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Plastic surgeon

Dr. Ram Kalus, MD

Ram Kalus, MD is a plastic surgeon and the founder of Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas, 8 Lone Tree Drive, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in practice since 1990. His site offers blepharoplasty for heavy upper lids and under-eye bags, with an eyelid before-and-after page.

Practice
8 Lone Tree Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone
(843) 972-3122
Website
mtpleasantplasticsurgery.com
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Dr. Ram Kalus (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in South Carolina, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

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College B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, Boston University
Medical school M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
General surgery Hartford Hospital and University of Connecticut
Plastic surgery training Combined Connecticut Hand Fellowship, Hartford; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire; Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester; Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
  • Board certification: "earned board certification with the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1992."
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (source).
  • Served on the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia before starting private practice.
  • His training covered trauma, maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, pediatric plastic surgery and burn care.
  • He has done volunteer surgery in Puerto Rico, Belize, Panama, Ukraine and Israel, and hosts the Sculpting the Soul podcast.
  • The home page states he is originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, and is licensed to practice in Israel.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Blepharoplasty. The cosmetic surgery page describes eyelid surgery for heavy upper lids and persistent under-eye bags. It removes excess skin and repositions underlying tissue to smooth the eye contour while keeping the natural eye shape (source).
  • The eyelid surgery page shows before-and-after photographs of four patients, with a consultation booking form (eyelids). It is listed under the facial aesthetic gallery (source).
  • The site has no separate page for ptosis repair, lower lid techniques, canthoplasty or brow lift.

Other procedures

The cosmetic surgery page lists lip, eyelid and nose procedures among facial surgery. The facial gallery also covers face, ears, chin and neck. The bio names mommy makeovers, breast augmentation, tummy tucks, vaginal rejuvenation, liposuction and fat grafting. Reconstructive galleries cover skin cancer, birthmarks, breast reconstruction and nasal reconstruction (source). Injectables are also offered.

Insurance and cost

The site makes no statement on insurance, Medicare or price for eyelid surgery.

Before you book

The operations Dr. Ram Kalus offers, what they cost, when insurance pays and the other surgeons nearby.