Dr. Brantner in Johnson City, Tennessee 37604

Name: Jim Brantner, MD
Last name: Brantner
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1985
Years experience: 38
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Jim N. Brantner, MD Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Address: 1303 Sunset Dr.
Address suite: Ste. 5
Phone: +1 423-283-9000
City: Johnson City
State: Tennessee
Zip Code: 37604
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Gwinnett Medical Center
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1967
  • Medical: MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1977

Jim Brantner, MD

Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: William Beaumont American Medical Center, El Paso, TX, 1978
  • Residencies:
  • Plastic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1984
  • General Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, 1982
Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

GPS coordinates on map: 36.3282567,-82.3918399

Primary location: 
Location name: Johnson City
State: TN
Country: US
Map point: 36.3186,-82.35209656

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/110940215513481945654

Treatments: 
  • Acoustic Wave Therapy
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • AlloDerm
  • Arm Lift
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Body Lift
  • BodyTite
  • Botox
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Fat Transfer
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision
  • Breast Reconstruction with Latissimus Flap
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Repair
  • CO2 Laser
  • Collagen Injection
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Diastasis Recti Repair
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Drainless Tummy Tuck
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • FaceTite
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Genioplasty
  • Glycolic Peel
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Inspira Breast Implants
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Labiaplasty
  • Laser Liposuction
  • Laser Peel
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mastectomy
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Microneedling RF
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Nonsurgical Neck Lift
  • Panniculectomy
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Sclerotherapy
  • SculpSure
  • Septoplasty
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • SMAS Facelift
  • TCA Peel
  • ThermiSmooth Face
  • ThermiTight
  • ThermiVa
  • Thigh Lift
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Vaginal Rejuvenation
  • Vaginoplasty
  • Volbella
  • Vollure
  • Voluma
  • Votiva

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.1
Profile views: 5627
Answer count: 59
Review count: 16
1 star count: 1
5 star count: 2
Total star count: 3
Star rating: 2.3483522029085
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Apr 8, 2010
Profile modified: Dec 20, 2019
Profile photo modified: Feb 21, 2020
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Unclaimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jan 9, 2019
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Johnson City, TN, US. GPS coordinates: 36.3186,-82.35209656

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Chin Liposuction (Jul 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Liposuction (Jul 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Breast Reduction (Dec 2008) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift (Jan 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Injectable Fillers (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Jan 2012) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Breast Reduction (Jan 2012) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Morpheus8 (Feb 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Liposuction (Jul 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Chin Liposuction (Jul 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reduction (Dec 2008) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Morpheus8 (Sep 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Aug 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 1/5

Latest Prices

Liposuction Prices

  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020
  • $900 – Aug 17, 2020

Breast Reduction Prices

  • $20000 – Jan 1, 2012
  • $20000 – Jan 1, 2012

Tummy Tuck Prices

  • $7200 – Dec 12, 2016 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Dec 2016 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Apr 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Apr 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Apr 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Apr 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Apr 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Mar 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Mar 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Mar 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Mar 2013 – Johnson City, TN
  • $8000 – Mar 2013 – Johnson City, TN

WarmSculpting with SculpSure Prices

  • $1100 – May 17, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – May 17, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Jun 22, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Jun 22, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Nov 16, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Nov 16, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Nov 16, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Nov 16, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1101 – Jan 4, 2018 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1101 – Jan 4, 2018 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1101 – Jan 4, 2018 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Jun 22, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – Jun 22, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – May 17, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – May 17, 2017 – Johnson City, TN
  • $1100 – May 17, 2017 – Johnson City, TN

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Sep 30, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2020
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Galderma Offer
Jul 12, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2023
Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
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Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
How careful do I need to be with silicone?
How tough are breast implants?
Mar 19, 2019
In the 1970s and early 80s, breast implants had a very thin shell and a rather liquid silicone fill. The last several generations of implants have become increasingly tough. With todays implants, I believe it takes penetrating trauma to rupture an implant in any circumstance except the most extreme. I have personally had patient's on 4 occasions takeout steering wheels with her breasts, turn the breasts black, and none have ruptured the implants. In short, it is...
4 weeks post-op: does nipple position change during recovery?
Breast reduction
Mar 18, 2019
It is difficult to answer the question absolutely without seeing photos, It is common for nipples to point slightly downward immediately. As the weight of the breast Stretches the skin under the breast, the nipples rotated upward and should begin to point forward. This takes a variable amount of time.
Can I achieve a high profile without implants?
Implant required with breast lift?
Feb 25, 2019
Thank you for your question. The answered depends almost entirely on what you wish to achieve. From your photos, it would appear that a breast lift would improve here shape and appearance significantly. One can achieve moderate superior fullness in the process of a breast lift with appropriate suspension of the breast tissue to the chest muscle. The traditional means of support, using a skin bra to maintain the shape, is subject to relaxation as the skin stretches. For the last 15 years...
My breasts are unproportional after reductive augmentation. How soon it can be fixed?
Reduction/augmentation
Feb 5, 2019
From ear photos, it appears that you are quite early and asymmetrical swelling is not at all uncommon . You may have to wait is much is 6 months to know what your symmetry will be.

I know this is a procedure done by several people, but I do not understand why one puts implants In following a reduction. In my opinion, you can easily achieve upper pole fullness which lasts following a properly breast reduction with proper internal suspension.

Is it normal to go from a EE/F cup to D cup?
Breast reduction surgery
Jan 17, 2019
Thank you for your question. I expect that you may well have misunderstood some of the discussion with your plastic surgeon. A reduction in the 500 g range is a relatively small reduction, and, in my opinion, there is no reason he could not go to whatever bra size you wish. Going from an E. to a C is virtually never a problem. I have personally removed nearly 2000 g per side without having to do nipple grafting. This is somewhat technique-dependent. I would suggest that you...
Breast reduction/lift & possible tummy tuck. Could I get these at the same time and have insurance pay
Breast reduction with abdominoplasty
Jan 15, 2019
Thank you for your question. There are pros and cons with most procedures including the when you are proposing. The downside of multiple procedures is that the operative time increases from approximately 1-1/2 hours per procedure to approximately 2-1/2-3 hours. Waiting one extends operating time the risk of complications goes up slightly. The benefit of doing them together, however, is that you only recover once, and recoveries are concurrent rather than additive. I have done...
I'm 43 years old. Options to improve lower face and jawline area?
Facial options
Jan 10, 2019
A full facelift would be a procedure that would correct the ear problems, but from the photos I would expect that a more minimal approach would be satisfactory. My first choice would be a mini facelift or S. lift which normally reduces or eliminates jowling while at the same time providing some tightening of the neck. Other options would be radiofrequency type treatments where a small probe is introduced through a very small incision in the tissues are heated with radiofrequency energy,...
I'm terrified of surgery but l think my neck will need it. Do you have any suggestions?
Noninvasive neck lift
Jan 10, 2019
Thank you for your questions. The gold standard for tightening the neck is surgical. There are, however, a number of noninvasive or minimally invasive options which will make it noticeable improvement, though not as much of an improvement as a formal neck lift. These would include radiofrequency probes introduced through very small incisions to heat the tissues, noninvasive external radiofrequency treatments, microneedling with radiofrequency heating of the tissues, and other modalities...
What is endoscopic brow shaping and am I a future candidate?
Endoscopic brow lift
Jan 10, 2019
In the past, formal brow lifts were done through an incision across the front portion of the top the head. Her last several years, and endoscopic approach is accomplished the same thing with much more minimal scars that are located in the hairline and do not create known areas or hair loss. There is a more minimal type of brow lift known as a temporal brow lift where only the outer portion of the brow is lifted. This is frequently done as an office procedure under local anesthesia....
If one was to scrape off the pigment of an early melanoma, would it grow back to a visible state?
scraping melanomas
Jan 9, 2019
Thank you for your question. Melanoma, even in its early stages, Is a serious medical problem. The goal of therapy Is not to remove the pigment but to completely remove the melanoma. In its early stages melanoma can be cured in most instances with complete excision. Scraping would not accomplish this. I cannot emphasize strongly enough to see a board certified plastic surgeon for definitive care for this problem. Again, this is not a cosmetic concern but is a serious medical...
Am I vulnerable to capsular contracture from dental work?
capsular contracture with dental work
Sep 20, 2018
There are many a series about the cause of capsular contracture, but to my knowledge, no one has a definitive answer. I believe a reasonable explanation is subclinical infection, many there is no overt evidence of infection but there is in fact bacterial reaction around the implant. This hypothesis would seem to support studies that show a lower rate of capsular contracture in submuscular augmentation versus subglandular augmentation. In my practice I commonly instruct ladies who had...
Would you recommend going through ThermiTight for abdomen tightening only (no fat removal needed)?
Thermi Tight
Sep 19, 2018
Thrmi Tight is a Radiofrequency treatment that is designed to tighten skin rather than remove fat. My experience with this modality in loose abdominal skin has been excellent. You do need to understand, however, that it takes several weeks to see noticeable results and of 3-6 months to see the final result. The good news is that the down time of this treatment, which is very minimally invasive, is extremely short period. Consult a surgeon certified by the American Board of plastic...
What's the difference between Tightsculpting and SculpSure?
Non invasive fat removal
Sep 17, 2018
Sculpsure is the ONLY device approved by the FDA for non invasive, permanent fat removal. It is used for spot fat removal/contouring. Per the FDA, Sculpsure can deliver up to 24% fat removal, though our results seem better than that. The heat generated from the destruction of the fat cells offers a little but quite modest skin tightening.
The Thermi Tight device is an RF energy, minimally invasive device that offers a minimal amount of fat reduction but gives significant skin tightening...
Does the Bellesoma breast method reduce complications with nerves connected to the nipple?
Sensation after breast reduction
Sep 6, 2018
I would respectfully disagree with the concept that "traditional" methods of reduction result in a high rate of sensory loss in the nipples. In over 33 years of practice and nearly 4000 reduction procedures, I most commonly use a combination of a central and inferiorly based glandular pedicle and see sensory loss only 1-2% of the time. More commonly, I see an improvement in sensation by 6 months. This was verified by a study we did at Walter Reed in the 1980's. Additionally, relatively...
Going from DDD to B. Can it cause breast cancer?
Breast cancer with breast reduction
Jul 26, 2018
There are studies that show that there is a somewhat lower risk of breast cancer following a breast reduction. You should have no qualms about having a reduction if your symptoms justify. This is something that you should discuss with a board certified plastic surgeon.

This does not mean that your breast cancer risk ghost of zero but it does lower your risk.

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Last updated on 11/26/2023