Facial plastic surgery is performed to treat congenital defects or to restructure injured areas of the face, head, and neck. A plastic surgeon can perform structural cosmetic surgery for aesthetic reasons to change the shape of features in the head and neck area, or can perform reconstructive surgery to correct deformities of the head and neck caused by injury, disease or birth defects.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 1,087 practicing facial plastic surgeons. Broken out by state, facial plastic surgery doctor density in Alabama is 18, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 18, in Arkansas is 23, in California is 162, in Colorado is 24, in Connecticut is 17, in Delaware is 5, in District of Columbia is 5, in Florida is 98, in Georgia is 40, in Hawaii is 10, in Idaho is 5, in Illinois is 41, in Indiana is 37, in Iowa is 15, in Kansas is 11, in Kentucky is 15, in Louisiana is 17, in Maine is 3, in Maryland is 17, in Massachusetts is 23, in Michigan is 79, in Minnesota is 14, in Mississippi is 12, in Missouri is 29, in Montana is 5, in Nebraska is 5, in Nevada is 12, in New Hampshire is 4, in New Jersey is 61, in New Mexico is 3, in New York is 89, in North Carolina is 25, in Ohio is 44, in Oklahoma is 8, in Oregon is 9, in Pennsylvania is 43, in Rhode Island is 3, in South Carolina is 13, in South Dakota is 2, in Tennessee is 14, in Texas is 67, in Utah is 3, in Virginia is 27, in Washington is 33, in West Virginia is 4, in Wisconsin is 16, and in Wyoming is 1.