you don’t have to know what you want.
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery
The Petro Library
what do you see?
I hear this every day.
The PETRO point of view
Restoration,
not ridicule.
I believe in structure, not shame. In doing subtle work on humans—without turning an animal, a trend, or another woman into the punch line.
I work on people with precision, care and deep respect for both anatomy and identity. If you’re scared of looking unnatural, overdone, or like a caricature of yourself—you’re in the right place.
The problem was never the animal. The standard is the work.
Read the full point of view ↗The dirty lie
nobodyages well.nobody.
“Somebody ages gracefully, they tell you they’ve never had anything done—just olive oil—which is a dirty lie. But if they have bad things we can see it, but if it’s good we just assume they aged well.”
Melanie Petro, MD“Dr. Petro has refrained from doing certain procedures I have inquired about bc she does not think I need them… I appreciate her honesty and trust her with my face 100%.”
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The surgeon’s POV
I see every detailon every face,the shadows& the light.
“I see things that distract me on a face and I want to fix. And to me, it’s the distractions that then allow the beauty to shine.”
Melanie Petro, MD- the distractionbetween the brows
- the shadowsunder the eye
- the lightwhere it lands on the cheek
The consultation
you’re not in lineat McDonald’s.
“I’m not going to ask you what you want. You’re not in line at McDonald’s. You’re here for an expert opinion.”
“I consider myself your partner, not your boss. It’s my job to help you see the options.”
“Before I touch you with anything that cost you money … to make sure that what I am thinking and what I’m fixing … is what bothers you.”
Before you decide anything, you will know:
- the whole price, not a starting-from
- the real recovery, and when you can be seen
- what it will and will not do
- whether it is the whole plan or the first part of one
Let’s talk downtime.
“We offer options — think of them as destinations. A facelift is like a trip to Aspen: you pack, you plan. The facials and lighter photofacials, Botox are a trip to Lake Martin. Fillers and Moxi are Charleston. The further you go, the longer to get back.”
Melanie Petro, MDStaycation
you never left the house
Skin care and maintenance. HydraFacial, dermaplane, medical skin care.
Lake Martin
back before dinner
Facials, chemical peels, PRX, Botox and TalkTox™.
Charleston
a long weekend
Upper eyelids, fillers, Sculptra, Moxi and BBL.
Aspen
you pack, you plan
Deep resurfacing, facelift and neck. Clear the calendar.
The mirror
Not all transformations scream ‘before and after.’
“Sometimes it’s 2 units. Sometimes it’s a tiny scar. Sometimes it’s something no one else sees—but they feel every time they look in the mirror.”
Melanie Petro, MDHold a picture to see the before
“It’s not for me to put a before and after together and someone online to decide if I did a good job. It’s how you feel.”
The after is what you see. Hold it, and the before comes up underneath. Individual results vary; nothing here is a promise of a particular outcome. What is right for your face, and what it can reasonably do, is decided in person, with me.
ready to seeyourself again?
“I had somebody today tell me that she drove around in the parking lot because she was so nervous to come in. I wish if I could do one thing, it would be to put people’s mind at ease, because you don’t have to do anything when you come here.”
Melanie Petro, MDYou don’t need to know the answer before you call. You just need to call.
Let’s Make A Plan (205) 824‑6334
