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Dr. Rob E. Ferguson, MD

Bio

I am a board-certified plastic surgeon in Salt Lake City. I practice at Intermountain Healthcare's Plastic Surgery Center serving patients in the Salt Lake City, Utah area.

I provide cancer reconstruction (breast, head and neck, skin, orthopaedic) and microsurgical reconstruction (DIEP, SIEA, S-GAP, ALT, and other perforator flaps). Additionally, I provide lymphedema surgery (lymphaticovenular bypass) such as post-mastectomy, trauma reconstruction (face, hand, upper and lower extremity, soft tissue), and general reconstructive surgery.

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  • Intermountain Healthcare

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  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:
    Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say

    MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- More women are getting arm lifts, according to newly released statistics, with the number growing from about 300 procedures in 2000 to about 15,000 in 2012.

    This type of cosmetic procedure can include removal of fat by liposuction or surgery called bra...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:
    Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function

    FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Within a year after having face transplant surgery, some patients regain sensory and motor functions such as the ability to speak, chew food and smile, experts have found.

    For the study, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, director of the plastic surgery transplantatio...Full Article

  • Rob E. Ferguson, MD
    Rob E. Ferguson, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:
    Why is a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap beneficial?

    A DIEP reconstruction following breast cancer is beneficial because it produces decreased donor site damage as well as using the patient’s own tissue. In traditional transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedures, the muscle is cut away leaving a likely weakness. The DIEP is

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  • Rob E. Ferguson, MD
    Rob E. Ferguson, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:
    How does one decide between immediate and delayed breast reconstruction?

    Part of the decision depends upon the goals/desires of the patient and part depends upon the treatment needs for the cancer. In my experience, reconstruction that is initiated at the time of mastectomy has potential to preserve as much of the natural breast skin as possible. Doing so may result in a more r

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  • Rob E. Ferguson, MD
    Rob E. Ferguson, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:
    Why is a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap beneficial?

    A DIEP reconstruction following breast cancer is beneficial from decreased donor site damage as well as providing the patient with her own tissue. In traditional transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedures, the muscle is cut away leaving a likely weakness. The DIEP is designed

    ...  Full Post