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David Shafer, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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Recent answer posted by David Shafer, MD

Q: Does breast lifting alone leave suture marks and scars? asked by Farnie CA

There is a great misconception that plastic surgeons have a magic wand that can make miracles happen (lift the breasts without scars, perform a facelift with no incision, etc). In order to move skin or tissue, incisions have to be made and sutures have to be placed. Everyone heals differently. For the majority of patients, the incisions from breast lifts have excellent results. In the majority of cases, we use dissolvable and buried sutures which leave little or no external marks. However, there has to be an incision.

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Education	BS: University of Michigan MD: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Surgery Residency: Maricopa Medical Center & Arizona Burn Center Fellowship: Plastic Surgery - Mayo Clinic Fellowship: Aesthetic Surgery - Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
Post-medical school training	Surgical Residency: Maricopa Medical Center Arizona Burn Center Phoenix, Arizona Plastic Surgery Training: Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Plastic Surgery Fellowship Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital New York, New York
Aesthetic medicine experience	9 years (post-medical training)
Hospital affiliations	Lenox Hill Hospital & Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
Medical or professional license	NY
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Location	Shafer Plastic Surgery 10 East 53rd Street Between 5th Ave and Madison Ave New York, NY View map Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital 210 East 64th Street New York, NY 10065 Lenox Hill Hospital 100 East 77th Street New York, NY 10075 Follow me on twitter

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