What is the highest-paid plastic surgeon?

• Dr. Terry Dubrow - $30 million - a Cosmetic, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Specialist in Newport Beach, CA with over 35 years of experience in the medical field.

• Dr. Leonard Hochstein - $20 million - a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon in Florida with over 20 years of experience. His surgery career has focused on primary and revision breast augmentation surgeries.

• Dr. Paul Nassif - $14 million - Specializes in revision and ethnic rhinoplasty, in Beverly Hills, California.

The top five highest salaries from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons:

• Dr. Gerald D. Bennett - $2,000,000

• Dr. Jeffrey S. Palmer - $1,500,000

• Dr. Thomas Mihok - $1,350,000

• Dr. David Rishor - $1,200,000

• Dr. Jeffrey Salyards - $1,100,000

Plastic surgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, according to Medscape's 2021 Physician Compensation Report. Medscape collected responses from 17,903 U.S. physicians across more than 29 specialties.

The data was collected between Oct. 6, 2020, and Feb. 11, 2021. The survey found that Plastic surgery was the top-earning specialty at $526,000. The report also stated that 26% of Plastic surgeons were worth $5 million or more.

Plastic surgery is the branch of medicine that deals with reconstructing, reshaping, and restoring the form and function of the human body. It has a wide variety of applications. It can be used to repair birth defects, injuries from accidents or burns, cancer-related wounds, or other physical deformities.

The education required to become a plastic surgeon in the United States is very competitive, with only about one out of every five applicants being accepted, but it comes with the potential for high pay and great job satisfaction.

The cost to become a plastic surgeon varies according to the type of education and experience you have. It can range from $100,000 to $250,000 for medical school tuition alone.