Philosophy & Practice Info

Practice Philosophy

I have maintained a successful private practice in this community for the past 43 years. I have been actively involved in teaching and also sustaining a busy active practice primarily encompassing aesthetic [cosmetic] , hand, cancer, and traumatic surgery. I am a strong advocate in professional medical ethics which reverts to my upbringing in a medical environment. I was fortunate to have been raised in a medically oriented family and was early on indoctrinated into the importance of proper expedient patient care and offering compassion to the patient and their family. My father-in-law was the first plastic surgeon in Pittsburgh, Penna. {James A. Cowan Jr.} and my father was a well respected general surgeon in Johnstown, Penna. These gentlemen both devoted most of their weekly daytime hours to the care of their patients. I, like them, love my chosen profession. I feel proper understanding of the patients desires and needs, pre and post operatively, are as important as the surgical techniques applied. I spend a significant period of time with pre-operative patients evaluating personally each situation.

Practice Specialization

Dr. Kahl specializes in Aesthetic Surgery including:

Rhinoplasty, Face-Neck-Forehead lifts, Eyelid surgery, Ear repositioning and reconstructive surgery, Hair Transplants & flaps, Permanent eyeliner, Collagen implantation & non absorbable implants to lips & wrinkles, Laser Resurfacing, Phenol Face peels, Dermabrasion, Fruit Acid Masks & Peels, Breast Augmentation-Reduction-Repositioning-Reconstruction, Gynecomastia reduction, Arm-Leg-Buttock Lifts, Abdominoplasty-Tummy Tuck, Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Chin & Cheek Recontouring, Hand Surgery, Reconstruction after Cancer resection or trauma, Acute Trauma Injuries, Skin Tumor Removal, Scar Revisions, Maxillo-Facial Fractures, Cleft Lip & Palate Repair, Hypospadias Reconstruction. Botox® and Juvederm, Radiesse, Restylane - injections.

Over 9,500 procedures performed to date.

Surgical Facility

The first constructed and approved local freestanding outpatient surgical facility was created by my office 28 years ago [1979] & remains "State of the Art". This provides for a private but highly supervised setting, ideal to perform most types of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Our facility compares to a hospital in all beneficial ways, but with the added dimension of more private, personalized treatment, a specially trained staff, and decreased costs. The facilities have been accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Facilities and The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Assoc. In a patient survey, conducted in 2000, by an independent research firm, over 98% of The Center For Plastic Surgery patients responding would recommend others to the facility. In addition to our center I have surgical privileges in 13 Cincinnati area hospitals and 8 other free standing surgical complexes where procedures perhaps requiring overnight patient stays are performed. In 1996 I was certified as a facility inspector for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF)

Consultation

Consultation fee is $85 and is credited against our surgical fee if a subsequent cosmetic procedure is carried to fruition. In our consultation, I attempt to ferret out the patients requests, needs, and anxieties and balance them with reality. I am willing to express my impression with each patient in a frank but not austere discussion as to the feasibility of each procedure and technique, or perhaps discouraging such a venture. I offer consultations on Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri with elective surgery on the same days. I feel my experience is beneficial in my patients making a reliable decision.

Payment Options

Pre pay for cosmetic surgery [cash, credit cards, bank financing, internal financing available]. AMEX, Discover, Visa & MasterCard. Unicorn, P. F. S., CareCredit.
Choice care, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Ohio Comp, Life Care Plus, Cigna, AARP, Humana, Lincoln National, Aetna Partners/Aetna, Emerald, John Alden, United Health Care, Ohio Health Choice Plan, Community Health Plan, Medicare & all other third party insurance accepted.Check with office (984-2777) for verification of other insurance carriers.

Languages Spoken

English, German, Spanish, and a little Italian

Computer Imaging

I do not agree with the concept of pre operative computer imaging. I do not feel it assures the patient of the eventual outcome post operatively and often creates a false sense of security and an implied guarantee. I will recommend patients to prior patients, who have volunteered, to discuss their feelings, results and experiences.

Skin Care Products

Fruit Acid Peels and masks [Glyderm and Obagi]; Co2 and Erbium laser treatments; Phenol peels; Juvederm, Radiesse, Restylane, Botox® injections, Dermabrasion; CO2 and glyquin application; Facials at my Skin Deep Center.