Dr. Megan Jack
Plastic Surgery
Knoxville, TN
22 years experience female
Locations
East Tennessee Plastic Surgery
Knoxville, TN
About
Bio
Dr. Jack has a relaxed, friendly personality & helps patients feel comfortable by addressing all of their concerns & leaving no question unanswered. Dr. Jack is extremely detail-oriented & her philosophy is beauty is a package deal, starting from the inside & finishing on the out. She believes that plastic surgery helps to restore and/or enhance a person's natural beauty & wants her patients to know that natural looking results are possible! As a working mom of 2 young girls, Dr. Jack understands what it feels like to have your body change & not feel like you have the time to care for yourself--which is why she wants to help you prioritize self-care, restore confidence in your body, & help you feel confident & comfortable in your own body. Her goal in summary: help you STAY BEAUTIFUL!
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Plastic Surgery
Licenses
United States: Florida, Tennessee
Doctor Q&A
108 Answers
19 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Second degree burn: The biggest risk for 2nd degree burns are infection and scarring. Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) is by prescription only. You should apply an ointmen... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Before or after probably doesn't matter so much as proximity to the filler. I'd wait at least a month in between procedures to be safe! Main concern w... Read More
Reviewed Mar 11, 2021
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Lip vascular lesion: The first order of business is to determine what the spot is. If you had recent trauma to the area (hit, bumped, or bit it) then this is likely a sma... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Why are you getting Botox in your SCM? Try a lower dose if you must continue. SCM primarily does a rotation so the rest of your neck muscles should be... Read More
Answered Sep 16, 2021
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: Scar creams are anecdotally successful & may work early on-silicone based creams or sheets probably work best. If you don't see improvement by 2 month... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: You should apply a medical tape such as medpor to your scars if possible, starting right away. If not possible to tape or after 4 weeks you can start ... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Cellulite: Cellulite is caused by bands under the skin that connect it to the underlying muscle. They run more perpendicular than bands in people who don't have ... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar managemnt: 1st month after tape scar at all times with medpor tape. After it is healed start massage with firm pressure several times/day. After a month add eith... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Acne scars: One important factor is prevent new scars-get your acne under control. Find a dermatologist to tackle that with you. Most treatment to improve the app... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Exercise after OR: Exercise restrictions depend on the surgeon and procedure. I typically like patients to be up walking the day after surgery as this helps prevent bloo... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Massive weight loss: Really the only way to successfully eliminate the hanging fat that remains after massive weight loss is surgery. Surgery to remove this skin will hel... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Acne scars: One important factor is prevent new scars-get your acne under control. Find a dermatologist to tackle that with you. Most treatment to improve the app... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Turkey gobbler: Surgery is often the best/only way to really improve this deformity. Depending on your exam findings, age, skin quality, etc this may be improved by l... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Breast tissue: It's not a good idea to use breast tissue to transfer to other areas of the body for several reasons. Especially in young women, the breast is actuall... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Burns and sun: Sun is always bad for the skin, especially scars! the uv radiation in the sun's rays actually causes damage the skin cells. It can in fact damage the... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Eyelid surgery: Eyelid surgery is a relatively safe procedure but no surgery is without risk. The best way to avoid complications in general is to get yourself in the... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Keloid: Keloids are difficult to treat as they often come back after treatment. Options include steroid injections, excision + steroid injection, excision + r... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Spider veins/angioma: Most spider angiomas aren't related to other disease; some are caused by thyroid disease, pregnancy, liver disease, etc. They are caused by dilated ve... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Laceration: Early on you may have some pain/discomfort depending on the size and depth. However, a significant amount of pain may also be an indication of a probl... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar managemnt: 1st month after tape scar at all times with medpor tape. After it is healed start massage with firm pressure several times/day. After a month add eith... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Facial scars: It completely depends on the scar. Some scars from surgery or injury may be improved by fractional laser treatments and/or bbl treatments for excess p... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: Depending on the problem with the scar there are treatments to improve them but nothing will completely remove them. I treat pigmented scars with bbl ... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Keloids: A keloid can appear anywhere on the body where there is a skin injury that is deep enough in someone that forms keloids.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Perlane (dermal fillers): Perlane (dermal fillers) is a type of filler material made of hyaluronic acid which you body will dissolve in 6-12 months. You may get some improvemen... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Male breast tissue: You are correct that this is likely male breast tissue-gynecomastia. This is often a normal variant but in some can be due to hormone imbalance. You s... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Define natural: What do you mean by natural? Other than a pushup bra, there is no non-surgical way to achieve a breast lift. There are a variety of surgical options, ... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Botox: I caution you that Botox or any cosmetic procedure may not change your self-esteem. It may improve your appearance and how you feel about yourself but... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Keloid: Depending on where the keloid is located you may apply silicone sheeting or pressure jewelry until you can be evaluated by a plastic surgeon.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Trigger finger: There are a number of factors involved in the cost of surgery including surgeons fee, hospital/or fee, etc. It is a relatively short procedure so cost... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Acne scars: One important factor is prevent new scars-get your acne under control. Find a dermatologist to tackle that with you. Most treatment to improve the app... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scars: It really depends on your skin tone, quality, and the depth of the area. If it didn't break the skin or bleed it will likely not leave a scar.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Burn scar treatment: If the burn has healed then its a matter of scar management. Sun protection with 30+ spf, scar massage, stretching, silicone based scar creams/sheetin... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Stretch marks: Sounds like this is probably stretch marks which results from scarring of the deeper layer of skin and loss of the normal structure of the skin. There... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Finger cut: A deeper cut may have persistent bleeding and certain over the counter medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, vitamin e, etc can slow clott... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
You should absolutely speak to your plastic surgeon prior to surgery to get their recommendations on specifically what you should be doing before and ... Read More
Answered May 19, 2021
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: Depending on the problem with the scar there are treatments to improve them but nothing will completely remove them. I treat pigmented scars with bbl ... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Sores on scars: There are a variety of possible causes but it may be delayed healing, poor healing, or an infection. You should be seen by your physician/surgeon for ... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Healing: Possibly. Depending on if you have other health issues, you may still be healing at this point. Most of the healing is done after the first few months... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Acne scars: One important factor is prevent new scars-get your acne under control. Find a dermatologist to tackle that with you. Most treatment to improve the app... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Multiple lipomas: These are sometimes difficult to treat and minimize scars if there are multiple. Lipomas tend to be benign so luckily a large incision is often not re... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Keloids: If you or someone close in your family has a history of keloids you should avoid any activities that could damage your skin, including piercings and t... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: Early on, use spf 50+ & avoid sun; silicone-based scar creams may help. Depending on the problem with the scar there are treatments to improve them bu... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Bargain surgery: Beware of a deal that sounds too good to be true. Although some "bargain" surgery facilities may have good results, I have seen many patients with sig... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Scar treatment: Depending on the problem with the scar there are treatments to improve them but nothing will completely remove them. I treat pigmented scars with bbl ... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Smoking : One important factor-get your acne under control. Find a good dermatologist to tackle that with you. Stop smoking-very bad for your skin & aging. Most... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Wound healing: This could possibly be a recurrence of infection especially if you have had an increase in pain, drainage, and/or fevers. It could also be in growth o... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Acne scars: One important factor is prevent new scars-get your acne under control. Find a dermatologist to tackle that with you. Most treatment to improve the app... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Permanent facelift: There is no such thing as permanent cosmetic surgery. Despite our best attempts to avoid aging, even with surgery the body continues to age. It's best... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Breast reduction: This is most often an outpatient surgery (go home that day) that takes several hours to complete. The plastic surgeon removes excess skin & breast tis... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Megan Jackanswered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Burn care: You could be having an allergic reaction to the ointment, it may be a part of the healing process, or could even be an infection. I would suggest cha... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Jack is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Jack is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Never knew PS's do anything except surgery for a career. Bye!
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Thanks for your quick reply! My doctor has put me in for blood tests first to see if anything comes.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Having implant pain and can't afford fix.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Graduated 2004MD
Medical/Graduate school
Kansas State University
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
University of North Carolina Health Care
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Awards
Cleveland Clinic Florida Most Valuable Resident Award, Weston, FL June 16, 2012
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident Paper Presentation Award Runner-up, Amelia Island, FL June 2012
Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons Resident Paper Presentation Award, Lake Buena Vista, FL November 2010
Affiliations
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American College Of Surgeons
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