The most common question reaching our front office is not about scars or recovery. It is what this costs, so Dr. Frank Agullo publishes the numbers.
The Range, and the Tiers Inside It
A facelift here runs from $15,000 to $75,000, depending on the combination needed. Where each tier starts:
| Procedure | Starting Fee |
|---|---|
| Mid facelift (mini or S-lift) | $15,000 |
| Lower facelift (lower face and neck) | $19,500 |
| Full facelift | $25,750 |
| Endoscopic facelift (the ponytail lift) | $30,000 |
| Neck lift alone | $15,000 |
“Those prices are minimums, and they include anesthesia, the surgical facility, medical tests, garments, and recovery products,” Dr. Agullo says. “Because pricing does change, please confirm current pricing at agulloplasticsurgery.com/fees, which is the page we keep updated. A final quote is only given after a consultation, and it will include everything.”
What the Fee Covers
Dr. Agullo runs through it:
“The fee covers the surgeon’s fee, the anesthesia, the accredited surgical facility, your medical tests, your garments, and your recovery products. Prescription medications from the pharmacy are the one thing you pay separately.”
One exclusion. That matters when comparing practices, because a lower number elsewhere sometimes covers only the surgeon.
What Raises the Total
“With most facelift procedures we also do fat grafting. We usually recommend Morpheus8 with Iriescence PDGF, or the Sciton MicroLaserPeel with Profractional, depending on your skin type. We can also use exosomes or nanofat. We recommend ELIXIR MD, which is LED light therapy, for almost double the speed of recovery. And a lot of patients will require an upper blepharoplasty, a lower blepharoplasty, a lip lift, or an earlobe reduction. Those all do increase the cost.”
Those ElixirMD sessions run at the Med Spa, so recovery care happens in the same building as the surgery.
Why Combining Costs Less Than Staging
Staging feels like it spreads the expense. Usually it increases it.
“Combining does change the total, but usually in your favor compared to doing things separately. The first hour of operating room and anesthesia time is the most expensive, because of the equipment and the setup, and you only incur that once instead of two or three times. The same goes for medications, moisturizer, scar cream, and lymphatic massages, you only pay for those once.
That said, each additional procedure adds surgical time, and pricing reflects the time and the complexity of the combination. Adding eyelids, a lip lift, an earlobe reduction, fat grafting, or a skin resurfacing treatment will increase the total.”
What the Technique Names Mean for the Price
The deep plane facelift and the deep plane neck lift sit inside the tiers above. The ponytail lift prices on its own line for two reasons: it runs longer, and it always requires fat grafting, so the transfer is built in rather than optional.
Technique is decided anatomically.
“The differentiator is how much excess skin there is. If there’s substantial excess skin, then we do a deep plane open facelift with an incision in front of the ear. If there’s not a lot of excess skin, we can get away with doing everything through the incisions behind the hairline. Nevertheless, a full facelift is always going to have the endoscopic portion of the forehead and brows.”
What Patients Are Paying For
Asked why prices differ so much between surgeons, he does not hedge:
“Cost varies with the doctor’s experience. Surgeons in high demand consistently deliver good results in a safe environment with top-quality products, and that increases cost. I allow sufficient operating room time to work in a paced fashion, for safety. Low-cost surgeries get compressed to cut anesthesia and operating room fees.
Our patients get direct nurse access 24 hours a day, and all surgeries are done in an accredited surgical center.”
On Bargain Quotes
“I always feel like when things are too good to be true, they usually are. If a price seems far below what everyone else is charging, you have to ask what’s being cut, the surgeon’s experience, the accreditation of the facility, the type of anesthesia, or the follow-up care.”
Why More Patients Are Choosing Surgery Sooner
“I think the deep plane lift and the endoscopic deep plane lift are great procedures, which create very natural and long-lasting results, and we’re seeing patients completely avoid the noninvasive procedures and go straight to the surgical procedures early on.”
Five Ways to Pay
“Patients can finance through PatientFi, AlphaEon, Cherry, or CareCredit. We also offer direct financing through the practice, where you make payments directly to us ahead of your surgery. That lets you schedule the procedure out for the time you need, and make the payments periodically at your convenience.
Beyond that, patients can pay by credit card or cash, or arrange financing through their own bank or another institution.”
Before You Get a Number
The published fees are starting points. The quote is built at the consultation, around anatomy rather than a menu.
Ready to Talk?
Call (915) 590-7900, text 1-866-814-0038, or request a consultation. Dr. Agullo’s own write-up on facelift pricing is at drworldwide.com, and the full clinical breakdown is at agulloplasticsurgery.com. #StayBeautiful
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