Melinda Costa, MD FACS

I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with Subspecialty Fellowship Training in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery. I am the Medical Director of the Cleft Program at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, which is accredited by the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA). When I am not working, I enjoy drawing, spending with my cats, niece, and family.

Breast Disorders / Procedures

• breast reconstruction
• breast reduction surgery
• male breast reduction

Cosmetic Disorders / Procedures

• blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery)
• Botulinum toxin (botox) injections
• brow lift
• collagen injections
• cosmetic fillers
• deformities of the external ear
• face lift (open surgery or minimally invasive)
• facial plastic surgery
• forehead/brow lift
• genioplasty (chin surgery)
• liposuction
• nose surgery
• tissue expansion

Head Face & Jaw Reconstruction

• craniofacial and craniomaxillofacial surgery
• facial deformities

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• minimally invasive surgery

Eye Procedures

• blepharoplasty

Pediatric Plastic

• breast surgery
• cleft lip and palate
• congenital anomalies
• congenital nevi
• ear surgery
• hemangiomas
• mole removal
• pediatric facial surgery
• vascular malformations

Trauma

• facial trauma
• head trauma

Good Samaritan Hospital

San Jose, CA

Attending

01/2015—Present

Regional Medical Center

San Jose, CA

Attending

06/2015—Present

El Camino Hospital

Los Gatos, CA

Attending

06/2015—Present

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital

San Francisco, CA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

04/2021—Present