Dr. Christopher Schmidt
Facial Plastic Surgery
OCALA, FL
39 years experience male
Locations
SCHMIDT FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, P.A.
OCALA, FL
My office hours
Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Insurances accepted
Aetna
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About
Bio
I am a double board-certified facial plastic head and neck surgeon. I offer a full range of surgical and medical options including Botox, fillers (Voluma, Juvederm, Sculptra, etc.,), laser resurfacing, skin rejuvenation and BBL/IPL treatments. I perform rhinoplasty ("nose jobs"), blepharoplasty ("eyelid surgery") and rhytidectomy ("face lifts") as well as facial/neck liposuction, lip augmentation and otoplasty ("ear pinning").
I have a special interest in skin cancer working and teaming with local dermatologists to rebuild MOHS surgery defects after a patient's skin cancer resection. I also resect and reconstruct other facial, scalp and neck skin cancers (including squamous cell carcinoma [SCC], basal cell carcinoma [BCCs], merkel cell carcinomas, melanoma, and other rarer skin cancers).
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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.
Facial Plastic Surgery
Aesthetic Medicine
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Head and Neck Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Licenses
United States: Florida
Doctor Q&A
127 Answers
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Reflux/GERD/LPR: Sometime have reflux that goes up and
"tickles" the vocal cords causing a "wheezy" or reflexive or repetitive cough. Pregnancy hormones tend to rel... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Do you have culture proven sinusitis that would require ciprofloxacin? Usually this is not a 'first reach' unless you have allergies to other abx. T... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Turbinateliposuction: Stab incision into the inferior turbinates inside the nose (thru the nostrils) and then shaving the extraneous tissue out using a shaver/suction devic... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Ignore: See specialist (an ENT)
not all septums require surgery but ones that affect breathing can be fixed.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: See a specialist, if you have blepharospasm it can be treated with botox.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Surgery: if fluid there for two years without help from medical therapy and with recurrent infections you need otolaryngologic consultation, surgical options e... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
Have 2 ribs fractured as result of a cough.is vitamine d and calcium supp a good option for healing?
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cough = fx ribs??: Don't need supplements unless you're deficient in certain areas. Time heals. Rib fxs with coughing are rare...Who diagnosed you? Are you that low in ... Read More
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A 72-year-old female asked:
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Allergies??: Would say antihistamines but you're on Benadryl (diphenhydramine) already. Saudades is contraindicated due to your htn. You can try oxymetazolone shor... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Yes but....: sometimes certain antigens/things can't be combined...and why get lots of shots when only a few suffice....
getting correctly identified as what yo... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
yes, other medicine might also be used as other adjunctive aids to your anesthesia as well
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Yes: seek professional medical advise and examination for this. A specialist in ENT may be your ultimate destination for the best treatment to assess the ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: rosacea differs in individual reactivity, just like every snowflake is different....diff reactions from other irritants....
that said you can have ros... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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Ignore: Some are reversible (HAs with hylaronidase) and some aren't (nonHA fillers).
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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No: not unless you have full blown panic attack with issues breathing
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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Seek reeval: if worse seek reevaluation or second opinion if dissatisfied. sinusitis not connected/related to ribs
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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possible, get medical eval for changing moles is standard policy to avoid malignancy
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Reviewed Jun 27, 2021
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Sounds like PIH. See derm or facial specialist to treat it
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Reviewed Jun 19, 2021
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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not all moles (aka nevus, nevi plural) become cancer, some can if they're dysplastic.
ABCDE guideline apply here and if risk factors such as sun exps... Read More
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Answered Jun 27, 2021
A 44-year-old male asked:
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might, can use nsns saline sprays like a neilmed bottle and aim into corner of eye up nose rather than along floor of nose (which happens at tiems wit... Read More
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Answered Mar 01, 2022
A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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No this is incorrect: Sinus irrigations have not been proven to worsen infection risks (unless you are irrigating with non-distilled potentially contaminated water instead ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Why?: see if you really need one?--go to a new MD/DO and see if still necessary....
if so then ask what they'd recommend or refer you to...
most people ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Usually: Normal to have some things from time to time. Larger or painful or persistent issues need follow up with a medical professional.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Yes: exudates are white spots that develop. common
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Ignore: Smoking is not healthy for anyone and if your cough persists seek medical attention.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
LPR / GERD: Likely this, could be other things however, advise to follow with a specialist for this.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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??? whats that: sounds like a deformative process that I do not know of anyone who would/does offer
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Ignore: Read labels/ingredients and avoid fried food and excessive dairy.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Time: heals all wounds...
follow your doctors instructions...don't cheat on your prescribed diet or aftercare instructions
rx for patience....
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Its drinking....: drinking in moderation is still drinking....
light the lights being on or off....
or being pregnant or not.....
alcohol is known to impair judg... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Don't get sunburnt: this is skin reacting to sun damage--avoiding sun exposure (or minimizing it with using high SPF sun screen and reapplying it as needed ) prevents sun... Read More
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A 68-year-old male asked:
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Possible: more commonly ear aches prior to any headaches...trying to use a qtip to "pry it out" sometimes only impacts it more and causes ear and headaches....
... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Side effects: medicinal side effects and/or light headed ness from not being able to breathe as well hence needing the nebulizer in the first place....
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Md visit: visiting your ent (or at times FPfphysician) is safest way to remove it. messiest seems like a typo....
nothing smaller than elbow in your ears....i... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Yes fixable: Cost depends on the complexity of the surgery the doctor you choose and the anesthesia technique
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Many options: with darker skin not as many options as for caucausian as some might cause worsening of PIH
need to seek professional consultation with someone who t... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
no, and you can't "rub off " melanoma, it needs excision
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Could be serious: thats more than just vertigo, seek medical attention with formal hx and exam by PMD neurologist or ED physcian
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
A 16-year-old female asked:
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the brain isn't "left bare" part of the surgery is a reconstruction as well as the resection, removal and then recon with multiple varied things possi... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 29, 2021
A 16-year-old female asked:
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depends, does it swell intermittently or after meals? could be sialoadenitis (gland swelling/inflammation/infection) or a stone perhaps, not all ston... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
sounds like you have enough cardiac syptoms and a past history of similar issues to seek medical attention
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
A 42-year-old male asked:
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Yes
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Reviewed Jun 16, 2021
A 47-year-old male asked:
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Home remedies aren't proven to help this and allergic workup of good hx of meds or other intakes to find causitive issues advised.
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Answered Nov 18, 2021
A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
see derm or facial specialists for these concerns. correct diagnosis will help your issue resolution
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Reviewed Jun 30, 2021
A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Allergy testing yet: sounds like you need this and formal exam in office w ENT
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
There’s no cure for tinnitus. Stopping chronic aspirin use can be the only reversible tinnitus I know off. Hearing aids can help. See an otolaryngol... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 21, 2021
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
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Pulsatille tinnitus. Needs ent workup
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Answered Jun 09, 2021
A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Vaccinate your offspring/relatives to prevent spread and/or occurrences & get booster immunizations.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Scars or color?: two differing issues, both related to your condition. seek someone versed in women of color and skin and possibly laser usage locally or locoregional... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Schmidtanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Ask your pulmonaryMD: ask your medical professional who if prescribing your extensive pulmonary meds what their suggestion is in view of your specific needs
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
filler that is a permanent effect filler, takes 3-6 months at times to see the full effect given its effect on modulation on the body
used facially in... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 28, 2021
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Schmidt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Schmidt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks.I would not use qtip but I'll ask ENT to look in......
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for some new direction! I will look into this!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Not too much interest on his part @ first exam but another exam in Feb
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Albany Medical College, NY
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
UPSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (SYRACUSE, NY)
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Ocala Region - Summer
2014
Top Otolaryngologist, Second Place, Florida - Summer
2014
Most Influential Doctor, First Place, Ocala Region - Summer
2014
Affiliations
American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
American Rhinology Society
American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
Publications
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