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Dr. Tal Dagan

Facial Plastic Surgery
New York, NY
26 years experience male

Locations

Office

Levittown, NY

Address

2870 Hempstead Tpke, Suite 203, Levittown, NY
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My office hours

Thursday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
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Office

Old Broonville, NY

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New York, NY

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New york, NY

Office

Rockville Centre, NY

About

Bio

A leader in the field of otolaryngology head and neck surgery, facial and reconstructive cosmetic surgery, Dr. Tal Dagan has developed breakthrough techniques including minimally invasive surgical techniques, Liquid (non surgical) and 90 Minute Seamless (surgical) Face Lifts. His special interest is in facial rejuvenation with minimally invasive procedures and the treatment and prevention of early facial aging. Dr. Dagan’s innovative approach is the realization of his refined aesthetic and extensive reconstructive facial surgery experience. Dagan has distinguished himself with a wide range of professional credentials and provides his patients with a wealth of medical knowledge and highly skilled clinical techniques. He is board certified in Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery and has trained in multiple subpecialties with a dual fellowship in Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive as well as Craniofacial Surgery. Dr. Dagan is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society. He is also a fellow of the esteemed American College of Surgeons and a fellow member of the American Medical Association. He has studied and trained at some of the most highly regarded medical and educational institutions including the world famous Cleveland Clinic, Columbia University and the Tel Aviv Sackler School of Medicine. At Columbia University’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital he participated with Dr. Peter Costantino on complex reconstructive surgery. Some of the surgical innovations have been featured at The Learning Channel’s (TLC) TV Special ‘amazing Medical Stories’. He currently performs surgery at his private facility near Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center plaza. He is also on the medical staff at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary, St. Barnabas medical center and Staten Island Universty Hospital. Dr. Dagan performs hundreds of cosmetic and Otolaryngology surgical procedures per year. His training and expertise includes all aspects of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery including state of the art minimally invasive non-surgical procedures.

Specialties
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.

Facial Plastic Surgery

ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Licenses

United States: New York

Languages spoken

Amharic, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian (Nynorsk), Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Doctor Q&A

86 Answers
8 Agrees
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Strep throat: The at home treatment for a sore throat not strep is a salt water gargle and hot tea. However, if you are experiencing fever, increasing difficulty sw... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
I : I agree 100% with the comments made regarding artefill. Although artefill has been in the market for cosmetic treatment only since 2003 (first in euro... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Dark : Dark circles under the eyes may be caused by a variety of different reasons: heredity - in most cases, the dark circles under the eyes are blood vesse... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
There : There are many things that can cause bad breath, including the following: diet - when a person does not brush or floss their teeth thoroughly, food pa... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Dairy allergy: An allergy to the proteins found in dairy products and cow's milk. Symptoms may include hives, rash, eczema, itchy red watery eyes, nausea, abdominal ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Unfortunately, : Unfortunately, skin tags are as they sound - part of your skin. They do not shed or come off on their own. There is no ointment or cream to remove ski... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Med for cold&sinus: Oral decongestants are recommended for nasal and sinus congestion. By mouth, nyquil day/night, sudafed etc. Nasal sprays like afrin or neosynephrine s... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Itchy throat: An itchy throat does not necessarily arise only from allergies, it may arise from post nasal drip, acid reflux (into the throat) or from other irritan... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Oral rinse: The best home remedy oral gargle is salt water prepared by mixing one teaspoon fine grain kosher salt with one cup warm water. Otherwise, listerine o... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Don't pop it..: Treatment of acne varies but includes proper use of a skin cleanser to wash off oily residues, the use of benzoyl peroxide (over the counter (e.g. Oxy... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Absolutely: A mass in the lung can irritate the lining of the lung, also called the pleura. This can either cause a charp pain in the chest called pleuritic pain ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Salt water vs med: Nasal saline spray is a physiological salt solution which has the same salt content present in your blood. It is thus gentle enough to bathe, coat or ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Allergies: Nasal congestion and discharge have a variety of causes. It is worthwhile to visit with your local ENT for allergy testing, an exam and trial of nasal... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Allegra (fexofenadine) allergy: Allegra is a brand name for a medication used to treat hay fever and allergy symptoms. It is a type of anti histamine that reduces or blocks histamine... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Service : Service in the military often exposes our uniformed men and women to noise from gun fire, explosive blasts, and other loud sounds that can result in d... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
When : When the eyebrows hang low over the eyes (the ridge you can feel on the top of your eye socket) and this is felt to be disturbing, then an eyebrow can... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
The : The abdomen is the most common area of the body to be treated by liposuction among both men and women. Important factors that affect the success of ab... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Extreme cold: Get rest, drink plenty of fluids, for fever take ibuprofen/advil/motrin, for congestion take decongestant like sudafed, tylenol (acetaminophen) cold o... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
tongue swelling: Tongue swelling is a common feature in an allergic reaction. The release of histamine by allergy mediating cells known as mast cells can cause tongue ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Your : Your symptoms started out as a steretypical viral upper respiratory tract infection/inflammation. Nasal congestion, clear nasal discharge with an occa... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
It : It is very common to feel your ears getting plugged up, crackling, popping or a slight pressure sensation with upper respiratory tract inflammation or... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
When : When any implant is inserted the body reacts by forming a lining of tissue around it called the capsule. In some cases the capsule begins to shrink, ... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
I : I agree with the comments my colleague has made about the causes of mucous in your throat that may arise in the nose or from allergies, but it is very... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
We : We normally obtain fat for a brazilian butt lift or any type of fat transfer procedure from another body region that has excess fat such as the inner ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
A : A mole on an eyelid can safely be removed depending ofcourse on its size, depth and location. That said, if you are contemplating removal of a mole fr... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
The : The decision to remove your tonsils is not trivial and should never be taken lightly. The fact that an emergency room doctor talked to you about takin... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Captique : Captique is hyaluronic acid similar to Restylane (dermal fillers) and juvederm, not widely used anymore. However, with hyaluronic acid fillers, your m... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Pollen allergy: A common spring allergy that causes sensitive individuals to feel itchy or watery eyes, runny nose and congestion, an itch in the mouth or lip swellin... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Temporarily!: In the first few days to two weeks after removing your tonsils there is discomofrt ranging from mild to severe pain when swallowing. I always provide ... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Vertigo: It seems everything started from clogging of the ears for which you tried ear wax removal drops. Putting liquid in your ear can cause a sensation... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
The unavoidable: Generally swimmer's ear can occur in people who clean their ears too frequently with q-tips, swimming in unsanitary water but can also happen for reas... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
geographic tongue: Although normally symptomatic, sometimes accompanied by burning, geographic tongue is a common condition believed to be inflammatory without a cle... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Depends on the age: Babies who are younger than two years old generally are treated with nasal saline sprays because they are safest for the younger age group. In older c... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
From : From my experience and the collective experience of other juvederm expert injectors, the length of duration of juvederm varies between 3 and 9 months ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
There : There is no known cream or ointment that will help to heal the skin of the nose after nose surgery. As a matter of fact, usually after rhinoplasty (no... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
The : The two situations you describe are different. The reason why you feel pain in the ears when it is cold had to do with the fact that both the skin of ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
IT does'nt: Sinus inflammation has nothing to do with the vertebral column or the spinal cord. Sinus inflammation is related to either your own anatomy being comp... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
I : I agree with my esteemed colleagues' answers above. Just a little note about swelling of the bridge of the nose (the outer skin of the nose) without a... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
I : I agree with the previous answer, artefill is a long lasting filler that is best reserved for deeper type wrinkles or concavities in the face like the... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
People : People with obstructive sleep apnea have an airway that is more narrow than normal, usually at the nose, back of the nose (nasopharynx), base of the t... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
It : It is important to see an ENT in this case to investigate the root cause of your problem. Discharge from one side of the nose, if watery and not thick... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
7-10 days: The prodromal stage (when present) begins with a pricking or burning sensation on the mucosa. The ulcers or blisters develop within 24-48 hours. Pain ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Pop and water in the: This complaint may be due to either water or wax that are trapped in your outer ear canal, fluid collection behind your ear drum as commonly happens a... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Tonsil white patches: It really is important you see your ear nose and throat doctor. The patches on the tonsils may either be a continuation of the strep bacterial infecti... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Pulsations in ear: If the pulsating sensation in the ear is recent and related to the sinus pressure in your head and cold symptoms, it is to be expected. A cold common... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Sinus congestion: Sinus pressure can be initially treated with oral decongestans like sudafed, nyquil daytime/nighttime, nasal saline sprays and Mucinex (guaifenesin) (... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Dog allergy: A reaction in some people to exposure to the dander on dogs that results in coughing and wheezing, red, itchy eyes runny, itchy, stuffy nose, sneezin... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
It depends.: Generally, a strep throat occurs as a result of the overgrowth of bacteria lining your tonsils. A strep throat is usually treated with antibiotics. A ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Absolutely not: If you have swimmer's ear you should avoid swimming and water in your ear including salt water. The treatment of swimmer's ear is generally an ear cle... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tal Dagan
Facial Plastic Surgery 26 years experience
Fish : Fish bones are very thin and sharp and may get stuck anywhere within the oral cavity, tonsils, back of your throat or slightly further down your throa... Read More
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Testimonials
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.

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Thank you notes
I endorse this doctor.Tal is a great clinician and an excellent surgeon. He has a significant clinical experience treating a variety of ENT disease. He has great clinical results.
HealthTap member
Dec 16, 2012
Dr. Dagan did a mini facelift. He prepared me well for the pre and post op experience. There was very little downtime and a very thorough follow-up. He has an open friendly personality and is very hon...Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Dagan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Ok also I didn't have room but green mucus 1 nostril congested no blood present was swabed for strep came back neg. Finished the pills sun.
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thanks, but ill visit a doctor only if there is no other way, because im not at my home country and doctors are expensive here..
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Your advice reminded me to revisit my gastroenterologist.

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Israel Institute of Technology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
Graduated 1997MD

Medical/Graduate school

Touro College
Graduated 1993MD

Medical/Graduate school

University of Rochester
Graduated 1992MD

Medical/Graduate school

Technion Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Medicine (TeAMS), Israel
Graduated 1997MD

Residency

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Residency

Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer

Awards

New York Patients' Choice Award, Choice Award
New York Patient's Choice Award, Patients' Choice
Patient's Choice Award 2010

Affiliations

American Medical Association
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
American College of Surgeons

Publications

The suprameatal approach: an alternative surgical approach to cochlear implantation
. Lethal photosensitization of oral pathogens via a red-filtered halogen lamp
Quality of life of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients
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