Emory Healthcare has acquired the plastic surgery practice of Roderick Hester, MD, and Foad Nahai, MD, along with the Paces Plastic Surgery Center, located in Buckhead. Both Hester and Nahai are associate professors of surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, at Emory University School of Medicine.

Drs. Hester and Nahai offer plastic surgery, including breast reconstruction; ocular-plastics and ophthalmology; facial plastics and otolaryngology (including head and neck reconstruction; and hand and upper extremity reconstruction.

The acquisition will be finalized in Spring 2013, at which time the Paces Plastic Surgery Center will change its name to Emory Aesthetics Center, and the practice will become part of The Emory Clinic’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Hester founded what was then called Paces Plastic Surgery and Recovery Center in 1993. It is a comprehensive center for the care of plastic surgery patients, and includes clinical areas, operating rooms, overnight recovery suites. The center will offer an array of nonsurgical support and treatment services including CoolSculpting, photofacials, hydrafacials, laser hair removal, chemical peels and more.