The University of Maryland’s School of Medicine was established in 1807 and was the first public medical school in the country; the fifth medical school of any type operating in the land.  The University of Maryland Medical Center now has facilities in a number of locations.  The plastic surgery division operates clinics at the University Medical Center and Kernan Hospital in Baltimore, as well as the University of Maryland Medical Center in Timonium, Maryland.  Among the services in these facilities are:

• botox
• breast augmentation/lift
• ear surgery
• eyelid surgery
• face lift
• facial implants
• injectable facial fillers 
• intense pulsed light
• laser hair removal
• laser treatment of wrinkles, rosacea, sun spots, aging spots and freckles
• laser vein treatment and spider vein sclerotherapy
• liposuction (standard and/or ultrasound assisted)
• nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
• photofacials
• post-weight loss body contouring
• thigh lift
• tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

That is a complete cosmetic surgery program, under the auspices of the state university.  If you are interested in finding a cosmetic plastic surgeon in private practice, Baltimore has a healthy population of them.  Some practices have locations in both Baltimore and Washington D.C. which are about thirty miles apart.  Some specialists who limit their practices to breast augmentation and body lifts, for example, can be found in the suburbs around Baltimore as well.  Often they have located so that they are within easy reach of Baltimore, Annapolis and Columbia, drawing from all three cities.

There are also a number of full-service outpatient body enhancement clinics.  One section is usually a certified ambulatory surgical facility for outpatient procedures that include most of the cosmetic plastic surgery choices: liposuction; body lifts; breast augmentation; facial procedures such as eye surgery; neck lifts and fat transplants, etc.  Another section is for a variety of non-surgical procedures including medical facials, microdermabrasion, chemical peels, intense pulse light treatments, fractional skin resurfacing, laser hair removal, sclerotherapy, and Botox along with other fillers.  And on your way out, you can usually shop the skincare product shelves.

Maryland’s metro centers all have upwardly mobile population sectors that support multiple cosmetic plastic surgery clinics, facilities and practitioners.  If you are intimidated by the number of choices, begin your selection process by determining if the doctor you have contacted is board certified.  That is the most important question you can ask to guarantee quality results.