Facial Laceration Repair in Beverly Hills
Harvard-trained Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Elie Ramly, MD, provides urgent evaluation and repair of selected facial lacerations in adults and children, including same-day and after-hours care when available.
Facial cuts are time-sensitive. They can also occur at the worst possible time—at night, on a weekend, or when a family is unsure whether an emergency room, urgent care, or plastic surgeon is the appropriate next step.
For selected facial injuries, Dr. Ramly provides direct plastic-surgical evaluation and repair in Beverly Hills, with particular attention to facial anatomy, accurate tissue alignment, careful closure, and the scar that follows.
Recent Facial Injury?
Call or text 310-861-7411 for current availability and preliminary triage. Same-day, evening, weekend, and after-hours evaluation may be available.
If an injury involves uncontrolled bleeding, significant head trauma, loss of consciousness, vision changes or eye injury, suspected facial fracture, major tissue loss, neurologic symptoms, or another medical emergency, seek emergency medical care first at the emergency room or hospital that’s closest to you.
Expert Care When the Way It Heals Matters
A facial laceration is more than an interruption in the surface of the skin.
Depending on its location and depth, an injury can disrupt subcutaneous tissue, muscle, cartilage, nerves, blood vessels, or important facial landmarks.
Even a relatively small cut can cross the eyebrow, lip border, eyelid, nose, ear, hairline, or another structure where accurate alignment matters.
Dr. Ramly approaches facial laceration repair as a reconstructive facial procedure with aesthetic considerations, rather than simply a matter of placing stitches.
The immediate priorities are appropriate evaluation and safe treatment of the injury. When office repair is appropriate, attention is also given from the beginning to restoring the disrupted anatomy and creating favorable conditions for the resulting scar to heal.
Dr. Ramly's Perspective
“When I repair a facial laceration, my goal is not simply to close the wound. I want to evaluate and understand what anatomy has been disrupted, restore it as accurately as possible, and optimize from the beginning how well the injury will heal.”
Why Facial Laceration Repair Is Different
The face contains numerous aesthetic and functional structures within a relatively small area.
Several factors can influence the repair and eventual result:
Location — A cut crossing the lip, eyebrow, eyelid, nose, ear, or hairline requires consideration of important anatomical landmarks.
Depth — Some injuries involve only skin, while others extend into deeper soft tissue, muscle, or cartilage.
Orientation — The relationship between a laceration and natural facial creases and skin-tension lines can influence how conspicuous the resulting scar becomes.
Tissue injury — A clean linear cut behaves differently from a crush injury, irregular flap, contaminated wound, or injury with missing tissue.
Tension — Excessive tension across a repair may contribute to widening or distortion during healing.
Alignment — Small discrepancies can become particularly noticeable when an injury crosses a recognizable facial landmark.
Associated injury — Facial cuts can sometimes accompany fractures, nerve injuries, eye injuries, dental trauma, head injuries, or damage to deeper structures.
The objective is therefore not simply to “put stitches in.”
It is to determine what was injured and what type of repair is appropriate.
Plastic Surgeon or Emergency Room for a Facial Laceration?
Not every facial laceration belongs in a plastic surgery office.
Selected isolated facial cuts may be appropriate for office evaluation and repair by a plastic surgeon.
Other injuries require the broader diagnostic and emergency resources of a hospital.
When Should I Go Directly to the Emergency Room?
Seek emergency medical evaluation for injuries associated with concerns such as:
Uncontrolled or significant bleeding
Loss of consciousness or significant head trauma
Confusion, neurologic symptoms, or concerning change in behavior
Suspected facial fracture
Significant eye injury or change in vision
Major tissue loss or avulsion
Significant penetrating injury
Possible injury to important nerves, ducts, blood vessels, or other deeper structures
Severe contamination
Significant animal or human bites
Foreign bodies that may remain in the wound
Other potentially serious injuries
This list is not exhaustive.
When there is uncertainty about the severity of an acute injury, appropriate emergency medical evaluation should take priority over concerns about the scar.
Safety and proper treatment of the underlying injury come first.
Why See a Plastic Surgeon for a Facial Laceration?
Emergency physicians, urgent-care physicians, pediatricians, and other appropriately trained clinicians routinely repair lacerations.
For a selected facial injury, however, patients and parents may specifically seek a plastic surgeon because of the importance of the surrounding anatomy and the resulting scar.
Dr. Ramly's evaluation considers more than the visible length of the cut:
Which anatomical layers have been disrupted?
Is muscle, cartilage, or another deeper structure involved?
Does the injury cross an important facial landmark?
Is any tissue missing or significantly damaged?
Are the wound edges viable?
Is there contamination or foreign material?
Is layered reconstruction necessary?
How can the tissues be aligned while minimizing unnecessary tension?
Where will the resulting scar lie?
What follow-up and scar care will be appropriate?
A plastic surgeon cannot guarantee an invisible scar after an injury.
The value of plastic-surgical repair lies instead in careful evaluation of the injury, understanding of facial anatomy, thoughtful reconstruction, precise tissue handling and closure, and continued attention to the resulting scar as it matures.
Direct Plastic-Surgeon Evaluation
Facial injuries are different from elective procedures because decisions often need to be made quickly.
Patients or parents who contact Ramly Plastic Surgery regarding a recent facial laceration can provide information about the injury and, when appropriate, photographs for preliminary triage.
Dr. Ramly can then help determine whether the injury appears potentially appropriate for office evaluation or whether emergency or other specialist care is more appropriate.
When office treatment is appropriate and availability permits, evaluation and repair may be performed the same day, including evenings, weekends, or after hours.
This direct pathway is intended to make obtaining appropriate specialist care simpler during what can otherwise be a stressful and time-sensitive situation.
Photographs and telephone communication cannot determine the full extent of an injury or replace an examination.
Facial Laceration Repair & Layered Closure
Some facial lacerations involve only superficial tissue and can be repaired relatively simply.
Deeper injuries may disrupt several anatomical layers.
When appropriate, those deeper structures may need to be restored independently before the skin is closed. This can include repair of deeper soft tissue or muscle followed by careful approximation of the skin.
However, not every facial wound requires multiple layers of sutures.
The repair should be determined by the anatomy of the injury rather than by automatically applying the same closure technique to every wound.
The objective is to restore appropriate tissue relationships while minimizing unnecessary tension and tissue trauma.
Precise Alignment of Facial Landmarks
Certain areas of the face are particularly unforgiving of misalignment.
A laceration crossing a recognizable anatomical boundary may draw attention even when the scar itself ultimately becomes subtle.
For that reason, accurate restoration of landmarks can be as important as the appearance of the scar itself.
Examples include:
The border of the lip
The eyebrow
The eyelid
The nostril margin
The nasal contour
The ear
The hairline
Natural facial creases
The strategy for repair depends on the specific structure involved.
Lip Laceration Repair
The lip is a particularly important aesthetic and functional structure.
A cut crossing the junction between the red lip and surrounding skin can become conspicuous if that border heals with even a small step-off.
Deeper lip injuries may also involve the orbicularis oris muscle or oral mucosa.
Treatment therefore depends on the depth and location of the injury.
When appropriate, repair may involve restoration of deeper tissue followed by precise alignment of the visible lip border and skin.
Injuries involving substantial tissue loss or other complex features may require a different setting or reconstructive approach.
Forehead & Eyebrow Laceration Repair
Forehead and eyebrow injuries are common following falls and other accidents.
The eyebrow itself is an important alignment landmark.
Evaluation also considers the depth of the injury, orientation of the cut, underlying muscle, sensation and movement, and whether associated forehead or orbital trauma is present.
Careful alignment of the eyebrow and surrounding anatomy can be particularly important when a laceration crosses the brow.
Chin & Cheek Laceration Repair
Chin lacerations are common after falls, particularly in children.
Although many appear relatively straightforward, deeper injuries can involve underlying muscle or other soft tissues.
Cheek lacerations similarly vary from superficial cuts to deeper injuries involving important facial structures.
The depth, mechanism, contamination, tissue viability, and surrounding anatomy are evaluated before determining the appropriate repair.
Nose & Ear Laceration Repair
The nose and ear contain complex contours and underlying cartilage.
Cuts involving these areas may require particular attention to restoring the shape of the structure and ensuring that deeper tissues are appropriately covered and supported.
More extensive cartilage injury, tissue loss, contamination, or other associated trauma may require more complex treatment.
Eyelid & Periocular Lacerations
Injuries around the eye deserve particular caution.
A superficial cut involving skin around the eye is very different from an injury involving the eyelid margin, tear-drainage system, deeper eyelid structures, orbit, or eye itself.
Injuries with possible involvement of these structures—or any visual symptoms—may require urgent ophthalmologic, oculoplastic, or emergency evaluation rather than routine office repair.
The priority is protecting both vision and eyelid function.
Facial Laceration Repair in Children
Facial lacerations are particularly common in children, often following falls, collisions, playground injuries, or accidents at home.
For parents, seeing an open wound on a child's face can be frightening—and uncertainty about where to seek care can add to that stress.
Dr. Ramly evaluates and repairs selected facial lacerations in children as well as adults.
The appropriate setting depends not only on the wound but also on the child's age, comfort, ability to cooperate, associated injuries, and whether the repair can be performed safely under local anesthesia.
Some children can be comfortably treated in the office.
Others may require an emergency department or another setting where sedation, imaging, or additional resources are available.
When parents contact the office, preliminary triage can help determine whether office evaluation appears potentially appropriate.
The goal is not simply to avoid the emergency room. It is to choose the safest and most appropriate setting for that particular child and injury.
Stitches vs. Skin Glue for a Facial Laceration
Patients and parents frequently ask whether skin glue can be used instead of stitches.
Sometimes it can.
Tissue adhesive can be appropriate for selected superficial, clean, relatively straight wounds whose edges come together easily and are under low tension.
Other wounds require sutures because precise alignment, deeper support, or greater control of the wound edges is necessary.
A wound crossing an important anatomical boundary or involving deeper tissue may require a different approach.
Glue is not inherently better because it avoids stitches, and stitches are not inherently better because they appear more substantial.
The appropriate closure method depends on the injury.
Absorbable vs. Non-Absorbable Sutures for Facial Lacerations
Both absorbable (“dissolvable”) and non-absorbable sutures can be appropriate for facial laceration repair.
The choice depends on the location and depth of the injury, the amount of tension, the tissues involved, the type of repair, and individual patient considerations. Absorbable sutures are often useful for deeper layers and, in selected cases, for the skin itself. Non-absorbable skin sutures may be preferred when precise control of skin-edge alignment is important and can generally be removed once sufficient early healing has occurred.
Importantly, the type and size of suture, how it is placed, and how long skin sutures remain in place can all influence healing and the appearance of the resulting scar. Sutures that remain in the skin longer than necessary may contribute to more visible suture track marks, while removing them too early may provide insufficient support to a healing wound. Location, wound tension, tissue quality, and the progress of healing all factor into that decision.
In children, the ability to avoid a potentially difficult suture-removal visit may also occasionally influence the choice of material.
There is no single suture material, size, or removal timeline that is best for every facial laceration. Selecting the appropriate suture and closure technique—and determining when sutures should be removed—is part of the judgment involved in thoughtful plastic-surgical repair of a facial injury.
Will a Facial Laceration Leave a Scar?
Yes.
Any injury that extends through the skin heals by forming a scar.
Plastic-surgical repair cannot eliminate that biology.
The eventual appearance of the scar depends on many factors, including:
The original injury
Location and orientation
Depth
Tissue loss or crush injury
Contamination
Tension
Individual healing biology
Skin characteristics
Infection or wound-healing problems
Subsequent injury
Sun exposure
Scar care
The objective of repair is therefore not to promise an invisible scar.
It is to restore the disrupted anatomy thoughtfully, approximate tissues appropriately, minimize unnecessary additional trauma, and care for the resulting scar as it heals to make it as inconspicuous as possible.
Can a Plastic Surgeon Guarantee a Better Scar?
No.
No physician can guarantee how a traumatic wound will ultimately scar.
The injury itself has already affected the tissue before repair begins, and some aspects of the final result are determined by factors outside the surgeon's control.
Careful repair can optimize conditions for healing, but it cannot erase the biological consequences of the original injury.
This distinction is particularly important when discussing facial injuries with patients and parents.
The goal is the best possible management of the injury for optimal safety, function, and aesthetics—not a promise of “scarless” healing.
How Soon Should a Facial Laceration Be Repaired?
Recent facial wounds should be evaluated promptly.
The appropriate timing of closure depends on the age of the wound, mechanism of injury, contamination, tissue viability, location, associated injuries, and individual medical factors.
The face has a robust blood supply, and some facial wounds may remain candidates for primary repair after a longer interval than wounds elsewhere on the body.
However, there is no universal number of hours after which every facial wound suddenly becomes unsuitable for closure.
A recent facial laceration should therefore be assessed as soon as possible rather than relying on a rigid cutoff found online.
What If the Injury Happened Several Hours Ago?
Call the office or seek appropriate medical evaluation rather than assuming it is too late.
Whether a wound can or should be closed depends on more than elapsed time alone.
The mechanism, contamination, appearance of the tissue, infection risk, location, and other factors all matter.
A heavily contaminated wound or bite may require a very different approach from a clean facial cut of the same age.
What About Dog Bites or Other Animal Bites?
Animal and human bites require special consideration because of contamination and infection risk.
The appropriate treatment depends on the animal, location and depth of the wound, tissue injury, vaccination history, infection risk, and other circumstances.
Some bite injuries may ultimately benefit from plastic-surgical reconstruction, but medical management of the bite itself—including appropriate wound cleansing, tetanus assessment, consideration of antibiotics, and rabies evaluation when relevant—must also be addressed.
For significant bites, emergency or other appropriate medical evaluation may be the best first step.
What Happens During Facial Laceration Repair?
Treatment begins with examination of the wound and surrounding facial anatomy.
Depending on the injury, this may include assessment of:
Wound depth
Tissue viability
Contamination or foreign material
Bleeding
Muscle involvement
Sensation and movement
Important facial landmarks
Possible deeper structural injury
Whether office treatment is appropriate
The wound is then appropriately cleaned and prepared.
Many selected facial lacerations can be repaired under local anesthesia.
Depending on the anatomy, repair may involve superficial closure alone or reconstruction of deeper layers before careful skin closure.
Post-procedure instructions and follow-up are individualized according to the injury.
Facial Laceration Repair Under Local Anesthesia
Many selected facial lacerations in cooperative adults and children can be repaired using local anesthesia.
The goal is to make the procedure comfortable while allowing accurate evaluation and repair.
The appropriate anesthetic technique varies according to the location and nature of the injury.
More extensive wounds, very young or anxious children, or injuries requiring more complex treatment may be better managed in another setting.
When Are Facial Stitches Removed?
Facial sutures are often removed relatively early compared with sutures elsewhere on the body in order to reduce unnecessary suture marks.
The exact timing depends on the location, wound, repair, tension, healing, and type of suture used.
For many facial wounds, follow-up within the first 5-7 days is important.
Dr. Ramly provides individualized instructions for wound care and suture removal following repair.
From Urgent Repair to Long-Term Scar Care
One advantage of treating facial injuries within a plastic surgery practice is continuity.
The relationship does not necessarily end when the wound is closed.
Dr. Ramly can follow the injury through the early healing period, suture removal when appropriate, and subsequent scar maturation.
Most facial scars improve considerably with time and require no procedural treatment.
When a scar remains conspicuous because of redness, thickness, width, depression, tethering, contour irregularity, or another characteristic, the reason can be evaluated and treatment considered when appropriate.
Depending on the scar, options may eventually include observation and scar care, injectable treatment, microneedling or resurfacing, laser treatment, scar release, structural fat grafting, surgical scar revision, or coordinated care with another specialist.
First repair the injury. Then follow the healing. Treat the scar only if and when it becomes appropriate.
What If I Already Have a Scar From a Facial Laceration?
Patients sometimes seek evaluation months or years after an injury because the resulting scar remains bothersome.
The appropriate treatment depends on why the scar is noticeable.
A widened scar may require a different approach from a depressed scar.
A tethered scar may require release of deeper tissue.
Persistent redness or pigmentation may be better addressed nonsurgically.
A scar associated with tissue loss may require restoration of contour.
Depending on the problem, treatment may include observation, surgical scar revision, scar release, structural fat grafting, microneedling or resurfacing, injectable treatment, laser treatment, or coordinated care with another specialist.
Patients with a healed traumatic facial scar may benefit from a dedicated Facial Scar Revision & Reconstruction evaluation.
From Injury to Scar Care
At Ramly Plastic Surgery, acute facial laceration repair and later facial scar treatment are considered parts of the same continuum.
Injury → Evaluation → Anatomically thoughtful repair → Follow-up → Scar maturation → Scar treatment when appropriate
Not every scar requires treatment.
Not every facial cut requires a plastic surgeon.
But when a facial injury is appropriate for plastic-surgical repair, attention to the resulting scar begins at the initial evaluation—not months later.
A Reconstructive Approach to Facial Injury
Dr. Ramly's background spans both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.
He completed advanced plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Harvard Medical School's Mass General Brigham program, as well as an advanced fellowship in facial transplantation at NYU Langone Health.
His current practice focuses extensively on facial surgery, including facelift and neck lift surgery, rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, revision facelift, revision neck lift, facial fat grafting, scar revision, and facial reconstruction.
That combination informs his approach to traumatic facial wounds and scars.
Aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery share many of the same fundamental principles:
Understand the anatomy in all its layers. Preserve viable tissue. Restore appropriate relationships. Minimize unnecessary tension. Handle tissue carefully. Plan for the scar from the beginning.
A facial cut may be far smaller than a facelift, rhinoplasty, or complex reconstruction.
The same attention to anatomy, facial aesthetic subunits, and proportions still matters.
Because the size of an injury should not determine the quality of thought and meticulous execution that goes into repairing it.
Same-Day & After-Hours Facial Laceration Repair in Beverly Hills
Dr. Elie Ramly provides urgent evaluation of selected facial lacerations in adults and children at Ramly Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills.
Same-day, evening, weekend, and after-hours evaluation and repair may be available depending on the injury and Dr. Ramly's availability.
Because facial injuries are time-sensitive, patients and parents should call or text the office directly rather than relying on routine online appointment scheduling.
For a Recent Facial Injury
Call or text 310-861-7411
When contacting the office, please provide:
The patient's age
When the injury occurred
Where the injury is located
How the injury happened
Whether bleeding is controlled
Whether there was loss of consciousness or significant head trauma
Whether there are vision changes or possible eye involvement
Whether there may be other associated injuries, a fracture, or deeper injury
Whether the injury resulted from an animal or human bite
Clear photographs when appropriate
Photographs can assist with preliminary triage but cannot determine the full depth of an injury or exclude associated trauma.
If an injury may involve significant head trauma, eye injury, fracture, uncontrolled bleeding, major tissue loss, neurologic symptoms, or another medical emergency, seek appropriate emergency medical care at your closest emergency room or hospital.
Frequently Asked Questions About Facial Laceration Repair
I cut my face. How do I know if I need stitches?
A facial cut may need stitches if the wound is deep, gaping or pulling apart, continues to bleed, or exposes deeper tissue. Because cuts on the face can leave a visible scar, prompt evaluation can help determine whether the wound is best treated with stitches (sutures), skin adhesive, or another method of closure. For a significant facial cut or laceration, evaluation by a plastic surgeon can also allow careful consideration of the wound edges, facial anatomy, closure technique, and scar placement.
My child cut their face. Should I see a plastic surgeon for stitches?
If your child has a deep, open, or gaping cut on the face that may require stitches, evaluation by a plastic surgeon can be particularly valuable in cosmetically sensitive areas such as the forehead, eyebrow, eyelid, nose, cheek, lip, chin, or ear. The goal is first to treat the injury safely, while using meticulous tissue handling and an appropriate closure technique to give the resulting facial scar the best opportunity to heal as inconspicuously as possible. Some facial cuts can be treated with skin adhesive or other methods rather than stitches, so the appropriate treatment depends on the wound and should be determined after evaluation.
Is a Plastic Surgeon Available for Facial Stitches After Hours in Beverly Hills?
Same-day, evening, weekend, and after-hours facial laceration evaluation may be available through Ramly Plastic Surgery depending on the injury and Dr. Ramly's availability.
Because these injuries are time-sensitive, call or text 310-861-7411 for current availability and preliminary triage.
Potentially serious injuries should be evaluated in an appropriate emergency setting rather than waiting for office treatment.
Can I See a Plastic Surgeon Instead of Going to Urgent Care for a Facial Cut?
For selected isolated facial lacerations, direct evaluation and repair by a plastic surgeon may be appropriate.
However, an office is not a substitute for an emergency department when an injury involves significant head trauma, eye injury, suspected fracture, uncontrolled bleeding, major tissue loss, neurologic symptoms, or another potentially serious condition.
Preliminary triage can help determine whether office evaluation appears appropriate.
Can a Plastic Surgeon See My Child for Facial Stitches After Hours?
Potentially.
Dr. Ramly evaluates selected facial lacerations in children, and after-hours evaluation may be available.
Whether office repair is appropriate depends on both the injury and the child's age, cooperation, comfort, and ability to undergo treatment safely under local anesthesia.
Call or text the office for preliminary triage and current availability.
Should I Go to a Plastic Surgeon for Stitches on My Face?
A plastic surgeon can be an appropriate choice for selected facial lacerations, particularly when the injury involves a cosmetically sensitive area and careful reconstruction of facial anatomy is important.
However, significant injuries or those associated with head trauma, eye injury, fractures, uncontrolled bleeding, major tissue loss, or other concerning findings may require emergency evaluation first.
Can a Plastic Surgeon Repair My Child's Facial Cut?
Selected facial lacerations in children can be appropriate for plastic-surgical repair.
The decision depends on the injury as well as the child's age, cooperation, and ability to tolerate treatment safely under local anesthesia.
Some children are better treated in a hospital or another setting with additional resources.
Do Facial Cuts Need Stitches?
Not always.
Some superficial, low-tension lacerations may be appropriate for tissue adhesive or another form of closure.
Other wounds require sutures for accurate alignment or deeper support.
The appropriate method depends on the wound and all its characteristics, rather than simply its length.
Are Stitches Better Than Glue for a Facial Cut?
Neither is universally better.
Skin adhesive can work well for selected simple, superficial, low-tension wounds.
Sutures provide greater control when precise alignment or deeper repair is required.
Does a Lip Laceration Need a Plastic Surgeon?
Not every lip injury requires plastic-surgical treatment.
However, injuries crossing the visible border of the lip or involving deeper tissues require particularly accurate anatomical alignment.
More extensive injuries or those involving tissue loss may require specialized reconstruction.
Can You Repair a Facial Laceration Several Hours After It Happened?
Possibly.
The decision depends on the age, location, contamination, mechanism and appearance of the wound as well as the patient's medical circumstances.
Recent facial lacerations should be evaluated promptly rather than assuming that a specific number of hours automatically makes repair impossible.
Will Plastic-Surgeon Stitches Prevent a Scar?
No.
Every laceration extending through the skin heals with a scar.
Careful repair is intended to optimize anatomical alignment and conditions for healing, but no physician can guarantee an invisible scar.
What If My Facial Cut Was Already Stitched in the Emergency Room?
If the wound has already been repaired, it may still be reasonable to arrange follow-up if there are concerns about healing or the eventual scar.
In selected circumstances, revision or re-repair may be considered, but it is not automatically appropriate simply because another clinician performed the initial closure.
The wound should first be re-evaluated and examined in person.
When Should I Start Scar Treatment After a Facial Laceration?
Scar care begins with appropriate wound healing. Follow-up with Dr. Ramly allows healing to be monitored and helps determine whether and when adjunctive scar treatment may be appropriate.
The timing of silicone, sun protection, resurfacing, injections, laser treatment, surgical revision, or other interventions depends on the wound and stage of healing.
Not every scar needs active treatment, and many will improve considerably with time with no further intervention. Thoughtful periodic examination is key to deciding whether topical treatments, nonsurgical, or surgical interventions may play a meaningful secondary role in further improving scar appearance once healing has occurred.
Can an Old Facial Laceration Scar Be Revised?
Old traumatic scars can sometimes be improved when they remain widened, depressed, tethered, contracted, poorly oriented, or otherwise conspicuous.
The treatment depends on why the scar is noticeable rather than simply how old it is.
Can I Send a Photo of the Facial Cut?
Yes.
A photograph may help with preliminary triage and determining whether an office evaluation appears potentially appropriate.
However, photographs cannot establish the full depth of an injury, exclude damage to deeper structures, or replace an examination.
If there is concern for a serious injury, seek appropriate emergency medical care.
Elie Ramly, MD
Elie Ramly, MD is a Harvard-trained plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills whose practice focuses on aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery.
Dr. Ramly completed advanced plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Harvard Medical School's Mass General Brigham program and an advanced fellowship in facial transplantation at NYU Langone Health.
His practice includes facelift and neck lift surgery, rhinoplasty, revision facial surgery, facial fat grafting, facial scar revision, and selected facial reconstruction.
His approach to facial lacerations applies the same principles that guide aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery: careful assessment of anatomy, preservation of tissue, precise reconstruction, thoughtful aesthetic closure, and attention to the scar throughout the healing process.
Recent Facial Injury? Contact Dr. Ramly
For a recent facial laceration, call or text Ramly Plastic Surgery directly for current availability and preliminary triage.
310-861-7411
Same-day, evening, weekend, and after-hours evaluation may be available.
When appropriate, photographs can be reviewed to assist with preliminary triage before arrival.
Photographs cannot determine the full extent of an injury or replace an examination.
If the injury may involve significant head trauma, loss of consciousness, eye or vision injury, suspected fracture, uncontrolled bleeding, major tissue loss, neurologic symptoms, other concerning associated injuries, or another medical emergency, seek appropriate emergency medical care at the nearest hospital emergency room.
CALL OR TEXT FOR FACIAL LACERATION EVALUATION
Ramly Plastic Surgery
414 N. Camden Drive, Suite 800
Beverly Hills, California 90210
310-861-7411
Written and medically reviewed by Elie Ramly, MD
Plastic Surgeon
Beverly Hills, California
Last updated September 2026