Dr. E. Ronald Finger was born in Marion, South Carolina. His father was a general surgeon and following the Second World War, built his own hospital, which enabled Dr. Finger to begin assisting surgery at the age of 14. Dr. Finger graduated college from Emory University and then received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his internship at Emory University and his general surgery residency at Tampa General Hospital, which is now the University of South Florida. He then entered the U.S. Air Force and completed an additional two years in a plastic surgery residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. This was during the height of the Vietnam War, which gave Dr. Finger a great foundation from which to build new techniques in plastic surgery. He received an honorable discharge from the USAF in June of 1973 as a Lt. Colonel.

Dr. Finger began his practice in plastic surgery in Savannah, Georgia in 1973 and shortly there after built the first outpatient plastic surgery operative center in Savannah and in Georgia.

Dr. Finger became board certified as a plastic surgeon in 1973. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Surgeons.

Innovative Plastic Surgery Procedures

He is well known in plastic surgeon circles and is an innovator of new plastic surgery procedures, including:

• Transmalar subperiosteal mid-face lift – a state-of-the-art plastic surgery procedure that is less invasive and requires less recovery time than a traditional face lift.
• Transaxillary approach for breast augmentation – a revolutionary breast augmentation technique that requires no incision on the breast itself. Dr. Finger has personally performed over 3,000 transaxillary breast augmentations.
• Breast Plastic Surgery - Reduction mammoplasties and mastopexies – Dr. Finger has been at the forefront of advances in breast surgery and has presented his findings to various professional groups. He has also authored a chapter about new mammoplasty techniques in a medical school textbook.

Non Surgical Skin Rejuvenation

During his career, Dr. Finger has always been on the leading edge of technology and has a keen interest in health and skin rejuvenation. He formulated products for the New Youth Skin Treatment System, which utilizes topical creams and serums designed to treat the foundation of aging skin. His practice is oriented toward both surgical and non-surgical rejuvenation of skin. Dr. Finger travels to various cities and states as a trainer for the product, Sculptra® Aesthetic.

Before And After Photos