Dr. Mehdi Balakhani

• Breast Surgery
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Breast Reduction for Men
• Breast Implant Removal
• Breast Reconstruction
• Breast Reduction Surgery
• Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction
• Tram Flap Breast Reconstruction

• Body Contouring
• Arm Lift
• Body Contouring after Major Weight Loss
• Buttock Lift
• Liposuction
• Thigh Lift
• Tummy Tuck
• Burn Reconstruction
• Cleft-Lip and Palate Repair
• General Reconstruction
• Hand Surgery
• Head-Neck Cancer Reconstruction
• Microsurgery
• Scar Revision
• Skin Cancer
• Skull/Facial Bone Reconstruction
• Surgery for Congenital Defects of the Hand
• Endoscopic Technique

• Facial Rejuvenation
• Botulinum Toxin
• Brow Lift
• Chemical Peel
• Chin Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Dermabrasion
• Dermal Fillers
• Ear Surgery
• Eyelid Surgery
• Facelift
• Facial Implants
• Injectable Fillers
• Lip Augmentation / Enhancement
• Microdermabrasion
• Nose Surgery
• Permanent Makeup
• Retin-A Treatments
• Skin Rejuvenation and Resurfacing

Dr. Mehdi Balakhani
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

"Performing Plastic Surgery is a combination of brain, heart, and technical mastery. All three components must be equal and work in concert to produce a beautiful result. For the past 30 years, this has been the focus and reason for excellence in my practice."

Mehdi Balakhani, D.D.S., M.D., F.A.C.S. is Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Christiana Care Systems and Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware. He has been selected by nurses and his peers as a top doctor in Delaware since 1992. Dr. Balakhani is Board Certified in both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery since 1983. He has contributed more than 20 cosmetic surgery instructional exhibits to the Medical Society of Delaware over the past 20 years. He has provided more than 200 educational seminars for public education in the field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Balakhani is recognized in Delaware specializing in all aspects of cosmetic surgery of the face and body with a special interest and experitse in the area of rhinoplasty, treatment of the aging face, body contouring, and post-bariatric surgery.

Hospital Affiliations and Appointments:

• Director of Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - St. Francis Hospital (2002-Present)
• Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Christiana Health Systems (2001-Present)
• Senior Attending and Consultant, Service of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dupont Childrens Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware (1982-Present)
• Associate Chief, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1987-2000)
• Member, Medical Review Committee, Ethics Committee, Medical Legal Affairs Committee and Credentialing Committee, Christiana Care Systems (1989-Present)
• President, American College of Surgeons, Delaware Chapter (2006-2007)
• Member, Surgical Executive Committee, Christiana Care Systems (2000-Present)
• Medical Director of Plastic Surgery of Excellence, Christiana Care Systems (2003-Present)

Professional Memberships:

• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Maxilofacial Surgeons
• Oculoplastic Society of New York
• American College of Surgeons