Dr. Stephen Herring (Plastic Surgeon)

Laser Skin Resurfacing – How It Works

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As a privately practicing Plastic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC, Dr. Stephen Herring offers a variety of cosmetic procedures. Dr. Stephen Herring draws on extensive experience as a plastic surgeon in performing laser skin resurfacing, which he discusses on his professional website.

Designed to treat fine wrinkles and other imperfections associated with age, laser skin resurfacing removes the upper layers of skin to create a smoother appearance. Laser light beams allow for the concentrated delivery of energy to a particular spot, thus providing the patient with the desired results and minimal side effects. The laser energy vaporizes damaged skin cells and simultaneously heats the skin below, thus promoting growth.

Most laser skin-resurfacing treatments make use of either a carbon dioxide (CO2) or erbium beam laser. Carbon dioxide lasers penetrate deeply and are thus effective at removing scars and deeper wrinkles, although they result in more skin tightening and a lengthier recovery time. Erbium lasers, by contrast, produce lower levels of heat and treat shallower imperfections. Patients can discuss with Dr. Stephen Herring the potential benefits and appropriateness of each.

Cosmetic Breast surgery by Dr. Stephen Herring

A Plastic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC, Dr. Stephen Herring offers many procedures to his patients, including facelifts, liposuction, breast augmentation, breast lifts, and breast reductions. The work performed by Dr. Stephen Herring, a North Carolina Plastic surgeon, helps his patients obtain the look they want. Dr. Herring provides surgery in his office which provides convenience, privacy, and minimizes cost.

Dr. Stephen Herring has performed breast augmentation for over 25 years and has treated over 14,500 patients since 1990. Dr. Herring utilizes many different advanced breast surgery techniques that are customized for each individual patient. After an extensive consultation and informed consent process done by Dr. Herring, the patient is able to choose the options that best suit them including implant type, implant style, implant placement, and incision site. Dr. Herring also performs many other breast procedures including breast lift and breast reduction.

Dr. Stephen Herring has published peer reviewed articles in the Plastic surgery literature and is a past Member and past President of the North Carolina Medical Board, which is the oldest state medical board in the country. During that tenure Dr. Herring published articles in the North Carolina Medical Board Forum, which is the official publication of the North Carolina Medical Board. Dr. Herring is also Past President of North Carolina MedPAC and Past President of the Cumberland County Medical Society.

Overview of the Breast Lift Procedure

Earning his MD from Wake Forest Medical School and his DDS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Stephen Herring is board certified in both fields. Dr. Stephen Herring serves as a plastic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC. Among the medical procedures he performs is breast lift surgery.

Also referred to as mastopexy, a breast lift is a surgical procedure used to alter the shape of a person’s breasts. The procedure involves removing excess skin and reshaping the beast tissue to return firmness and raise or lift the breasts. A breast lift can lessen sagging and elevate the location of the nipples and the areolae, the dark areas around the nipples.

A woman’s breasts change as she grows older. A loss of firmness and elasticity can be attributed to a number of reasons, including gravity, which causes breast ligaments to sag and extend, and weight changes, which can result in the breast skin stretching and losing elasticity. In addition, pregnancy and breastfeeding can cause ligaments supporting the breast to stretch as the breast becomes heavier and larger.

The size of a woman’s breasts are not materially changed as a result of a breast lift, but a breast lift can be performed in combination with breast reduction or breast augmentation surgery.

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Hosts Workshop

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Since 1992, Dr. Stephen Herring has worked as a plastic surgeon for Herring Plastic Surgery in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A member of several professional organizations, Dr. Herring belongs to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).

Established in 1943, the AAPS is a professional association representing physicians who work in various types of practices. During its tenure, the organization has held rallies for physicians, defended doctors who have been wronged by Medicare, and informed members of current issues through its monthly newsletter.

One of AAPS’s sponsored events is its annual one-day workshop: “Thrive, Not Just Survive.” On January 29, 2016, the 23rd annual workshop in Orlando, Florida, featured a program explaining how to build a healthy, independent practice. Attendees earned up to four hours of continuing medical education credit for attending the workshop. Physicians, residents, and staff who attended the class were encouraged to move away from third-party contracts and open their own practices. Upon completion of the program, attendees participated in an hour-long question-and-answer session. Afterward, guests had an option to attend a dinner, which included a discussion of politics and practices. Keynote speaker Dr. Elaina George discussed how doctors and patients can together create a better healthcare system.

Golf Prodigy Patient at Shriners Hospital Plays in World Championship

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A plastic surgeon for more than 25 years, Dr. Stephen Herring works at Herring Plastic Surgery in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In his spare time, Dr. Herring supports the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Since its first hospital opened in 1922, the Shriners Hospitals for Children has provided high-quality care to children dealing with spinal cord and other orthopedic injuries, burns, and cleft lip and palate issues. With 22 locations scattered across the United States, Canada, and Mexico the nonprofit organization helps children regardless of the parents’ or guardians’ ability to pay.