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Medical Services and Treatments

The Division of Plastic Surgery specializes in the evaluation and treatment of:

Face

  • Eyes:

    An eye lid lift, also known as an upper blepharoplasty, is performed to correct excessive eye lid tissue that is most often the result of aging. This procedure improves the patient's appearance and may also correct sight diminished by the excess tissue.

    • In addition, patients often have drooping skin under their eyes. This can be corrected by a lower blepharoplasty that removes the excessive tissue under the eye.

    For more information, please visit our description procedures on eyelid surgery.

  • Nose:

    Cosmetic or reconstructive surgery on the nose is called rhinoplasty. Surgery can improve the appearance or improve the functioning of the nose.

    • For more information, please visit our description procedures on nose reshaping.

  • Facelift:

    A facelift is a surgical procedure that can involve one or several parts of the face to improve appearance. This procedure also is referred to as a rhytidectomy.

    • For more information, please visit our description procedures on facelift.

  • Neck/chin:

    Surgeons may remove excess tissue or fatty tissue from the neck and chin to improve the patient's appearance.

Breast

Breast surgery may involve removal, insertion or revision of breast tissue and breast implants. The procedures are done for both medical and aesthetic purposes. Both breast reduction and augmentation are performed.

For more information, please visit our description breast procedures.

Skin

  • Microdermabrasion:

    Microdermabrasion is a procedure where the outer layer of skin is removed; this allows the new skin to present an improved appearance.

    Laser treatments can remove spider veins and unwanted hair, and are also used in skin resurfacing.

    Plastic surgeons often remove and analyze skin, including moles, that look abnormal.

  • Fillers and Botox®:

    Fillers and Botox® are agents used to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and other unwanted indentations in the skin. The affects are immediate and most patients are pleased with the results. The effects are not permanent and must be repeated.

  • Variable Pulsed Light (VPL) Facial Resurfacing:

    VPL is a procedure that uses light to treat skin. It does not penetrate the skin but has positive effects on the look of the skin. Rosacea, sun-damaged skin, wrinkles, age spots and spider veins all can be effectively treated using VPL.

  • Scar Revisions:

    Scar revisions are a common procedure performed by plastic surgeons.

Ears

Otoplasty is the surgical revision of the ears. This procedure is most often done to set prominent ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of the ears.

Hair Removal

Variable Pulsed Light (VPL) Facial Resurfacing also can be used to remove unwanted hair.

For more information, please visit our description procedures on laser hair removal.

Body Contouring

“Tummy tuck” is a common surgical procedure that involves the surgical removal of fat and skin. After the removal, the tissue is contoured (shaped) both above (abdominoplasty) and below (panniculectomy) the belly button. The body can be further contoured using liposuction, a procedure that removes fat from under the skin.

For more information, please visit our description procedures on “tummy tuck”.

Reconstructive Surgery

Reconstructive surgery is performed to correct abnormalities of the skin and body parts. This type of surgery is performed routinely in support of patients cared for in our Level I Trauma Center.

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