Mark M. Beaty MD

Dr. Mark Beaty is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and neck, non-surgical face and body contouring, and wellness medicine including skincare. In private practice since 1999, Dr. Beaty founded Beaty Facial Plastic Surgery 2011 to offer the best in individualized cosmetic surgical and non-surgical enhancement for the face and body to the Atlanta community. His practice has grown to incorporate Beaty MD which offers laser services, specialty genetic testing, and wellness medicine including treatment of women’s health issues.

Dr. Beaty is an accomplished surgeon widely recognized by his peers for excellence and innovation in both aging face surgery and rhinoplasty. He is a frequently-invited speaker both nationally and internationally at facial plastic surgery and multidisciplinary cosmetic surgery meetings. Of particular note is the presentation and teaching of his trademarked ProLIFT facelift technique which is designed to ensure the best result with the least intervention for each individual patient. Dr. Beaty has presented his technique, published in the spring 2014 issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, to colleagues in locations including New York, Barbados, New Orleans, Beaver Creek, and Las Vegas. Dr. Beaty also appears regularly on expert panels in rhinoplasty, aging face surgery, and non-surgical aesthetic enhancement.

Dr. Beaty began his medical training at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, where he graduated with the highest honors and received the D. Kay Clawson award for outstanding academic and leadership contributions to the institution. He went on to complete residency training and serve as Chief Resident at the University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology, widely recognized as the leading program in the country. Following residency, Dr. Beaty pursued fellowship training in Facial Plastic Surgery at Emory University affiliated Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Wallace K. Dyer.

During this fellowship, covering all aspects of cosmetic facial surgery, Dr. Beaty authored two peer-reviewed journal articles and served as a clinical instructor in facial plastic surgery to Emory University residents. He was awarded the Sir Harold Delf Gilles award from the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for his research evaluating the effects of various rhinoplasty techniques on the stability of nasal architecture. In addition to the above-mentioned work, Dr. Beaty has widely published in the facial plastic surgery and head and neck surgery literature with several of his works regularly cited by colleagues. These include his description of the ProLIFT technique in Clinics in Facial Plastic Surgery and a chapter on the facelift technique in Dr. Richard Gentile’s 2011 book, Neck Rejuvenation.