Facelift surgeons in Nashville
The Nashville metro area, Tennessee. Dr. Kent Kye Higdon in Franklin is the top-ranked facelift surgeon here, #92 in the US.
Each marker carries the surgeon's Top 500 rank and sits on the practice's street address where it is known, otherwise at the centre of the practice's city. Markers that would cover each other spread into a ring and move back as you zoom in. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The top facelift surgeons in Nashville, ranked
After Dr. Kent Kye Higdon come Dr. Melinda Haws in Nashville and Dr. Mary Gingrass in Nashville. Tap a name for the surgeon's dossier or practice site.
| Rank | Surgeon | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Dr. Kent Kye Higdon, MD Higdon Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery · Group practice | 40.2 |
| 105 | Dr. Melinda Haws, MD The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville · Plastic surgery · Group practice | 38 |
| 183 | Dr. Mary Gingrass, MD The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville · Plastic surgery · Group practice | 29 |
| 223 | Dr. David Gilpin, MD Dr. David Gilpin Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 27.2 |
| 321 | Dr. Jacob Unger, MD Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 344 | Dr. Chad Robbins, MD, FACS Robbins Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 23 |
| 406 | Dr. Michael Boggess, MD Youthful Reflections · Facial plastic surgery | 23 |
| 431 | Dr. Lucas Bryant, MD Refine Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics · Facial plastic surgery | 20 |
| 479 | Dr. Dan Hatef, MD Dan Hatef MD Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 20 |
| 484 | Dr. Ashley Guthrie, MD Guthrie Facial Plastic Surgery · Facial plastic surgery | 20 |
| 486 | Dr. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS Dr. J. J. Wendel Plastic Surgery · Plastic surgery | 20 |
Surgeon dossiers in Nashville
Training, board certification, practice and facelift work, from each surgeon's own site.
Dr. Kent Kye Higdon
Kent "Kye" Higdon, MD is a plastic surgeon at Higdon Plastic Surgery, 2001 Mallory Lane, Suite 300, Franklin, Tennessee, and a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty member (bio). His…
Dr. Melinda Haws
Melinda Haws, MD is a plastic surgeon and co-founder, with Dr. Mary Gingrass, of The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville, 1915 State St, Nashville, Tennessee (bio, contact). Her bio states her focus…
Dr. Mary Gingrass
Mary Gingrass, MD is a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery at The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville, 1915 State St, Nashville, Tennessee, a practice she shares with…
What each practice shows
From each practice's own site: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, prices and recovery times.
- Dr. Kent Kye Higdon (#92), Higdon Plastic Surgery · Franklin, TN: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, a published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Melinda Haws (#105), The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
- Dr. Mary Gingrass (#183), The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN: facelift pages, before-and-after photos, no published price, recovery times.
What a facelift costs in Nashville
Full facelift prices as each practice publishes them, lowest first, with a range shown at its midpoint. More on the facelift cost page.
| Figure | Practice | As published |
|---|---|---|
| $17,000 | Dr. Kent Kye Higdon Higdon Plastic Surgery · Franklin, TN | $9,000 to $25,000 Source |
Before-and-after photos in Nashville
Each link opens the gallery on the practice's own site, in rank order.
- Facelift before and after · Dr. Kent Kye Higdon, Franklin
- Submental liposuction before and after · Dr. Kent Kye Higdon, Franklin
- Eyelid before and after · Dr. Kent Kye Higdon, Franklin
- Brow lift before and after · Dr. Kent Kye Higdon, Franklin
- Facelift before and after (practice gallery; cases 5-7 are by Dr. Haws) · Dr. Melinda Haws, Nashville
- MACS facelift before and after (Dr. Haws) · Dr. Melinda Haws, Nashville
- Lower facelift with upper and lower eyelid lift before and after (Dr. Haws) · Dr. Melinda Haws, Nashville
- Mini lower facelift with neck lift before and after (Dr. Haws) · Dr. Melinda Haws, Nashville
- Facelift before and after · Dr. Mary Gingrass, Nashville
- Le Petite Lift before and after · Dr. Mary Gingrass, Nashville
- Before and after · Dr. David Gilpin, Nashville
- Before and after · Dr. Jacob Unger, Nashville
- Before and after · Dr. Chad Robbins, Nashville
- Before and after · Dr. Michael Boggess, Brentwood
- Before and after · Dr. Lucas Bryant, Mt. Juliet
- Before and after · Dr. Dan Hatef, Nashville
- Before and after · Dr. Ashley Guthrie, Brentwood
- Before and after · Dr. Jason Wendel, Nashville
Surgeons in Nashville who teach the facelift
Facelift and neck lift sessions each surgeon taught to other surgeons at the major meetings.
- Dr. Jacob Unger · #321
Facial and Rhinoplasty Symposium 2026 (Boca Raton, FL, 2026): The Facelift Practice
Facelift research by Nashville surgeons
The newest papers with a ranked surgeon from this city as an author.
Before you book
Compare each surgeon's before-and-after photos for faces and necks like yours, check the board certification on the dossier, and at a group practice ask for the surgeon who performs the facelift by name. What a facelift costs and how recovery goes each have their own page.
How the ranking works
Each surgeon here practices in Nashville and holds a place in the national Top 500. A surgeon sits in the city nearest the practice address. The ranking rests on facelift research, teaching at facelift meetings, the facelift work the practice shows on its own site, leadership in the specialty and recognition. The rules are on the methodology page.