West Ashley Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Plastic surgery, if you have been disfigured by illness or injury, is about a great deal more than vanity. West Ashley and Charleston have some of the region’s finest Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons. With the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Roper, St Francis and East Cooper the West Ashley and Charleston area also have some of the finest hospitals.

Living in the temperate climate of Charleston where sunny days are more common that cloudy ones, skin cancers are a fact of life. These and other cancers often require surgical removal which leaves areas of the body in need of repair. With implants and a variety of plastic and reconstructive procedures available, skilled cosmetic or reconstructive surgeons can allow people to get on with their lives.

Many advances have been made in recent year in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. The people of West Ashley and Charleston are fortunate that we live in a town with a teaching hospital - MUSC. This means residents of Charleston and West Ashley are always on the cutting edge of new plastic and reconstructive procedures. For example, basal cells are one of the most common forms of cancer. At MUSC they offer the Mohs technique to remove these cancers. This is the least invasive surgery for this problem. A Dermatologist – in my case Dr. Joel Cook -- will remove the effected area and if necessary refer the patient to a plastic or reconstructive surgeon. The most common reconstruction performed following this type of procedure in on the eyelid or nose.

West Ashley and Charleston Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons