is planned around a masculine jawline, hairline, and beard.
Review his qualifications above, and ask about experience with cases like yours, the alternatives, and how complications are managed.
The office is in University City at 4510 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121. Monday hours are 9:00 AM–4:30 PM; Tuesday–Friday hours are 8:30 AM–4:30 PM, Pacific Time. It is closed Saturday and Sunday. Confirm your appointment time when scheduling. Call (858) 247-2933.
Your follow-ups are at the same University City office as your consultation. Surgery is performed only in accredited operating rooms separate from both consultation offices. Get the operating facility's address before arranging transportation. If you are traveling, ask how long to stay nearby and when to return for follow-up.
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