Profile of Ryan M. Smith, Dr

Dr. Ryan M. Smith is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon with extensive training in both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, head, and neck. He is the director of South Loop Otolaryngology and an assistant professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He is closely involved in the teaching of medical students as well as training of surgical residents and fellows in the latest techniques of facial plastic surgery.

Dr. Revenaugh, Dr. Smith and Dr. Eggerstedt share a similar commitment to excellence in patient care. Read more in Our Approach and Our Practice.

Dr. Smith has made significant contributions to the field of facial plastic surgery and has lectured extensively and authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters in the field. In the section of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rush, Dr. Smith is very active in clinical research, investigating novel treatments and surgical innovations to provide the safest and highest-quality care available.

Focusing exclusively on the treatment of the face, head and neck, Dr. Smith has dedicated his training and practice to this area specifically. He has traveled internationally to provide humanitarian surgical aid to patients in Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Vietnam. He proudly participates in Rush’s Wounded Warrior program to care for soldiers injured in combat as well as Rush medical center’s diversity programs for all communities including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning individuals.

Procedures of Ryan M. Smith, Dr ⁽⁴⁾

Procedure	Rank in Chicago	Rank in IL	Rank in US
Lower Body Lift The lower body lift extends the tummy tuck incision completely around the lower torso, which allows surgeon to lift or resuspend the thighs and tighten the buttocks as well as to execute the traditional tummy tuck.	Ranked in Chicago: 5	Ranked in IL: 36	Ranked in US: 1763
Neck Lift A procedure that improves the look of the neck by redraping sagging, wrinkled skin. In addition, it tightens the skin by removing excess skin.	Ranked in Chicago: 24	Ranked in IL: 79	Ranked in US: 2848
Back Lift Back lift surgery contours and streamlines the upper or lower back by removing excess fat and sagging skin.	Ranked in Chicago: 1	Ranked in IL: 1	Ranked in US: 215
Novathread Lift Novathread lift procedure is a minimally invasive alternative to facelift surgery.	Ranked in Chicago:	Ranked in IL:	Ranked in US: