Training and board certification
Source for all rows: drfarrior.com/meet-dr-farrior/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of South Florida, B.A. in biology, 1978 |
| Medical school | University of Virginia School of Medicine, M.D., May 1982 |
| Internship | General surgery, St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1982-1983 |
| Residency | Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Hospital, 1983-1987 |
| Fellowship | AAFPRS-sponsored, preceptor Richard T. Farrior, MD, Tampa, 1987-1988 |
- Board certification, as listed: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991; American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1989.
- President, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013; AAFPRS fellowship director, 1993 to present.
- Affiliate Associate Professor (voluntary faculty), Department of Otolaryngology, University of South Florida; Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Virginia.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Fellow, AAFPRS.
- Vice Chief of Staff, Tampa General Hospital, 1994-1995.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Facelift. Performed under general anesthesia; the page states he performs 100 facelift procedures each year on average, and that post-op visits for one year are included in the initial cost (facelift).
- Deep plane facelift. Incisions around the ears; skin and SMAS are lifted and cheek ligaments released; general anesthesia or twilight sedation; the operation lasts about 90 minutes (deep plane facelift).
- Neck lift. Full neck lift with incisions behind the ears and sometimes under the chin, muscle tightening and fat removal; mini neck lift; neck liposuction. Performed under general anesthesia, two to three hours, same-day discharge (neck lift).
- Recovery, as printed. Most patients return to work within 10-14 days; face and neck stay swollen for about six weeks; cardiovascular exercise after 3 weeks (facelift). Neck lift: normal activities within two to three weeks (neck lift).
- Prices. None published; the facelift page states the cost varies with the issues addressed.
Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30), each showing before-and-after photographs:
- Facelift, neck lift, brow lift, blepharoplasty, upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, laser treatments.
Other facial procedures
The site lists upper and lower blepharoplasty (blepharoplasty), brow lift (brow lift), rhinoplasty, chin implant, lip augmentation, buccal fat removal, fat transfer, otoplasty, and fractional CO2, Icon and IPL laser treatments (fractional CO2).
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Farrior Facial Plastic Surgery |
| Address | 2908 W Azeele St, Tampa, FL 33609 (contact) |
| Phone | 813-875-3223 |
| Website | https://www.drfarrior.com/ |
| instagram.com/farriorplastics | |
| facebook.com/FarriorFacialPlasticSurgery |
Note: the queue listed the credential as MD; the bio page prints "M.D., F.A.C.S."