Profile
Dr Melinda Costa is a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and one of a handful of double-fellowship trained Craniofacial Plastic Surgeons in the United States.
Dr. Costa specializes in the most technically demanding facial surgical techniques. Dr. Costa is one of only a few Pediatric Plastic Surgeons in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Possessing years of elite surgical training experience and an artistic eye, Dr. Costa provides outcomes to correct, restore, and enhance the face and body.
Her Adult specialties include facial feminization, facelift, lip lift, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, and fat grafting. Her Pediatric specialties include cleft repair, neonatal ear molding, otoplasty, microtia (ear reconstruction), congenital nevi, dermoid cysts, juvenile breast deformities, gynecomastia, polydactyly, and ear remnants.
EXPERT TRAINING
Dr. Costa holds two degrees from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania: a BS in Biological Basis of Behavior with a Minor in Fine Arts as well as her Medical Degree, MD.
Dr. Costa is a Fellow of the reknowned American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Education & Training
Dr. Costa completed her residency in plastic surgery in 2012 at University of Southern California and held prestigious fellowships at USC/Shriners Hospital in Los Angeles (Global Health Pediatric Plastic Surgery) and Indiana University School of Medicine (Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery).
Over the past 14 years, she has authored dozens of publications in the fields of wound healing, breast reconstruction, cleft repair, and fat grafting. Her passion for helping children has brought her across the world to places like Tanzania, where she’s worked as a volunteer surgeon with Operation Smile to deliver life-changing cleft procedures.
Locations (1)
San Jose, CA
Suite N, 2516, Samaritan Drive, Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA 95124
Procedures (29)
| Procedure | Rank in San Jose | Rank in CA | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | #198 | #1012 | |
| #4 | #146 | #667 | |
| #4 | #266 | #1386 | |
| #4 | #239 | #1293 | |
| #2 | #155 | #900 | |
| #3 | #209 | #1235 | |
| #3 | #225 | #1108 | |
| #5 | #237 | #1203 | |
| #4 | #174 | #779 | |
| #4 | #165 | #792 | |
| #3 | #122 | #536 | |
| #3 | #65 | #326 | |
| #4 | #188 | #790 | |
| #5 | #286 | #1467 | |
| #3 | #106 | #398 | |
| #3 | #124 | #380 | |
| #1 | #18 | #26 | |
| #3 | #92 | #113 | |
| #4 | #89 | #360 | |
| #1 | #24 | #37 | |
| #4 | #182 | #783 | |
| #1 | #16 | #76 | |
| #3 | #91 | #291 | |
| #5 | #139 | #258 | |
| #2 | #130 | #579 | |
| #3 | #85 | #226 | |
| #2 | #92 | #174 | |
| #4 | #147 | #821 | |
| #1 | #35 | #272 |
Reviews (8)
4.9
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