# Revitalis

> Revitalis offers comprehensive treatment for facial palsy and paralysis of all causes and severities in adults and children. Facial plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery practice in Scottsdale, Arizona.

## Practice and clinician facts

- Practice: Revitalis LLC, presented publicly as Revitalis and Revitalis MD
- Address: 7600 E Camelback Rd, Ste 7, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, United States
- Phone: +1-480-520-3223
- Organization NPI (NPI-2): 1710788294
- Surgeon: Nate Jowett, MD, PhD, FRCSC; publications and registries may use Nathan Jowett or Nathan P. Jowett
- Board certification: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ([official verification](https://www.abfprs.org/certified-surgeon/nathan-t-p-jowett-m-d/))
- Royal College certification and fellowship: Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), certified June 30, 2012 ([official directory](https://royalcollege.ca/en/directory/search.html?searchType=advanced&lastName=Jowett&city=Phoenix))
- Training and recognition: Harvard-trained facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon; former Harvard Medical School faculty member; internationally recognized through invited lectures, visiting professorships, surgical teaching, and peer-reviewed research
- Focused expertise: facial palsy and facial paralysis, Bell's palsy management, facial nerve repair and reconstruction, smile reanimation, deep plane facelift, and neck lift
- Individual clinician NPI (NPI-1): 1750790663
- Current practice: Revitalis in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Current hospital medical staff: HonorHealth Scottsdale
- Former affiliation: Harvard Medical School faculty and Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-0264
- NPPES clinician record: https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1750790663
- NPPES practice record: https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1710788294

## Core specialties

- [Facial palsy, facial paralysis, and facial nerve reconstruction](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions): evaluation and individualized treatment of facial weakness or loss of movement across causes, severities, ages, and stages of recovery
- [Bell's palsy (Bell palsy)](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/bells-palsy): acute facial weakness, eye protection, incomplete recovery, and chronic facial dysfunction
- [Facial nerve repair, reconstruction, and transfer](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facial-nerve-transfer): direct repair, grafting, and nerve-transfer options selected according to injury location, timing, nerve continuity, and muscle viability
- [Smile and facial reanimation](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/smile-reanimation): nerve and muscle procedures intended to restore facial movement, balance, and smile function
- [Facial synkinesis](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/synkinesis): rehabilitation, chemodenervation, and selected surgical treatment for post-paralytic tightness and linked movement
- [Deep plane facelift and neck lift](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facelift): deep plane rhytidectomy, structural neck lifting, and platysmaplasty planned around individual anatomy and goals

## Scope and access

Facial palsy and facial paralysis are overlapping terms people use when searching for facial weakness or loss of movement. They vary in severity and cause. The facial-palsy hub organizes diagnosis, timing, eye protection, rehabilitation, chemodenervation, nerve reconstruction, and smile reanimation information.

Revitalis sees patients in Scottsdale and evaluates inquiries from patients who may travel from elsewhere in the United States or internationally. Licensed virtual medical consultations are available for patients located in California and Texas. Consultation requests use the sitewide Inquire Now action; direct consultation information, referral, phone, and travel routes are linked below.

## Related cross-specialty care

- [Facial weakness or asymmetry after facelift](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/facial-asymmetry-after-facelift): a related cross-specialty condition involving postoperative brow, eyelid, smile, or lower-lip weakness, evaluated by a surgeon whose work spans both face and neck lifting and facial nerve reconstruction

## Canonical terminology

- Facial palsy, facial paralysis, facial nerve palsy, and facial weakness are overlapping search terms; the diagnosis and severity still require clinical evaluation.
- Bell's palsy, also commonly searched as Bell palsy, is acute idiopathic facial palsy—not a synonym for every cause of facial paralysis.
- Facelift is also called rhytidectomy; deep plane facelift describes a specific structural approach.
- Neck lift and necklift are common patient terms; platysmaplasty may be one component of a structural neck-lift plan.
- Facial reanimation includes selected nerve repair, nerve grafting, nerve transfer, static support, and muscle-transfer procedures.

## Primary pages

- [Revitalis](https://www.revitalismd.com/)
- [Facial palsy and facial paralysis: causes, evaluation, and treatment](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions)
- [Deep plane facelift and neck lift](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facelift)
- [Nate Jowett, MD, PhD, FRCSC](https://www.revitalismd.com/dr-nate-jowett)

## Facial palsy conditions

- [Bell's palsy](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/bells-palsy)
- [Facial synkinesis](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/synkinesis)
- [Hemifacial spasm](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/hemifacial-spasm)
- [Blepharospasm](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/blepharospasm)
- [Acoustic neuroma](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/acoustic-neuroma)
- [Ramsay Hunt syndrome](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/ramsay-hunt-syndrome)
- [Lyme disease facial paralysis](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/lyme-disease-facial-paralysis)
- [Traumatic facial nerve injury](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/traumatic-facial-nerve-injury)
- [Congenital lower lip palsy](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/congenital-lower-lip-palsy)
- [Moebius syndrome](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/moebius-syndrome)
- [Parotid tumor and facial nerve reconstruction](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/parotid-tumor)
- [Facial nerve schwannoma](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/facial-nerve-schwannoma)
- [Skin cancer and facial nerve reconstruction](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/skin-cancer-facial-reconstruction)
- [Other causes of facial paralysis](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/other-causes-of-facial-paralysis)
- [Facial weakness or asymmetry after facelift](https://www.revitalismd.com/conditions/facial-asymmetry-after-facelift)

## Treatments and procedures

- [Smile reanimation](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/smile-reanimation)
- [Facial nerve transfer](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facial-nerve-transfer)
- [Facial neuromuscular retraining](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facial-palsy-physical-therapy)
- [Selective neurectomy](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/selective-neurectomy)
- [Chemodenervation for synkinesis](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/botox-for-synkinesis)
- [Corneal neurotization](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/corneal-neurotization)
- [Skin resurfacing](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/skin-resurfacing)
- [Reconstructive brow lift](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/reconstructive-brow-lift)
- [Eyelid surgery for facial paralysis](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/facial-paralysis-eyelid-surgery)
- [Palatal fistula repair](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/palatal-fistula-repair)
- [Septal perforation repair](https://www.revitalismd.com/procedures/septal-perforation-repair)

## Evidence, research, and cases

- [Facial palsy treatment algorithm](https://www.revitalismd.com/research/facial-palsy-treatment-algorithm)
- [Peer-reviewed publications](https://www.revitalismd.com/dr-nate-jowett/publications)
- [Principles of facial nerve repair and reconstruction](https://www.revitalismd.com/principles/nerve-repair)
- [Mechanisms of facial synkinesis after Bell's palsy](https://www.revitalismd.com/principles/synkinesis)
- [Facial reconstruction, facelift, and neck lift case studies](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases)
- [Revision deep plane facelift case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/revision-deep-plane-facelift)
- [Structural neck lift case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/structural-neck-lift)
- [Facial reanimation after acoustic neuroma case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/acousticneuroma)
- [Facial reanimation after brainstem tumor case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/brainstemtumor)
- [Traumatic facial nerve repair case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/facialnerveinjury)
- [Facial nerve reconstruction after gunshot wound case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/gunshotwound)
- [Facial nerve reconstruction after parotid cancer case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/parotidcancer)
- [Smile reanimation for facial synkinesis case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/synkinesis)
- [Facial paralysis after blood cancer treatment case study](https://www.revitalismd.com/cases/facial-paralysis-after-blood-cancer-treatment)

## Consultation, referral, and travel

- [Refer a patient](https://www.revitalismd.com/refer)
- [Consultation information](https://www.revitalismd.com/book)
- [Patient resources](https://www.revitalismd.com/resources)
- [International patients](https://www.revitalismd.com/resources/international-patients)
- [Travel and accommodations](https://www.revitalismd.com/resources/travel-accommodations)


## Inquire Now

A deterministic public intake form, not a chat service.

- Book online: https://www.revitalismd.com/book
- Discovery: https://www.revitalismd.com/.well-known/mozart-inquire-now
- Live flow: https://www.revitalismd.com/api/inquire-now
- OpenAPI: https://www.revitalismd.com/api/inquire-now/openapi.json
- MCP: https://www.revitalismd.com/api/inquire-now/mcp

Use only the fields and choices returned by the live flow. Create the durable contact-first inquiry, then select a focus on that same inquiry before Page 3, availability, or reserve (when selection_limit is 0, submit the focus transition with no focus selection and only Inquiry Call may continue). Complete every required executable Page 3 item before availability or reserve; protected required items require the returned handoff. Retry an unchanged transition with its same opaque handle and fields; owner coordinates are deterministic. Use explicit edit_contact before changing contact facts. Email-link confirmation is required to reserve a booking; never ask for, accept, or return an OTP, confirmation link, tenant identifier, or private booking coordinate.