U.Va. Health Plastic Surgery Pantops opened early May, moving aesthetic plastic surgery services from the University Hospital Grounds to a new clinic in Albemarle County. The clinic provides a range of aesthetic and cosmetic procedures to patients across Central Virginia including facelifts, rhinoplasties and lipedema surgery.
Michael Grant, the clinic’s medical director and the Milton Edgerton Endowed professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the School of Medicine, said the launch is a relocation of plastic surgery care into a more accessible setting — not a new line of service for U.Va. Health. The system’s aesthetic plastic surgery services were previously housed in the West Complex of the University Hospital, according to Grant.
“We’re improving access, demystifying and simplifying the pathway to see one of our surgeons,” Grant said. “There has always been demand for these services, [but] it’s been more difficult for patients to access them within the complexity of a university hospital.”…