Raymond Lee, M.D.

Raymond Lee, M.D. founded FACEOLOGYMD in Newport Beach, where he serves as medical director and practices as a facial plastic surgeon. He has worked in Orange County for twenty years. He started in September 2006 as an attending facial plastic surgeon at Santa Ana Surgical Center, P.C., and in April 2015 opened his own practice in Newport Beach. According to the site, he has performed more than 5,000 facial aesthetic surgeries and procedures. Lee earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Northwestern University and a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He completed a surgical internship and a residency in otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, where his residency research examined atypical bacteria in chronic rhinosinusitis. He then served as a fellow physician at Beeson Aesthetic Surgery Institute at Indiana University. His fellowship training, completed through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, covers facial plastic and reconstructive work. His practice is built around facial rejuvenation performed under local anesthesia, and he is known for the deep plane FACEology LIFT facelift. The site states that all surgeries take place in an accredited ambulatory surgery center. Honors the site lists include a Chandler Society Research Scientific Award received during residency, the OC Register's Best Cosmetic Surgeon in Orange County recognition for 2016 to 2019 and 2023 to 2025, Orange County Physicians of Excellence for 2024 to 2026, Castle Connolly Top Doctor listings from 2018 to 2026, and a Lifestyle Lift Gold Patient Satisfaction National Award for 2011 to 2014. Publications include work in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the Ear, Nose and Throat Journal.