FAQs

Dr.STITCH is New York Plastic Surgical Group’s on-call service for immediate and urgent treatment of burns, lacerations, complex wounds, facial trauma, and hand injuries. Our plastic surgeons are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to meet you at the emergency room or in one of our convenient office locations.

Our surgeons specialize in immediate and expert treatment for lacerations, burns, complex wounds, facial trauma, and hand injuries. In the event of an emergency, please call 911.

With injuries such as burns, hand wounds, complex lacerations, and facial trauma, most patients would prefer to have minimal scars after healing. Our surgeons are skilled in plastic surgical suturing techniques, which can help to reduce to the appearance of scars.

Since establishment in 1948, our highly trained surgeons at NYPS Group have experience in the most complex cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures, and are known for their exceptional techniques in laceration repair.

The ideal time to contact Dr.STITCH is at the time of injury and before you go to the emergency room. When you give us a ring, one of our call care coordinators will connect you to the closest Dr.STITCH surgeon who can meet you at a nearby hospital or at one of our convenient office locations.

Nope! We are a service available for the entire family.

The Dr.STITCH service is made up of New York Plastic Surgical Group doctors who are affiliated with hospitals throughout Long Island, Queens, and Manhattan.

Our physicians are contracted to be in-network providers with a variety of health plans and hospital affiliations.

We’ve made it even easier for you to give us a call! Download our contact card to automatically save our number (1-877-377-8482) to your mobile phone.

When you give us a call, you will be connected with the nearest surgeon who can meet you at a nearby hospital or one of our convenient office locations.

For care and instructions after treatment, please visit our page on Post-Procedure Care.

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