Dr. Sumner Andrew Slavin, MD
Plastic Surgeon | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1101 Beacon St Brookline MA, 02446About
Dr. Sumner Slavin is a cosmetic medicine and surgery specialist practicing in Brookline, MA. Dr. Slavin specializes in the enhancement of appearance. Improving aesthetic, symmetry and proportion are key goals in cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic medicine has nothing to do with these specific areas not functioning properly; therefore, this elective field solely focuses on aesthetics and anti-aging.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1973
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Blood pressure monitoring and venipuncture in the lymphedematous extremity.
- Proptosis immediately following blepharoplasty due to an inferior rectus intramuscular hematoma.
- New trends in breast cancer management: is the era of immediate breast reconstruction changing?
- Treatment of lower extremity lymphedema with suction-assisted lipectomy.
- Evaluation and management of the fat leg syndrome.
- Components separation combined with abdominal wall plication for repair of large abdominal wall hernias following bariatric surgery.
- The use of bioimpedance analysis to evaluate lymphedema.
- Delayed division of the thoracodorsal nerve: a useful adjunct in breast reconstruction.
- Scar lymphedema: fact or fiction?
- Lowering the postoperative high-riding nipple.
- Lymphedema: a comprehensive review.
- Learning from a lymphedema clinic: an algorithm for the management of localized swelling.
- Breast reconstruction in a changing breast cancer treatment paradigm.
- New management algorithm for lymphocele following medial thigh lift.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 2006 Plastic Surgery, .
- 2004 Jubilee Medal of the Swedish Medical Society, .
- 2005 Society of Plastic Surgeons, .
Treatments
- Cosmetic Surgery, Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift And More
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- New York University Medical Center in Hand/Micro Surgery, New York, NY 1981
- New York University Medical Center, Fellow:Hand Surgery 1980
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