While known for cosmetic procedures, Raghu Athré also provides reconstructive care to patients facing medical and financial hardship.
Raghu Athré, MD, FACS, a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Houston, has been providing pro bono care to individuals with complex facial conditions who face barriers to accessing treatment.
Among the patients he has treated are a child with a facial deformity who experienced bullying and a young adult with facial damage caused by melanoma who was unable to undergo reconstruction in her home country. Athré says his approach stems from his medical training and a belief that physicians have a responsibility to help those in need.
“Before I became a plastic surgeon, I was a doctor—whose responsibility is to heal,” Athré says in a release. “As doctors, we must remember that our first responsibility is to heal.”
Athré offers both cosmetic and functional procedures at his Houston-based practice, Athré Facial Plastics. In addition to his aesthetic work, he occasionally treats patients pro bono as part of a personal commitment to care for individuals experiencing trauma, social stigma, or financial hardship.
“Plastic surgery has the unique honor of being the only specialty that can cure the mind and soul with a physical procedure,” he said.
Patients have noted the broader impact of these surgeries, describing improvements not only in physical appearance but also in confidence and quality of life, according to a release from the company.
Photo caption: Raghu Athre, MD, FACS
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