Dr. Stephen Prendiville Wins RealSelf 100 Award

FORT MYERS, Fla. - April 6, 2016 - PRLog -- Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stephen R. Prendiville is one of 100 doctors in the nation to receive the prestigious RealSelf 100 Award for 2015 from RealSelf, the leading online community that helps people make confident choices in elective cosmetic procedures.

         Dr. Prendiville was selected from nearly 13,000 board-certified specialists for the honor and is the only Southwest Florida physician to be recognized by RealSelf.  This is the fifth consecutive year that Dr. Prendiville has been honored by RealSelf.

         Medical professionals that made the annual RealSelf 100 list are recognized both for having an outstanding record of positive consumer feedback and for providing unique, valuable insights to questions asked by consumers.

Dr. Prendiville was invited to join RealSelf.com as a reviewer in 2008 and has now achieved Distinguished Member status for his responses to patients with questions about facial plastic surgery and skin rejuvenation techniques.  As an expert contributor to RealSelf, he has posted more than 2,000 answers to questions posted on the RealSelf website.

"The doctors receiving this award were among the top 1 percent of our 13,000-member doctor community in 2015," said RealSelf Founder/CEO Tom Seery. "They're leading the way by empowering millions of consumers to gain access to the information they need to make smart and confident health and beauty decisions."

Dr. Prendiville is the only Fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon in Fort Myers who is certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.  He has performed more than 3,000 surgical procedures during his 10 years of practice in Fort Myers.

He is recognized nationally as a facelift expert and is named as a Top Doctor again this year by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for the second consecutive year.  Dr. Prendiville also has authored more than 20 articles published in medical journals and he has served as guest editor for Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America.

Dr. Prendiville is the past president and secretary/treasurer of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, an association consisting of 250 facial plastic surgeons in the state.

Dr. Prendiville graduated with his M.D. degree with high honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and served his residency at Georgetown University.

He was awarded a Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at St. Louis University in Missouri, where he was a clinical instructor in the St. Louis University Department of Otolaryngology.

All surgeries are performed at Dr. Prendiville's state-of-the-art Surgical Center adjacent to his office in South Fort Myers at 9407 Cypress Lake Drive, Suite A.  The Surgical Center is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), which is the largest accrediting body for outpatient surgical facilities in the United States. For more information about Dr. Prendiville, please visit his website at www.drprendiville.com.

About RealSelf

Since its founding in 2006, RealSelf has created the world's largest community for learning nd sharing information about cosmetic surgery, dermatology, dentistry and other elective treatments.  The extensive collections of reviews, photos, videos and doctor Q&A make RealSelf the most trusted resource for those looking for help beyond the beauty counter.  www.realself.com.  For the full list RealSelf 100 Award winners, visit https://www.realself.com/RS100.