Elite Aesthetics Guide

Scott Thompson

MD

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Utah
Utah Facial Plastics · Layton (primary) / Draper (secondary), Utah

About Scott Thompson

Dr. Scott K. Thompson, MD, is a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the founder of Utah Facial Plastics, with locations in Salt Lake City and Draper, Utah.

Dr. Thompson earned his undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts, Piano Performance) from Utah State University. He received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and an internship in general surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, serving as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery under Dr. Vito Quatela and Dr. Timothy Doerr at the University of Rochester. He has over 15 years of experience.

He is certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He is ISHRS Fellowship Trained in Hair Restoration Surgery. He has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019. He has received the John D. Norante Outstanding Research Award and the 2014 Frist Humanitarian Award from Lakeview Hospital. He participates annually in medical missions to Ecuador treating children with congenital deformities.

Utah Facial Plastics has been recognized as Best of State (2023, 2025), Best of SLC, Best of Davis County, and a Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplace. The practice has an on-site operating room with Gold Standard accreditation.

Services include facelift, deep plane facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, brow lift, blepharoplasty, chin augmentation, lip lift, otoplasty, hair transplantation (FUE, FUT), Botox, dermal fillers, laser resurfacing, and non-surgical facial rejuvenation.

What Sets Them Apart

Castle Connolly Top Doctor 7 consecutive years (2019-2025)
Double board-certified in Facial Plastic Surgery AND Otolaryngology with ISHRS Hair Restoration fellowship
Built Utah Facial Plastics from founding to the state's largest facial plastics practice with multiple locations
Best of State for Best Cosmetic Office and Med Spa 2023 and 2025
Annual humanitarian surgical missions to Ecuador treating children with congenital deformities
2014 Frist Humanitarian Award from Lakeview Hospital

Recognition History

2026

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon in Utah

Elite Aesthetics Guide 2026

Independently Evaluated & Recognized