CentraCare – Midsota Plastic Surgery was founded in 1983 by Drs. Jim Smith and Paul Heath, both Mayo-trained plastic surgeons, who realized that Central Minnesota needed plastic surgery services. They wrote their first business plan on a restaurant placemat, created the name “Midsota” to evoke an image of the middle of Minnesota and then set about making their vision a reality.
Dr. Paul Schultz joined them several years later, and one of his special interests was to provide plastic surgery services to the indigenous people of Guatemala.
On January 1, 2017, Midsota Plastic Surgery joined CentraCare. The partnership ensures Central Minnesota has strong plastic surgery services for years to come.
Why Choose Midsota Plastic Surgery?
Personalized Attention
At CentraCare – Midsota Plastic Surgery, your goals are our goals. We will provide you with personal attention and work with you to find the treatments that best fit your needs.
Privacy & Comfort
When it comes to plastic surgery, we understand your need for privacy. Staff will work closely with you to create an environment sensitive to your needs.
Lasting Results & Superior Care
As Midwest leaders in surgical and skin care services, we use the most advanced techniques and treatments to achieve your goals. Learn more about our highly trained surgeons, the accolades we’ve received and the results of our work.
Medical Missions to Guatemala
CentraCare – Midsota Plastic Surgery partners with Helps International to bring surgical care to the poor and indigenous peoples of Guatemala.
Dr. Paul Schultz and Dr. Paul Heath led the first surgical and medical team in 1988. Since then, Midsota has facilitated more 70 trips to Guatemala, each with a multidisciplinary medical team made up of 100 volunteers and a complex array of medical supplies and surgical equipment.
"The volunteers enthusiastically return year after year, despite the conditions, for the opportunity to give of their skills and resources. The volunteers find this experience to be life changing, even as they are changing the lives of their patients," said Dr. Schultz, Medical Director of Helps International.
One such life was Angel, a 6-year-old boy who came to the Helps clinic in Puerto Barrios with webbed hands and a cleft palate. Dr. Schultz began the delicate reconstruction process, along with three medical teams, to repair both his hands and mouth. Angel became both a joy and an inspiration to the volunteers, a face they will never forget. His story speaks powerfully to the work that Helps teams do in Guatemala.
For more 25 years, Helps International, Midsota Plastic Surgery and multiple other medical teams from across the country have served nearly 250,000 clinic patients and performed more than 18,000 surgical procedures.
