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PLASTIC SURGEON

1. WHAT MAKES DR. BAKER’S PRACTICE EXCEPTIONAL IN MIAMI?

Our practice is based on integrity and honesty. We evaluate patients’ concerns and provide realistic information and aesthetic judgment from decades of experience in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. If a procedure is not truly beneficial for a patient, Dr. Baker will say so. He will only recommend surgery that will actually make a positive difference, and which is safe. Our practice endorses a philosophy of ‘less is more’ to arrive at a natural looking result, not one that looks ‘plastic’ or ‘done’. We believe it is more important to perform one or two procedures optimally than too many sub-optimally.

2. HOW HAS DR. BAKER’S BACKGROUND SHAPED HIS APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE?

His growing up in Germany has taught him to value and take pride in solid craftsmanship and attention to detail when performing surgery, all the while guided by European artistry to create natural looking results. By nature, he is a caregiver and enjoys caring for his patients, as manifested by his thorough after-surgery care. Always being a physician first, and a plastic surgeon second, it is natural to him to dedicate himself to the safety and wellbeing of his patients. To that end, he only recommends surgery which is low risk and truly beneficial to a patient, despite the entrepreneurial temptations in today’s cosmetic surgery industry.

3. WHAT DISTINGUISHES DR. BAKER’S PRACTICE?

We are a cosmetic boutique practice focusing on one patient at a time. Before proceeding with surgery, Dr. Baker, along with his highly dedicated team, typically meets with a patient three times to be sure that indications are appropriate, and the patient understands exactly what to expect from the surgery and its targeted outcome. The after-surgery care is provided by Dr. Baker himself and rather intensely so, especially in the first two weeks, to be sure that all is healing as expected. Results matter most to patients, along with safety. To that end, the patient will benefit from his decades of actual cosmetic surgery experience plus the best prior training in Plastic Surgery. To optimize safety, all surgery takes place at the Baptist Health Surgery Center at Miami Beach or South Miami Hospital.

We are a cosmetic boutique practice focusing on one patient at a time. Before proceeding with surgery, Dr. Baker, along with his highly dedicated team, typically meets with a patient three times to be sure that indications are appropriate, and the patient understands exactly what to expect from the surgery and its targeted outcome. The after-surgery care is provided by Dr. Baker himself and rather intensely so, especially in the first two weeks, to be sure that all is healing as expected. Results matter most to patients, along with safety. To that end, the patient will benefit from his decades of actual cosmetic surgery experience plus the best prior training in Plastic Surgery. To optimize safety, all surgery takes place at the Baptist Health Surgery Center at Miami Beach or South Miami Hospital.

AN EXPERIENCE THAT REFLECTS DR. BAKER’S PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY:

Often patients hear about a procedure or technique online, or have seen other surgeons. Lacking real “inside” plastic surgery knowledge, they often are understandably confused or unclear about the actual indications, realities, and risks of a procedure, and thus can be easily swayed or misguided into something not really in their best interest. Instead, such a patient deserves to be honestly educated and dissuaded from having any procedure(s) for which they are not truly a suitable and safe candidate. Dr. Baker advises them so and may invite them to re-consult in the future, as faces and bodies do change over time.

BEST ADVICE FOR PATIENTS:

Take all the time you need to research the surgery you are contemplating, and of course the surgeon. The more you know the better. Plastic surgery is very real, requires real recovery and should be planned carefully. Don’t be overly impressed by trends, “latest and greatest” talk on social media, from surgeons or consultants. ‘New’ is often not new but newly marketed to unsuspecting patients in search of anything ‘new’. Ask probing questions and listen for realistic answers that make sense. There are no magic tricks. Techniques don’t create your result, only the plastic surgeon does, using their skill, expertise and experience (hopefully) accumulated over many years. The happiest patients understand this and have realistic expectations.

STEPHAN BAKER, MD, FACS

Plastic Surgery of the Face Breast and Body
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery

305.381.8837 | www.drbaker.com |3850 Bird Road Suite 702, Miami, FL 33146