Cosmetic Surgery Serving Washington, DC - Dr. Roger J. Oldham Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

While some plastic surgeons perform exclusively cosmetic surgery, others offer a wider array of services through more preventative or reconstructive procedures and treatments.  Dr. Roger J. Oldham is a board certified plastic surgeon with more than 25 years of experience caring for patients will preventative skin lesion and mole removal.  Dr. Oldham performs skin lesion and mole removal in-office and we have found that patients are more comfortable in these familiar surroundings.

When you notice changes in a mole (size, symmetry, shape, color) you think first to call a dermatologist, right?  And dermatologists are experts in skincare and health, providing care to patients through similar procedures.  But, when moles present in visible areas like the face...

Dr. Roger J. Oldham is a plastic surgeon in Bethesda, Maryland but his office cares for men and women from around the broader metropolitan Washington D.C. area.  As a board certified plastic surgeon with a commitment to excellence in care and surgical performance, Dr. Oldham has an impressive 25 years of practice under his belt.  During those years, Dr. Oldham has become very knowledgeable  about a number of procedures including facelift, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, and especially body contouring like tummy tuck and liposuction.  With liposuction in particular, Dr. Oldham is able to help patients whose diets and exercise regimens cannot specifically target areas such as the inner or outer thighs.

Liposuction is often considered one of the more effective and efficient among plastic surgery procedures.  With only small incisions that are usually very inconspicuous after the procedure...

Aging facial features can be distracting to us.  We can’t help but see slight changes every time we look in the mirror. Even though we are vigilant about sunscreen and skincare health, aging features might arrive earlier than expected.  But, you are young and you want others to see how you feel inside.  Dr. Roger J. Oldham has spent the last 25+ years helping patients through facial rejuvenation procedures: facelift, neck lift, brow lift, and blepharoplasty. Among these, Facelift is the most comprehensive anti-aging treatment.

Facelift alternatives are becoming increasingly popular. Anti-wrinkle skincare products in addition to over-the-counter products that promise wrinkle prevention are only two examples of the growing industry.  At the doctor’s office...

Patients from all around the Washington D.C. area have sought the cosmetic surgery expertise and experience of Dr. Roger J. Oldham, plastic surgeon.  In his 25 years of caring for patients, Dr. Oldham has performed countless procedures for breast surgery (breast augmentation, breast reduction, and breast lift surgeries).  Breast lift surgery is particularly desirable for women who experience loss of volume in the breasts that can lead to the downward movement of the nipple and an overall effect of drooping or sagging in the breasts.  With Dr. Oldham, patients find the cost vs. benefit ratio of breast lift surgery to be very favorable. 

When patients meet with Dr. Oldham to discuss breast lift surgery, considering the cost vs. benefit ratio is important.  Compared to other surgery...

In cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, there are a number of procedures and treatments which practitioners like Dr. Roger J. Oldham can offer patients.  Dr. Oldham is a board certified plastic surgeon with experience and expertise performing breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift, and skin enhancement treatments like microdermabrasion, chemical peel, injectable fillers like Juvederm, and laser hair removal.  In recent years, each of these minimally-invasive treatments, especially laser hair removal, has grown increasingly popular in American among women and men alike.

Laser hair removal is a very recent advance in cosmetic skin enhancement treatment that offers patients...

As a board certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Roger J. Oldham offers patients facial rejuvenation and skin enhancement treatments, a family of procedures specially designed to treat aging facial features.  In Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Oldham has been caring for patients for 25+ years with procedures like facelift, Botox, brow lift, microdermabrasion, blepharoplasty, injectable fillers, and Neck lift (reshaping and lifting of the neck).  With neck lift surgery, as with any elective plastic surgery procedure, selecting your surgeon is a very important part of the process.  So, what does Dr. Oldham recommend you ask surgeons?

As with medical care in general, one common myth about plastic surgery is that it is disrespectful to ask your plastic surgeon tough questions. This is far from the truth and...

In 2011 alone, nearly 20,000 men and women in the South Atlantic region elected to have tummy tuck surgery.  Among those, Dr. Roger J. Oldham performed tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) procedures for men and women in the Washington D.C. and Bethesda areas.  With more than 25 years of board certified practice in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, Dr. Oldham is one of the area’s most experienced plastic surgeons.  Patients seek an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) when traditional means of targeting fat are found less effective. After all, a number of factors determine each of our individual body compositions, including where we carry excess fatty tissue. Most often, this includes the abdomen, and most often, exercise is not enough.

With a tummy tuck, Dr. Oldham has been able to care for countless patients who are continually frustrated by the limited results they get from exercise and...

With the advent of non-surgical facelift alternatives like Botox, plastic surgeons like Dr. Roger J. Oldham were optimistic about the results and the satisfaction patients would receive from such treatments.  Dr. Oldham is a board certified plastic surgeon whose 25 years of experience simply did not see anything similar to the phenomenal response Botox received from patients.  Botox is one of many skin enhancement treatments offered patients of Dr. Oldham’s Bethesda plastic surgery practice.

Botox has become a very popular rejuvenating product.  The 2011 statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons...

If anyone understands the sense of confidence and self worth that is often tied to self-image, it’s Dr. Roger J. Oldham, Bethesda, Maryland plastic surgeon.  Dr. Oldham offers patients breast surgery options including breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, and—an increasingly popular and very effective combined procedure, breast lift and augmentation.  Having served the Bethesda, Maryland and greater Washington D.C. area for 25+ years, Dr. Oldham is among Washington D.C.’s “Top Plastic Surgeons” (as voted by Washingtonian Magazine) and Bethesda’s “Best Plastic Surgeon” (as voted by patients and colleagues in Bethesda Magazine).

Do you have sagging breasts?  Breasts that droop after childbearing/breastfeeding? Breasts that lack perkiness?  Do you...

As a cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon Dr. Roger J. Oldham, board certified plastic surgeon, often hears the concerns and desires of patients, especially women, who desire a change in the appearance of the nose (rhinoplasty), the body’s contours (tummy tuck/liposuction), and the enlargement of the breasts. With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Oldham has considerable expertise in breast surgery procedures, including breast augmentation, breast lift (without implants), and combined breast lift and augmentation. In the second of this three-part blog series, Dr. Oldham will answer your questions about breast lift surgery.

Breast lift surgery is unlike other procedures (like breast augmentation or breast reduction) because the primary purpose . . .