Ariel N Rad, MD, PhD, FACS

Dr Rad is an amazing surgeon, and I could not be more thrilled about the final results. From the surgical care to all of my follow-ups, he was always very attentive and focused on my outcomes and healing. There's no one else in DC I would ever consider or trust!

I'm very happy I entrusted Dr. Rad with my care! Him and his team have been nothing but phenomenal. He is an incredibly talented and knowledgeable surgeon with a keen artistic eye. I'm very happy with my results and excited to see how they improve even more over time.

For over a decade, I wanted a facial refresh but didn’t know anyone who had done it. When my neighbor booked Dr. Ariel Rad for her surgery, I asked to “walk alongside her” as she went down this path. I began following Dr. Rad's Instagram posts. Two weeks after my neighbor's surgery, I already could see the benefits in her beautiful face. I accompanied my neighbor at her one month and two month check-ups. At that point, I requested my own consult with Dr. Rad. I had my surgery 3 months after my neighbor did hers. I am now six months post-surgery and three things stand out for me. (1) DR. RAD PUTS SAFETY FIRST. That mattered to me. I had seen and heard horror stories from others which had prevented me from moving forward. Dr. Rad’s surgical team was extraordinary in both their medical competence and their passion and caring for me. That extended to Donna Pegues, the nurse I hired at Dr. Rad’s recommendation for after surgery care for a few days. Donna was amazing! (2) DR. RAD PARTNERS REALLY WELL WITH HIS PATIENTS. He danced professionally (check out an earlier Instagram post of Dr. Rad – it’s really inspiring) so partnering is second nature to him. He listened attentively, asked questions, and collaborated to fully customize my surgery. Again, that mattered to me. Dr. Rad requested pictures of me from each decade since my 20’s. Thinking back, that process was really meaningful for me. I had the chance to reflect on the best of me over the years, and I believe Dr. Rad gave me a real refresh! (3) DR. RAD GETS REAL JOY FROM HIS WORK! Again, that matters to me. The day after my surgery, Dr. Rad was so excited about taking years off my face. I couldn’t see it of course, but somehow his joy made me believe him. Today, I am seeing the animation return and am smiling more naturally. I am not known for having any patience … I want overnight transformations. Healing takes time and I can say with 100% certainty, it’s worth the wait! Dr. Rad, I am so grateful to you for doing this dance with me!

i got an endoscopic lift with dr rad in november of 2024. after the swelling and tightness subsided my face looked exactly the same. i had a call with him to discuss my concerns where he quoted me 9k for another deeper facelift after i already paid 25k for a failed endoscopic lift. i am now going to korea for a mini lift and am so upset that i spent all that money, not to mention time and recovering, accommodation,travel, a nurse xyz. it is extremely discouraging and i never got any money back or responses outside of pitching another procedure. dr rad was nice and his staff was great but i am disappointed.

This review keeps getting hidden for some reason. Why? This is a difficult review to write, as I was a long time patient of Dr. Rad’s. I made the very expensive mistake of going with him for a jaw angle implant in June 2023. I expressed the desire to have a more v-shaped jawline, which Dr. Rad said he could achieve. My jaw wasn’t bad to start, but I felt a modest improvement could be done. Part of that is my fault for fixing something that was t broken. After dropping the cost of a new car on a custom jaw angle implant, it became apparent that the implant was too big and bulky, but I waited, at Dr. Rad’s insistence. He is very persuasive, which masks some of the necessary technical abilities to do a good job. He doesn’t do a good job in setting limitations of what can be achievable. He’s more of a marketer at this point. Despite the large sum of money, the design process of the implant felt rushed, and the effort seemed poor. When I expressed those concerns and went to another doctor for his opinion of the implant design, he lashed out at me, saying it was unprofessional by me. I apologized and stated I’d like to get the surgery done by him. At almost a year later, nothing improved and Dr. Rad agreed with my concerns of the implant not looking the way we both wanted during a followup. I wanted him to remove it, but because he vehemently insisted on using medpor as the jaw implant material, which is ingrained with my tissues, he thought removal would leave me worse off aesthetically, leaving sagging skin and other issues. He recommended shaving down the mid-mandible and doing a neck lift to create a more v-shaped look, which is the look I was originally going for. He told me it would be possible to achieve, which again, I foolishly believed. After another large sum of money, and another year of waiting for it to settle, my jaw looks worse than it did before. It gives me a bloated look and doesn’t suit the rest of my face. He got paid twice to make me look worse. This has been incredibly difficult to deal with, waiting over 2 years in the false hope things would improve. When I expressed my concerns yet again after a long wait, Dr. Rad seemed indifferent to my concerns and quoted me another exorbitant amount for removal along with some reprimanding for my dissatisfaction. It doesn’t feel like he cares at this point, especially now that his social media presence has exploded, trying to schedule time with him despite the amount and leeway I’ve given him takes quite a few months. I can honestly say this was the biggest mistake of my life.