Dr. Kenneth Lee
Surgery - Plastics
Orlando, FL
23 years experience male
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Orlando, FL
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UnitedHealthcare
MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
Orlando, FL
About
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Kenneth R. Lee, MD, FACS is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon with the MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando's Department of Surgery and the Breast Care Center at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He is dual board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Lee received his college and medical school degree as part of the prestigious Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine BS/MD program, graduating cum laude with his bachelor of science degree. He then completed a five year general surgery residency with Orlando Health, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. While at ORMC, Dr. Lee served as an Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor, educating other physicians about the management of trauma patients; and he worked as an organ procurement surgeon with the transplant team. He was featured in The Learning Channel's "Trauma: Life in the ER" series.
Dr. Lee completed a second residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of South Florida/ H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute Program. Additionally, he served as Administrative Chief Resident for three years while in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Lee specializes in complex reconstruction of oncological and traumatic defects in adults and pediatric patients. His expertise includes microvascular reconstruction, breast reconstruction with perforator free flaps, head and neck reconstruction, pediatric plastic surgery and aesthetic surgery. He serves as faculty with the position of Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery with the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery with Florida State College of Medicine. He also teaches within the Medical Education Department for the general surgery and orthopedic residencies.
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The author of many publications and a book chapter, Dr. Lee presented widely and nationally on breast reconstruction.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Surgery - Plastics
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Languages spoken
Mandarin
Doctor Q&A
206 Answers
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A 65-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kenneth Leeanswered
Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Body contouring : You are asking about body contouring. This is surgical treatment of the excessive skin after massive weight loss. Body lifts , abdominoplasty, and o... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Stretch marks: The only way to truly remove stretch marks or diminish the number of marks is to surgically remove them- as in a tummy tuck.
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A 48-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Antibiotic cream: Bacitracin is best to keep the burn moist until your body heals itself. Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) works great if you can get a perscription (an... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

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Get help: Major surgical procedures with general anesthesia (like breast augmentation) should be performed without alcoholic binges prior to the operation. This... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Difficult problems.: This is a difficult problem as more and more hospitals are turning away medicaid patients as the cost to treat them is much more than the reimbursemen... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
No: Sepsis is spread of an infection throughout the body (could be through blood). It's highly unlikely that putting a steroid cream would cause the infe... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Gynecomastia: Gynecomastia is benign enlargement of breast tissue in males. Causes include normal adolescent development (50% of all males), metabolic disorders, t... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Genetic and UV: Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. It does have a familial component - meaning there are genetic mutations that put you at higher risk for... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Reconstruction: Post mastectomy reconstruction is best treated through a multidisciplinary approach. The reconstructive plastic surgeon should be involved early to h... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:

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In grown hair : Removing the offending object (which acts as a foreign body - in this case the hair) helps a wound heal. The best way to avoid recurrence is to use p... Read More
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Multiple reasons: There are multiple reasons for a male to have lower chest pain or upper abdominal pain. You need a complete history and physical by your physician to ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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No: The only ways to enlarge your breasts are with an implant (breast augmentation) or fat grafting. These are surgical procedures. Massages, creams etc... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Yes: Yes- a hiatal hernia if large enough- can cause herniation of contents into the thoracic cavity - that can cause shortness of breath. See a thoracic ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Breast masses: Breast cancer masses can be both moveable and fixated. Fixated masses are more advanced (ie attached to the chest wall). Most cancerous masses (but ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:

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Absolutely yes: The only way for a physician to help a patient to the best of his/her ability is to know all the details of a particular problem. Many patients eithe... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Skin tag: Most skin tags (acrochordon) are benign and need no treatment. It occurs in older adults and seems to be more prevalent in diabetics and obese indivi... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Go to the ER: Abdominal pain in a young female could be a variety of things. Ovarian, gyn sources and colon (appendicitis) are at the top of the list. It could ev... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:

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Also see a..: Also see a board certified plastic surgeon . See one early and he/she can help discuss your post mastectomy reconstruction options, help design your ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Absolutely not : If it is truly appendicitis- delaying treatment results in severe consequences that can result in death, .
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A 18-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
No: This will not help a mole. If you have changes in the mole's appearance - the border, size changes, or pigment changes- get a biopsy.
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A male asked:

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Highly unlikely: Your 8 yo son is at very very low risk for breast cancer. It is most likely a benign (non cancerous) mass. See your pediatrician for details. A bio... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Should be never : But if you must- your surgeon will appreciate 6-8 weeks without the impairment of wound healing that occurs with tobacco abuse. You should make every... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Breast shape: Yes, depending on the type of deformity- there are many surgical options to improve the overall shape as well as size. Some patients have tubular br... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Yes: Different cancerous lesions grow at different rates. Some have much faster metabolic rates while others grow at an indolent or very slow rate. Howev... Read More
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Unlikely: Those are unlikely symptoms of ovarian cancer. Make sure you see your ob/gyn regularly and discuss your concerns with your doctor.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Healed : Sometimes orthopedic surgeons remove hardware once a fracture has proven to be healed on x-rays. Other times for infection or erosion through the ski... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Yes: Especially if you had additional ekland type views - compressing the breast to obtain better films.
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A 26-year-old male asked:

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Could be: Although the majority of heart issues are in the more advanced age category as it is that population with high cholesterol, hypertension (high blood ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Nerve compression: There are some nerve compression syndromes that occur when raising ones arm. This could be due to a anatomical abnormality. Or this could be ligamen... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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Melanoma: Melanoma prognosis depends on lymph node spread. The possibility of lymph node spread is directly dependent on depth of the melanoma (breslow depth).... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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Unlikely : In general.. No.. Breast cancer is typically a painless palpable lump or it's a mammographical painless finding. Inflammatory breast cancer is an agg... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

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Unlikely : Pain is usually not the presenting symptom of breast cancer - unless the cancer is advanced and growing through the skin. Breast cancer mostly presen... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

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Mass: Breast cancer usually presents as a palpable mass or a suspicious finding on mammogram. Advanced cancer can be found with a necrotic mass growing thr... Read More
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Can be: Squamous cell cancer in advanced untreated forms can be life threatening. It can be locally aggressive by invading critical structures and can also r... Read More
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Lipoma : Yes it's possible- depending on symptoms or functional impairment. It's also smart to achieve tissue to ensure its not anything worse than a simple l... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Cancer diagnostics : Most of the time- depending on your oncologist and type / aggression / symptoms of your breast cancer- a patient can get tumor markers with generaliz... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Depends: Breast cancer can be diagnosed with a not palpable (not able to be felt) abnormality seen on mammogram to a large palpable (able to be felt by a patie... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:

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Cyst: Might be a ganglion cyst. They tend to enlarge and give slight discomfort or be painless. Surgery is an option to remove it if symptomatic but requi... Read More
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Possible stasis : Is you wife is older-- she could be at risk for venous stasis- which is incompetent valves in the veins causing blood to pool at the surface of the sk... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Abdominal pain: Abdominal pain could be from a variety of reasons. In young women, gynecological causes are common. Ovarian cysts, endometriosis, or uterine reasons... Read More
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Depends : This depends on the location and bacteria causing infection. Most skin / wound infections are gram positive bacteria - so antibiotics to target this ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Hematoma : Might be a small blood collection from the fall.. That is a hematoma. See your primary care doctor as it may require treatment.
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Wound healing: Moist wound healing is crucial for the proper environment to heal most wounds. Therefore, if you don't have a allergy and your wound is not suboptim... Read More
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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Surgical wounds: Leaking red 'pus' needs to be investigated. Early on- right after surgery before the wound seals (24-48 hours) thin clear - reddish drainage (serous)... Read More
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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Infiltration: Sounds like he has an infiltrated iv. This situation is dangerous in two scenarios. One- if the infiltrated substance is toxic to the tissues (chemo... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
No on X-ray : Mammograms are the best diagnostic test to diagnose breast cancer. Coupled with good breast exams and ultrasounds - these are the mainstays of diagno... Read More
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Trauma: The bruising and ecchymosis is normal after trauma, some swelling could be normal or could be internal bleeding (hematoma). A blood clot (thrombosis)... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Never too late: Due to the federal mandate on breast reconstruction coverage as mandatory part of breast cancer care.. You can have reconstruction 15 + years (anytime... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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See a plastic surg: Nipple reconstruction is usually the final stage of breast reconstruction. Breast reconstruction usually is multi-staged and may require many surgeri... Read More
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A couple of days: There are several ways to perform nipple reconstruction. Most ways are done under general anesthesia (variety of flaps + grafts) and recovery is norm... Read More
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Jan 4, 2013
He explained quite simply the differences between a ct scan and a pet scan and included the ct Pet scan. Thank you for clearing this up for me.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Lee is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lee is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dear Dr Lee: Thanks for your more detailed explanation re mole. It will be removed next week and sent for biopsy. It is pigmented (dark, brownish), sometimes itchy, and just in an altogether odd locat...Read More
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Thank you but I never had any surgery I have kidney disease. And where im at I can't seem to get any doctor here to give me proper medical
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Thanks for your quick reply! I was thinking maybe I have a pinched nerve and should see a chiropractor.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Residency
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Awards
Exemplary Physician Colleague Award, Orlando Health
2011 Top Plastic Surgeons Award, SLD industries
Silver Star- 100% Patient Satisfaction Award, Orlando Health
Affiliations
MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
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