Dr. Gaurav Bharti, MD, FACS

Training and board certification

• Board certification, as the site states it: "board-certified plastic surgeon"; the board is not named (bio).
• The site prints his name as Gaurav Bharti, M.D., FACS.
• Co-founder of Health/Knowledge/Beauty (H/K/B) Cosmetic Surgery; his bio describes nine locations across the Southeast with a flagship in Charlotte.
• Has participated in FDA clinical trials of new devices; serves on manufacturer advisory boards.
• Mentors surgeons, speaks at industry events and has published; titles are not listed.
• The practice runs an ASAPS aesthetic surgery fellowship (ASAPS fellowship).

His bio page does not name his medical school, residency or fellowship.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Facelift. The group page describes tightening the facial muscles and redraping the skin, with incisions in hidden locations; outpatient or with an overnight stay at the practice's accredited surgical facility; Vectra 3D imaging before surgery (facelift).
• Neck lift. Outpatient, two to three hours, general anesthesia; steps named are platysmaplasty, skin and fat excision through small incisions behind the ears, and liposuction; bandages removed within the first week (neck lift).
• Submental liposuction. Most patients back to work within three days; chin strap for about 2 weeks (submental liposuction).
• Recovery statements. Facelift recovery 1-2 weeks; avoid strenuous activity for about two weeks; out in public with light makeup after the first week; return to work 1-2 weeks; results typically last 7-9 years (facelift).
• Prices. None published.
• Galleries. Facelift cases naming him: 4 (age 42), 5, 10, 18. Neck lift cases: 1, 3, 8, 12. Category pages cover all H/K/B surgeons (facelift, neck lift).

Other facial procedures

Upper and lower blepharoplasty under local anesthesia and sedation, recovery 1-2 weeks (eyelid surgery); 10 eyelid cases name him, including case 1. Endoscopic brow lift (brow lift). CORE fractional CO2 laser under topical numbing (CO2 laser). His bio lists injectables; the group also offers chin augmentation, lip lift, rhinoplasty and otoplasty.

Practice

Not verified: medical school, residency, fellowship and certifying board (not on the bio page). Facelift and neck lift page content is written for the whole group, not for him.