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Dr. Robert Buchanan

Plastic Surgery
Highlands, NC
54 years experience male

Locations

Office

Highlands

Address

209 Hospital Drive, Suite 202, Highlands
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My office hours

Friday: 9:00am - 5:00am
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About

Bio

Dr. Buchanan was born in Atlanta and attended Emory University undergraduate. He stated medical school at medical College of Georgia. He then completed an internship at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Texas. The next 2 years were spent in the Navy in, first, did not caring for the Marines and, then, Jacksonville Naval Hospital. He then completed a Gen. surgery rest see at the university North Carolina and a plastic surgery residency, including hand surgery, at Washington University in St. Louis. He then distinguished himself on the fact of the University of Oklahoma section of plastic surgery, rising to full professor. There he oversaw the plastic surgery clinics at the adult and Vereran's Administration Hospitals while running a full private practice. His main interests were hand surgery, reconstructive surgery including microsurgery, and cosmetic surgery. After 14 years, he went into a pure private practice but continued his association with University of Oklahoma as a clinical professor overseeing resonance who rotated with him. The opportunity arose, he moved to Highlands North Carolina where he has advanced his cosmetic interests, especially facial rejuvenation.

Specialties
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Plastic Surgery

Cosmetic Surgery

Hand Surgery

Doctor Q&A

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5 Agrees
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Facelift Anesthesia: Facelifts can be done under pure local or general andsthesia. Many physicians are touting local because they have no choice since an anesthesiologist ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Scaphoid Fracture: A chip fracture off the scaphoid means that you avulsed a ligament from the bone. Because of the ligamentous support of the scaphoid's significant rol... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Liposuction: There are now 3 ways to remove unwanted fat, body contour excisional surgery such as tummy tuck (also removes skin), liposuction and externally applie... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Mole Removal: Yes, you can remove a mole with a laser, but why would you. The laser is expensive and not real easy to use. It is cheaper and easier to freeze the mo... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Zerona removes inche: Though it sounds too good to be true, zerona really reduces inches from your body. The loss should not be permanent, but usually are. It is an excelle... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Burn Healing: If you still have a crust at 2 weeks, the burn there is either a deep second degree or third degree. Treatment is simply to keep it from getting infec... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Bandage Reaction: Reaction to tapes applied over incisions is not oncommon. When it happens, you simply need to remove the tapes and clean the area. The irritation will... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Large Breast Implant: Large breast implants create many problems, but they do not make your breasts droop faster than small implants. What they do do is cause loss of the b... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Age Spot Treatment: Renova, (tretinoin) in my opinion, has no place in treating any skin condition. Retin-a replenishes collagen & reduces wrinkles. To treat spots requir... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Never again: The gynecomastia was probably due to the "weed" you smoked, not low testosterone. Since it is impossible to totally remove all the breast tissue, you ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
% Retin-A for Result: Tretinoin does many things for your skin. It thickens the dermis (the support layer of the skin) removing wrinkles, revascularizes, corrects cellular ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Breast Lift Surgery: There is a general misconception that breast implants correct breast droop. This is not true. The only thing that does so is a mastopexy or lift. Ther... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Treat like a burn: Branding is a localized burn and should be treated as such. It needs to be cleaned regularly and an antibiotic applied until healed. An antibiotic fro... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Hyper-pigmented scar: Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation scars are caused by the inflammation stimulating the pigment cells. The flurocinonide should reduce the inflammati... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Fscial Moisturizer: Why would you want a moisturizer with "oily skin"? Besides, they are one of the worst things you can do to your skin.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
3 to 6 months: Sweling after a tummy tuck lasts up to six months, and sometimes longer. A great deal of it resolves after several weeks to two months, but much of ta... Read More
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A 56-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
It is 2 Pronged: The thumb basal joint near the wrist degenerates from loss of ligamentous support from normal pinching over time. The initial recovery is rather rapid... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Forget Renova (tretinoin): Renova (tretinoin) does little of what you want it to. Instead see a plastic surgeon specializing in facial rejuvenation. Retin-a, the main ingredient... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Zerpna with Implants: It is fine to have zerona laser fat reduction with breast implants. The laser does not penetrate deep enough to cause harm to the implants. The zerona... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Tretinex=Acne Only: Tretinex is acutaine and used for acne. Tretinoin (Retin-A) is a cream used to treat sun dsmaged skin. Renova, in my opinion, has no use as it is tret... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Protein Best: Your body needs both energy ; the building blocks for new tissue to heal. This means that you should eat more calories than normal, porportionate to t... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Zerona Costs: Zerona far reduction laser treatments are done as a series of 6 treatments over 2 weeks and sold as a package. The package usually costs $2-3000 and a... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Wt. Loss & Cellulite: Cellulite is due to fat filling the superficial compartments of the female sub dermal area. Therefore, weight loss helps this significantly as it red... Read More
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A 81-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Dupuytrens Treatment: Dupuytren's can be ignored if it is not causing problems or finger contractors. If You are having problems, it can be treated by injecting Xiaflex (co... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Buchanan
Plastic Surgery 54 years experience
Rx of Sunspots: Hydroquinone is used to treat spots caused by the sun. Once you have treated the spots, you need to protect from further sun damage. Titanium dioxide ... Read More
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Testimonials
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Buchanan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Buchanan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thank for the info on how to get rid of fat on my inner thighs. The r
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :)
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Thanks for your quick reply!

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Georgia Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Graduated 1969MD

Medical/Graduate school

Emory University
MD

Medical/Graduate school

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, GA
Graduated 1969MD

Residency

Barnes Jewish Hospital

Residency

North Carolina Memorial Hospital

Residency

Washington University, St. Louis

Residency

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Residency

PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER

Awards

Best Doctor, Best Doctors in America
AMA Medal of Valor
AMA Physician's Continuing Education Award

Affiliations

American Association for Hand Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Medical Director at Center for Plastic Surgery

Publications

Assesment of Lumps and Bumps around the Hand
Treatment of Phalangeal Fractures
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