Patient Education
Plastic Surgery Guides
Honest, evidence-based guides to general plastic surgery and surgical dermatology, and to working with Dr. Wang’s team. Each explains what a procedure involves, who it suits, how the decision is made, what recovery looks like, and the risks worth knowing.
All Guides
12 patient guides
- Shaoliang Wang, MD: Plastic SurgeonYour Surgeon
- Assessing a Skin Lesion Before ExcisionAssessment
- Excision of Moles, Cysts and LipomasSkin Surgery
- Skin Cancer Excision and Margin ControlSkin Cancer
- How a Wound Is Closed Decides the ScarClosure
- Complex Wound Repair and the Reconstructive LadderWound Repair
- Scar Revision: Techniques and Honest LimitsScar Revision
- Revision of a Failed Cosmetic OperationRevision Surgery
- Tissue Expansion: Growing Extra SkinTissue Expansion
- Hand and Tendon Surgery: The BasicsHand Surgery
- Wound Care and Scar Management After SurgeryAfter Surgery
- Choosing a Plastic Surgeon and What to VerifyChoosing Care
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