Plastic Surgeons - Waltham, MA

We found 2 plastic surgeons in Waltham, MA.

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Dr. Jonathan Michael Winograd, MD

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Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery

Second, Waltham, MA 02451

877-424-5678

cancer, peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus injury
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Dr. Jonathan Winograd practices hand surgery and pediatric plastic surgery in Boston, MA and Waltham, MA. He graduated from Harvard Medical School.
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Dr. Peter Seihwan Kim, MD

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Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Winter, Waltham, MA 02451

781-890-2133

plastic surgery procedures, musculoskeletal problems, wrist problems
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Dr. Peter Kim's areas of specialization are plastic surgery and hand surgery; he sees patients in Waltham, MA, Woburn, MA, and Dedham, MA. He is a graduate of Brown University, Alpert Medical School.

What is Plastic Surgery?

When you hear the words 'plastic surgeon,' you might call to mind actresses with outlandish body proportions or aging stars with surreal facial features. Plastic surgery to alter appearance is referred to as 'aesthetic' or 'cosmetic' surgery. As is the case with celebrities, cosmetic surgery is often performed to change the appearance of a feature that a patient has always disliked, or to prevent changes from happening due to aging. However, cosmetic surgery can also restore appearance after an injury or illness -- when a medical condition leaves a physical mark that makes a patient look different, it can be very upsetting. Cosmetic plastic surgery gives patients more control over how they look.

But plastic surgery is about much more than changing someone's appearance. Plastic surgery is also about changing the form and function of the body, and often that means restoring what has been lost to injury or illness. A body part can lose its ability to function (meaning, for example, to move, grip, protect underlying tissues, or feel sensation) to many causes. Some common ones are burns, infections, injuries (e.g. from car accidents), illnesses (such as cancer), problems present from birth (such as cleft palate), or even scar tissue from previous surgeries. When plastic surgery is used to repair a damaged part, it is called 'reconstructive surgery.' Reconstructive procedures restore the abilities of the patient so that they can use their body in as normal and healthy a way as possible.

Plastic surgeons are experts at safely moving tissue from one part of the body to another, using microsurgery techniques to reconnect the tiny blood vessels and nerves. They use these skills not only to improve appearance (cosmetic surgery), but also to repair damaged body parts (reconstructive surgery).

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Plastic Surgeons - Waltham, MA

We found 2 plastic surgeons in Waltham, MA.

Dr. Jonathan Michael Winograd, MD

Dr. Peter Seihwan Kim, MD

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