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Understand your facial surgery options.

We offer a broad range of surgical procedures designed to optimize your appearance and give you the confidence you deserve.

What types of facial surgery are offered at MUSC?

Nose Reshaping (Rhinoplasty)

  • Change appearance of nose
  • Operating room procedure
  • Recovery time is typically one to two weeks (reduced swelling may take up to six months)

Nasal Septal Surgery

  • Straighten nose and septum to improve breathing
  • Sometimes performed in conjunction with rhinoplasty
  • Operating room procedure
  • Recovery time one to two weeks (reduced swelling may take up to six months)

Ear Reshaping (Otoplasty)

  • Reshaping ears to regain folds
  • Placing ears closer to the scalp to decrease prominence
  • Operating room procedure
  • Recovery time is typically one to two weeks

Skin Cancer Resection

  • Excision of all types of skin cancers
  • Office versus operating room procedure depending on size of cancer
  • Recovery time depends on size of cancer

Reconstruction After Cancer Excision

  • Large skin cancers require borrowing of tissue from other areas to close the wounds
  • Operating room procedure
  • Recovery time is typically three to six weeks

Facial Fracture Repair

  • Repair of fractures after injury
  • Operating room procedure
  • Recovery time depends on type of fracture

 

Find a plastic surgery location near you.

MUSC Health Plastic Surgery at North Area Medical Pavilion

Address
8992 University Blvd
2nd Floor
North Charleston, SC 29406
Hours
Specialties
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

MUSC Health Plastic Surgery at East Cooper Medical Pavilion

Address
1600 Midtown Ave
1st Floor
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Hours
Specialties
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

MUSC Health Plastic Surgery at Rutledge Tower

Address
135 Rutledge Ave
7th Floor
Charleston, SC 29425
Hours
Specialties
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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