Leslie W. Smith, DO, FACOS, a Plastic Surgeon with Sapphire Advanced Aesthetics

Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Leslie W. Smith, who serves patients in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Dr. Smith is an internationally recognized, board-certified plastic surgeon and a soft tissue specialist with over a decade of experience. She is also a certified cosmetic physician trained in laser technology. 

At her full-service cosmetic treatment center, Sapphire Advanced Aesthetics, located in Wayzata, Minnesota, Dr. Smith offers a wide range of minimally invasive treatments and procedures. Her training, experience, and caring approach are what set her apart from other cosmetic doctors in the area.

A Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeon, she earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Long Island. She completed her surgical residency at Michigan State Bi-County Community Hospital.

In addition to being a Major in the United States Army Medical Corps, she served as a surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and at Evans Community Hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado. She was also the Assistant Director of the Level 1 Trauma Burn Center at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minnesota, where she worked on many high profile burn cases. Moreover, she held the position of Director of Wound Care at Mayo Health Systems in Albert Lea, Minnesota. 

Active in clinical research, Dr. Smith published a paper on specialty bio-engineered dressings to accelerate wound healing in a peer-reviewed medical journal in 2009. She was a lecturer and instructor in burns and trauma at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, as well as during her medical mission work in Central America. She was also recognized and awarded a Fellowship Award by the American Burn Association.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories – reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done. 

In 2018 and 2019, Dr. Smith was recognized by the American Institute of Plastic Surgeons as one of the “10 Best Plastic Surgeons in Minnesota”.

Learn More about Dr. Leslie W. Smith:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2484194-Leslie-Smith-plastic-surgeon-Mason-City-IA-50401 or through Sapphire Advanced Aesthetics, https://www.sapphireadvancedaesthetics.com/about-us/meet-dr-smith/

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