Detail Makes the Difference
Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon Leo r. Otake, md, phd, facs
WHITE PLAINS, NY
WHITE PLAINS, NY
Choosing a plastic surgeon is deeply personal, especially when the surgery is complex. At Otake MD, Dr. Leo R. Otake, MD, PhD, FACS, provides advanced reconstructive microsurgery and refined aesthetic surgery with the precision of a surgeon-scientist and the care of a boutique private practice.
Based in Westchester County NY and Manhattan, Dr. Otake offers highly specialized procedures like DIEP flap breast reconstruction, abdominal wall reconstruction, and gender-affirming chest surgery. Every plan is personalized. Every detail is intentional. And every outcome is guided by what matters most: beautifully restoring confidence, dignity, form, and function.
Dr. Leo R. Otake brings academic-level training and modern private-practice care together for the benefit of his patients and surgery students alike. Fellowship-trained at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, and trusted for complex reconstruction, he's known for precision, calm leadership, and results that restore both form and function.
In addition to his successful plastic surgery work, Dr. Otake also serves as the Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at Stanford Hospital, where he teaches general surgery residents and helps shape the next generation of surgeons. For patients, that means a surgeon who stays at the forefront of technique and safety, while still prioritizing a personalized, high-touch experience that feels refreshingly rare.
Dr. Leo R. Otake brings academic-level training and modern private-practice care together for the benefit of his patients and surgery students alike. Fellowship-trained at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, and trusted for complex reconstruction, he’s known for precision, calm leadership, and results that restore both form and function.
In addition to his successful plastic surgery work, Dr. Otake also serves as the Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at Stamford Hospital, where he teaches general surgery residents and helps shape the next generation of surgeons. For patients, that means a surgeon who stays at the forefront of technique and safety, while still prioritizing a personalized, high-touch experience that feels refreshingly rare.
DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
DIEP flap breast reconstruction restores the breast using your own tissue (without sacrificing abdominal muscle), creating a result that can look and feel remarkably natural. Dr. Otake’s extensive experience with reconstruction and microsurgical expertise allows him to rebuild with precision while prioritizing long-term comfort, durability, and body harmony. For many patients, DIEP flap reconstruction is a return to wholeness, using the body’s own strength to rebuild what was lost.
Microsurgery for Complex Reconstruction
Microsurgery is the highest level of reconstructive technique, used when restoration requires reconnecting tiny blood vessels and rebuilding tissue with extreme accuracy. Dr. Otake’s fellowship training and extensive experience in microsurgical reconstruction allow him to treat complex cases that often require advanced planning and execution. Whether reconstruction follows cancer, trauma, or prior surgery, microsurgery can restore form and function in ways that standard techniques simply cannot.
breast implant recon / revision
Breast implant reconstruction and revision require more than aesthetic skill; they demand technical mastery, judgment, and the ability to solve complex surgical problems. Dr. Otake specializes in both implant-based reconstruction and corrective revision for patients unhappy with prior results or experiencing complications. His approach is detail-driven and individualized, focusing on symmetry, comfort, and a refined, natural-looking outcome that restores confidence.
Top Surgery
Gender-affirming chest surgery is both deeply personal and highly technical. Dr. Otake approaches top surgery with respect, precision, and a commitment to outcomes that look natural and feel empowering. Every plan is customized, based on body type, skin quality, scar placement preferences, and desired contour, with careful attention to proportion, symmetry, and long-term healing. The goal is not just a flatter chest, but a result that supports comfort, confidence, and identity.
breast reconstruction
Not every patient is a perfect candidate for DIEP, and that’s where Dr. Otake’s advanced training in perforator flaps makes a difference. Using donor tissue from areas such as the thigh or gluteal region, procedures like PAP, TRAM, SGAP, and IGAP offer highly personalized solutions for breast reconstruction. These techniques allow Dr. Otake to match the right approach to your anatomy, surgical history, and goals.
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Abdominal wall reconstruction goes far beyond cosmetic repair—it addresses the core foundation of strength, posture, and physical comfort. For patients with hernias, weakened abdominal tissue, prior surgical complications, or complex abdominal defects, Dr. Otake offers advanced reconstruction designed to restore stability and function. His approach emphasizes durable repair, thoughtful tissue handling, and long-term performance—so patients can move forward with confidence, not limitation.
For Dr. Otake, scar revision is not an afterthought; it’s a specialty built on decades of surgical experience and a rare foundation in biochemistry. As a Yale-trained MD/PhD, he brings a deeper understanding of wound healing to every step of the process, from incision planning to closure technique to long-term scar optimization.
Scar care matters because the way your body heals can impact not only how a scar looks, but how it feels and functions over time. That’s why Dr. Otake approaches scar revision with the same level of precision he brings to complex reconstruction and microsurgery. From surgical scar revision to advanced closure techniques, scar-prevention strategies, and targeted treatments to improve texture, thickness, and tone, every recommendation is grounded in evidence-based medicine and tailored to your skin, your history, and your goals.
Some surgeries are straightforward. Others require a level of planning, technical skill, and judgment that only comes from deep reconstructive training and high-volume experience. Dr. Leo R. Otake specializes in advanced reconstruction for patients who need more than a standard approach, whether that means restoring the breast after cancer, repairing complex abdominal wall defects, correcting complications from prior surgery, or rebuilding form and function after trauma.
With a background in microsurgery and decades of research-driven credibility, Dr. Otake brings an academic level of care into a private, boutique setting. Every plan is customized. Every detail is intentional. And every procedure is guided by one goal: creating results that feel natural, stable, and truly life-improving.
Patients travel to Otake MD from across Fairfield County, Westchester, and NYC, and from well beyond the tri-state area, for one reason: Dr. Leo R. Otake offers a rare level of surgical expertise in complex reconstruction and microsurgery.
From your first call, the experience is designed to be streamlined and supportive. Dr. Otake’s team can help coordinate virtual consult options when appropriate, surgical planning, and clear pre- and post-operative guidance, so you can focus on healing, not logistics. No matter what brings you to us, you’ll arrive with a plan and leave with confidence.
Dr. Otake has received rave reviews from his patients across Google, RealSelf, HealthGrades, Vitals, RateMDs, and more. Join the over 10,000 patients who have been overjoyed with their results from Dr. Otake’s work.view all reviews
