Dr. John Connors, MD, FACS

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: plasticsurgerygroupatl.com/about-us/plastic-surgeon-atlanta-ga/

• Board certification, as the site lists it: "American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)." The same page calls him "double board-certified" and does not name a second board.
• Affiliations listed: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons (Appointed Officer).
• Award listed: Outstanding Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School.
• Medical privileges: Emory Aesthetic Center (Johns Creek and Downwood Circle), Northside Hospital Alpharetta, Northside Hospital Atlanta, Northside Hospital Cherokee.
• Founder of Emergence Surgical Gifts, Inc., a nonprofit offering charitable reconstructive surgery to children.

Facelift and neck lift work

• Deep plane facelift. Described as lifting and repositioning the deeper layers of muscle and tissue, generally with a small incision under the chin (facelift).
• Traditional (SMAS) facelift. Incision along the hairline from the temple to behind the earlobe; the underlying muscles and tissue are tightened and secured (facelift).
• Setting. All facelifts under general anesthesia at an accredited surgical facility; three to four hours; some patients stay overnight (facelift). The practice operates at Avalon Medical Center, an ambulatory surgery center in Alpharetta with four operating rooms, accredited by QUAD A (Avalon Medical Center).
• Deep plane neck lift. Incision beneath the chin and sometimes around the ears; the platysma and deeper tissues are released and repositioned as a single unit; a small drain may be placed; about two hours. Neck liposuction and chin implants may be added (neck lift).
• Neck and chin liposuction. Tumescent liposuction through a small incision below the chin, often under oral sedation (neck and chin liposuction).
• Recovery, as printed. Facelift: return to regular activity within two weeks, strenuous exercise within six weeks; swollen for the first two weeks. Neck lift: return to work in 7 to 10 days; final appearance after several months. Drain usually removed within 24-48 hours (neck and chin liposuction).
• Prices. None published. The facelift page says cost varies and names CareCredit, United Medical Credit and ALPHAEON CREDIT financing.
• Galleries. Facelift (6 cases), neck lift (5 cases), neck and chin liposuction (4 cases), all labeled as his patients.

Other facial procedures

The site offers upper and lower blepharoplasty, including transconjunctival (eyelid; gallery), brow lift (brow lift; gallery), facial fat grafting (fat grafting), laser skin resurfacing (laser), chemical peels (gallery), cheek and chin augmentation, lip lift and ear surgery.

Practice