David Santos MD FACS

Dr. David Santos is an experienced and distinguished facial plastic surgeon who has resided in the Seattle area, practicing facelift surgery and facial plastic surgery for the last 18 years.  He is presently the West Coast Regional Medical Director for the largest plastic surgery corporation in the world, Lifestyle Lift.  He travels across the country teaching, educating and overseeing facelift surgery throughout the West Coast.  Recently he has presented papers in Boston, MA and Miami, Fl.  He has a keen interest in research in providing the latest technology and techniques to facial rejuvenation.

Dr. Santos began his pre-medical education at University of California at Berkeley, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology.  While at Berkeley he was President of the University of California Biologic Society and Captain of the National Championship swim team.  He received his medical doctorate from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA and completed two years of general surgery training at the University of California, San Francisco.  Specialization in Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery was completed at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.

Additional specialty training was achieved in facial plastic and reconstructive fellowship with internationally known facial plastic surgeon William Beeson, MD, in Indianapolis, IN.  Dr. Santos has had extensive training over the last several decades in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery with a significant emphasis on facial cosmetic, aesthetic, cutaneous surgery with a focus on rejuvenation and adapting state of the art techniques such as laser, laser lipolysis, and fractionated laser to facial rejuvenation.  Dr. Santos specializes in facial rejuvenation, facelift surgery, facial contour, aging face restoration with a particular focus on rhytidectomy (facelift) as well as all aspects of facial plastic and cosmetic surgery.

He began his practice in Seattle in 1995 and has been dedicated to excellence and commitment in achieving the best possible care for his patients in the area of facial plastic and rejuvenation surgery.

Dr. Santos is a member of many organizations throughout the region, including the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology- Head-Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Washington State Medical Association, the King County Medical Society and the Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery and the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies.