Louis Bucky

Practice Philosophy: Dr. Bucky strives to achieve a natural result in all aspects of plastic surgery. In addition, our practice believes that careful pre-operative planning and post-operative care can significantly improve one's outcome. Therefore, ancillary services including, but not limited to, vitamin supplementation, medically supervised skin care, and soft tissue massage therapy play an important role in your surgery program.; Back to Top
Location & Office Hours: Suite 101; 230 West Washington Square; Philadelphia PA 19106; Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm; Phone: 215-829-6320; Fax: 215-829-6327
Location & Office Hours #2: 200 West Montgomery Ave; Ardmore PA 19003; Phone: 610-902-2400; Fax: 610-902-2404; Back to Top
Specialty: Facial Cosmetic Surgery
Breast Augmentation
Breast Reconstruction
Facial Reconstruction
Body Contouring; Back to Top
Board Certifications: American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1997; American Board of Surgery, 1993; Back to Top
Education: M.D. - Harvard Medical School, 1982 - 1986; General Surgery Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1986 - 1992; Plastic Surgery Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1992 - 1994; Fellowship, Head, Neck, and Breast Reconstruction, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Institute; Fellowship, Craniofacial Surgery, University of Miami; Certified by the American Board of Surgery, 1993; Certified by the AMerican Board of Plastic Surgery, 1997; Back to Top
Memberships: American Society of Plastic Surgeons; American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Plastic Surgery Research Council; American College of Surgeons; Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Back to Top
Insurance: Aetna/US Healthcare; AtlantiCare; Blue Cross & Blue Shield National Transplant Network; CIGNA/Equicor; Community Behavioral Health (CBH); Devon Health Care (formerly Americare); Drexel University Student Health; Eastern Pennsylvania Health Plan Network (EPHN); First Priority Health (formerly BCBS of Northeastern PA); Health Central, Inc; Health Partners; Independence Blue Cross; Intercounty Blair Mills; Intergroup; Keystone Health Plan East; Keystone Mercy Health Plan; MegaLife (Penn Student Health); Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. (MAMSI) / Alliance; Oaktree/HRM; PPO Multiplan (**Not HUP or CPUP; Personal Choice; Preferred Care; Prudential Health Plan; QualMed/PHS; Sierra Military Health Plan/Tricare (Champus); United Healthcare (formerly MetraHealth); Back to Top
Payment Options: Medicare; Medicaid; American Express; Visa; MasterCard; Cash; Personal Checks; Back to Top
Facilities: Surgery is performed in the certified operating rooms at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The operating room staff are certified nurses specially trained in plastic surgery technology and operating room safety. Our O.R. staff understands the special needs of plastic surgery patients.; Back to Top
Hospital Affiliations: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Back to Top
Consultations: Your consultation consists of a formal medical evaluation focusing on the needs of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery patients. This includes a consultation with our nurse Lisa Holloway, Dr. Bucky and our patient coordinator, Lori Hockman. Frequently, computer imaging is utilized as an important aid in visualizing the final result.

After a thorough consultation, formal written information regarding the pertinent procedures is provided.

Comprehensive skin care including microdermabrasion, peels, botox and hair removal are offered.

Soft tissue augmentation with collagen, fat transfer are frequently utilized.

Lastly soft tissue massage, vitamin treatments are frequently utilized post-operatively.; Back to Top
Other Links: Dr. Bucky; American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; American College of Surgeons; Back to Top

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