David B. Reath MD, PLLC
109 S Northshore Dr #101
Knoxville, TN 38919
(865) 450-9253 Office
(865) 450-9949 Fax
+1-866-732-8401 Toll Free
Physicians’ Surgery Center
Fort Sanders Center for Advanced Medicine Building
1819 Clinch Ave #206
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 522-2949 Office
Gravity is not kind to any of us! One of the areas we see the effect of gravity and the Knoxville sunshine is in the face. This can give us an old or tired look. This is the major concern of people considering facelifts. A well-done facelift restores the normal youthful appearance to the face while avoiding that unnatural “over stretched” look.
An accomplished Board-certified plastic surgeon like Dr. Reath will modify his technique to 
treat your face, rather than the other way around. Different people have various levels of skin laxity and different degrees of the descent of cheek fat into the jowl and/or naso-labial area. You may have skin looseness in both the jaw line and the neck, but maybe you only have one or the other. It is the amount of skin laxity and the descent of your underlying fat and tissue that determines how much needs to be done.
The facelift is the most personalized aesthetic surgery procedure Dr. Reath performs for the women and men who visit him from the Knoxville area, Johnson City, Cookeville, Cleveland, and beyond. One size does not fit all, especially in the area of facial rejuvenation.
The bottom line: the way your face ages is as unique to you as your face itself.
A facelift changes the actual shape of your face by manipulating the tissue underneath to restore a more youthful appearance. It is not about pulling on the skin. This area, more than any other, requires true artistry as well as surgical technique. It is very difficult to achieve real and lasting rejuvenation with a procedure that takes less than an hour and promises no recovery time. When you schedule a facelift with Dr. Reath, you can be assured that you will be his first and only facelift patient that day.
One thing that nearly everyone asks is how much facelifts cost, so we include our surgery prices right here on our website. Amazing, right?
The cost of a facelift with Dr. Reath includes both surgical and anesthesia fees, our exclusive recovery kit, a medical-grade skin care procedure and all follow-up visits. If you are interested in having more than one facial procedure, you’ll save a little bit of money having them done at the same time. We’ll give you an exact quote for your surgical plan during your consultation with Dr. Reath.
| Procedure | Cost | Cash Price |
|---|---|---|
| Facelift | $10,182 | $9,673 |
| Browlift | $5,420 | $5,149 |
| Eyelid Surgery Upper and Lower | $5,382 | $5,113 |
| Eyelid Surgery Upper or Lower | $3,915 | $3,719 |
Cash Discount: Great news! We offer a 5% discount for our patients who would like to pay with cash or check instead of using a credit card or financing.
Board-certified plastic surgeon David B. Reath, MD is renowned for his surgical skills and his commitment to public education. Practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee since 1986, his personal approach with patients is what truly sets him apart.
requesting a consultationRecently I have had a couple of patients ask me why I don’t offer “mini-facelifts”. When people speak of a “mini-facelift” I am never really sure what they are referring to. There are a lot of variations on how face lifts are performed. My approach is one that re-positions the tissues that have moved (downward) in time back to where they used to be. This give the most natural results and makes people look like themselves. But this is a formal facelift which has a recovery period.
The problem with “mini” procedures is that most of the time they give “mini” results which – in my experience—is not what patients are looking for. A mini or small operation will not effectively treat the jowl area along the jaw line, or loosened of the neck which are the most common concerns for my patients.
In this Truth-O-Meter Tuesday video, he explains what you need to know to get the best results from a facelift.
With many so many new “trademarked” lifting procedures being advertised on late night television, it is important not to get sidetracked by slick marketing.
Be a smart consumer by keeping these things in mind when doing your research.
A Browlift is a surgical procedure that repositions a low or sagging brow and raises the eyebrows to a more alert and youthful position. It minimizes the creases that develop across the forehead, and those that occur high on the bridge of the nose, between the eyes. It also improves what are commonly referred to as frown lines, vertical creases in the glabellar area that develop between the eyebrows. A brow lift is most commonly performed in conjunction with upper eyelid surgery and/or a facelift.
Many people who are concerned about excess skin in their upper eye area are surprised to find out that a browlift is indicated rather than eyelid surgery, (also known as blepharoplasty.) This is because the skin that is hooding the upper eyelid is raised as the brow is re-positioned during a brow lift.
Browlift and blepharoplasty are complimentary procedures for eyelid area improvement. Deciding whether to have a browlift, blepharoplasty, or a combination of both is a very individual decision that involves your particular anatomy, your aesthetic sense, and the artistry of your surgeon.
If you have noticed that your eye shadow is becoming harder to see or you have the sensation that your eyelid skin rests on your eyelashes, your excess skin is treated by an eyelid lift. Skin excess and hooding occurring in the crow’s feet area outside the outer corner of the eye (lateral canthus) is often better managed with a brow/forehead lift.
A good idea is to review pictures from decades ago and notice how your brow has moved over the years. In some people the brow has slowly descended over time. If so, you are more likely to benefit from a browlift. On the other hand, you may have always had a lower brow. If that is the case, a browlift is might give you an outcome that appears unnatural to you.
Today’s facelifts are done as out-patient procedures and do not involve an overnight stay in the hospital. The operation takes between 3 and 4 hours. Many people like to combine a facelift with other procedures such as eyelid surgery or a forehead lift. Once patients have recovered from the anesthetic, they go home in the care of their family.
Helping our patients manage a speedy recovery is one of our primary missions. Most people take off between ten days to two weeks of work after their facelift. Expect to be up and about in a day or two, and have the stitches removed in less than a week.
Many of our facelift patients, both men and women, are now consulting with Nurse Injector Melissa Chanbers before or after their surgery to improve the areas not treated by a facelift. Treating lines and wrinkles in the brow area and forehead as well as restoring youthful fullness to the lips compliments the results of a facelift. Combining a facelift with Botox and injectable fillers like Juvederm or Voluma completes your youthful new look.
Our staff has just written an amazing free eBook based on suggestions from some of our patients. The Plastic Surgery Planner is 40-pages of best practices with everything you need to know about planning for your plastic surgery and recovery. It’s a must-read for anyone planning to have plastic surgery. It’s a free download.
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