Center for Plastic Surgery - Chevy Chase

Dr. Albino is truly a master of his craft and considered the top plastic surgeon in the DC area for good reason! I could not be happier with my results and experience. I have had multiple surgeries with Dr. Albino including facelift, blepharoplasty, laser skin resurfacing, breast lift, liposuction, and abdominoplasty. These were performed in different surgeries over the past 5 years but each time I have been thrilled with my results. The Center for Plastic Surgery is the all-around best practice with amazing staff. From the very first consultation, I felt confident with their expertise, attention to detail and genuine care. Whether I went in for skincare, injections, consultations for surgery, the entire staff was extremely knowledgeable, caring and true professionals. Everyone was so helpful, everything was always explained so well, lots of options available and always offered a clear understanding and expectation of desired results. I can't say enough good things about the Doctors and complete staff!

Dr. Albino handled what many other doctors told me would be a difficult surgery with apparent ease and excellent results. He made me feel very comfortable in his care. In my opinion, Dr. Albino is the best plastic surgeon in the DC area for breast reconstruction.

Dr. Rao Was referred to me by 03 other colleagues. He has a wonderful Team. Very professional, knowledgeable and the practice is very clean. The practice Coordinator Laramie Johnson is very responsive, she always answered to my phone-mails in a timely manner and always there.. Buffie the OR Nurse is adorable she made me feel welcomed and comfortable and Jeremy the Anesthesiologist they were with me during the entire procedure. Jeremy made it very smoothly and easy and answered all my questions making me not feel any fears. Alexis Lee the Pre Op Nurse was very clear and gave me the complete instructions , prescriptions and documents to be ready. I made the right decision. I am very Happy with the results and the entire Team. I highly recommend Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Samir Rao and his Team.

He performed an abdominoplasty, breast reduction, and lipo. To be honest, I couldn’t be happier with my results. Dr. Albino, Shiloh his coordinator, and CPS staff did such a great job of answering all my questions and trust me I had a lot of them! They never got irritated, always got back with me with a smile and gave me a lot of encouragement when I was going through the healing process. The last thing I will say is Dr. Albino has the best bedside manners, just so genuine, competent, personable and caring. Go see him, he never disappoints.

I recently had a mini tummy tuck with him and I cannot express how happy I am with the results. It has only been 3 weeks and a half and I'm already loving the results. I can easily hide my scar wearing a tiny bathing suit! I will recommend him to all my friends and family. Also, her patient coordinator Laramie is the sweetest person!

All I can say is WOW!!!! My experience with Dr. Albino was incredible. My procedure was an abdominoplasty with Lipo, and the results are amazing! I have a whole new body (hourglass HELLO!) and have lost 12 pounds since surgery. HIs bedside manner is excellent. The booklet they give you walks you through every step of the way to include the roller coaster ride of feelings that you will experience. Recovery is no joke, so make sure you have an excellent support system. I'm glad I chose Dr. Albino for my procedure.

Albino is an amazing doctor! His eye for aesthetics is that of a Greek sculpture. I have been getting filler and Botox for the last decade (been to numerous doctors) and he’s truly the crème de la crème. I am beyond pleased with his services and bedside manner. I have seen so many plastic surgeons over the years (some of the best, mind you), and is truly in a league of his own. He was very honest, and practical, in terms of what was needed or not needed. I won’t be surprised if he’s one of the top plastic surgeons of the DMV in years to come. All in all, the entire office was a great experience and can’t thank him enough for the work fixing a few of my little insecurities. When I get future work done, I will not hesitate going to him again.

I was referred to Dr Albino by my breast physician. 12 years ago, I underwent a mastectomy/reconstruction and was in need of a replacement implant. I had put off this procedure for a very long time, but after meeting with Dr Albino and his staff, my fears dissolved. Dr Albino was professional and trustworthy in every sense of the word. He gave honest advice, and made certain all of my questions were addressed. During my consultation, I felt like I was talking with a friend who truly had my best interest at heart. His staff was equally impressive. They exceeded my expectations in every way possible. As a result of this phenomenal team, and to balance the breasts, Dr Albino performed a right side replacement, and a left side breast lift. I am extremely pleased with the outcome. Dr Albino did an amazing job !!!

Dr. Albino is more than a surgeon, he is an artist. He is truly gifted in what he does. Truth be told, I had initially scheduled my breast reduction with Dr. Albino last year. I then promptly...chickened out. Fast forward to late this summer after my first mammogram. I reconsidered my decision to hold off on the surgery (that was already 30 years too late). I found my way back to Dr. Albino's office. I cannot say enough about the care that not only he provided to me, but his entire staff. From Pre-Op Nurse, Lindsey to his Patient Coordinator, Shiloh, the time and overall quality of care that they provided to me was well, in a word, outstanding. And the results of the surgery? I could not be more pleased. To anyone out there reading this that has contemplated breast reduction surgery but for whatever reason has hesitated to make the appointment....don't be like me and wait. You can thank me later.

I honestly don’t know where to start so I will give you a short background of my journey. I am a bariatric patient who had bariatric surgery in 2012 I lost 120 pounds and was left with a significant amount of loose skin. I decided to start looking into having a body lift for skin removal in certain areas of my body. I initially looked into going to Doctors in Miami Florida and even put a deposit down. After my husband doing some intense research about plastic surgeries in that area and the doctors we decided to look elsewhere. I have gone to several consultations in my state and had some consultations virtually and was told that doctors would remove the abdominal skin but would not be comfortable with performing surgery on my breast area because my areola's were so large that after a breast lift and adding breast implants they were not confident that there would be enough skin or areola to close the breast back up. I was left extremely disappointed and I wanted to do both but I would not give up. Long story short I search the American Board of plastic surgeons and start looking at readings certifications patient care and I narrowed my list down to five doctors that I was willing to go see out of state and efforts to complete my journey. Three out of the five doctors told me that they were able to help me with my breast augmentation. I had gone to consultations at all three which were in different states. Two were in Washington DC and one was in Maryland doctors have wonderful credentials and I have been in practice for a very long time. After all, consultations were complete we decided to choose Dr. Samir S Rao. Before I had even gone to meet Dr. Rao in person I had already started leaning towards choosing his practice. When inquiring about the surgery team and coordinator Laramie Johnson (who is the absolute best)  made me feel so welcomed and watch me through the entire process and made sure that I was comfortable with my decision, comfortable with coming out of state even for a visit, and also being very transparent about the doctor not normally taking out-of-state patients with some of my medical background. Prior to even setting an appointment, Dr. Rao himself called me spoke with me even FaceTime to me from his personal cell (how many Dr.'s do you know facetime a patient?) and made me feel like a friend rather than a potential patient. He went over everything with me thoroughly his concerns and most importantly what he and I would need to do to ensure I have a safe and successful surgery. A couple days before the appointment Dr. Rao‘s team was consistently calling me checking on me making sure that I had everything in order to come for the visit offering me different options of directions and during my travel calling to check to make sure that I would be arriving safely. Once I met Dr. Rao I knew then that he was the perfect man for the job. He and his team are so full of personality and down to earth. (Even my husband who is a Director of a Hospital was empressed by him and his team, mind you that rarely happens) When I decided to confirm my choice with Dr. Rao and his staff everyone was so accommodating and their red carpet world-class customer service was consistent and amazing from the beginning till present day. The weeks leading up to surgery I became extremely nervous and had a lot of anxiety and considered canceling and or just backing out and just as I have made the decision to call and cancel, Tina (Now she is heaven sent) his nurse calls me and says to me that she was calling to check on me and wanted to talk to me about any concerns or anxiety I might have about the procedure as this is common in patients for the surgery. This made me feel so comfortable and I did express my anxiety and concerns and of course they made me feel right at ease. His staff called and checked on me every other day leading up to surgery. Dr. Rao and his team made sure that I had a wonderful experience during a time where I was having major surgery and they cared for me like a friend or a loved one and not just a patient who was paying for a service. I have never met a doctor or an office staff that conduct themselves with such tailored mean 1st class customer service and professionalism. My surgery and post opp results were a complete success. Dr.Rao not only met our expectations but definitely exceeded them by far. I must say he is the only doctor in my whole life that I get super excited to go see every time. I do plan to continue reconstructing my body (but of course Dr.Rao would not allow it until after I made a full year of recovery as he wanted me and my body to just rest so I can enjoy my results) from my weight loss journey. I know that Dr. Rao and his team will be the only ones I will and trust with my health and life when it comes to cosmetic surgery. He is truly an amazing/talented doctor who also has the best care team around. It was definitely worth all the inconvenience of driving and being out of state and away from my family and kids during Christmas while undergoing my procedure and recovery. Dr. Samir Rao and his AMAZING care team is what true patient care should really look like.  Other doctors and their staff should take a few pages from his book as they could really learn a lot from Dr. Raoand his team. Thank you so much, Dr. Rao and staff, for making me like family I look forward to seeing you soon!!!!