West River Surgery Center

West River Surgery Center is a surgical center in Hartford, Connecticut, serving patients from Guilford and the surrounding area. The center provides plastic, reconstructive, rhinoplasty, jaw and orthognathic, and maxillofacial procedures. Its surgical team includes a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and a craniofacial, aesthetic, and rhinoplasty surgeon. The center holds a rating of 5.00 based on 24 reviews.

Care at West River Surgery Center is delivered in a setting designed for privacy and comfort. Plastic and reconstructive procedures restore or enhance form and function and may be functional, cosmetic, or both. Rhinoplasty, medically called nasal reconstruction, alters and reconstructs the nose. Jaw procedures optimize form and function and include orthognathic surgery, jawbone rebuilding and dental implants, facial bone augmentation and reduction, and TMJ procedures.

Dr. Derek Steinbacher is a multiple board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic, cosmetic, and cranio-maxillofacial surgeon. He is a fellow of the Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, the societies of craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery, the Aesthetic Society, and the Rhinoplasty Society. He has served as full professor of plastic surgery at Yale, including director of the cleft and craniofacial program and chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and trained at Harvard and Johns Hopkins. His practice addresses the face, jawline, nose, eyelids, neck, breasts, and body.

Before surgery, the center reviews facility details and anticipated charges with patients, covering billing and financial obligations relating to the facility, anesthesia, surgery, and associated charges. Patients register online or through an in-person intake portal, and the health history questionnaire is reviewed in advance. The team discusses medications to avoid before surgery, when to stop eating and drinking the night before, home medications to take on the morning of surgery, arrival time, and escort and ride arrangements.

The center sits on Durham Road in Guilford, about a tenth of a mile from the Guilford Racquet & Swim Club and the Guilford Art Center, and roughly two tenths of a mile from the Guilford Police Department and the Guilford Fire Department headquarters.

West River Surgery Center has built a solid reputation among the patients it has served, reflected in a 5.00 rating across 24 reviews.