Doctor J. Smythe Rich, MD Facial Plastic Surgeon in Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Name: J. Smythe Rich, MD
Last name: Rich
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1989
Years experience: 34
Primary Specialty: Facial Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://www.smytherichmd.com
Business: Smythe Rich, MD
Address: 1711 Richland St.
Address suite: Ste. 100
Phone: (803) 336-7021
International phone number: +18033367021
City: Columbia
State: South Carolina
Zip Code: 29201
Country: US
Statement: I feel so fortunate for the training I received and the refinement many years of practice and teaching has afforded me. I knew that working with the face was something that is a little harder than other areas, but with continued focus, high success can be found.

I feel most people would rather look a little tired or less than perfect, rather than looking silly or overcorrected. I try to find how little it takes to create or restore confidence in one’s appearance. To be given someone’s trust with their appearance shouldn’t be taken lightly.

Personally, seeing the glow of new confidence in a patient is the greatest joy for me.
Consulting Fees: 100$
Consultation note: Consult cost applied to cosmetic procedure scheduled within 6 months.
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: 
  • Prisma hospital system
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BS, Biology, College of Charleston, 1980
  • Medical: MD, Medical University of South Carolina, 1984
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residencies:
  • General Surgery, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
  • Fellowship:
  • Facial Plastic, Park Central Institute, St. Louis, MO
Member of: 
  • fps

J. Smythe Rich, MD

Board Certification: 
John Smythe Rich III(ABMSUID -01)

Viewed: 8/18/2008
Day of birth:
1/29/1958

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology – General

Status: Certified Active Lifetime Initial Certification 10/12/1989 –
Education: 1984 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: 3 Richland Medical Park DrColumbia, SC 29203-6850 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 34.0134916,-81.029126

Primary location: 
Location name: Columbia
State: SC
Country: US
Map point: 34.0007,-81.03530121
Treatments: 
  • ActiveFX
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Botox
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Brow Lift
  • Buccal Fat Removal
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • CO2 Laser
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • DeepFX
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Dermaplaning
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Genioplasty
  • Hyaluronidase
  • IPL
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Latisse
  • Lifestyle Lift
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Lift
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Lower Facelift
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mole Removal
  • Neck Lift
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • QuickLift
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Sculptra
  • Septoplasty
  • Sinus Surgery
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • SMAS Facelift
  • Subcision
  • TCA Peel
  • Thermage FLX
  • Volbella
  • Vollure
  • Voluma
  • YAG Laser

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.8
Profile views: 22684
Answer count: 110
Review count: 56
1 star count: 3
3 star count: 1
5 star count: 52
Total star count: 56
Star rating: 4.378016458137
Lead count last three months: 14
Anonymous votes: 1
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Dec 6, 2007
Profile modified: Sep 15, 2023
Profile photo modified: Sep 15, 2023
Profile promotion: Yes
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Performance
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jun 15, 2015
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Columbia, SC, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0007,-81.03530121

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Facelift (Jun 2021) – 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)
  • Deep Plane Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Deep Plane Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Deep Plane Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Aug 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Sep 2014) – 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)
  • Sculptra Aesthetic (Mar 2021) – 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)
  • Deep Plane Facelift (Feb 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Feb 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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)
  • Rhinoplasty (Feb 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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)
  • Rhinoplasty (Feb 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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)
  • Rhinoplasty (Feb 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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)
  • Rhinoplasty (Feb 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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 Implant (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Septoplasty (Mar 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Jul 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox for Migraines (Jan 2002) – 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)
  • Sculptra Aesthetic (Apr 2012) – 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)
  • Double Eyelid Surgery (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 2/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Jun 2022) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 2/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 2/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Chin Implant (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Implant (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Implant (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Implant (Mar 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Chin Surgery (Aug 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, 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)

Latest Prices

Facelift Prices

  • $9000 – Mar 2021 – Columnia, SC
  • $7000 – May 25, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Jan 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $7000 – May 25, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $10500 – Dec 1, 2014 – Colombia sc In his tiny office.
  • $10500 – Dec 1, 2014 – Colombia sc In his tiny office.
  • $10500 – Dec 1, 2014 – Colombia sc In his tiny office.
  • $10500 – Dec 1, 2014 – Colombia sc In his tiny office.
  • $9000 – Jan 2015 – Columnia, SC
  • $5500 – Sep 3, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $5500 – Sep 3, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Feb 2, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Feb 2, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Oct 2012 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Oct 2012 – Columbia, SC

Deep Plane Facelift Prices

  • $8000 – Feb 22, 2022

Lower Facelift Prices

  • $6800 – May 25, 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $6800 – May 25, 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $6800 – May 25, 2016 – Columbia, SC

Sculptra Aesthetic Prices

  • $2500 – Apr 12, 2012 – Columbia, SC
  • $2500 – Apr 12, 2012 – Columbia, SC
  • $2500 – Apr 12, 2012 – Columbia, SC

Rhinoplasty Prices

  • $7400 – Feb 10, 2023
  • $7400 – Feb 10, 2023
  • $7400 – Feb 10, 2023
  • $7400 – Feb 10, 2023
  • $7400 – Feb 10, 2023
  • $5600 – Jul 17, 2018 – Columbia
  • $5999 – Jun 2022 – Columbia, SC
  • $5400 – Apr 18, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $5600 – Jul 17, 2018 – Columbia
  • $4800 – Oct 16, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $6000 – Aug 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $3000 – Nov 19, 2013 – Columbia, SC

Chin Implant Prices

  • $2900 – Jul 22, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $2900 – Jul 22, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $2900 – Jul 22, 2015 – Columbia, SC

Septoplasty Prices

  • $2000 – Feb 12, 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $2000 – Feb 12, 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $2000 – Feb 12, 2016 – Columbia, SC

Double Eyelid Surgery Prices

  • $4000 – Jul 2022 – Columbia, SC

Chin Surgery Prices

  • $7600 – Aug 4, 2021
  • $7600 – Aug 4, 2021
  • $7600 – Aug 4, 2021

Neck Lift Prices

  • $7800 – Jan 19, 2020
  • $7800 – Jan 19, 2020
  • $7400 – May 22, 2019
  • $7400 – May 22, 2019

Other Prices

  • $280 – Sep 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $6300 – Feb 2, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $5400 – Apr 18, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $5400 – Apr 18, 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $3000 – Nov 19, 2013 – Columbia, SC

Botox Prices

  • $280 – Apr 22, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $280 – Apr 22, 2015 – Columbia, SC
  • $280 – Sep 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $280 – Sep 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $280 – Sep 2014 – Columbia, SC
  • $280 – Sep 2014 – Columbia, SC

Restylane Prices

  • $1060 – Oct 14, 2016 – Columbia, SC
  • $1060 – Oct 14, 2016 – Columbia, SC

Sinus Surgery Prices

  • $3000 – May 10, 2010 – Columbia, SC
  • $3000 – May 10, 2010 – Columbia, SC

Nose Surgery Prices

  • $5400 – Apr 18, 2014 – Columbia, SC

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Smythe Rich, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, https://www.smytherichmd.com
Address
1711 Richland St.Ste. 100, Columbia, South Carolina, US, 29201 (GPS coordinates: 34.0134825,-81.0291201)
Phone
(803) 799-3223
Working Hours
Mon: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Tue: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Wed: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Thu: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Fri: 8:30am – 1:00pm
Created / Modified
Oct 5, 2019 / Aug 9, 2021

Special Offers

Heading
Start Time / End Time
Detail
Treatments
Galderma Offer
Feb 15, 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.
Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
What other surgeries should I get besides a rhinoplasty?
Facial balance
Mar 3, 2021
By your photos you are young and pretty. To compare your facial shape to models I feel yor lower face is smaller. Consider a simple chin augmentation. The rhinoplasty would certainly involve extensive cartledge grafting to the bridge to ADD to your face to gain harmony.
Best,
Smythe Rich, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon
Bad Botox experience (first timer) was injected on Jan 30th, how can I avoid bad results in the futu
Botox should be your secret
Mar 3, 2021
When too much Botox or the wrong areas are injected, others will notice and snicker. You were right not to go back. Upselling is TAUGHT as a part of most injection training. Be sure your provider listens and explains the procedure. Most busy competent injectors should try to see how little units are needed and for a first timer...so something predictable. So ..knowledge of anatomy beats out high doses of Botox. The worst thing is...your secret is out. It will soften in weeks and take pics to...
Is Botox an Effective Option for Wrinkle Prevention?
Botox is for patients that already have wrinkles.
Mar 3, 2021
The obvious solitation that "pretox " is a thing is really bad. The results of Botox or Dysport to reduce lines of expression in the upper face are somewhat cummulative if you keep it up. The fact is that if a friend started "preventative Botox " at age 23 and her friend started at 33, the one starting later will catch her friend in a few treatments. The idea of tell you people that have to get started early other than sunscreen and eating well is a disservice. It is spreading anxiety and...
Will laser resurfacing help my sun damaged thin skin at 30?
laser resurfacing
Dec 29, 2020
On this topic to lessen wrinkles and smooth skin tone there is a real truth, there are no short cuts. Treatments with little downtime offer little change, so match your needs to the laser treatment. Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing is the gold standard but it can be adjusted up or down. Erbium laser heals faster as is suited to more subtle changes. Mechanical dermabrasion is still an old trusted tool reserved for scars and difficult lip lines.
Good luck
Smythe Rich, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon
Is it worth getting my deviated septum repaired?
Septal deviation
Dec 29, 2020
The key here isn't if you would benefit from a slightly difficult septoplasty but how to do this without insurance in an era when the hospital cost normally exceeds $30,000. Most facilities offer self pay rates that are negotiated. Here costs are less than $2000. The surgery must maintain support of the tip of your nose while moving it to midline to open both sides for breathing. This makes it slightly like a rhinoplasty but skilled ENT surgeons are capable as well as others specializing in...
What can be done to help? In need of revision rhinoplasty!
alloplasts / in the tip of the nose
Dec 13, 2020
Artificial materials are always an inferior choice to your own body's cartledge. Sometimes it is worth the shortcut, like in the bridge. In areas that move and have very little separating it from the outside world, infection or extrusion await.It is difficult to comment on your aesthetic outcome as one would need to see where you started.
good luck,
Smythe Rich, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon
I would like to correct the symmetry of my nose, any suggestions?
Crooked nose, not for beginners
Dec 13, 2020
Many surgeons can reduce the hump and narrow the bridge. But standards for everything have gone up. To correct the end of your nose requires advanced techniques like septal replacement grafts and the middle needs spreader grafts ideally available if the first surgeon is aware not to discard the cartledge from the septum. The bones at the top are asymmetric . Your right side is nearly vertical and the left is oblique necessitating reshaping these bones.
Good luck,Smythe Rich,MDFacial Plastic...
One of my eyebrows is significantly higher than the other as well as the eye appearing larger. What
Brow asymmetry
Jul 31, 2020
You are correct about this common facial trait. If you are highly motivated, a unilateral endoscopic browlift may help. However, as you may imagine, we surgeons never get things perfectly even.If the brows start quite different it is easier to help. You do also have a little ptosis of the right eyelid. That also can be addressed if this worsens to the point of affecting vision. Personally, I would perform the brow repositioning first and then re-evaluate. Finally, even if you dont kike the...
Brow lift recommended for angry eyebrows? I'm 33 years old, what would be the longterm implications
Endoscopic browlift
Jul 31, 2020
One's brow position conveys over 30 emotions. When lower or arched downward,it may portray an unwanted emotion. Browlifts should be carefully considered in males, however if the brow position is particularly low, an endoscopic brow lift can be welcome change. I advise patients to access the resting brow appearance and then wrap their head in a towel/ turban and compare. Raising your brow height moderately would not be unwise.in your case this isn't age related, but a family trait. Good...
I think I have a weak chin and double chin. Should I do Kybella or chin fillers?
Chin augmentation
Jul 9, 2020
If you speak to a qualified surgeon they will definitely suggest a chin implant. Perfect..permanent..and rare problems. You will spend much more and have less effect with injectables. The perception of fat under your chin is just redundant unsupported tissue that would disappear with a stronger jaw line.
Best,
Smythe Rich, MD
Facial Plastic Surgery
Columbia, SC
What can I do for my heavy mouth corners, not marionette lines? I’m hoping for something that would
Recessive chin leads to mouth changes
Jul 9, 2020
The common answers of botox for the depressor muscle or filler will be brief and partially correct the concern. A correctly sized chin augmentation will release the ligaments pulling the corners of the mouth down and more importantly produce a better jawline. This is permanent and rarely but easily removed.
Good luck

J.Smythe Rich
Facial Plastic Surgery
Columbia, SC

Can a prominent antihelix fold be fixed after a previous otoplasty?
Revision Otoplasty
Apr 27, 2020
It seems as if a very conservative manuver was done. The curves are soft without bossa but the large choncha persists. Further excision of cartledge with retrodisplacement of the inferior antihelix is needed. Your assessment is correct. Some otoplasties require revisions. It can be addressed.

Best,
J. Smythe Rich, MD
Facial Plastic Surgery
Columbia, SC

Softform Vs Ultrasoft Implants for Permanent Lip Augmentation?
Artificial appearance with lip implants
Dec 15, 2019
I quit placing lip implants soon after fillers arrived in 2004. Even happy patients on exam; the implants are palable and often distort upon animation. Many come back for removal because of a "battery cable" presence. The best longer lasting choice is fat transfer.
Avoid problems,J Smythe Rich, MD
When does swelling go away after closed nasal reduction fracture? And can I get my old nose back aft
nasal fracture
Nov 20, 2019
Nasal fracture closed reduction is the best attempt to improve the shape and function of the nose by pushing and pulling the bones before they set in place. Since not cuts are made little swelling is seen. Some swelling will be possible but resolve with in a week or 2. The final shape many take months to a year often later revealing imperfection hidden by the fullness. Cartledge components are difficult because they will not snap back into place. Those fractures require time for healing/...
What can I do after having Volluma removed. What is best alternative filler to use until can afford
Voluma issues
Nov 13, 2019
All HA fillers have problems but the Vycross line has had a little bit more. All these issues are limited and patients have been fine. Hyaluronidase injection to dissolve the filler are helpful. Please seek someone who has seen this problem before.
Best,
Smythe Rich, MD

Latest Before And After Photos

Last updated on 11/24/2023