Dr. Leppink Plastic Surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Name: Douglas Leppink, MD
Last name: Leppink
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1994
Years experience: 29
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Centre for Plastic Surgery
Address: 2060 E. Paris Ave. SE
Address suite: Ste. 150
Phone: +1 616-454-1256
City: Grand Rapids
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 49546
Country: US
Statement: “Plastic surgery is my passion and I have dedicated my career to achieving natural, aesthetically pleasing, extraordinary results for each and every patient.”
Consulting Fees: 75$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Spectrum Health
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA in Biology and Chemistry, Calvin College
  • Medical: MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University
  • Fellowship: Research, Wound Healing, Division of Transplantation, Ohio State University Hospital

Douglas Leppink, MD

Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Board Certification: 
Douglas Mark Leppink (ABMSUID -03859)

Viewed: 8/18/2008
Day of birth:
9/23/1959

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Recertification: 4/1/2004 – 12/31/2016
Expired Time-Limited Initial Certification: 11/23/1996 – 12/31/2006
American Board of Surgery
Surgery – General

Status: Not Certified
Expired Time-Limited Initial Certification: 11/1/1993 – 7/1/2004
Education: 1985 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: Michigan Street Centre426 Michigan St NE Ste 300Grand Rapids, MI 49503-5609 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 42.9262564,-85.5685456

Primary location: 
Location name: Grand Rapids
State: MI
Country: US
Map point: 42.9705,-85.66860199

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/+Gr-cps/posts

Treatments: 
  • ActiveFX
  • Arm Lift
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Body Lift
  • Botox
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Butt Augmentation
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • CO2 Laser
  • CoolSculpting
  • DeepFX
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facial
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Forma
  • Fractional Laser
  • Genioplasty
  • Glycolic Peel
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • IPL
  • Juvederm
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Peel
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lifestyle Lift
  • Lightsheer Laser
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Panniculectomy
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Salicylic Peel
  • Scar Removal
  • Sculptra
  • Skin Lightening
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • SkinPen
  • SMAS Facelift
  • TCA Peel
  • Thigh Lift
  • Thread Lift
  • TotalFX
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Voluma

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.9
Profile views: 15108
Answer count: 354
Review count: 32
1 star count: 1
5 star count: 10
Total star count: 11
Star rating: 3.5437855798366
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Nov 18, 2007
Profile modified: Jul 29, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
Linked url: https://www.gr-cps.com/douglas_leppink_bio.htm#douglas
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Feb 29, 2020
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Grand Rapids, MI, US. GPS coordinates: 42.9705,-85.66860199

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Breast Lift with Implants (Jan 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Reduction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Implants (May 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Apr 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Dec 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (May 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Dec 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Jul 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mini Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Implants (Nov 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (May 2007) – Overall rating: 5/5Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Payment process: 4/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 4/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Mar 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Implant Revision (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Jan 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Mentor Breast Implants (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Implant Revision (Feb 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Jan 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Jan 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Breast Lift with Implants Prices

  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 2, 2017
  • $10000 – Jan 2, 2017
  • $10000 – Jan 2, 2017
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018
  • $10000 – Jan 3, 2018

Breast Augmentation Prices

  • $6000 – Apr 7, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Dec 8, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – May 20, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Dec 11, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6200 – Jul 23, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6200 – Jul 23, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Dec 8, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $6600 – May 31, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – Apr 7, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – Apr 7, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – Apr 7, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Apr 9, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Nov 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Dec 8, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Mar 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – May 20, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6000 – May 20, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Dec 11, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Dec 11, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Dec 11, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Dec 11, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Mar 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Mar 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Apr 9, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Apr 9, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6200 – Jul 23, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $65000 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $65000 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $65000 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $65000 – Apr 4, 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI

Tummy Tuck Prices

  • $7500 – Apr 2, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $8000 – Sep 2023 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $7965 – Mar 31, 2016 – Traverse City, MI
  • $8000 – Jul 2018 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $8000 – Mar 17, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $7965 – Mar 31, 2016 – Traverse City, MI
  • $7965 – Mar 31, 2016 – Traverse City, MI
  • $8000 – Nov 4, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $13800 – Apr 2, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $7500 – Apr 2, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $13800 – Apr 2, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $13800 – Apr 2, 2014 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $8000 – Jan 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $8000 – Jan 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI

Breast Reduction Prices

  • $4000 – Sep 2023 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $4000 – Oct 2018 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $4000 – Jun 2012 – Grand Rapids, MI

Breast Implants Prices

  • $6600 – May 31, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Nov 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – May 31, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – May 31, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Nov 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6600 – Nov 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Nov 19, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $6500 – Nov 19, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI

Breast Implant Revision Prices

  • $12000 – Feb 26, 2019
  • $12000 – Feb 26, 2019

Mentor Breast Implants Prices

  • $6500 – Mar 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $6500 – Mar 5, 2015 – Grand Rapids, MI
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017
  • $5000 – Feb 2, 2017

Other Prices

  • $6200 – Jul 23, 2013 – Grand Rapids, MI

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Doctor's answers

Question
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What is the best way to improve my breast asymmetry? I had a breast augmentation in 2012 with salin
Correcting breast asymmetry.
Aug 23, 2020
It is difficult to determine the exact nature of your asymmetry based on one photo, however it appears that you have a tighter scar or capsule around your left breast implant, which is constricting the left implant and changing your left breast shape. This could be corrected by removing the scar tissue and perhaps changing the size of the implant that is used on the left side. Please seek a consultation with a board-certified Plastic Surgeon who will be able to examine you carefully and...
Is a skin-only tummy tuck safer than getting muscle repair?
Abdominal skin removal only to improve the appearance of the abdomen
May 13, 2020
It is not unusual for patients to desire skin removal only to address a concern they have in regards to their abdomen. While all women who have had pregnancies have some muscle separation, the amount of separation is different for each woman and occasionally we see patients who do not require a significant muscle repair. I believe that a ‘skin-removal-only’ approach to a woman’s abdomen is an appropriate procedure in the right cases (obviously understanding the limits of the procedur...
How to fix asymmetrical breasts?
Correcting breast asymmetry
May 13, 2020
With an appropriate shape and size to one breast often a plastic surgeon will try to adjust the larger breast to that desired size. This can often be done using a breast lift procedure with a minimal reduction in breast volume in the larger breast, and no surgery on the other breast. From the photograph that you have offered it appears that you would be an excellent candidate for this procedure. Obviously recovery is much easier with surgery on only one breast as opposed to both. The ot...
Would you suggest blepharoplasty and/or brow lift?
Blepharoplasty or Browlift?
May 1, 2020
Based on the photographs that you have provided it appears that a blepharoplasty would work better for you. You have a very smooth forehead with what appears to be a good position to your eyebrows. Often when we see patients with a lot of transverse lines on their forehead it means that they are using their forehead muscles to lift their eyebrows, which can also lift the skin of their upper eyelids but makes us consider the possibility of a brow lift for that person. In your case I feel ...
Would you recommend a full Tummy Tuck or Mini Tummy Tuck?
Full or mini “Tummy-tuck”?
Apr 26, 2020
Based on the photograph that you provided you would be a better candidate for a full Abdominoplasty  or “tummy-tuck”. The things that I see that would indicate the need for a full Abdominoplasty include a roll of skin laxity that occurs above the umbilicus, which could not be significantly addressed with a “mini tummy-tuck”, and also significant fullness of the lower abdomen extending above the umbilicus. It also appears that you have an umbilical hernia, which correlates with significant m...
What is the best procedure to lift my breasts and make my nipples smaller? Can I do it without impl
Youthful lifted breasts with smaller nipple-areola size.
Apr 26, 2020
Based on the photograph that you provided you would be an excellent candidate for a standard mastopexy. Due to changes in breast internal supporting ligaments following weight loss or pregnancies the breast will descend in its position related to the fold under the breast. The areola will also increase in size due to the stretching of the internal ligaments. This can easily be addressed using internal sutures in the ligaments as well as reduction of the redundant skin that is present after ...
I am not sure if I would require a mini tuck or a full tummy tuck. What would you recommend? (Photo
Full or mini-abdominoplasty?
Feb 1, 2020
Based on the photographs that you have submitted I would recommend a complete or full Abdominoplasty. A mini-Abdominoplasty will not deal with the redundant skin that is present above your umbilicus or “belly-button” and you also have muscle separation that extends above the level of your belly button.
Is transconjunctival blepharoplasty with fat relocation and no skin removal a safe approach?
Trans conjunctival Bleparoplasty for lower eye “bags”
Jan 25, 2020
A trans-conjunctival Bleparoplasty is the safest approach to lower eyelid bags. There is no division of the outside skin or the muscle under the skin that might cause scarring which could result in retraction of the lower eyelid inferiorly. This is often the cause of more visibility of the white of the eye (sclera show) or rounding of the eye (ectropion) that is occasionally seen in some types of Bleparoplasty. One of the difficulties with trans-conjunctival Blepharoplasty can be removal...
I would like to have a breast augmentation. Do I need a lift?
Can I avoid a lift?
Jan 18, 2020
Based on the photographs that you have included with your question, I do believe that you need to have a Mastopexy or breastlift as part of your breast augmentation. The quick way to know whether you need a lift or not is to look at how much skin shows beneath the nipple-areolar complex when you are standing in front of the mirror. If it appears that there is very little skin visible beneath the nipple-areola complex then you know that the nipple-areolar complex has descended to a point th...
Are accredited surgery centers equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies?
Are accredited office surgical suites safe?
Dec 20, 2019
An accredited surgical suite in a physician’s office is a very safe place to have surgery. The process of receiving accreditation requires that the surgical suite meets the same safety standards that any hospital in the area would have to meet. The process of accreditation requires continued quality monitoring by the accrediting body and also a consistent reporting of any issues that occur in the office surgical suite. The same protocols for sterilization, preoperative preparation, anes...
Is it best not to work out the chest muscle before surgery if going under the muscle?
Can I work out my chest muscles prior to my breast augmentation, or will it make the surgery more difficult?
Dec 15, 2019
Contrary to popular believe, strength training actually stretches your muscle and makes it more pliable. Unless you are a competition bodybuilder who is looking to truly bulk up the muscle and make it as thick as possible, most of the time strength training with weights actually makes muscles more likely to stretch and conform to the underlying implant. After surgery I would not recommend training for “thick” muscles, as this might cause an un-natural appearance of the muscle over the impl...
Would a lower blepharoplasty for under eye puffiness make the darkness more prominent by removing f
Lower eyelid skin discoloration.
Nov 20, 2019
Unfortunately a lower eyelid blepharoplasty may not improve the darker skin tone under your eyes. The darker coloration of the skin is thought to occur due to the thin nature of eyelid skin and lack of subcutaneous fat beneath the thin eyelid skin, which the allows the muscle to be visible under the skin. Although muscle is red, the color of your skin would create a darker pigmentation when combine with the muscle color. All blepharoplasty procedures have no effect on skin thickness, and...
How does it work if I get surgery in a different state?
Cosmetic surgery in a different state
Oct 31, 2019
While most surgical procedures are similar across the country because of similar training programs, a patient will occasionally go to different areas to receive cosmetic surgical procedures because of a referral or a specific desire to engage an experienced plastic surgeon beyond their own geographical location. The concern is that patients might have to return to the surgeon frequently if there are any unanticipated issues that develop postoperatively. While this can often be ac...
Does muscle repair work for women in their late 50s?
Abdominoplasty (Tummy-tuck) for a 50 year old woman
Oct 19, 2019
By all means have a muscle separation repair with your Abdominoplasty. In my practice most of my patients who undergo a Abdominoplasty are in their 40s or 50s, when they start to lose the muscle strength necessary to control the bulging that occurs with the muscle separation that results from pregnancy. The addition of the muscle repair or plication does require more recovery time, but the results will definitely be worth it. Please speak to your board-certified Plastic Surgeon about your...
Would a breast lift without augmentation be the best idea?
Breast lift without an Augmentation?
Oct 15, 2019
From the photo you provided it appears that you have enough breast tissue to be a attractive C cup following the surgical procedure. The issue is related to the degree of upper breast fullness that you would desire. Because your own breast tissue is so soft, you may not have the firm, rounded, upper breast profile that an Augmentation would give you if a breast lift alone is performed. However a breast lift without an implant also avoids the issues related to implants, and Masto...

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