Name: John Mesa, MD
Last name: Mesa
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2010
Years experience: 13
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://www.drmesa.com/
Business: John Mesa MD PLLC
Address: 903 Park Ave.
Phone: (973) 617-2614
International phone number: +19736172614
City: New York
State: New York
Zip Code: 10075
Country: US
Statement: Dr. John Mesa is a Harvard-trained, board-certified cosmetic plastic surgeon practicing in New York City, New Jersey, and Miami. He specializes in buccal fat pad removal to create a chiseled look, as well as cheekbone enhancement via dermal fillers. He also regularly performs facial contouring with facelifts, neck lifts, and chin enhancement. Dr. Mesa was selected as a New York Top Doc in 2020, and he’s a four-time inductee into the RealSelf 100.
Over 10 years in practice, Dr. Mesa has become internationally recognized as an innovator in the field of facial rejuvenation under local anesthesia. “If someone requires surgery from the clavicle up, 99.9% of the time, I do it safely and painlessly under local anesthesia,” says Dr. Mesa. He teaches his approach to performing facelifts and neck lifts under local anesthesia at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) annual meeting.
He also commonly performs breast implants, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers, and other surgeries under general anesthesia. All of the facilities Dr. Mesa operates in are fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) or Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
Dr. Mesa received his MD at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. After residencies at Harvard University and Penn State University in general and plastic surgery, respectively, he completed fellowships at Harvard (plastic surgery research), the University of Michigan (craniofacial surgery), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (aesthetic plastic surgery) before opening his practice.
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Mesa is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), ASPS and ISAPS. He has been published regularly in numerous academic journals and is a proud author of the new medical textbook Atlas of Operative Craniofacial Surgery.
RealSelf Q&A with Dr. John Mesa
RS: How would you describe your approach to plastic surgery?
JM: I treat patients like I’d treat my family. My passion is to make patients look their best.
RS: What sets your practice apart from others?
JM: Three things:
1) My entire team cares about each patient’s wants and needs. Throughout the whole process, from the consultation to the surgery to post-op care, we strive to make patients feel at ease and address all of their concerns.
2) People really like my results, and they say they set me apart from other surgeons, especially in buccal fat removal. They all say the change they see looks very natural, attractive, and youthful.
3) We’re not pushy or sales-oriented. My team and I are here to help people. My patients never feel pressured to have a procedure.
RS: What inspired you to be a surgeon?
JM: I wanted to be an architect, but I studied medicine because I liked biology and thought there would be more job opportunities. During medical school I chose plastic surgery because I realized that it’s like being an architect of the face and body.
RS: What’s a consultation with you like?
JS: One-on-one consultations range between 45 and 60 minutes. I explain everything about the procedure and show before-and-after photos. I don’t leave the room until all their questions are answered and concerns are addressed. I’m happy to meet with them again prior to surgery. I want to be sure they’re fully satisfied that their goals will be achieved.
Consulting Fees: 250$
Consultation note: Consultation fees applied to booked procedure
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: all the time
Detail: $500 Discount on Buccal Fat Removal in New York
Offer #2: $500 Discount on Buccal Fat Removal in New Jersey
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: all the time
Detail: $500 Discount on Buccal Fat Removal in New Jersey
Offer #3: $500 Discount on Buccal Fat Removal in Miami, FL
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: all the time
Detail: $500 Discount on Buccal Fat Removal in Miami
- Hackensack University Medical Center, Saint Barnabas Medical Center
- Medical: MD, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia, 2001
- Residencies:
- General Surgery, Harvard University, 2008
- Plastic Surgery, Penn State University, 2010
- Fellowships:
- Plastic Surgery Postdoctoral Research, Harvard University, 2005
- Craniofacial Surgery, University of Michigan, 2011
- Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2012
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
GPS coordinates on map: 40.7757426,-73.9600679
State: NY
Country: US
Map point: 40.7561,-73.98699951
Google plus: https://plus.google.com/+JohnMesaMDNewYork
- AccuTite
- Areola Reduction Surgery
- Belotero
- Biocorneum
- Blue Peel
- Body Lift
- Botox
- Botox for Hyperhidrosis
- Brazilian Butt Lift
- Brazilian Butt Lift Revision
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Fat Transfer
- Breast Implant Removal
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Implants
- Breast Lift
- Breast Lift with Implants
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Buccal Fat Removal
- Canthoplasty
- Cheek Augmentation
- Cheek Lift
- Chemical Peel
- Chin Filler
- Chin Implant
- Chin Liposuction
- Cyst Removal
- Deep Plane Facelift
- Dermal Fillers
- Ear Surgery
- Earfold
- Earlobe Repair
- Emsculpt
- Eyelid Surgery
- Facelift
- FaceTite
- Facial
- Genioplasty
- Glycolic Peel
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Hand Rejuvenation
- Hyaluronidase
- HydraFacial
- Juvederm
- Kybella
- Labiaplasty
- Latisse
- Lifestyle Lift
- Lip Fillers
- Lip Lift
- Lip Reduction
- Lip Surgery
- Lipoma Removal
- Liposuction
- Liquid Facelift
- Lower Facelift
- MACS Facelift
- Microdermabrasion
- Mini Facelift
- Mole Removal
- Mommy Makeover
- Morpheus8
- Neck Lift
- Neocutis
- Nonsurgical Facelift
- Nonsurgical Neck Lift
- Nonsurgical Nose Job
- Obagi Nu-Derm
- Radiesse
- Restylane
- Restylane Defyne
- Restylane Lyft
- Restylane Refyne
- Restylane Silk
- Retin-A
- Rhinoplasty
- Salicylic Peel
- Skin Lightening
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Tightening
- SMAS Facelift
- Subcision
- TCA Peel
- Thigh Lift
- Tummy Tuck
- Vampire Facelift
- Volbella
- Vollure
- Voluma
- Votiva
- Xeomin
RealSelf Info
- Professional Recognition:
- RealSelf Top 100 Doctor / Plastic Surgeon, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- New York Top Plastic Surgeon, 2019
- Book Author, Altas of Operative Craniofacial Surgery, Thieme, 2019
- Educational Committee Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- Patient Safety Committee Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
- Educational Committee Member, ASMS
Rating: 4.9
Profile views: 135868
Answer count: 2977
Review count: 646
1 star count: 15
3 star count: 1
4 star count: 1
5 star count: 622
Total star count: 639
Star rating: 4.8448347136949
Photo count last three months: 620
Answer count last three months: 10
Photo and answer count last three months: 630
Lead count last three months: 88
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 3
Profile created: Nov 4, 2013
Profile modified: Oct 29, 2023
Profile photo modified: Oct 29, 2023
Profile promotion: Yes
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Premier
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: Yes
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Is Top Doctor: 1
Doctor Designation Start Time: Oct 28, 2023
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 28, 2024
Locations
- Livingston, NJ, US. GPS coordinates: 40.7871,-74.32910156
- Miami, FL, US. GPS coordinates: 25.7743,-80.19029999
- New York, NY, US. GPS coordinates: 40.7561,-73.98699951
- Manhattan, NY, US. GPS coordinates: 40.7499,-73.98799896
Latest ratings of treatments
- Breast Augmentation (Apr 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
- Breast Augmentation (Apr 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
- Voluma (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Voluma (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- FaceTite (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Facelift (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Botox (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Botox (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Botox (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Voluma (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Voluma (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Voluma (Oct 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Jul 2020) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Facelift (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Chin Liposuction (May 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Buccal Fat Removal (Jul 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Latest Prices
Breast Augmentation Prices
- $7000 – Apr 20, 2016 – Livingston, NJ
- $7000 – Apr 20, 2016 – Livingston, NJ
Voluma Prices
- $2000 – Feb 12, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
- $3500 – Jan 28, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
- $1200 – Sep 2, 2020
- $1200 – Sep 2, 2020
- $1200 – Sep 2, 2020
Buccal Fat Removal Prices
- $3500 – Jul 21, 2020
- $3400 – Jul 31, 2020
- $2999 – Feb 8, 2017 – Livingston, NJ
- $4000 – Jan 20, 2021
- $3900 – Dec 2, 2022
- $3900 – Dec 2, 2022
- $4000 – Dec 14, 2022
- $4000 – Dec 14, 2022
- $4000 – Dec 14, 2022
- $3500 – Jul 20, 2018
- $6500 – Apr 17, 2018
- $4999 – Jul 14, 2021
- $4000 – Jan 29, 2021
- $3500 – May 31, 2017 – Livingston, NJ
- $4250 – Mar 31, 2021
- $3400 – Aug 20, 2020
- $3400 – Aug 20, 2020
- $3400 – Aug 20, 2020
- $5000 – May 8, 2021
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $3400 – Jul 31, 2020
- $5000 – May 8, 2021
- $3400 – Jul 31, 2020
- $3400 – Aug 18, 2020
- $4999 – Jul 14, 2021
- $4250 – Jul 7, 2021
- $4250 – Jul 7, 2021
- $5000 – Jul 14, 2021
- $5500 – Jun 29, 2021
- $4500 – May 14, 2021
- $4500 – May 14, 2021
- $4500 – May 14, 2021
- $9000 – Aug 12, 2020
- $9000 – Aug 12, 2020
- $9000 – Aug 12, 2020
- $5500 – Jun 29, 2021
- $5500 – Jun 29, 2021
- $5500 – Jun 29, 2021
- $9400 – Mar 19, 2019
- $3500 – Feb 19, 2021
- $4250 – Mar 31, 2021
- $4000 – May 31, 2019
- $4000 – Feb 5, 2021
- $3500 – Feb 19, 2021
- $3500 – Feb 19, 2021
- $3500 – Feb 19, 2021
- $3500 – Feb 19, 2021
- $4000 – Feb 5, 2021
- $4000 – Jan 29, 2021
- $4000 – Feb 5, 2021
- $4000 – Jan 29, 2021
- $7500 – Dec 5, 2020
- $4000 – Jan 29, 2021
- $7500 – Dec 5, 2020
- $4000 – Jan 20, 2021
- $4000 – Jan 2021
- $4000 – Jan 2021
- $4000 – Dec 2020
- $4000 – Dec 2020
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $4000 – Oct 14, 2020
- $3400 – Jul 31, 2020
- $3400 – Aug 18, 2020
- $4400 – Jun 28, 2019
- $4200 – Aug 2020
- $4200 – Jan 2020
- $2000 – Oct 7, 2015 – Manhattan, NY
Facelift Prices
- $22000 – Jan 2, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
Botox Prices
- $300 – Dec 11, 2015 – Edgewater, NJ
Chin Liposuction Prices
- $10000 – Feb 10, 2023
- $10000 – Feb 10, 2023
Liposuction Prices
- $10000 – Feb 10, 2023
- $10000 – Feb 10, 2023
- $10000 – Feb 10, 2023
Neck Lift Prices
- $13500 – Nov 18, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $10000 – Jun 3, 2015 – Manhattan, NY
- $5599 – Sep 21, 2016 – Livingston, NJ
- $7500 – Mar 25, 2014 – Livingston, NJ
- $13500 – Nov 18, 2021
- $13500 – Nov 18, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
- $9500 – Dec 13, 2021
Tummy Tuck Revision Prices
- $16500 – Sep 26, 2017 – New York, NY
- $5600 – Jul 16, 2013 – Montclair, NJ
- $16500 – Sep 26, 2017 – New York, NY
- $16500 – Sep 26, 2017 – New York, NY
Sientra Breast Implants Prices
- $6000 – Sep 14, 2016 – Livingston, NJ
Other Prices
- $765 – Aug 15, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
- $2500 – Apr 1, 2014 – Livingston, NJ
Facelift Revision Prices
- $15000 – Jun 3, 2015 – Manhattan, NY
- $15000 – Jul 14, 2014 – Montclair, NJ
Belotero Prices
- $650 – Jan 7, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
Chin Filler Prices
- $3000 – Jun 10, 2020
- $3000 – Jun 10, 2020
Brazilian Butt Lift Prices
- $10500 – Sep 3, 2015 – Livingston, NJ
Other Prices
- $700 – May 3, 2016 – Manhattan, NY
- $800 – Nov 2, 2015 – New York, NY
Brazilian Butt Lift Revision Prices
- $12600 – Jun 2, 2017 – Livingston , NJ
Breast Lift with Implants Prices
- $9000 – Oct 15, 2014 – Livingston, NJ
Practice Locations
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Doctor's answers
Oct 28, 2023
Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure that excises the buccal fat pads, which are deep pockets of fat on the lower anterior cheeks that cause the face to look round or chubby and, in certain people, childish.
Patients who undergo buccal fat removal achieve a thinner, more sculpted face. In patients whose chubbyness causes the face to look...
Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023
However, achieving optimal results with buccal fat removal, resulting in an attractive, chiseled appearance rather than an aged one, is contingent upon having well-defined cheekbones. If a prospective buccal fat removal candidate lacks high cheekbones, this can be effectively addressed with cheekbone...
Oct 28, 2023
Oct 27, 2023
Early marionette lines (saggy-looking skin that is evident from the corner of the mouth towards the jaw line) are usually secondary to saginess of the face skin and weak cheekbones.
Buccal fat removal is the procedure that permanently corrects the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks or chubby cheeks. It allows the patients to go from a round face or chubby face to a more chiseled look....
Oct 27, 2023
It is important to know that buccal fat removal is not indicated to correct...
Oct 27, 2023
Buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure that corrects chubby cheeks in patient candidates. The video below helps to understand who could be a candidate for the procedure. Young...
Oct 27, 2023
Oct 27, 2023
Lip augmentation with fillers could enhance the appearance of thin lips. Overdoing lip fillers ( commonly done with the "Russian lips" filler techniques) makes women to look overdone and very unattractive,...
Oct 26, 2023
Chin filler elongates the chin to give a more defined jawline. However, it doesn't affect the overall appearance of the lower face fullness.
Buccal fat removal, by removing the fullness of the lower anterior cheeks, indeed allows the face to become and look thinner without prominent chin or chin fillers.
To have an idea if buccal fat removal could make the face...
Oct 25, 2021
When a patient with a double chin has also decrease skin elasticity or excessive neck skin they may need a skin tightening procedure.
In my practice, I routinely perform extended chin liposuction under local anesthesia. This procedure allows to both correct the double chin and achieves a more defined jaw line. If the patient needs skin...
Oct 25, 2021
When chin liposuction is performed under local anesthesia, all the risks of general anesthesia are avoided, thus making the procedure safer.
I routinely perform chin liposuction under local anesthesia with the patient...
Oct 25, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
FaceTite and Face/Neck liposuction are two different plastic surgery procedures.
FaceTite is a minimally invasive procedure that tightens the skin using radiofrequency energy. The procedure can melt a little bit of fat below the skin but it is not a substitute to liposuction.
Chin Liposuction or face liposuction are plastic...
Feb 1, 2021
A neck lift is the gold standard of neck rejuvenation since it can modify/reshape all the layers of the neck.
However, patients that have only laxity of the neck skin could benefit from other minimally invasive procedures that address only the skin.
NeckTite is a radiofrequency...
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Last updated on 11/21/2023