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DR. GERALD ODANIEL · LOUISVILLE · THE STUDIO

A Proven Method. An International Reputation.

The facelift surgeon other physicians travel worldwide to learn from. Co-developer of the surgical net technique. Faculty at ISAPS, ASAPS, SLU. Patients arrive from forty-one countries — for one experience, one method, one team.

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5.0 on Google
Patient reviews Verified · across 200+ reviews
41 countries
Patient origin Since 2014 · anonymized world map
17 years
Best of Louisville Top plastic surgeon, Louisville Magazine
Faculty at ISAPS
ASAPS · SLU · QMP Vienna · Boston · St. Louis · Porto
In press Thieme '24
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Evolution of the Surgical Net, 2023
02 · By referral & appointment

We meet you along your path...

Patients arrive by referral from peer surgeons, friends, prior patients. Consultations begin with a named concierge.
Path 01 — International
01/06

An international clientele. a singular method.

Dubai · London · Singapore · São Paulo. Concierge intake. Photo-led plan. Virtual consult before you board the plane.

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Path 02 — Louisville
02/06

The best surgeon, ten minutes from home.

You've known the name for years. The relationship is in person, by name, at the Studio.

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Path 03 — Executive
03/06

Less tired. Unmistakeably YOU.

Discreet intake. A real calendar. Two weeks down, six weeks public, three months final.

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Path 04 — Body & Breast
04/06

Your body, after.

Body, breast, mommy makeover. At the Studio's standard. Real recovery realism for parents.

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Visiting surgeon
Path 05 — Physician
05/06

Live surgery. Cadaver lab. The Method, taught.

ASAPS Boston · SLU with Nayak & Hah · ISAPS Vienna. Observation pathway in Louisville.

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Longitudinal skin patient
Path 06 — Lifetime Care
06/06

Decades of care. One Studio.

Lasers, injectables, hydration, skin. Before surgery, after surgery, instead of surgery.

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03 · The Work · Case 0301

A fifty-six-year-old,
three months later.

Curated from the hero set. Ten hero · thirty featured · one hundred archive on file. New cases monthly.
Case 0301 — deep plane facelift, twelve months post-op
No. 0301 · Hero · Open
Case No. 0301 · three months View case study →

Deep plane facelift & neck lift.

Case No. 0301 · Male · 2025

Patient, fifty-six. Deep plane facelift with neck lift, performed by Dr. O'Daniel. Documented at three months — the early window where the work is honest. Recovery realism, not retouched.

surgical net deep plane SMAS platysma window male facelift
The Work · No. 0301 · Published 2026.10 View the full case→
04 · The O'Daniel Method

A defining surgical technique —
in practice, inspired, in person.

Pioneer of the Surgical Net. Originator of the modern submandibular approach. The work being published today as state-of-the-art.

The Method

  • PioneerSurgical Net
  • OriginatorGland excision
  • Deep plane25 yr
  • PublishedASJ 2023
  • StatusCited globally

Twenty years ago, Dr. O'Daniel was performing the techniques other surgeons are publishing as state-of-the-art today. He pioneered the Surgical Net. He brought submandibular gland excision into the modern facelift. The Method is his body of work — the future of facelift, taught now to surgeons across five continents.

Footprint

  • Lectures90+
  • Continents5
  • Live surgeryVienna · Athens
  • Cadaver labSLU · Boston
  • In pressThieme 2024
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05 · The Work · On Instagram

We post the work.
Often.

A following built on cases. 80K+ on Instagram, new work every week. Three featured below — hundreds more on the feed.
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06 · The Surgeons

Two surgeons,
one method.

Founder & Associate Surgeon. 132 Chenoweth Lane, Louisville. Operating selectively, by appointment.
Founder
Founder · Surgeon

Dr. T. Gerald O'Daniel.

Author of the Method. Thirty-three years of facial surgical practice. Co-author of the Surgical Net with the Auersvald brothers — the technique's originators — and the Gliding Brow Lift with Viterbo. Operating selectively.

Practice 33years
Lectures 90+ intl
Boards 3FACS
Associate
Associate Surgeon

Dr. [Associate].

Body, breast, and facial surgery in support of the Founder. Trained in the Method; building a body of attributed work at the Studio's standard. Path to Medical Director, year three.

Focus B& B
Training MMethod
Path Y3M. Dir.
07 · The Lecture Circuit

Recently lectured at.

Five recent of ninety-plus cumulative. Faculty at ISAPS, ASAPS, SLU. Vienna, Athens, Boston, Porto, St. Louis.
2026.05 ASAPS Comprehensive Deep Plane Facelift & Deep Necklift — anatomy & technique cadaver lab Boston, USA Faculty · Cadaver → 2025.10 SLU · PASE Advanced Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation — with L.M. Nayak & W. Hah St. Louis, USA Co-Director → 2025.04 QMP Facial Aesthetics — deep plane & beyond, international faculty course Porto, Portugal Faculty → 2024.09 ISAPS Evolution of the Surgical Net — safety, validation, the next decade Vienna, Austria Keynote → 2023.05 ISAPS The case for submandibular gland excision in deep neck surgery Athens, Greece Live Lecture →
View the full lecture archive · 90+ → Updated 2026.05
08 · On the Road

A global presence —
in plastic surgery.

Live surgery, cadaver labs, keynotes. The Method propagates across five continents.
Dec 2025
ISAPS · Saudi Arabia

Live surgery & lectures.

Riyadh · International Saudi Plastic Surgery
Jan 2026
ISAPS · Kolkata

Education Council.

India · ISAPS Course AICR Kolkata
May 2026
ISAPS · Riyadh

Honored guest faculty.

Saudi Arabia · International Faculty Award
09 · For Physicians

Surgeons travel around the globe
to observe this work.

Faculty, author, teacher. Six societies, five continents. The Method propagates.

Dr. O'Daniel sits on the faculty of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, co-authored the Surgical Net with the Auersvald brothers — the technique's originators — and co-developed the Gliding Brow Lift with Viterbo. Cited by Nayak, Nassif, and others in current peer literature.

The physician section is current, generous, and real: a live calendar of cadaver courses and live surgery, an archive of lectures, full publications. Observation pathway in Louisville. Direct line for fellowship inquiries.

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01 ISAPSIntl. Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Faculty
02 ASAPSAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Speaker
03 AAFPRSAcademy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Member
04 ASPS · FACSAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons Fellow
05 SLU · PASESt. Louis University — Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education Co-Director
06 QMP · IPRASQuality Medical Publishing · Intl. Confederation for Plastic Surgery Faculty · Member
10 · Journal · The Studio

Notes from the Studio.

Technique, recovery, and teaching — written for patients and surgeons alike. New essays as the work warrants.
TechniqueMar 2026

On the deep plane — and why preservation matters.

Why releasing the retaining ligaments — rather than pulling skin — is what makes a result look like nothing was done at all.

6 min readRead →
RecoveryFeb 2026

What the first six weeks actually look like.

An honest, day-by-day account of healing after a deep-plane facelift — the swelling, the milestones, and when you finally feel like yourself.

8 min readRead →
The MethodJan 2026

Teaching the facelift: notes from the cadaver lab.

What it means to codify a technique so it can be taught — and why surgeons from five continents still travel to learn it.

5 min readRead →
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No. 11 · A consultation

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