Dr. Michael K. Kim, MD, is a Fort Myers–based plastic surgeon with more than 30 years of clinical experience and extensive specialized surgical training. Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, he provides cosmetic, reconstructive, skin, and hand surgery for patients across Southwest Florida. His broad professional background enables him to address aesthetic concerns involving the face, breasts, and body while also managing reconstructive conditions associated with trauma, burns, congenital differences, skin cancer, breast reconstruction, and hand disorders. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Kim earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine after completing the seven-year biomedical education program at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York, where he graduated magna cum laude. He completed general-surgery residency training through New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, followed by advanced plastic-surgery training at Emory University and Wright State University. He subsequently completed a hand-surgery fellowship at the University of Louisville, strengthening his experience in reconstructive microsurgery, nerve conditions, traumatic injuries, and complex disorders of the hand and wrist.
His publicly documented credentials include certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and additional certification in the subspecialty of surgery of the hand. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, and the Lee County Medical Society. His ASPS profile lists hospital affiliations with Cape Coral Hospital, Lee Memorial Hospital, and Gulf Coast Hospital, reflecting his connection to major healthcare institutions serving Fort Myers and Southwest Florida.
Dr. Kim’s practice encompasses aesthetic and reconstructive procedures for the face, breasts, abdomen, extremities, skin, and hands. His work includes facial rejuvenation, eyelid surgery, facelift and neck-lift procedures, breast augmentation and reduction, tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, body contouring, skin-cancer reconstruction, Mohs-defect repair, and treatment of benign skin lesions. His practice states that cosmetic operations are performed in a Medicare-certified surgical center, while his ASPS profile notes the use of a certified surgical facility and physician anesthesiologist for most cosmetic procedures, emphasizing structured surgical oversight and patient safety.
A central feature of Dr. Kim’s approach is informed decision-making. During consultation, he discusses each patient’s concerns, expectations, available surgical and nonsurgical options, potential benefits, and practical limitations. This individualized process helps patients understand which treatment may be appropriate for their anatomy, medical history, lifestyle, and desired outcome. Located in Fort Myers, his practice is accessible to patients from Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach, Punta Gorda, Naples, and communities throughout Lee County and the wider Southwest Florida region.
Services offered include facelift, neck lift, eyelid surgery, brow lift, facial fat injections, laser skin resurfacing, otoplasty, earlobe repair, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, arm lift, thigh lift, body contouring, scar revision, skin-cancer surgery, Mohs reconstruction, mole removal, cyst removal, lipoma removal, skin grafting, carpal-tunnel release, ulnar-nerve release, trigger-finger release, ganglion-cyst removal, hand and wrist tumor treatment, Botox®, Jeuveau®, dermal fillers, hyaluronidase injections, and other individualized cosmetic and reconstructive treatments.
📍 Location: Michael K. Kim, MD, 6842 International Center Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33912, USA—serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, and the wider Southwest Florida region.
