Heather Karu MD Plastic Surgery Sioux Falls South Dakota

A Specialist in Plastic Surgery

Dr. Karu specializes in plastic surgery for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. She is a speaker on breast surgery both locally and nationally and has published numerous peer reviewed articles on her research.

She has a special interest in:

  • Abdominal contouring
  • Arm and body lift
  • Botox and fillers (Vivaz location only)
  • Breast implants
  • Breast reconstruction
  • Chronic wounds
  • CO2 laser resurfacing
  • Eyelid blepharoplasty
  • Facial fracture reconstruction
  • Facial reconstruction
  • Liposuction
  • Melanoma resection
  • Oncoplastic techniques for women with large breasts
  • Otoplasty for surgical correction of prominent ears
  • Pediatric plastic surgery
  • Scar revision
  • Skin grafts
  • Skin lesion excision
  • Tissue grafts
  • Tummy tucks

Dr. Karu is the Plastic Surgery Department Chair for Sanford Health, a member of the Edith Sanford Breast Center Physician Leadership Council, a physician-led, multidisciplinary group designed to help direct efforts for optimal breast health care, and is a Clinical Professor of Surgery for the Sanford USD School of Medicine.  Nationally, she is the Chair of the Membership Committee for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Speaks: English

Specialties

Types of Care

  • Wound Care

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