Careers Supporting Plastic Surgery: Beyond the Operating Room

Roles in a Plastic Surgery Practice

• Surgical assistants – Intraoperative instrumentation, exposure, technical support.
• Registered nurses (RNs) – Pre/post‑op care, monitoring, wound management.
• Anesthesiologists/CRNAs – Anesthesia delivery, patient safety.
• Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) – Basic nursing tasks under RN/surgeon direction.
• Office managers – Scheduling, records, billing, insurance.
• Marketing/PR specialists – Patient acquisition, brand awareness.
• Aestheticians – Non‑surgical skin treatments, body contouring.
• Nutritionists/dietitians – Optimize healing through diet.
• Physical therapists – Post‑op rehabilitation, mobility restoration.
• IT, finance, compliance, administrative staff – Essential practice operations.

Each role contributes to safe, efficient, patient‑centered care.