Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS

Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS Exceptional care by a top-ranked, board-certified female plastic surgeon in Manhattan. Chief Medical Officer at RealSelf.
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Dr. Lara Devgan is a Yale-educated, Johns Hopkins-instructed, and Columbia/ New York Presbyterian-trained plastic & reconstructive surgeon. Our services:
-Botox, fillers, skin care, and peels
-Face: facelift, necklift, chin liposuction, eyelid lift, rhinoplasty
-Breasts: breast implants, breast lift, breast reduction
-Body: liposuction, tummy tuck, body contouring, labiaplasty
-Breast cancer reconstruction
-Skin cancer/ Mohs reconstruction
-Reconstruction of facial and nasal fractures

Dr. Devgan is an attending plastic surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Infirmary, New York Presbyterian Healthcare System (NYHQ), and Greenwich Hospital. She is fully licensed and credentialled in the practices of medicine and surgery in New York and Connecticut. Please visit www.LaraDevganMD.com for more information

The art of the 50s FaceliftGlobal facial optimization for my beautiful patient including midface lift, lower facelift, n...
12/23/2025

The art of the 50s Facelift

Global facial optimization for my beautiful patient including midface lift, lower facelift, necklift, temporal brow lift, upper lid blepharoplasty, lower lid blepharoplasty, buccal fat pad excision, autologous fat grafting, erbium laser resurfacing, lip augmentation, injectable contouring, and neuromodulation, as well as Serum Superheroes.

This is a comprehensive result designed to improve lift, structure, volume, and skin quality.

A Year of Concierge Beauty with Dr. Lara Devgan & The Dr. Lara Devgan Beauty Blueprint: Our exclusive experiences now av...
12/21/2025

A Year of Concierge Beauty with Dr. Lara Devgan & The Dr. Lara Devgan Beauty Blueprint:

Our exclusive experiences now available on Moda Operandi’s Exceptional Gift Guide

12/21/2025

Facial volume loss can be understood as both an anatomic process and an artistic one, the gradual hollowing and flattening of once continuous planes. In the temples, volume depletion creates a concavity that narrows the upper face and disrupts the smooth transition from forehead to cheekbone. In the tear troughs, loss of deep support unmasks the orbital rim, allowing shadows to form where light once reflected softly. Along the nasolabial folds and marionette lines, deflation of deep fat compartments removes the scaffolding that held the midface upright, permitting soft tissue to collapse inward and downward, carving lines that signal fatigue rather than expression. Thoughtful restoration respects this three dimensional architecture, using autologous fat grafting to replenish foundational volume and injectable filler to refine contours and transitions. When performed in the context of complementary procedures that restore lift and structural support, volume restoration does not inflate the face but instead reestablishes balance, proportion, and the quiet fullness that reads as health and vitality rather than intervention.

Nonsurgical facial optimizationGlobal facial optimization is a fully non-surgical, three-dimensional approach that treat...
12/21/2025

Nonsurgical facial optimization

Global facial optimization is a fully non-surgical, three-dimensional approach that treats the face and neck as a single aesthetic unit rather than a collection of isolated features. Using neuromodulators to precisely balance muscle activity in the upper face, lower face, and neck, this strategy softens dynamic lines, refines contours, and improves posture of the tissues without altering identity. Suture suspension can be employed to subtly reposition descended soft tissue, restoring youthful vectors and support while maintaining natural movement. Injectable contouring then provides structural harmony and proportion, enhancing the cheekbones, defining the jawline, refining the nose and chin, and delicately restoring volume to the tear troughs, lips, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines. When executed with anatomic precision and restraint, global facial optimization creates a cohesive, refreshed appearance that looks rested and balanced rather than treated, emphasizing longevity, facial integrity, and elegant evolution over time.

12/21/2025

The tiniest techniques for the prettiest, most meticulous details. Neuromodulator for gummy smile.

A youthful facelift for patients in their 30s is not about dramatic change or chasing age, but about preserving structur...
12/19/2025

A youthful facelift for patients in their 30s is not about dramatic change or chasing age, but about preserving structure, elegance, and identity at a moment when tissues are just beginning to descend. In this age group, the approach is refined and preventative, focusing on subtle elevation of the midface, jawline, and neck, meticulous repositioning of soft tissue rather than skin tightening, and preservation of natural volume and facial expression. The result is a lifted, polished, Hollywood-style freshness that looks effortless rather than surgical. By intervening early, when skin quality is strong and anatomy is favorable, the facelift can be smaller in scope, longer lasting, and extraordinarily natural, creating a rested, luminous appearance that still looks unmistakably like the patient, just elevated, balanced, and quietly timeless.

The Thin AbdominoplastyMany thin, fit patients— in particular women who have gone through pregnancy and childbearing— ex...
12/18/2025

The Thin Abdominoplasty

Many thin, fit patients— in particular women who have gone through pregnancy and childbearing— experience weakness of the abdominal wall, a barrel shaped abdomen, and spread or herniation of the umbilicus. For these patients, I perform finesse surgical body contouring.

Though this beautiful patient was quite fit, laxity and excess tissue from childbearing created a contour and posture that my beautiful patient was not fully happy with. Here I did an abdominoplasty with re**us diastasis repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, flank and back liposuction to emphasize the waist contour, and umbilical reconstruction for a beautiful belly button.

I was recently interviewed about recent hospitalizations after Botox self-injections, a sobering reminder that cosmetic ...
12/18/2025

I was recently interviewed about recent hospitalizations after Botox self-injections, a sobering reminder that cosmetic treatments are not casual or low-risk procedures. Every aesthetic intervention, whether injectable or surgical, involves complex, three-dimensional anatomy, including critical relationships between muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and deeper structures that are not visible at the surface. As a board-certified plastic surgeon trained extensively in the anatomy of the face, eyes, neck, nose, lips, breasts, torso, body, and external genitalia, I cannot overemphasize that these are real medical procedures requiring expertise, judgment, and precision. When products are obtained from unregulated sources and injected without anatomical knowledge or clinical oversight, the risk of serious harm increases dramatically. Patients should always seek qualified, licensed providers and approach cosmetic treatments with the same seriousness and respect as any other medical care.

12/18/2025

Lip augmentation is a subtle, detail-oriented procedure focused on restoring youthful volume, structure, and proportion while preserving natural movement and identity. Rather than simply enlarging the lips, an anatomic approach emphasizes support of the vermilion border, gentle enhancement of the Cupid’s bow, and balanced volume between the upper and lower lips. Using conservative micro-aliquot placement of hyaluronic acid filler, I aim to improve hydration, definition, and shape without stiffness or overprojection. When performed with restraint and precision, lip augmentation can enhance facial harmony and softness while maintaining a natural, effortless appearance.

12/18/2025

Tear trough augmentation is a precise, anatomy-driven technique used to restore volume in the under-eye hollow and soften the transition between the lower eyelid and the cheek. Age-related fat loss, bone resorption, and skin thinning can create a shadowed, fatigued appearance even in well-rested patients. Using conservative micro-aliquot placement of hyaluronic acid filler in deep, fixed anatomic planes, the goal is to improve contour and light reflection without adding bulk or distorting the natural lid-cheek junction. When performed with meticulous technique and respect for vascular anatomy, tear trough augmentation can create a smoother, brighter under-eye appearance while preserving natural expression and facial identity.

12/17/2025

The 1 Millimeter Rule in plastic surgery

The first week after midface lift, lower facelift, neck lift, lip lift, and autologous fat grafting
12/17/2025

The first week after midface lift, lower facelift, neck lift, lip lift, and autologous fat grafting

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