Cosmetic surgery

Plastic surgery is any surgery that reshapes or repairs body structures and tissues. This specialized type of surgery falls into two categories:

• Cosmetic surgery — A plastic surgery subspecialty that reshapes facial or body features to improve appearance.
• Reconstructive surgery — A surgery to repair deformities resulting from accidents, disease or congenital abnormalities with the goal of improving movement and function.

Our experienced team provides a full range of treatment options. We offer surgeries including:

• Abdominoplasty — removes wrinkled skin and fatty tissue from the stomach
• Body fat reduction — uses liposuction or surgical removal of excess fatty deposits from the hips, buttock, thighs and other areas
• Breast augmentation — enlarges the breasts
• Breast reconstruction — restores form to the breast
• Cheek implants — give the appearance of cheekbones
• Chemical peel — uses chemicals to repair damaged skin
• Chin augmentation — uses an implant to redefine the shape of the chin
• Cleft lip and palate surgery — repair birth abnormalities of the mouth
• Dermabrasion — scrapes the facial skin to smooth out fine wrinkles, especially around the mouth
• Ear surgery — repositions or reshapes the ears
• Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) — removes excess fat and skin on the upper and lower eyelids
• Facelift (rhytidectomy) — removes wrinkles and sagging skin on the face and neck
• Forehead lift — removes wrinkles on the forehead
• Hand surgery — corrects defects of the hand that are the result of injury or genetics
• Nose surgery (rhinoplasty) — reshapes the nose
• Prosthesis change — removes the old prosthesis, replacing it with a new one
• Scar revision — reduces the surface area of scars, making them less noticeable
• Tissue expansion — involves stretching adjacent healthy skin to cover an incision

To help you decide if plastic surgery is right for you, you'll talk with one of our specially trained nurses about your treatment options. If you choose surgery, you’ll meet with a reconstructive or cosmetic surgeon to provide more in-depth details about your surgery and recovery.

After your surgery, we’ll schedule a follow-up appointment with your primary care physician to ensure your recovery is on track. You’ll be informed about any medications you’ll need, and a professional technician will teach you how to use cosmetics to help conceal incisions, discoloration or swelling.