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Top 500
#151
Score
31/100

Dr. Renee Burke, MD

Renee Burke, MD is a plastic surgeon trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who runs Renee Burke MD, Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics, & Medspa at 4 Executive Ct, South Barrington, Illinois (who we are, contact). Her site offers a lower face and neck lift under general anesthesia in an accredited surgical facility, plus PrecisionTX laser treatment under the chin (facelift and neck lift).

Practice
4 Executive Ct, South Barrington, IL 60010
Phone
(847) 382-4400
Website
reneeburkemd.com
Specialty
Plastic surgery
A smiling woman with hand to face posing

Training and board certification

  • Plastic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 2 surgical fellowships; the fellowship institutions are not named (who we are).
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon"; the home page also says "double board-certified plastic surgeon." The boards are not named (home, team).
  • Medical school is not named on the pages read.
  • The practice covers breast surgery, facial rejuvenation and body contouring, plus a med spa.

Facelift and neck lift work

  • Facelift and neck lift. The page, titled lower face lift, states Dr. Burke lifts and repositions facial tissues, removes excess skin and defines the jaw and neckline under general anesthesia in a fully accredited surgical facility. It names no layer or technique (SMAS, deep plane) (facelift and neck lift).
  • Recovery, as printed. No strenuous movement, lifting or bending for 2 weeks; daily activities after 2 to 3 weeks; exercise at the 4-week mark.
  • PrecisionTX. In-office laser under local anesthesia to melt fat and tighten skin under the chin; chin strap for 24 hours; bruising and swelling up to 2 weeks; early results around 4 weeks (PrecisionTX).
  • Galleries. Individual facelift and neck lift case pages: case 222, case 223, case 257, case 300. The main gallery archive filters by procedure only with JavaScript (archive).

Other facial procedures

Upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid, gallery); brow lift repositioning the outer brow (brow lift); upper lip lift (lip lift); laser skin resurfacing (laser); buccal fat removal, otoplasty and earlobe repair.

Practice

Field Value
Practice Renee Burke MD, Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics, & Medspa
Address 4 Executive Ct, South Barrington, IL 60010 (contact)
Phone (847) 382-4400
Website https://reneeburkemd.com/
Other providers Danielle Wolthausen, R.N. and Tracy Teschner, R.N, BSN, aesthetic nurse injectors and laser specialists; a nurse practitioner and registered nurses (team)
Instagram instagram.com/drreneeburke
YouTube YouTube channel
Facebook facebook.com/reneeburkemd

Not verified: medical school, fellowship institutions and board names. No prices are published.

Practice location and recovery

From reneeburkemd.com, read 2026-09-30. Prices and recovery times are quoted as the practice publishes them.

The marker carries the surgeon's Top 500 rank and sits on the practice's street address. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Top facelift surgeons in Illinois

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Swelling"PrecisionTX: "Bruising and swelling are normal and may last up to 2 weeks."" Source14
Back to work""Most patients feel comfortable returning to daily activities after 2 to 3 weeks."" Source21
Exercise""Pause strenuous movement for 2 weeks"; "You can ease back into exercise with confidence at the 4-week mark."" Source28

Why #151: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Research0300 facelift and neck lift papers in PubMed, 0 since 2021
Teaching0250 meetings taught from 2023 on
Published work2020facelift page; before-and-after gallery
Leadership815ASERF, Board of Directors: Director 2026-2027
Recognition310Newsweek facelift list 2025
Score31100#151 in the Top 500