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Dr. John D. Potochny, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. John Damian Potochny, MD)

(177 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1993)

Professional interests include: dermabrasion, thigh lift (thighplasty), otoplasty (cosmetic ear surgery), and more.

5 Capital Drive Suite 203
Harrisburg, PA 17110

(717) 833-6733

Dr. John D. Potochny, MD is a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. John D. Potochny, MD is affiliated with Penn State Health and THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP.

Office Locations

5 Capital Drive Suite 203
Harrisburg, PA 17110

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30 Hope Drive Suite 1860
Hershey, PA 17033

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Some issues Dr. John D. Potochny, MD can help you with:

Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess tissue around the eyelids. With aging, skin loses elasticity. In some people, skin can pool around the eyes causing wrinkles, puffiness, under-eye bags, and drooping.

During a blepharoplasty, tiny incisions are made under local anesthesia, and any excess skin or underlying tissue is removed from the eyelids. The procedure takes between one and three hours, and patients may have bruising and swelling around their eyes for a few days afterwards. Icing the area may help.

The surgery is sometimes done along with other facial surgery as part of a facelift. Typically, a blepharoplasty is considered cosmetic. In severe cases, however, upper eyelids may droop so significantly that they make it hard to see. In these cases, blepharoplasty may be considered a necessary treatment.

Dermabrasion

Dermabrasion, also known as dermaplaning, uses a high-speed rotating device to scrape away outer layers of the skin and create a smoother surface. This surgical procedure is most commonly used on the face, but it may be performed on other parts of the body as well. It treats the following skin issues:

Raised scars due to accidents, previous surgery, or acne.
Deep wrinkles.
Skin growths, like precancerous lesions.

During dermabrasion, a nurse or other healthcare professional holds the skin taut so that the doctor can apply gentle but constant pressure on the skin using the device. Depending on how much skin needs treatment, it may take a few minutes to over an hour to complete the surgery.

A waxy or moist dressing is placed on the skin at the end of the procedure. The treated area will be red and swollen for about two to three weeks. Itchiness and tingling will likely be present for some time. Although less common, enlarged pores, cold sores, rashes, and permanent skin discoloration may also occur. Normal activities may be resumed about two weeks following dermabrasion. However, swimming in chlorinated water and sports that involve the use of balls should be avoided for four to six weeks.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	126

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	78
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	15
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Harrisburg, PA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	54
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	1
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John D. Potochny, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	1
Cancer	31

Education & Training

Dr. John D. Potochny, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1993. He completed residency at Graduate Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1993)

Residency: Graduate Hospital (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John D. Potochny, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Penn State Health

THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John D. Potochny, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 177 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John D. Potochny, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Harrisburg, PA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John D. Potochny, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$2,058 NATRELLE $1,951	NATRELLE INSPIRA BREAST IMPLANTS $95	$12
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$531 AlloDerm $394	STRATTICE $137
Sientra, Inc.	$369 SIENTRA HIGH STREIGHTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $191	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $177
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$82 MENTOR SILTEX Round SPECTRUM $82
Kerecis Limited	$33 Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $33

**Types of Payments**
Gift	$1,854
Food and Beverage	$1,219

Biography

Dr. John Potochny is a plastic surgery specialist in Harrisburg, PA and Hershey, PA. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. These areas are among Dr. Potochny's clinical interests: breast augmentation, thigh lift (thighplasty), and blepharoplasty. He is professionally affiliated with Penn State Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inHarrisburg, PA as reported by Doctor.com. His education and training includes medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and residency at Graduate Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Potochny has received professional recognition including the following: CG CAHPS Peak Performer Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction, Penn State Hershey; Patients Choice Award, 2015, Vitals; and On – Time Doctor Award, 2015, Vitals.