Michael S. Wong, MD, MBA, FACS
Dr. Michael S. Wong, a 4th generation Sacramento native, is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast and body contouring, with special expertise in patients following significant weight loss.
Education
He received his bicoastal education with his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his General Surgery residency at the University of California, Davis – East Bay, a two-year surgical research fellowship in the Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition Laboratory at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and his Plastic Surgery residency at Duke University.
Dr. Wong served as Director of Body Contouring After Weight Loss for over 18 years and Program Director of the Plastic Surgery Residency for over a dozen years at UC Davis. Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Wong is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and is the past president of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons.
He is thrilled to bring his practice back home to Sacramento with Ideal Plastic Surgery, allowing him to care for the community he grew up with.
Professional Education
Residency and Fellowship Training
• 1992-1996 General Surgery, University of California Davis – East Bay (UCD-EB), Oakland, California, USA
• 1996-1998 Surgical Research Fellowship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• 1998-1999 Chief Resident, General Surgery at UCD-EB
• 1999-2002 Plastic Surgery, Duke University Durham, North Carolina, USA
Medical School
• 1998-2002 Doctor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Graduate and Undergraduate
• 2020-2022 Executive Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, San Francisco, USA
• 1983-1988 Bachelor of Arts, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
Professional Organizations
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member Since 2004
• The Aesthetic Society (formerly: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), Member since 2019
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Fellow
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS), President
• Sacramento Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Council of Acacdemic Plastic Surgeons (formerly Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery), Active Member
• World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent, Founding Member
Honors and Awards
• Visiting Professor, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (2023)
• Top Doctors 2020, Sacramento Magazine, December (2020)
• Top Doctors 2019, Sacramento Magazine, December (2019)
• Keynote Speaker, International Forum on Bariatric Surgery, Taichung, Taiwan (2019)
• Top Doctors 2018, Sacramento Magazine, December (2018)
• Visiting Professor, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, California, USA (2018)
• Visiting Professor & Keynote Speaker, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA (2016)
• Visiting Professor, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom (2013)
• Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China (2011)
• Visiting Professor, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow, Soochow, China (2010)
• Visiting Professor, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (2006)
Select Publications
• Wong MS. Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery After Weight Loss: Lessons Learned from an Obesity Epidemic in the United States. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2016 Aug;77 Suppl 1:S59-53.
• Patel NB, Wong MS. Extended Fasciocutaneous Flaps for Autologous Mastopexy Augmentation with Upper Body Lift Following Massive Weight Loss: An Early Experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2015 May;74 Suppl 1:S41-45.
• Wong MS, Vinyard WJ. Photographic Standards for the Massive Weight Loss Patient. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2014 September;73 Suppl 1:S82-7.
• Song P, Patel NB, Gunther S, Li C-S, Liu Y, Lee CYG, Kludt NA, Patel KB, Ali MR, Wong MS. Body Image and Quality of Life: Changes with Gastric Bypass Surgery and Body Contouring. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2016 May;76 Suppl 3:S216-221
• Charvet HJ, Orbay H, Wong MS, Sahar D. The Oncologic Safety of Breast Fat Grafting and Contradictions Between Basic Science and Clinical Studies. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2015 October;75(1):471-479.
• Rosing JH, Wong G, Wong MS, Sahar D, Stevenson TR, Pu LL. Autologous Fat Grafting for Primary Breast Augmentation: A Systematic Review. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2011 Oct;35(5):882-90.
• Coscia J, Lance S, Wong MS, Garcia J. Mondor’s Thrombophlebitis 13 Years After Breast Augmentation. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2012 April;68(4):336-337.
• Hinchcliff KM, Hylton JR, Orbay H, Wong MS. Intraoperative Placement of Pectoral Nerve Block Catheters: Description of a Novel Technique and Review of the Literature. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017 May;78 Suppl 4:S189-193.
• Davé DR, Arora A, Zeiderman M, Wong MS. Geriatric Patients Carry Increased Risk for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Reduction Mammaplasty: An Analysis of 1897 Geriatric Patients Among 25,909 Cases From 2005 to 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Databases. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2020 May; 84 Suppl 5: S264-267.
• Xue Y, Song P, Wong MS. Early Experience with Body Contouring Procedures in Patients with End-State Renal Disease Awaiting Renal Transplant. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2019 May; 82 Suppl 5:S339-S341.
Select Presentations
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Refinements in Approach, Management & Care Kasr AlAiny Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (KPRAS) VIII Conference Cairo, Egypt (May 23, 2023)
• Autoaugmentation for Breasts & Buttocks in Post-Bariatric Patients Kasr AlAiny Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (KPRAS) VIII Conference Cairo, Egypt (May 23, 2023)
• Maximizing Abdominal Contouring After Massive Weight Loss Kasr AlAiny Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (KPRAS) VIII Conference Cairo, Egypt (May 23, 2023)
• Avoiding and Managing Abdominal Complications Kasr AlAiny Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (KPRAS) VIII Conference Cairo, Egypt (May 23, 2023)
• Discussant: Liposuction Complications occurring in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: An Analysis of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF, QUAD a) Patient Safety Data Reporting American Association of Plastic Surgeons Meeting Chicago, IL (May 1, 2023)
• Panelist: Innovations in Body Contouring Speaker: Auto-Augmentation for Breasts and Buttocks in Post-Bariatric Patients 72nd Annual Meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons San Diego, CA (May 20, 2022)
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons – Plastic Surgery Spring 2020 Meeting Panel Moderator, Massive Weight Loss Body Lift Panel Moderator, Nipple-Sparing Mastctomy in the Large or Ptotic Breast Speaker, Autoaugmentation with Modified or Complete Upper Body Lift Mastopexy Tips, Tricks, and Trialing Adjuvant Techniques Panel
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery: Refinements in Approach, Management, and Care UC Davis Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds Sacramento, California (August 25, 2020)
• Auto-Augmentation for Breasts and Buttocks in Post-Bariatric Patients International Forum on Bariatric Surgery Taichung, Taiwan (December 8, 2019)
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery in the USA Keynote Speaker, International Forum on Bariatric Surgery Taichung, Taiwan (December 7, 2019)
• Body Contouring and Liposuction ACAPS Boot Camp, University of San Diego, Plastic Surgery
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Refinements in Approach, Management, and Care CSPS Visiting Professor, Stanford University Palo Alto, California (April 16, 2019)
• Avoiding & Managing Abdominal Complications CSPS Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine Orange, California (March 4, 2019)
• Maximizing Abdominal Contouring After Massive Weight Loss CSPS Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine Orange, California (March 4, 2019)
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Refinements in Approach, Management, and Care CSPS Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine Orange, California (March 4, 2019)
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Refinements in Approach, Management, and Care CSPS Visiting Professor, Kaiser Permanente Plastic Surgery Symposium Costa Mesa, California (February 9, 2019)
• Body Contouring After Significant Weight Loss: The Finishing Touches Monthly Bariatric Surgery Orientation University of California, Davis Medical Center Sacramento, California
• Avoiding & Managing Abdominal Complications CSPS Visiting Professor, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California (December 13, 2018)
• Post Bariatric Body Contouring: Refinements in Approach, Management, and Care CSPS Visiting Professor, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California (December 13, 2018)
• Avoiding & Managing Abdominal Complications CSPS Visiting Professor, Loma Linda University, Department of Plastic Surgery Loma Linda, California (November 1, 2018)
• Maximizing Abdominal Contouring After Massive Weight Loss CSPS Visiting Professor, Loma Linda University, Department of Plastic Surgery Loma Linda, California (November 1, 2018)
• Approach and Management of the Post-Bariatric Patient CSPS Visiting Professor, Loma Linda University, Department of Plastic Surgery Loma Linda, California (November 1, 2018)
• Body Contouring and Liposuction ACAPS Boot Camp, University of San Diego, Plastic Surgery San Diego, CA (August 11, 2018)
• The Post-Bariatric Patient: Approach and Management CSPS Visiting Professor, University of San Diego, Plastic Surgery San Diego, CA (August 8, 2018)
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery in the USA Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting Taipei, Taiwan
• Post-Bariatric Autologous Augmentation of the Breast and Buttock Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting Taipei, Taiwan
• Body Contouring and Liposuction University of San Diego, Plastic Surgery San Diego, CA
• Refinements in Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Tissue Preservation and Local Tissue Rearrangements 5th Congress of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent Wuhan, China
• Keynote Address – Patient Safety and Patient Satisfaction: Taking a Look in the Mirror” 9th Annual Plastic Surgery Research Symposium, Stanford University Stanford, CA
• Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery: Special Considerations and Maximizing Results-Abdomen ObesityWeek Meeting-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Los Angeles, California
• Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery: Special Considerations and Maximizing Results-Arms ObesityWeek Meeting-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Los Angeles, California
• Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery: Special Considerations and Maximizing Results-Preoperative Considerations ObesityWeek Meeting-American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Los Angeles, California
• Post-bariatric Body Contouring Surgery in the USA 4th Congress of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent Hong Kong, China
• Post Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring – “The Finishing Touches” San Joaquin General Hospital General Surgery Grand Rounds Stockton, California
• Myth Busters-Controversies in Plastic Surgery: Scars After Body Contouring Surgery American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting San Diego, California
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring “Lessons Learned from an Obesity Epidemic in the United States” Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Obtaining Safe, Beautiful, and Reproducible Results with Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery California Society of Plastic Surgeons 63rd Annual Meeting San Francisco, California
• Breast Reshaping in the Massive Weight Loss Patient 3rd Congress of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent Xian, China
• Body Contouring in the Massive Weight Loss Patient 3rd Congress of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent Xian, China
• Nip and Tuck Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting University of California, Davis Medical Center Sacramento, California
• Body Contouring after Weight Loss: Lessons Learned from an Obesity Epidemic in the USA. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow Soochow, China
• Body Contouring after Weight Loss: Lessons Learned from an Obesity Epidemic in the USA. 3rd Advanced Facial Anatomy and Cosmetic Surgery Workshop Shanghai, China
• Bringing Sex Back to Massive Weight-Loss Patients – The Lower Body American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress Chicago, Illinois
• Post-Bariatric Body Contouring: Emerging Techniques 23rd Annual Virgin Islands Workshop in Plastic Surgery St. John, United States Virgin Islands
• Plastic Surgery After Gastric Bypass Weight Loss Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting University of California, Davis Medical Center Sacramento, California
Leadership Activities
California North State University
• 2022 – Current President, Residency Advisory Committee
• 2021 – Current President, MSPE Committee
• 2020 – Current Member, Executive Committee of the President
UC Davis School of Medicine
• 2011 – 2020 Reviewer, Collaborative Planning Research Grants
• 2003 – 2020 Davis Division, Academic Senate Representative
UC Davis Department of Surgery
• 2009 – 2020 Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery
• 2018 – 2020 Breast Microsurgeons Search Committee Member
• 2017 – 2019 Hand Surgeon Search Committee, Member
Regional
• 2018 – 2019 President of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS)
• 2017 – 2018 President-Elect, California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS)
• 2016 – 2017 Vice President of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS)
National
• 2019 – Plastic Surgery Foundation Representative Nominating Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• 2020 – Current Legislative Advocacy Committee, ASPS/PSF- State Subcommittee Chair (Present)
• 2020 – State Subcommittee Vice-Chair (2022)
• 2022 – Research and Education Committee Member, American Association of Plastic Surgeons. (Present)