Dr. Richard Wellington Swift, MD

This doctor overcharged me for a procedure that wasn’t performed correctly. Make sure you do your homework because there are plenty of surgeons that went to prominent schools that are even better !

In 2025 I had 3 procedure with Dr. Swift and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much !

Spectacular. He's brilliant, honest, fairly priced for how good the work is. His team is so kind & responsive (I had anxieties & questions, schedule issues & even payment questions lol...they were never once snarky as I navigated this big decision). They handled everything with confidence, calm, and expertise that made me feel safe, comfortable and yielded perfect results. I model, so I make some of my living off my looks and who I trust my face and body to really matters. I'm returning to them for other things shortly; Dr. Swift is the real deal. Want to look great, and have things go smoothly and easily? This is your guy. I'm thrilled with my choice. You will be too.

I had abdominal lipo done a few years ago. My stomach is completed botched with bruises and uneven fat deposits that have not and will never go away. Initially, my lipo looked clean until my body started to form shape. I’m beyond traumatized by the way my stomach looks. When mentioned to Dr. Swift he said that it was my body not producing enough elasticity post surgery and that I will now need a tummy tuck. I was 35 with no children at the time and he recommended a Tummy tuck? I was extremely upset by his response, told him and he said he had another patient to see. Please stay away from this office and seek a different Doctor.

Sharing my experience anonymously for my privacy but ladies please seek out other doctors. Please stay away from here if your looking for natural results or have permanent procedures like fat transfer/grafting he simply does not have the technique. If your desperate for hyaluronic acid fillers and have no where to turn, at least there a chance to reverse his bad results! I had a fat transfer in 2018, Loved the results, I looked NATURAL(still like myself) however I was slightly overfilled so I went to Dr.Swift's office optimistic about doing some corrective surgery/lipo. I wanted Soft, feminine volume to the mid face to even me out. My face was already wide and I wanted to stay away from the malar/outer cheek area. I wish I noticed the red flags when he said I needed Sculptra in the temples that I didn’t need! Come to find out he did what he WANTED to my face, he injected FAT into the outer high point of my cheeks now I look distorted. His results left my face more wide,… unnatural, and more uneven. One side of my cheek now has a contour and the other is round, the uneven lipo he did to the lower face left lumps underneath my skin, and there are permanent bumps/scar tissue around my mouth and back from the large cannula he used. As soon something goes wrong or you express how unhappy you are with the results the doctor will switch on you and try to gas light and make you feel like you have body dysmorphia to excuse his bad results. Responses were "It could be worse" or "I only injected a little bit of fat". Why would you do something I DID NOT ASK. This entire experience has effected my life professionally, socially, and personally! I am mortified at photos of myself now vs then. You know it's bad when you don't receive ANY compliments any more . Ive also been embarrassed to return to work and have been in dismay about how to move forward with my life but I'm taking it day by day. It seems like Dr.Swift has the inability to individual beauty because he seems too interested in a one size fits all approach(high cheek bones)when it comes to plastic surgery and I wish I knew that before I ruined my face for $3000 and an odd looking face. I wish he had just declined his services to me if I had knew he would disrespect my wishes. Oh and I have yet to hear from them about my next follow up. Go figure! Stay away!

Please stay away from here if your looking for natural results or have permanent procedures like fat transfer/grafting he simply does not have the technique. I had a fat transfer in 2018, Loved the results, I looked NATURAL(still like myself) however I was slightly overfilled so I went to Dr.Swift's office optimistic about doing some corrective surgery/lipo. I wanted Soft, feminine volume to the mid face to even me out. My face was already wide and I want stay away from the malar/outer cheek area. I wish I noticed the red flag early in, He kept making comments about how models in the photos had high cheekbones and volume in the temples and even said I needed Sculptra to achieve the look which I DECLINED with fear of looking to over puffy(I've had filler in the past in the malar cheek and knew it ddnt like it) Come to find out(like the other review in here) he did what he WANTED to my face, he injected FAT into the outer high point of my cheeks trying to even my face out and now I… look distorted. His results left my face more wide, unnatural, and more uneven. One side of my cheek now has a contour and the other is round, the uneven lipo he did to the lower face left lumps underneath my skin, and there are permanent bumps/scar tissue around my mouth and back from the large cannula he used when he took the fat.(My first surgery was flawless not one scar!) Please dont be fooled by the Park ave address. As soon something goes wrong or you express how unhappy you are with the results the doctor will switch on you and try to gas light and make you feel like you have body dysmorphia to excuse his unprofessional practices. All of his responses were that of someone not qualified to do job he does: "It could be worse" or "I only injected a little bit of fat". Why would you do something I DID NOT ASK. During the first follow up I had to remind him to take my stitches out. The next follow up was a waste of time, denial, I also noticed he wouldn't take after photos of my profile(took them during the first consult) my guess is he KNOWS he did nothing to the midface and he did not want me to point it out. This entire experience has effected my life professionally, socially, and personally! I am mortified at photos of myself now vs then. You know it's bad when you don't receive ANY compliments any more . Ive also been embarrassed to return to work and have been in dismay about how to move forward with my life but I'm taking it day by day. It seems like Dr.Swift has the inability to enhance individual beauty because he seems too interested in a one size fits all approach when it comes to plastic surgery and I wish I knew that before I ruined my face for $3000 for an odd looking face. I wish he had just declined his services to me if I had knew he would disrespect my wishes. Oh and I have yet to hear from them about my next follow up. Go figure! Stay away!

I went to Dr. Swift for a BBL and had a really bad experience. My stomach is extremely uneven with divots all over my abdominal area. I have scar tissue that you can see thru the skin. I have spent thousands of dollars with a different surgeon doing revisions and I'm learning that some of the mistakes cannot be fixed. They will be permanent, which is really hard to accept. Dr. Swift also preformed lipo on the inner and outer side of my thigh and took out way too much fat, which held up my butt. One side of my butt was sagging because of it. This doctor does not know how a woman's body should look. My BBL came out square and very unnatural looking. The scars Dr. Swift left are completely unnecessary. I have two large symmetrical scars on my lower back that you can see with every swimsuit I wear. The scars left from my revision surgeon are almost unnoticeable. It was hard for me to write this review but I hope that it will prevent someone else from having this experience.

I can’t begin explain the perfection of dr Swift he’s a exceptional doctor who actually cares about his patients

I can’t begin explain the perfection of dr Swift he’s a exceptional doctor who actually cares about his patients

I still cannot believe that I got botched with Botox, by a Park Avenue plastic surgeon. I should’ve known that the Groupon had a catch. I got a Groupon almost two weeks ago for 40 units of Botox with Dr. Swift. I checked all his reviews and he seemed like he was a well reputable surgeon, I questioned why he had to go on Groupon, but I thought he just needed some quick cash and it all made sense. I made the appointment for the next day, Tuesday, because I was traveling on Wednesday and I didn’t want to worry about my expression lines for my trip pictures. Everything was alright, I got a bit surprised when he said that if I wanted Botox on the sides of my mouth to avoid the corners curving down I needed to buy 10 more units at regular price ($150), 5 on each side. I showed him a video of what I wanted to achieve and paid for the extra Botox. I figured that the Groupon was a good price already, so it was fair to pay a bit more for this other area, even though I was sure those 40 units… could very well be distributed between my forehead and my mouth sides. I went on my trip and 3 days into it I started noticing I was having difficulties at smiling, then I was having difficulties talking and even eating. My chin was totally frozen. I felt like an idiot murmuring because I couldn’t articulate the words properly. I sent a message to the Dr and the assistant called me, very presumptuous of her to call while I was in Africa. I told her I was away, and I will communicate when I was back home. Things only got worse from there, my smile got totally deformed, I had way more expression lines around the mouth than before, I had orange peel like on my chin and still, I was having difficulties speaking properly. The next day I came back to NYC I went to visit my friend’s injector Dr. Todd, top 10 injectors in the country. He explained to me that the Botox was wrongly placed and that there was nothing to be done but to wait, I could tell he was feeling bad for me, he spent an unusual amount of time trying to make it better for me, he also told me that they only place 2-3 units in each side, not 5! Needless to say that all my amazing trip to Africa pictures are spoiled, the same way than my Holiday season full of events. I don’t know how Dr. Swift is as Plastic Surgeon, now I think he got that Groupon to practice his Botox skills, I feel like a guinea pig. I still wouldn’t trust him as a doctor overall, selling me 10 extra units just to make sorry $150, is low.