“I call it The Masterpiece Surgery™ because a face should be treated as a beautiful and balanced composition, not a checklist of individual procedures. When I operate, I am not fixing features in isolation — I am restoring the entire face the way a portrait artist honors a subject. That is why my patients look like themselves again: rested, restored, unmistakably them. One vision. One pair of hands. One recovery. One unique masterpiece.”
What The Masterpiece Surgery™ can do for you
The Masterpiece Surgery™ is life-changing — not because it makes you look like someone else, but because it gives you back the version of yourself you’ve always felt inside. In a single coordinated session, Dr. Truesdale restores every layer at once: skin, volume, muscle, and structure. You emerge unmistakably you — only rested, radiant, and ready for the next chapter of your life.
- See yourself again. Stop catching a tired stranger in the mirror. Start recognizing the person you’ve always known yourself to be.
- Reclaim your confidence. Show up in photos, on Zoom, at reunions, in the rooms that matter — no filters, no flattering angles, no apology.
- Wake up ready. Your resting face becomes the face you want the world to see. Makeup is optional. You feel comfortable in your own skin.
- Look natural — never overdone. Every contour is balanced. No pulled look, no frozen expression. Rested. Radiant. Unmistakably you.
- Be noticed for your energy, not your age. Friends will tell you you look incredible. They won’t be able to say exactly why. That’s the result Dr. Truesdale designs for.
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Understanding The Masterpiece Surgery™
What The Masterpiece Surgery™ is
The Masterpiece Surgery™ is Dr. Truesdale’s signature approach — a comprehensive, coordinated rejuvenation delivered in a single session. Patients emerge with a harmoniously refreshed face, not a collection of isolated results.
The Masterpiece Surgery™ most commonly includes a deep plane facelift and deep neck lift, combined with any additional procedures needed to fully reach a patient’s goals for total rejuvenation — such as upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer, brow lift, and skin resurfacing laser treatment.
At its foundation is The Truesdale Facelift Technique — Dr. Truesdale’s signature extended deep plane, composite-flap face and neck lift, described step by step.
Who The Masterpiece Surgery™ is for
What makes Dr. Truesdale’s approach different
Dr. Truesdale’s approach to every procedure reflects a consistent set of principles — the same standards that inform every consultation, every surgical plan, and every post-operative follow-up.
Restraint, Not Over-Correction
The most over-done procedures in facial aesthetics are over-done because someone kept going past the right stopping point. Dr. Truesdale's rule: when the result is right, stop — even if more could technically be done. For The Masterpiece Surgery™, that means including only the procedures genuinely needed for your goals — never the longest possible plan.
The Artist's Eye
Before becoming a surgeon, Dr. Truesdale was a trained portrait artist. That lens shapes every decision — proportion, light, shadow, the relationship between every feature — in a way purely clinical training alone does not. For The Masterpiece Surgery™, that lens reads how every region of the face will harmonize with the rest after the final result.
Personal, Start to Finish
Every consultation, every surgical plan, every procedure — performed personally by Dr. Truesdale. No delegation to coordinators, PAs, or residents. Dr. Truesdale is personally involved every step of the way. Every Masterpiece Surgery™ is planned and performed entirely by Dr. Truesdale — one surgeon, one operation, one vision.
Natural Is Non-Negotiable
The only acceptable outcome is one that no one can identify as a procedure — a result that reads as a better version of you. No pulled look, no frozen expression, no obvious work. The Masterpiece goal: a comprehensive transformation that reads as a single, harmonious version of you, never as a collection of procedures.
“Many patients come to my practice because of the transformative results they see on my social media pages, videos, or website. Many of my most beautiful and age-defying transformations are from patients who fully trusted me to create their surgical plan, rather than providing them a ‘menu’ of surgical options to choose from. Patients are almost always happiest when they let me use my expertise to deliver the most life-changing, most balanced, and most beautiful result — using whatever procedures are required to get them there. The Masterpiece Surgery™ lets me use my full set of surgical skills and my artist’s eye to take back the hands of time in the profoundest way possible.”
— Dr. Carl Truesdale, MD
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Life Changing Before & Afters
Real Masterpiece Surgery™ patients of Dr. Truesdale. Each result reflects a customized combination of procedures designed for that individual’s anatomy and goals.
From first consultation to final reveal
We always tell our patients to ‘trust the process.’ You are in good hands on every step of the journey to your unique masterpiece.
Consultation
Personal session with Dr. Truesdale — facial analysis, digital imaging, honest assessment of what the procedure can and cannot achieve.
Planning
Medical clearance, pre-operative instructions, and a personalized plan Dr. Truesdale reviews with you before the day of the procedure.
Procedure Day
Performed personally by Dr. Truesdale at our AAAHC-accredited True Surgical Center. The combined plan typically includes deep plane facelift, neck lift, blepharoplasty, fat transfer, and skin resurfacing in a single session.
In-Office Follow-Ups
Overnight nurse. Dressing removal (Day 1), hemostatic net suture removal (Day 2) and drain removal (Day 3, if drains were placed; for men, drains usually come out on Day 5). Sutures out at Day 7. Plan on about a week in Beverly Hills — most patients fly home the day their sutures come out or the day after.
Swelling Settles
Bruising and major swelling resolve. Light cardio at Day 14; strenuous exercise around 3 weeks, once your surgeon clears you. Tightness and numbness improve over 2–3 months.
Your Masterpiece
Your masterpiece is fully revealed. Results typically hold for 10–15 years before aging meaningfully resumes.
Individual timelines vary. Dr. Truesdale sets realistic, patient-specific expectations during your consultation — not exaggerated claims.
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See the work in motion
Dr. Truesdale on technique, philosophy, and patient stories — from his self-produced Beyond the Surface docuseries and his educational content library.
“The best money I have ever spent on myself. I look refreshed without looking stretched or fake, with the most sharpened jawline, tight neck, and plump skin imaginable. Dr. Truesdale’s work is subtle and natural — people just ask if I lost weight or got a facial. Trust him: you’ll still look like you, only way better.”
The Masterpiece Surgery™ FAQ
Bring your own questions to consultation — Dr. Truesdale personally answers every one. Below are the questions patients ask most often about The Masterpiece Surgery™.
The strongest candidates have comprehensive facial aging across multiple zones (face, neck, eyes, volume, skin) that a single procedure can’t fully address. Dr. Truesdale evaluates you personally in consultation and only recommends the procedure when it will genuinely help. If a different approach would serve you better, he’ll tell you that too.
Most patients who are candidates for multiple procedures benefit from doing them in a single coordinated session. One anesthesia event, one recovery, harmonious results. The alternative — staged procedures over years — means multiple recoveries and faces that don’t always age proportionally. Dr. Truesdale only recommends The Masterpiece Surgery™ when the patient is genuinely a candidate for the full coordinated plan.
Most patients describe the discomfort as mild to moderate. Dr. Truesdale’s team is available throughout recovery — you are not managing discomfort on your own. See “What kind of anesthesia is used?” below for details on intra-operative comfort.
Our surgical procedures utilize a patient-focused anesthesia technique known as MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care) and IV Sedation, ensuring your maximum comfort and safety. This method provides a level of gentle, deep sedation comparable to the comfortable experience many patients have during a colonoscopy, which we have found helps make patients less fearful. The anesthesia is administered intravenously and meticulously monitored by a hand-picked group of board-certified anesthesiologists, who are dedicated to your well-being throughout your entire procedure.
Plan on 14–21 days of social downtime. Expect swelling and bruising the first 10–14 days. Most patients are cleared for strenuous exercise at about three weeks, at a follow-up visit. Most out-of-town patients stay about a week — they fly home the day their sutures come out or the day after. Your follow-up appointments along the way are conducted by Dr. Truesdale and our physician assistant, with Dr. Truesdale seeing you personally at the key milestones.
That’s the entire standard Dr. Truesdale designs for. Results should read as a better version of you at 10, 20, or even 30 years younger — never as a collection of procedures. Every patient is evaluated in a seated, relaxed state beforehand so the target is based on your real anatomy — never on an idealized template.
Typically 10–15 years. Results hold for well over a decade before aging meaningfully resumes.
Yes. Dr. Truesdale is faculty and a live surgeon at the NYC Facelift & Rhinoplasty Master Course™, personally performing live full facial rejuvenation surgery to teach the technique to other practicing surgeons, and a repeat podium presenter at AAFPRS national conferences on facelift and neck lift technique. See his full speaking and teaching history.
Yes. A significant portion of Dr. Truesdale’s patients travel from across the United States and internationally. The process begins with a virtual consultation with Dr. Truesdale himself (not a coordinator), followed by in-person pre-procedure evaluation. Our patient-care coordinators help arrange travel, accommodations, and local transportation, and Dr. Truesdale’s team conducts virtual follow-ups after you return home.
Request a consultation through the form at the bottom of this page, email contact@doctortruesdale.com, or call (424) 363-4112. Our team responds within one business day to schedule either an in-person consultation at 150 S. Rodeo Drive, Suite 360, Beverly Hills, or a virtual consultation worldwide. Every consultation is conducted personally by Dr. Truesdale.
Most Masterpiece Surgery™ patients are between 50 and 70, though candidates range from late-40s patients with strong genetic aging patterns to patients in their early 80s seeking comprehensive rejuvenation. The right time isn’t dictated by a number — it’s when aging has occurred across multiple zones of the face that a single procedure can’t fully address.
The cost of The Masterpiece Surgery™ can vary based on the patient’s situation, including if it is a revision surgery and if this surgery will be combined with other surgeries or treatments. The total cost may include the surgeon’s fee, operating room fees, and anesthesia fees. At Truesdale Facial Plastic Surgery, we believe the surgeon’s philosophy and experience, and your comfort with him, are just as important as the final cost of the surgery. We can provide an approximate range for this procedure over the phone, and your patient care coordinator (PCC) will confirm the pricing for you after your consultation with Dr. Truesdale.
We stand behind every result.
Cosmetic surgery has inherent variability. Dr. Truesdale’s commitment to you is the same one he makes to every patient: technical excellence, candid communication, and a hands-on relationship through your full first year of healing — and beyond if needed.
If a revision is medically warranted within the first 12 months following surgery, Dr. Truesdale may waive his surgeon’s fee for that revision — evaluated case-by-case at your one-year follow-up. Operating-room and anesthesia fees, billed directly by those providers, remain the patient’s responsibility; flexible third-party financing is available for those costs.
Facial tissue continues to mature and settle for a full year. What looks suboptimal at Month 3 or 6 frequently resolves on its own. Operating prematurely on tissue that hasn’t reached its final state risks compounding the problem rather than solving it.
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