Michigan (MI) Plastic Surgery Doctors and Physicians
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Plastic Surgery Information
Description
Plastic surgery is surgery to repair or reconstruct physical defects of the skin, head and body. A plastic surgeon performs structural cosmetic surgery for aesthetic reasons to change the shape of features on the head or body, or can perform reconstructive surgery to correct deformities of the head or body caused by injury, disease, or birth defects. This specialist deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, hand, extremities, breast, trunk and external genitalia. The plastic surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures, but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are Acne, burns, pock, wrinkles, birth defects, and mucosa defects.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, Augmentation Mammaplasty (breast enlargement or boob job), Suction-Assisted Lipectomy (liposuction), mastectomy, Vaginoplasty, Rhinoplasty (nose job), Mesotherapy, Labiaplasty, Mastopexy (breast lift), Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reconstruction, Chemical peel, Rhytidectomy (face lift), Buttock Augmentation (butt augmentation or butt implants), fat injections, microsurgery, Sex reassignment surgery, Chin augmentation, and Cheek augmentation.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including breast exam, skin test, Atropine test, and Fluorescein test.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Michigan has
143 practicing
plastic surgeons. Broken out by city, plastic surgery doctor density
in Ann Arbor is 10,
in Auburn Hills is 1,
in Battle Creek is 1,
in Bay City is 1,
in Bingham Farms is 5,
in Birmingham is 4,
in Bloomfield Hills is 7,
in Brighton is 2,
in Brownstown Twp is 1,
in Byron Center is 3,
in Canton is 1,
in Clinton Township is 2,
in Commerce Township is 1,
in Dearborn is 4,
in Detroit is 14,
in East Lansing is 2,
in Eastpointe is 1,
in Farmington Hills is 4,
in Fenton is 1,
in Flint is 3,
in Fremont is 1,
in Grand Blanc is 3,
in Grand Rapids is 27,
in Grosse Pointe Farms is 4,
in Grosse Pointe Woods is 1,
in Holland is 1,
in Huntington Woods is 1,
in Kalamazoo is 2,
in Lansing is 5,
in Manistee is 1,
in Marlette is 1,
in Marquette is 3,
in Midland is 1,
in Monroe is 1,
in Muskegon is 3,
in Novi is 2,
in Petoskey is 1,
in Pontiac is 2,
in Rochester Hills is 5,
in Roseville is 1,
in Royal Oak is 3,
in Saginaw is 6,
in Saint Clair Shores is 4,
in Saline is 1,
in Southfield is 7,
in Sterling Heights is 2,
in Taylor is 2,
in Three Rivers is 1,
in Traverse City is 4,
in Troy is 8,
in Warren is 1,
in West Bloomfield is 5,
in West Branch is 1,
in Wyandotte is 1,
and in Ypsilanti is 2.
Michigan Information
Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860.
Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18
and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.
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