Louisville, Kentucky, like Lexington, is Thoroughbred Blue Grass country. It is home to the Kentucky Derby which has been called the fastest two minutes in sports. It is a country club atmosphere that prevails along with old fashioned Southern charm and mint juleps.
The population of plastic surgeons in Louisville has progressed rapidly. There are now several cosmetic surgeons advertising specialties, focusing on breast augmentation procedures, face and neck lifts, combining aesthetic plastic surgery with reconstructive procedures. There are several cosmetic plastic surgeons that specialize in breast augmentation and breast reconstruction operations following a mastectomy.
A large number of Louisville’s cosmetic plastic surgeons come from the University of Louisville’s Medical School-Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The plastic surgeons in Louisville have a supporting medical school and clinic that does extensive research into and the development of new techniques.
Reconstructive surgical procedures that have been enhanced by the school’s research and are practiced by cosmetic plastic surgeons at Louisville’s hospitals, benefit accident and burn victims, those born with debilitating or deforming birth defects and those patients who suffer from devastating diseases.
At the private clinics in Louisville, procedures are a veritable menu of cosmetic plastic surgery. The cosmetic surgeons provide facial rejuvenation (facelift, neck lift, facial implants, fat transfer, Botox and other dermal fillers, ear pinning surgery), eye rejuvenation (eyelid lift, endoscopic brow lift), breast enhancement (breast enlargement, lift, and reduction, male breast reduction, breast reconstruction), body contouring (liposuction, tummy tuck, lower body lift, upper arm lift), skin rejuvenation (laser/ and chemical peels) and rhinoplasty. These are but a few of the procedures practiced.