Dr. Lawrence N. Gray

Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Lawrence Gray, founder and medical director of Atlantic Plastic Surgery & Medi-Spa, has over 38 years of experience in cosmetic, reconstructive, and plastic surgery. Women and men throughout New England and around the world continually choose Dr. Gray for his technical skill, excellent reputation, and personal demeanor. Dr. Gray and his full medical staff are committed to helping each patient look and feel their best and meet their personal aesthetic goals.

Experience Makes the Difference

Originally from a small town in Indiana, Dr. Gray completed his undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis and then earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Gray fell in love with New England when he attended Boston University for general surgery and returned to the area after completing his residency in plastic surgery at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

In 1985, Dr. Gray founded Atlantic Plastic Surgery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, just 60 miles north of Boston. Today, Dr. Gray is the only plastic surgeon in New Hampshire with a private surgical facility certified by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, the gold standard in accreditation.

Dr. Gray began his practice specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery and hand surgery. He soon became the leading plastic surgeon for breast augmentation in New England. In 2004, as part of the Sientra Clinical study, Dr. Gray was one of only 15 plastic surgeons in the United States selected to offer silicone breast implants. He was also the first plastic surgeon to report internationally on the use of the Axis 3D imager which helps patients see how breast implants sizes and shapes will look
on their body.

Internationally, Dr. Gray is recognized for a number of techniques, including as the originator of scarless breast reduction, a major advancement in breast reduction surgery that is now used by plastic surgeons worldwide. His experience in this technique is unmatched, having performed over 2,200 cases. He is also well-known academically and professionally for MACS facelift and drainless tummy tuck.

Committed to staying at the forefront of plastic surgery, Dr. Gray frequently attends national and international professional conferences to study the latest developments in surgical procedures and is an often requested presenter for facelift, tummy tuck, and breast augmentation. He stays abreast of plastic surgical research by reading the current professional journals each month. Dr. Gray is also the Clinical Faculty for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Focused on Giving Back

Dr. Gray is committed to supporting his local community, having been a part of the Portsmouth, NH community for over 30 years. In addition to helping at school and sports events for his three children, now grown, he is an active member of Rotary International, participating on the college scholarship committee, selling trees at Christmas, and helping with other activities.

Outside of the United States, Dr. Gray has participated in humanitarian trips to Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, and Guatemala through Rotaplast International, Vietnam through Interplast, and Ecuador through Medical Missions for Children. In October 2018, he led a trip to Bangladesh with Rotaplast International focused on cleft lip, palate, and burn repair.

Education

  • B.A.: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • M.D.: Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
  • General Surgery Residency: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Plastic Surgery Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Certification/ Professional Memberships

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
  • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • International Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • International Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • American Medical Association

Recent Publications & Presentations

“Liposuction Breast Reduction: Evolution of the Technique”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, September 22nd, 2022.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction: Evolution of the Technique”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, New Castle, NH, June 17th, 2022.

“Breast Implants Safety through Periareolar Incision”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the American Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, Park City, Utah, February, 2021.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the American Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, Park City, Utah, February, 2020.

“Improvements to MACS Facelift”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the American Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, Park City, Utah, February, 2019.

Breast Surgery Panel, participation by Dr. Lawrence Gray for the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Manchester, Vermont, May, 2019.

“Improvements to MACS Facelift”, presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray to the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Miami Beach, Florida, November 2018.

“Scarpa Sparing Abdominoplasty with Concomitant Liposuction: No Drains Needed”,  presented by Dr. Lawrence Gray and Dr. Brannon Claytor to the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2nd to 7th, 2016.

Tummy Tuck with Liposuction: No Drains Needed”, presented with Dr. Brannon Claytor and Dr. Michael Baker to the annual meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in New York City, April 11th to 16th, 2013.

“MACS Facelift with FATS, (Finger Assisted Tissue Separation”, Lawrence N Gray, MD, Brannon Claytor, MD, Abstract presented to the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 4th-8th, 2012.

“Correction of late Breast Implant Pstosis with Conversion to Composite Muscle Pocket and Placement and of a Larger Implant.” Lawrence N. Gray, MD, Brannon Claytor, MD, Abstract presented to the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 4th-8th, 2012.

“Improving Results of Augmentation Mammaplasty Using Axis Three Imager”, New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Hancock, Massachusetts, 6/10.

“Silicone Breast Implants and Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, published by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 11/08.

“Options for Breast Reduction”, Course Instruction at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 10/31/08 and to ASPRS in Baltimore, Maryland, 10/29/07.

“Experience with Silicone Breast Implants”, New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 6/3/07.

Liposuction Only Breast Reduction Panel, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Boston, Mass, 5/20/03.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction”, Course Instruction, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction”, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2001.

“Re-evaluating Lipoplasty-Only Breast Reduction”, Published by Aesthetic Surgery Journal, May-June, 2001.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction”, Published by Perspectives in Plastic Surgery, Volume 1, Number 1, 2001.

“Lipoplasty-only Breast Reduction”. Published by the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, May-June 2001.

“Update on Experience with Liposuction Breast Reduction”. Published by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 6/01.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction.” Published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, May/ June 1998.

“Circumferential Abdominoplasty,” Lipoplasty Society of North America, 12th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 10/6/95.

“Reduction Mammoplasty with Liposuction,” Lipoplasty Society of North America, 13th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 11/9/96.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction,” Lipoplasty Society of North America, 14th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 9/19/97.

“Liposuction Breast Reduction,” American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, 24th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, 10/7/98.

Community Involvement

  • Rotaplast
  • Medical Missions for Children
  • Interplast
  • Portsmouth Rotary Club
  • Past President Portsmouth Medical Society

Charitable Missions

The extent of Dr. Gray’s work as a plastic surgeon is not limited to New Hampshire nor even to the United States. He has participated in seven volunteer trips through Interplast, Rotaplast (part of Rotary International) and Medical Missions for Children to Venezuela, Chile, Vietnam, Ecuador, Argentina, and Guatemala. During each trip, he surgically repairs about 100 adults and children, providing burn repair and correction of cleft lip and palate disorders to children.

Stories from his trips

Dr. Lawrence Gray recently volunteered on a humanitarian trip to Bangladesh in October 2018 with Rotaplast International to perform cleft lip, palate, and burn repair surgery for adults and children. This was Dr. Gray’s 8th medical mission abroad.

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