Dr. Stephen E. Small, D.O., FACOS, is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Toms River, New Jersey. As the physician leading Ocean Plastic Surgery, he provides cosmetic, reconstructive, laser, and nonsurgical aesthetic care for the face, breasts, and body. His practice emphasizes detailed consultation, careful surgical planning, patient safety, natural-looking refinement, and treatment recommendations tailored to each person’s anatomy and objectives. Dr. Small is profiled by Celebrity Plastic Surgeons Magazine for his established work in Ocean County and his combination of aesthetic surgery, reconstructive experience, and patient-centered care.
Dr. Small earned a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction and honors from Pennsylvania State University, where he participated in the university’s scholars program. He subsequently received his osteopathic medical degree with honors from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. His postgraduate preparation included a five-year general-surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Stratford. According to his professional biography, he achieved the highest national score on surgical in-service examinations multiple times and received recognition for clinical skill, research, and leadership. He then completed advanced burn and reconstructive surgery training at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center, followed by plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Ohio University and Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, where he served as chief resident. Ocean Plastic Surgery
Dr. Small holds certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery and is identified professionally as a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. His advanced background in general surgery, burn care, reconstruction, and aesthetic plastic surgery provides a broad foundation for treating patients seeking elective cosmetic improvement as well as restoration following illness, injury, cancer treatment, pregnancy, substantial weight loss, or age-related physical changes. His current hospital affiliations publicly listed by Hackensack Meridian Health include Ocean University Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center.
A formative influence on Dr. Small’s career was a serious childhood accident that caused second- and third-degree burns involving his arm, shoulder, chest, and face. His practice biography explains that observing his own recovery and the work of the plastic surgeon who treated him inspired his decision to enter the specialty. This personal experience informs a holistic approach that considers both physical concerns and the emotional significance of reconstructive or cosmetic treatment. During consultations, Dr. Small provides patients time to describe their concerns, ask questions, and understand available options. The consultation process includes reviewing medical history, assessing treatment suitability, conducting a physical examination, and discussing expected results, limitations, risks, recovery, costs, and alternatives before a patient decides whether to proceed.
Dr. Small’s surgical practice includes facelift, mini facelift, neck lift, brow lift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facial fat grafting, chin augmentation, neck liposuction, ear surgery, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, male breast reduction, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, arm lift, thigh lift, labiaplasty, post-bariatric reconstruction, and skin-cancer reconstruction. Nonsurgical and minimally invasive services available through Ocean Plastic Surgery include Botox®, dermal fillers, liquid facelift treatments, lip enhancement, Sculptra®, Morpheus8, AccuTite, laser hair removal, tattoo removal, regenerative skin treatments, cellulite reduction, and laser or light-based procedures such as HALO, NanoPeel, Contour TRL, V-Beam, and PicoWay. Treatment availability and suitability depend on an individualized clinical assessment.
Based in Ocean County, Dr. Small’s practice is accessible to patients from Toms River, Brick, Lakewood, Manchester Township, Jackson, Beachwood, Bayville, Point Pleasant, Manasquan, Barnegat, Long Beach Island, and communities throughout the Jersey Shore and Central New Jersey region. Ocean Plastic Surgery maintains offices in both Toms River and Stafford Township, allowing patients to receive consultations, surgical planning, aesthetic treatments, and follow-up care within the region. The practice presents cosmetic and reconstructive surgery as a collaborative process built around informed decision-making, realistic expectations, proportional results, and continuity of care.
📍 Location: Ocean Plastic Surgery, 413 Lakehurst Road, Suite 301, Toms River, New Jersey 08755, USA—serving Toms River, Ocean County, the Jersey Shore, and surrounding Central and Southern New Jersey communities.
