About Me

George Bitar M.D., FACS, is a trilingual, fellowship-trained and award-winning, board certified plastic surgeon focusing on advanced cosmetic surgery of the face and body.He is currently the medical director of the Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute with offices in Fairfax and Manassas, VA.

Dr. Bitar has been named one of Washingtonian's Magazine top plastic surgeons by his peers, and has also been named a top plastic surgeon by Northern Virginia Magazine and by Health and Beauty Magazine. He is on the forefront of innovative techniques in the field of cosmetic medicine introducing DNA-based age management to the DC community, a new and effective scar management system, assimilating multiple disciplines under one roof to create a unique wellness center, as well as multiple innovations in cosmetic surgery. He is a visiting lecturer of plastic surgery at the University of Virginia, a guest speaker at the Yvonne de Vilar skin care institute, and staff member at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where he teaches plastic surgery residents. Winner of the plastic surgery chairman's award, he has co-authored several scientific articles in various peer- reviewed plastic surgery journals. He has recently published two chapters in cosmetic surgery books about neck lifts and breast augmentations, and is currently co-authoring a book on neck lifts.

Recognitions and Professional Distinctions:

• Ranked a top doctor by Castle Connolly in 2011
• Ranked perfect 10 score on AVVO.com (the only plastic surgeon in Northern Virginia with a perfect 10)
• Top Plastic Surgeon in the USA by United's Hemisphere magazine
• Winner of Patient's Choice Award in 2011
• Most Compassionate Doctor 2011
• Clinical Assistant Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine
• Top Plastic Surgeon by US AIR magazine 2010
• Top Cosmetic Surgeon by Plastic Surgery Products Magazine 2010
• Voted Top Plastic Surgeon by board certified plastic surgeons in the DC  area.  
  
  Dr. George Bitar discusses necklifts
  
  Dr. Bitar has been featured as an expert in cosmetic surgery on TV shows such as "Healthline" and "The Prudent Advisor", on XM Satellite Radio, and in numerous national and international magazines. Uniquely trained by some of the modern masters of cosmetic surgery in Rio de Janeiro, Paris, New York, and Beverly Hills, Dr. Bitar has assimilated the latest techniques, offering each patient an individualized plan, whether surgery is the goal or non-surgical improvement. Dr. Bitar applies his artistic talents acquired through watercolor painting and photography to providing his patients their own unique, aesthetic harmony. Dr. Bitar lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Rima.Dr. George Bitar discusses plastic surgery on Healthline
  
  Also fascinated by the arts, Dr. Bitar applies his artistic talents to watercolor painting and photography and providing his patients their own unique, aesthetic harmony.
  
  His expertise in cosmetic surgery spans mastery in the latest surgical and minimally invasive techniques to scar management and reduction. He has co-authored various articles and two book chapters and teaches other plastic surgeons his state-of-the-art neck lift technique with a hidden scar and a special fibrin sealant for younger people who don't need a full facelift and want a quick recovery period. He is also an expert in body contouring, especially after significant weight loss, ranging from liposuction, creating a contoured "six-pack" abdomen to arm lifts, thigh lifts, tummy tucks, and lower body lifts. Dr. Bitar is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons.
  Dr. George Bitar and his nurse Pat Bonine on Healthline
  
  He has completed a breast fellowship and wrote a book chapter on breast augmentations via the axillary approach, so he offers his patients a variety of options when it comes to breast enhancement including breast augmentations, reductions, lifts, and replacement of breast implants. He also believes in minimally invasive techniques and uses natural fillers, and Botox injections for minimally invasive facial rejuvenation, giving great improvements with minimal down time. In addition, Dr. Bitar is an expert in non surgical rhinoplasties
  Pat Bonine on Healthline
  
  His comprehensive approach to facial rejuvenation perfected in Beverly Hills includes forehead lifts, facelifts, neck lifts, eyelid lifts, nasal reshaping, fat grafting and skin care. He trained in Johannesburg with a leading expert in Scar management program, and offers it to his patients. He has been an invited guest speaker on laser treatments as well as guidelines for safety of anesthesia in plastic surgery.
  
  Dr. George Bitar guest stars on Days of our Lives.