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Howard G. Dawkins, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Our goal at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, PA is to deliver the beautiful and natural looking results you want while giving you the care and kindness you deserve. There are many options available to those considering plastic surgery or non-surgical procedures.

Our desire is to set our facility in North Carolina apart from all the others by exceeding our patients’ expectations. From the first phone call to the final post-operative visit our patients are shown respect and personalized attention.

Dr. Dawkins is committed to achieving enhanced yet natural-looking results with every procedure he performs. Our facility receives letters and phone calls from patients to express their satisfaction with their surgical results and gratitude for the personal care they received.

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Meet Our Team
Paige L., Administrative Coordinator/Office Manager
Tiffany, Receptionist
Johnna, Patient Care Coordinators
Diane, Part-Time Administrative Assistant
Paige H., Clinical Supervisor
Holly, Licensed Aesthetician
Terry D., Licensed Aesthetician
Michael Todd, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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Testimonials


Testi "The staff as a whole made me feel great and were very nice and always had a smile on their face and all my questions and concerns were addressed."


Testi "Make you feel comfortable, yet treat you as friends... fantastic office staff from front desk to finances, to back office... Dr. Dawkins is wonderful, honest, and would recommend him to many more people. Good work!!!!"


Testi "The hospitality, gentleness and thoroughness that was evident through each member of your great "team"!"


Testi "Everyone's genuine concern and compassion. They made me feel like a "queen"!!"


Testi "Putting me at ease was their concern."


Testi "All of the staff seem very knowledgeable, very professional, and very kind."


Testi "They're professional and very friendly hospitality."


Testi "Very friendly staff. No one was unfriendly. They made me feel very welcome."


Testi "Everyone was very nice."


Testi "Very professional."


Testi "Did a great job. When I need more done, I'll come back!"


Testi "The people... everyone has the best attitude I have ever seen in a doctor's office. One of the things I would like to see change... Nothing."


Testi "I felt comfortable and relaxed because the office staff and nurses were very helpful and the doctor seemed interested in me as a person."


Testi "I liked how everyone treated me. Dr. Dawkins talked to me at a level I understood and gave me knowledgeable information to allow me to make a decision I was comfortable with."


Testi "I cannot say how you could have better served me because I was completely satisfied with everything. I was extremely happy with my entire experience. Anyone who believes cosmetic surgery has to be unpleasant should visit your office. They will be happily surprised!"



Qualifications

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery 1981


Professional Societies & Associations

American College of Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
Association for Academic Surgery
Bowman Gray Surgical Society
International College of Surgeons
Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons
Pitt County Medical Society
Pitt County Private Practice Association
Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Southeastern Surgical Congress


Educational Background/Training

WAKE FOREST COLLEGE, B.S. Chemistry 1963
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, M.D. 1968
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOSPITAL, Surgical Internship 1968-1969
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOSPITAL, Surgery Resident 1969-1970
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, Surgery Resident 1972-1974
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, Chief Resident in Surgery 1974-1975
NORTH CAROLINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Resident 1975-1976
NORTH CAROLINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery 1976-1977


Teaching Positions

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Assistant in Surgery 1972-1975
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Instructor (Clinical) in Surgery 1977-1979
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor (Clinical) in Surgery 1980-1987
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery 1987-1991
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Associate Professor (Clinical) in Surgery 1987-present


Awards & Honors

General Motors Scholarship, Wake Forest College 1959-1961
NIH Summer Research Fellowship, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1965
Duke Foundation Summer Externship, Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1966
First Award, Exhibit, Southern Medical Association, Atlanta, Georgia 1974
First Award, Exhibit, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, Georgia 1975
Physician of the Year, Pitt County Committee for Employment of the Handicapped 1984
Distinguished Service Award, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1999


Hospital & Surgical Affiliations

Aesthetic Operative Suite, LLC
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
SurgiCenter Services of Pitt, Inc.


Broadcast Experience

WITN TV Health Minute - 1991
Cosmetic Surgery
Breast Implants
Laser Surgery
Guest appearances on local affiliates of NBC, ABC and CBS
Breast Controversy
Imaging
Endoscopic Cosmetic Surgery
WNCT TV: Monthly cosmetic surgery updates 1996-1999


Publications, Presentations And Exhibits

Dr. Dawkins has multiple publications with more than 40 presentations and exhibits included but not limited to the American College of Surgeons, Associations for Academic Surgery, Southern Medical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress, University of North Carolina Medical School, Womack Surgical Society, East Carolina University, East Carolina University School of Medicine, North Carolina Association of Nurses Anesthetist, North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Surgical Society, North Carolina Hospital Association. These presentations include cosmetic surgery, laser surgery, liposuction, breast surgery and day spa services.


Continuing Education

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Inc., annual attendance 1983 - present
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. Scientific Meeting, annual attendance 1987- present
Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Miami, FL annual attendance 1986 - present


Extramural Professional Activities

Member, Executive Committee, University of Virginia House Officers 1969-1970
Chief Resident, Renal Transplantation Team, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center 1973-1975
Member, Operating Room Committee, North Carolina Baptist Hospital 1974-1975
Chairman, Department of Surgery Audit Committee Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1979-1980
Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1979-1983, 1985-1990
Chairman, Christmas Party Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1979 Member, Constitution & Bylaws Committee, Pitt County Medical Society 1979-1981
Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine 1979-1991
Chairman, Constitution & Bylaws Committee, Pitt County Medical Society 1980-1981
Member, Vanguard Committee, Pitt County Medical Society 1980-1983
Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1980-1983, 1988-1990
Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1980-1990
Member, Nurse Recruitment Liaison Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1981-1983
Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Eastern Carolina Surgical Center 1982-1987
Member, Northeastern North Carolina PSRO Quality Review Committee 1982-1983
Member, Community Relations Committee, Pitt County Medical Society 1982-1984
Member, Clinical Procedures Review Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1982-1988
Member, Facilities Expansion Needs Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1983
Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1984-1988
Chairman, Clinical Procedures Review Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1985-1988
Delegate, North Carolina Medical Society 1985
Member, Board of Directors, Pitt County Private Practice Association 1985-1988
Secretary-Treasurer, Pitt County Private Practice Association 1985
Member, Committee on Medical Aspects of Sports, North Carolina Medical Society 1985-1991
Chairman, Board of Directors, Pitt County Private Practice Association 1985-1987
Member, Credentials Committee, North Carolina Society of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgeons 1986-1987
Member, Long Range Planning Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1986-1988
Member, Credentials Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1986-1987
Member, Executive Committee, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1986-1991
Chairman, Maxillofacial Evaluation Team, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1986-1991
Member, North Carolina Industrial Commission Liaison Committee, North Carolina Medical Society 1987-1991
Secretary-Treasurer, Eastern Carolina Surgical Center 1988
Member, Accreditation Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1988-1990
Member, Medical Staff Executive Committee, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1988-1990
Vice-Chairman, Eastern Carolina Surgical Center, Greenville, NC 1989-1990
Member, Accreditation Task Force on Computer Needs, Pitt County Memorial Hospital 1990


Community Organizations

Member, Kappa Alpha Order 1960-present
Member, Wake Forest Deacon University Club 1965-present
Member, Bus Safety Task Force, Chapel Hill School System 1975-1977
Member, Greenville Rotary Club 1977-present
Member, Immanuel Baptist Church 1977-present
President, Pitt County Alumni Association, Wake Forest University 1977-1979
Member, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce 1979-present
Member, Wake Forest University Presidents Club 1979-present
Member, National Alumni Council, Wake Forest University 1979-1984
National Chairman, Advance Giving Campaign, College Fund, Wake Forest University 1980-1981
Member, Steering Committee, Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Capitol Fund Campaign 1981
National Chairman, College Fund, Wake Forest University 1981-1982
Member, Pitt County North Carolina 2000 Commission 1982
President, National Alumni Council, Wake Forest University 1982-1983
Member (Ex-officio), Athletic Council, Wake Forest University 1982-1983
Member (Ex-officio), Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University 1982-1983
Member, Citizens Concerned for Higher Educations, North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 1983-1984
Chairman, Pitt County, American Cancer Society Annual Crusade 1983-1984
Member, Board of Directors, Pitt County, American Cancer Society 1984-1990
Member, Alumni in Admissions, Wake Forest University 1984-1997
Member, Board of Directors, Greenville Rotary Club 1985-1987
Member, Personnel Committee, Immanuel Baptist Church 1985-1987
Chairman, Major Gifts, Pitt County, American Cancer Society 1985-1986
Trustee, Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Foundation 1985-1995
Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina, American Cancer Society 1986-1992
Member, Constitution Committee, Immanuel Baptist Church 1986-1988
Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Foundation 1986-1988
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Foundation 1988-1990
Member, Board of Directors, National Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1988-1991, 1994-2002
Director, Coordinated Medical Services of North Carolina, Inc. 1989-1990
Vice President, Greenville Rotary Club 1991-1992
Member, Student Identification and Recruitment Committee, National Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1991-1993
President, Greenville Rotary Club 1992-1993
President Elect, Board of Directors, National Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1994-1995
President, Board of Directors, National Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1995-1996
Member, (Ex-officio), Medical Center Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1995-1996
Past President, Board of Directors, National Alumni Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 1996-1997


Personal Information

Date of Birth: 1941
Place of Birth: Kentucky
Married since 1963 with two children and five grandchildren


Military Service

United States Army Reserve 1969-1973
Deputy Division Surgeon, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam 1970-1971
Member, Head and Neck Surgery Staff, 95th Evacuation Hospital, Vietnam 1971
Staff, Fort Knox General Hospital 1971-1972


Procedures

Breast Procedures

  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Reduction
  • Breast Correction of Contracture or Malposition

Body Procedures

  • Liposuction
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Buttock and Thigh Lift

Face Procedures

  • Facelift
  • Browlift
  • Blepharoplasty
  • Laser Resurfacing

General Procedures

  • Dysport®
  • BOTOX®
  • IPL Hair Removal
  • ZERONA
  • Juvederm™
  • Restylane®
  • Radiesse®
  • Prevelle™

Skin Rejuvenation

  • Microdermabrasion
  • Micropeel
  • Vibraderm
  • Fountain of Youth/Skinmaster
  • Blu U®
  • Gentle Waves®
  • Vitalize Peel®
  • Vi Peel
  • Fraxel®

Skin Rejuvenation Products

  • SkinCeuticals®
  • La Roche Posay/Biomedic®
  • SkinMedica®
  • Vivite
  • Kinerase®
  • Latisse
  • Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup
  • Clarisonic®
  • Zeno MD