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Medical Schools in Raleigh, NC That Offer Free Tummy Tucks?

asked 1 year ago by 3559anon in cary
Latest answer by Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
Question viewed 1,361 times
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i have often heard of dental schools offering free dental work for patients, is there any place in raleigh nc that will do this for tummy tucks. i really need this done but my credit is not so great, but i do have a good job now to pay monthly. is there anything else i can do?

8 answers to Medical Schools in Raleigh, NC That Offer Free Tummy Tucks?

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There are NO "Free Tummy Tucks"

There are 2 medical schools close to you - Duke in Durham and UNC in Chapel Hill. Neither offers free Tummy Tucks. (I trained at Duke in Plastic Surgery). Even if the Plastic Surgery residents may offer their work for free and their supervising attending surgeons may do so for free or at greatly reduced rates, NO hospital cannot give away valuable OR time (including staff time and supplies) for free and the anesthesiologists do not work for free. As a result, you may find that the... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Not very likely

Because of the significant supply costs involved, it is unlikely that you'll find any training programs that offer free tummy tucks.  It is quite a bit easier logistically to do this for dental procedures, so that is a totally different deal. Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt you to call around to the UNC, Duke, and NC State Programs there and check.  Contact the Plastic Surgery Department and ask to speak to one of the nurses working in the clinic. In the meantime,... more
Brian K. Brzowski, MD

Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon

www.brzowski.com

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Medical Schools in Raleigh, NC That Offer Free Tummy Tucks

There is no free plastic surgery. Some resident's programs of plastic surgery may offer reduced fees. UNC,and Duke programs may have offer discounted fees.
Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Free Tummy Tucks

Thank you for the question. You will find that the cost of surgery will vary significantly even in the same town. Although important, ultimately the cost of surgery should be of less concern than the quality and safety of the procedure performed. In other words, do your due diligence carefully. Check with the American Board of Plastic Surgeons and/or and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for appropriate training and credentials. Then, make sure you see lots... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Plastic surgery programs all have resident clinic

All of the training programs for the plastic surgery have residents clinic that offer surgical treatments . The fee for the procedure is much reduced to cover the anesthesia and the operating room fees.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Raleigh training programs

Both UNC in Chapel Hill and Duke in Durham have training programs and a resident clinic. Neither will do the surgery free, though both probably will do it at a discount and may offer financing. (NC State in Raleigh does not have a training program. UNC used to have an ancillary program at Wake County Medical Center. It wouldn't hurt to call there also.)
Robert T. Buchanan, MD

Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Resident's Clinic

You have twoplastic surgery training programs near you.  You might inquire whether they offer a resident's clinic.  Services through these clinics is at a reduced cost.  There are too many resources and people needed to perform any type of major surgery for the cost to routinely be written off. Good Luck, Dr. ES
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Plastic surgery at medical schools

Most training programs in plastic surgery have some sort of "resident clinic" where patients can have surgery done by trainees supervised by faculty members.  These surgeries are done at discounted rates but are by no means free.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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