Doctor Eric G. Halvorson, MD

Name: Eric G. Halvorson, MD
Last name: Halvorson
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2006
Years experience: 17
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Halvorson Plastic Surgery
Address: 5 Livingston St.
Phone: +1 828-210-9347
City: Asheville
State: North Carolina
Zip Code: 28801
Country: US
Statement: Although I am proud of my training and professional accomplishments, the important thing that you will get from me as a patient is honesty and an evidence-based approach to patient care. I am a people person, not a salesman. I want you to feel like you are you, not like you’ve had plastic surgery.
Consulting Fees: 75$
Consultation note: The consultation fee is applied to the surgery fee if booked within 3 months.
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: 
  • Mission Hospital, Park Ridge Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA, Religion, Bates College, 1992
  • Medical: Duke University School of Medicine, 1998
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residencies:
  • General Surgery, Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital, 2003
  • Plastic Surgery, Lahey Clinic, 2005
  • Fellowship: Microsurgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2006
Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Board Certification: 
Eric Glenn Halvorson (ABMSUID -02711)

Viewed: 8/5/2008
Day of birth:
3/24/1970}

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

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification: 11/1/2007 – 12/31/2017
American Board of Surgery
Surgery – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification: 12/14/2004 – 7/1/2015
Education: 1998 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: UNCPlastic Surgery7195 University of NC 7043 Burnett WomackChapel Hill, NC 27599-7195 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 35.5781168,-82.552864

Primary location: 
Location name: Asheville
State: NC
Country: US
Map point: 35.5683,-82.62719727
Treatments: 
  • AlloDerm
  • Arm Lift
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Botox
  • Botox for Migraines
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Fat Transfer
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision
  • Breast Reconstruction with Latissimus Flap
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Implant
  • CO2 Laser
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Dermapen
  • Diastasis Recti Repair
  • Drainless Tummy Tuck
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Retraction Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Feminizing Top Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Fractional Laser
  • Genioplasty
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Ideal Implant
  • Inspira Breast Implants
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Labiaplasty
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Peel
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Lower Facelift
  • MACS Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Masculinizing Top Surgery
  • Mentor Breast Implants
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Microneedling
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • MiraDry
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Monsplasty
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Panniculectomy
  • Permanent Makeup
  • Phenol Peel
  • Photodynamic Therapy
  • Power-Assisted Liposuction (PAL)
  • ProFractional Laser
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • Pulsed Dye Laser
  • Renuva
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • RHA Collection Fillers
  • Scar Removal
  • Skin Lightening
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • SMAS Facelift
  • Tattoo Removal
  • TCA Peel
  • Thigh Lift
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Umbilical Hernia Repair
  • Vaginal Rejuvenation
  • Vaginoplasty
  • Voluma

RealSelf Info

Awards: 
  • Harvard Plastic Surgery Teaching Award, 2015
  • 3 Partners in Excellence Awards for Sustainability and Teamwork, Brigham & Women’s Hosp (2014, 2016)
  • Best “Ideas & Innovations” Paper, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal, 2014
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, UNC Plastic Surgery, 2008 and 2012
  • Top Paper Presentation, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2010
  • Outstanding Chief Resident Award, Brown University Department of Surgery, 2003

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 4768
Answer count: 21
Review count: 12
5 star count: 1
Total star count: 1
Star rating: 2.403663653132
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Aug 12, 2008
Profile modified: Aug 27, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Oct 27, 2016
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Asheville, NC, US. GPS coordinates: 35.5683,-82.62719727
  • Boston, MA, US. GPS coordinates: 42.3589,-71.05780029

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Breast Reconstruction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Oct 2017) – 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 Reconstruction (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Oct 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Nov 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Lift with Implants (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Apr 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Reconstruction (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Nov 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Nov 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Nov 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Breast Augmentation (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Breast Augmentation Prices

  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5700 – Nov 2, 2018 – Asheville, NC
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5700 – Nov 2, 2018 – Asheville, NC
  • $5700 – Nov 2, 2018
  • $5700 – Nov 2, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018
  • $5984 – Mar 27, 2018

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Sep 30, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2019
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Specific treatments

Mentor Sponsored Offer
Sep 30, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2020
Book your treatment through RealSelf, send us your receipt within 6 months of the treatment date, and we’ll send you a $200 Amazon Gift Card within 5 business days.
Specific treatments

Galderma Offer
Jul 12, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2023
Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
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Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
PAIN 4 years post breast augmentation, started taking the pill for 1st time in life. Is it the pi
Could be the pill
Sep 18, 2017
Hello. Certain contraceptives cause hormonal changes that affect your breast tissue. This could cause symptoms independent of the breast implants. It is also possible that the hormonal changes are causing some change in the capsule or scar around your implant that is leading to your symptoms. There is only one way to find out - try stopping the pill for a while to see what happens. If your pain does not go away, then you know it's probably not the pill. ...
Tummy Tuck 360 with fleur-de-Liz and breast lift with silicone implants, can it be done at the sa
Separating the procedures is probably safer, but you can combine them.
Aug 23, 2017
Hello - CONGRATULATIONS on your weight loss! I concur with most of the other surgeons who have answered - it is probably safer to do this in stages. However, it is certainly possible to do it all at once if you are in the hands of a qualified and board-certified plastic surgeon who has experience with such large combined cases, and ideally a colleague to help them in surgery (which will reduce operative time). There is certainly a risk of blood clots from prolonged...
So why isn't this healing? 3 months post-op TT, breast lift with implants.
No idea what happened but there are things you can do to help!
Aug 23, 2017
Hello - it is really hard to say what happened to you to cause this. Could it be a stretch mark in that area? Something that happened during or after surgery, perhaps related to the binder? Who knows. But I think once the skin has healed you can use a silicone gel to dramatically improve the scar. All my patients ask me what they can do to improve their scars, so I've done the research, and the ONLY proven topical treatment is silicone sheets or silicone...
Do I need both a lift and augmentation? Hoping I can get away with just an augmentation.
I think you'd be happy with just an augmentation, BUT it depends...
Aug 23, 2017
Hello - I think the answer to your question depends on how you feel about your current breasts, specifically the position of your nipples. If you don't mind them being a little bit low, then a modest augmentation will give a bit more volume and fill out the upper part of the breast. And you will avoid the cost and scars associated with a mastopexy or lift. It is important to understand that because the breast is somewhat low, the implant will need to be placed low,...
When I lie on my right side I feel the left implant move and it hurts me, is this normal and will
Give it time...
Jun 4, 2017
Hello - it is not at all uncommon to have such symptoms after BBA, and even if the exact same procedure was performed on each side, it is not uncommon for patients to experience symptoms on one side that they do not have on the other side. Give it more time, be patient, communicate with your surgeon any concerns you have, and I hope you obtain the result you are looking for! Best of luck, EGH
My implants are 2 different sizes, I can see the difference will this even out?
Hard to say without photos and... more time!
Jun 4, 2017
Hello - if you had purely a size discrepancy of roughly 25cc, then using different size implants should make things more symmetric. Hopefully you tried different sizers in the office prior to surgery and were able to participate in the decision to use 425/400cc implants, however an experienced plastic surgeon is also able to make this judgement to give you the result you are looking for. Many times, however, there are other subtle asymmetries beyond size, such as differences in...
It's been a year since my mommy makeover and I now have been told I have a high DDimer. Can it be
Unlikely caused by mommy makeover
Jun 4, 2017
Hello - your symptoms sound very troubling, but I don't think they could be caused by having a mommy makeover a year ago. It is also unlikely that an elevated D-dimer would be caused by having a mommy makeover a year ago. Unexplained bruises are also likely unrelated. You may feel some scar tissue from the surgery on the breasts or lower abdomen, but new bruising cannot be explained by having had surgery a year ago. I would forget about the ED and see your PCP,...
Mommy Makeover with Colitis-Blood thinner concern, will Lovenox cause excessive bleeding?
Lovenox should be safe, but...
Jun 4, 2017
If you are in remission, then using Lovenox to prevent blood clots after surgery should be safe. It shouldn't cause a flare of your Crohn's colitis. If you had active Crohn's, it might cause more bleeding, but if you are in remission it shouldn't. I would run this by your gastroenterologist to be sure, and make sure your plastic surgeon is aware of your concerns. Best of luck!
Would lipo to abdomen & thighs and implants give me good results? Or would you recommend a tummy
Optimal Treatment Depends On Goals
Jun 4, 2017
Hello - it is impossible to say what is best for you without having an in-depth discussion regarding your goals, taking into consideration your risk tolerance. You should seek consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, or even two. Holding your arms out in the photographs does not allow us to fully evaluate the degree of ptosis, or droop, your breasts have. After reviewing the options (breast augmentation, breast lift, breast aug/lift, liposuction, tummy tuck,...
28, 2 kids. 254lbs, 5'6. BMI is high, but is it possible to get a tummy tuck, lipo in my arms, th
Do everything you can to lose weight before considering surgery
Jun 4, 2017
I agree with the other surgeons who have recommended weight loss prior to surgery. Abdominal fat is distributed differently in different people. In your case, there is excess fat both inside and outside the abdominal wall. If you were to have a tummy tuck now, you would still have a protuberant abdomen, and you wouldn't be happy with the result. If you then lost weight, you would develop excess skin and you wouldn't be happy paying for a second abdominoplasty. ...
Painful lump after breast augmentation
It should get better!
May 23, 2017
Hello - what you have is likely some firm inflammatory tissue around the suture, or simply swelling/firmness of the incision and underlying wound that has been closed with sutures. Your body is mounting an inflammatory response to heal the wound and absorb the sutures, and this can sometimes result in areas of firmness. Give it time. It should be better. I usually recommend scar massage at 3 weeks post op if any firmness persists. If it is truly under the scar,...
What can I do to improve numbness and alodinea? Help.
Things should get better
May 23, 2017
Hello - I am very sorry to hear you have had this problem! Nipple numbness after breast augmentation is a well-recognized complication and is related to the extent of lateral dissection (and injury to T4 nerves), the size of the implant relative to the breast (large implant in small breast increases risk), and sometimes just bad luck (perhaps unusual nerve pathways). Your allodynia should get better with time, and there are some nerve desensitization protocols, medications, and...
Combining Breast augmentation above the muscle + fat injections? Any risks?
You have many options to consider
May 23, 2017
Hello - Your surgeon's approach is certainly one option in your situation. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach, and I hope your surgeon went over these. Personally, I prefer to place implants under the muscle to reduce the risk of capsular contracture, improve the reliability of mammography, and create a smoother transition from the chest to the implant at the upper pole. The downside is that the breasts will move over the implants when you use...
I had Alloderm used for implant reconstruction. My problem was the Alloderm obstructed the ultras
Alloderm should not be a problem for ultrasound.
May 23, 2017
Hello - I am sorry to hear that you had this issue, but it is certainly unusual. I have not heard of this being an issue, and I suspect no plastic surgeons have. Alloderm is basically donor/cadaver skin that has had all the cells and antigens removed. If the ultrasound probe can visualize through your own skin, then there is no reason it shouldn't visualize through the Alloderm. Is it possible that the implant obstructed the view of your heart,...
What is considered a good candidate for a crescent lift without implants?
Be wary of a lift...
May 2, 2017
If you are happy with the size and shape of your breasts, as well as the position of the nipple, then DO NOTHING! Any type of mastopexy will add scars to your breast. The most effective lifts add the biggest scars. Crescentic or circumareolar lifts do not provide much of a lift and come at the cost of a scar right in the center of your breast. Crescentic mastopexy can be used to help areolar shape, but you must be careful with these procedures as they may distort...

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