Dr. Wetherington is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is a former President of the Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Wetherington was born in Florida and has practiced medicine in Rome, GA, since 1988. His special interests include his four children, physical fitness, cooking, reading, and being with his extended family and friends.
Specialty
Scope of Practice
- Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, trunk, and extremities.
- Injection of Botox, Dysport, Restylane, Juvéderm, Sculptra, and Voluma.
- Injection of Qwo for treatment of cellulite.
- Comprehensive laser suite for skin rejuvenation, and hair removal.
- Laser tattoo removal.
- Laser assisted liposuction.
- Management of complicated wounds.
Board Certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certificate # 4292 1992 (Lifetime)
- American Board of Surgery, Certificate # 33325 1988-1998
Training
Resident, Plastic Surgery
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
1986-1988
Resident, General Surgery
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
1981-1986
Education
Medical Doctor, 1981
University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
B.A., Microbiology 1978
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons (Past President)
- Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Bennett Society
- Medical Association of Georgia
- Floyd-Polk-Chattooga Medical Society (Past President)
- Medical Association of Georgia Leadership Academy Graduate
- American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
Hospital Affiliations with Full Privileges in Plastic Surgery
- Atrium Health-Floyd, Rome, Georgia
- Advent Health-Redmond, Rome, Georgia
- Advent Health-Gordon, Calhoun, Georgia
Publications
- Robison, R.J., Leapman, S.B.,Wetherington, G.M., Hamburger, R.J., Fineberg, M.S., Filo, R.S.: Surgical Considerations of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. Surgery 96: 723-729, 1984.
- Wetherington, G.M., Leapman, S.B., Robison, R.J., Filo, R.S.: Abdominal Wall and Inguinal Hernias in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. American Journal of Surgery 150: 357-360, 1985.
- Wetherington, G.M., Sadove, A.M., Norins, A.L.:Locally Invasive Cellular Blue Nevus of the Scalp. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 79: 114-117, 1987.
