Mark RichardsDr

Dr. Mark E. Richards is a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Ageless Impressions ~ Plastic Surgery Institute. Dr. Richards had the honor of serving as the Plastic Surgery Consultant to the White House for more than eight years. He served as President of his 2000-member County Medical Society, as well as President of the D.C. Metropolitan Area chapter of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He has been an educator for the Johns Hopkins and the Georgetown University Plastic Surgery residency programs, has developed and published new and innovative procedures in the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, and has taught internationally on subjects ranging from “Salvaging the Unsatisfactory Facelift” and “Minimal Incision Brachioplasties” (which he invented) to the scientific basis of testosterone pellet therapy for enhancing men and women’s health and well-being.

Education and Training

Dr. Richards began his career as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree with honors and first developed an interest in the plastic and reconstructive surgery field. He attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he discovered his passion for improving human form and function and determined to pursue a career in this relatively new and growing field. Following medical school graduation, Dr. Richards completed seven years of residency training: five years of General Surgery residency followed by two years of Plastic Surgery residency. Dr. Richards extensively trained in microsurgery, complex reconstructive surgery, and aesthetic surgery. He was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1989 and the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1991.