Procedures
Surgeries requiring general anesthesia, intravenous sedation or specialized equipment are performed at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital. Many procedures requiring only local anesthetic can be performed in our office procedure room.
Cosmetic Surgery
- Facelift/neck lift
- Brow lift
- Blepharoplasty
(removal of excess skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids) - Rhinoplasty (surgery of the nose)
- Genioplasty (chin surgery)
- Brachioplasty (arm lift)
- Mastopexy (breast lift)
- Breast augmentation (implants)
- Correction of gynecomastia (male breast reduction)
- Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
- Liposuction
- Thigh lift
- Botox injection
- Restylane injection
- Radiesse injection
- Sculptra injection
- Sclerotherapy of spider veins
Breast Reduction
For symptoms related to large breasts.
Breast Reconstruction
Immediate or delayed reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy.
- Implant reconstruction
- Tissue Expander/implant reconstruction
- Latissimus flap reconstruction
(using your own tissue from the back) - TRAM flap reconstruction
(using your own tissue from the abdomen)
Skin Cancer Surgery
Reconstruction of defects from removal of skin cancers (basal cell, squamous cell, melanoma, and other tumors) on the face or anywhere on the body.
Post-Bariatric Surgery
(Post-massive weight-loss body-contouring surgery)
Most of these procedures are considered cosmetic, but in the post-bariatric patient, are different than typical cosmetic procedures.
- Face/neck lift
- Brachioplasty (arm lift)
- Mastopexy (breast lift)
- Panniculectomy (removal of heavy, symptomatic, overhanging abdominal skin - often covered by insurance)
- Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
- Thigh lift
- Body Lift
Facial Fractures
Repair of post-traumatic fractures of the bones of the face, including the orbital floor and mandible.
Hand Surgery
- Carpal tunnel release, open and endoscopic
- DeQuervain's release
- Trigger finger release
- Removal of benign and malignant hand tumors
- Dupuytrene's contracture release
- Hand fractures
- Repair of tendons and nerves
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Dermoid cysts
- Congenital nevi
- Syndactyly (fingers fused together)
- Polydactlyly (too many fingers)
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
Burn Scar Contracture Release Surgery
Repair of functional problems resulting from healed burn scars.