Paul Costas, Dr — Anzolo Medical

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Dr. Paul Costas is on staff at Emerson Hospital and a board-certified member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons with 30 years of experience providing patients with exceptional care.

Dr. Costas is a highly skilled surgeon with a track record of delivering beautiful results. Over the course of his career he has completed well over 15,000 surgeries as well as many more thousands of non-surgical cosmetic procedures. He has particular expertise with face lift and neck lift surgery, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), breast augmentation and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) as well as liposuction procedures. Because he is in the operating room virtually every day, patients can trust that Dr. Costas has the knowledge, experience and talent to perform superbly in even the most complex cases. Always a pioneer in the newest surgical techniques, Dr. Costas was one of the first surgeons in New England to master gender confirmation surgery.

His patients say it is his kindness and caring touch that make Dr. Costas unique. He and his team take the time to ensure every patient feels informed, supported and confident about their treatment under his care. His satisfied patients say it best. You can read what his patients say here and here.

Dr. Costas is a graduate of Brown University and Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his plastic surgery residency at Lahey Clinic and was a Microsurgery Fellow at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He has considerable academic experience, working for over 6 years as a scientist at Harvard University, Columbia University Medical School and the Lahey Clinic. Prior to joining Emerson Hospital, Dr. Costas held an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine.

Locations (1)

Concord, MA

133, Old Road to 9 Acre Corner, Middlesex County, Concord, MA 01742

Procedures (3)

Procedure	Rank in Concord	Rank in MA	Rank in US
Facelift	#2	#67	#3846
Eyelid Surgery	#2	#67	#3592
Tummy Tuck	#1	#23	#1898

Reviews (8)

3.7

8 reviews

63%

38%

5.0

Mar 13, 2025

Had a breast reduction and got the results of my dreams! Dr Costas is a real professional with fantastic bedside manner, recovery was smoother than I could have expected, and I would recommend him to anyone.

— Diana Zlotea

1.0

Feb 5, 2025

I cannot recommend Dr. Costas for any sort of nasal surgery. Despite his arrogance, he does not have enough knowledge of nasal anatomy to effectively perform nose surgery. I got a combination septoplasty + rhinoplasty done by Dr. Costas six years ago and the result was a severely pinched tip, excessive scar tissue, collapsed middle vault, nasal synechiae, and 100% blockage of my right nostril. Dr. Costas didn't note these issues in any post-op appointments. In fact, when I pointed that my septum had become visibly more deviated since the surgery and I still couldn't breathe through it, Dr. Costas replied, "Nope, doesn't look deviated to me! Try using some Afrin." After moving away from MA, I consulted with two different facial plastic surgeons in Houston for a revision surgery. Both of them were shocked after inspecting my nose and hearing my experience with Dr. Costas. To fix my nose, I had to get a full reconstruction with three cadaver cartilage grafts. The first thing my new surgeon said in my first post-op appointment was that my nose was an absolute mess. This new surgeon, who has performed hundreds of revision rhinoplasties, remarked that I would get the award for the most deviated septum he has seen. He also said that my primary rhinoplasty had caused an immense buildup of dense scar tissue. In the OR notes, it was written that my tip cartilages were previously cut down to less than 2mm wide-- this is insanely thin, especially for a male nose, and shows that Dr. Costas barely had a clue what he was doing. I wish Dr. Costas had been honest with me by admitting that he was not qualified to do my surgery. Instead, he doomed me with a future $14,000+ medical bill, a permanently weaker nose, and several years of 50% breathing capacity.

— Collin Rogers

5.0

Oct 25, 2024

Dr. Costas is an extremely skilled surgeon but above all he is kind with a great bedside manner. His staff is fabulous as well. I can’t thank him enough for his life changing work. Thank you Dr. Costas!!!

— Dorothy Bertoni

1.0

Aug 14, 2024

He don't listen, he left fatty tissue in one of my breast that was ruptured and refused to write it down on paper, I felt like he had something against me, after the surgery and talked around the ruptured implants, that another man broke by kicking me in the chest, therefore I couldn't prove to the courts that they were ruptured, because he refused to put it down on paper. Then when I called him and told him that one was still hurting, his reply was, well come back in and I'll remove them for you. After I just paided cash money to have them removed and replaced. I felt so disrespect after he did my surgery, he would not help me prove my case by writing down the truth and one brest is still messed up because he didn't do his job right Doctors that do removal and replacements, know they have to remove the fatty tissue and he did not do that

— Sandra Gagnon

5.0

Feb 8, 2024

Dr Costas is fantastic, he truly listened to what I wanted from my surgery. He completed my reduction, tummy tuck, and flank lift just 2 months ago and...

— Suhaniya A.

1.0

May 30, 2023

Dr. Costas himself is an excellent surgeon, however his office is very outdated in terms of patient care. The admins and assistants are not interested in patient care and safety. They are lazy and refuse to do their job. They forced me to pay $16,000 out of pocket for surgery or cancel last minute. Then 2 months after surgery- still, they are refusing to process my paperwork to be reimbursed by the insurance company. They blamed me for this because there was a change in my insurance- however, I spoke to multiple additional professionals who advised me I should not be at fault. No one deserved to be treated like this- you can get surgery with good results from someone who actually cares about you. Dr. Costas might be that guy, but his team is NOT. Choose carefully. good luck

— E Ragonese

5.0

Dec 15, 2022

I have to say Dr. Paul Costas is the nicest, most caring Doctor I have met. My experience with him and his staff is incredible. The surgery basically...

— Brenda O.

5.0

Nov 11, 2022

I had top surgery with Dr. Costas. As a non-binary person I wanted a more androgynous chest and struggled to find examples of that so I had to just vaguely...

— M J.