Dr. Larry S. Nichter MD, Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Larry S. Nichter MD

Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand

4/5(13)
3991 MacArthur Blvd. Ste 320 Newport Beach CA, 92660
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4/5

About

Dr. Larry Nichter is a hand surgeon practicing in Huntington Beach, CA. Dr. Nichter specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.

Education and Training

Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1978

Boston University School of Medicine 1978

Harvard

Board Certification

Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS

Provider Details

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Dr. Larry S. Nichter MD's Practice location

Practice At 7677 Center Ave Suite 401

7677 Center Ave Suite 401 -
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
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New patients: 949-720-3888, 714-902-1100
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3991 MacArthur Blvd. Ste 320 -
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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Dr. Larry S. Nichter MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 13 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Hand Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Top Plastic Surgeon Dr. Larry S. Nichter, who serves patients in Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Nichter is triple board certified including the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.  Dr. Nichter has been performing plastic surgery in Southern California since 1985. Throughout his career, he has attained recognition from doctors and patients for his outstanding surgical skills, compassion, and warm way with patients.

Dr. Nichter serves his patients at his private practice – Pacific Center for Plastic Surgery – located in Newport Beach, California. There, he has performed tens of thousands of aesthetic surgeries for the face, breasts and body including his signature LiteLift® facelift and California Breast Lift®, as well as breast augmentation, breast revision, breast explantation, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), mommy makeover, liposuction and fat transfer (including Brazilian butt lift and Natural Breast Augmentation), labiaplasty and vaginoplasty. He also specializes in minimal short scar techniques for many procedures.

Dr. Nichter is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery (Vol) USC and UCI and past Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Hoag Hospital, which is known to be one of the largest departments of plastic surgery in the world.

Dr. Nichter holds professional memberships with several organizations, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).

An honors graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Nichter went on to complete his internship and residency in general surgery at UCLA Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Virginia. In addition, Dr. Nichter completed several advanced fellowships in plastic surgery at the University of Virginia, as well as a Masters of Science degree in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Nichter has written more than 150 peer review journal articles, book chapters and a book on plastic surgery. He has also trained and served as a mentor to multiple plastic surgery residents and fellows prior to relocating to Orange County in 1993 to concentrate on his true love: providing exceptional personalized and compassionate care to his patients while enabling them to achieve their goals.

In his free time, Dr. Nichter serves as the Medical Director and Founder of Plasticos Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives through reconstructive plastic surgery in the United States and worldwide. To date, he has led or participated in more than 100 medical missions in multiple countries and continents, training hundreds of surgeons and countless medical personnel, as well as overseeing the treatment of several thousand people for whom deformity would have been a life sentence. One of his missions to Vietnam was documented and turned into a film – The Story of Healing – which earned an Oscar Academy Award.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of face and body. As a plastic surgeon, Dr. Nichter has performed countless surgeries, including cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery, which have changed the shape or appearance of part of a patient’s body. His emphasis is on the fine art of cosmetic surgery, restoring a healthy and youthful appearance.

Dr. Nichter is one of the few plastic surgeons to be acknowledged by all three peer review publications: Best Doctors, Top Doctors, and Super Doctors. He has also been named a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Society. Furthermore, he has been selected as ‘The Best Plastic Surgeons in Orange County’ by Orange Coast Magazine since 1996 when the survey began. He was featured in a recent Time Magazine cover story on facial rejuvenation and plastic surgery and his patients have appeared on the Doctors Television series. He is a key FDA investigator for the IDEAL® saline breast implant that feels like silicone with less complications.

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