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 1,157 practicing facial plastic surgeons. Broken out by state, facial plastic surgery doctor density in Alabama is 19, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 18, in Arkansas is 23, in California is 156, in Colorado is 24, in Connecticut is 17, in Delaware is 5, in District of Columbia is 6, in Florida is 98, in Georgia is 41, in Hawaii is 10, in Idaho is 5, in Illinois is 39, in Indiana is 36, in Iowa is 16, in Kansas is 10, in Kentucky is 15, in Louisiana is 19, in Maine is 3, in Maryland is 20, in Massachusetts is 22, in Michigan is 79, in Minnesota is 14, in Mississippi is 11, in Missouri is 31, in Montana is 5, in Nebraska is 5, in Nevada is 12, in New Hampshire is 4, in New Jersey is 62, in New Mexico is 4, in New York is 93, in North Carolina is 25, in Ohio is 44, in Oklahoma is 9, in Oregon is 8, in Pennsylvania is 52, in Rhode Island is 4, in South Carolina is 13, in South Dakota is 2, in Tennessee is 15, in Texas is 60, in Utah is 4, in Virginia is 28, in Washington is 34, in West Virginia is 5, in Wisconsin is 17, and in Wyoming is 1.