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Dr. David Robbins, MD, FACS

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Des Moines Plastic Surgery

West Des Moines, IA

Cosmetic Surgery

  • On-site accredited operating room
  • Cosmetic surgery only
  • Accredited by QUAD A (AAAASF)
  • Virtual consults
31 results7 procedures
  • No.1IN IOWAMost breast lift resultsMore published results on Afters than any other practice in Iowa for breast lift (16).

Dr. David Robbins is a plastic surgeon who founded Des Moines Plastic Surgery in West Des Moines and has practiced plastic surgery exclusively since 2002. He performs cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body, and the practice reports more than 10,000 such procedures as of 2025.

He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a degree in chemistry, served four years in the U.S. Army Reserves, and graduated magna cum laude from the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Dentistry. He earned his medical degree at the University of Nebraska, completed surgical training, and then a two-year plastic surgery fellowship at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Robbins is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (recertified in 2014 and 2024), the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (recertified in 2015 and 2025), the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Board of Laser Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Aesthetic Society, and has plastic surgery privileges at MercyOne Des Moines.

Credentials & affiliations

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
  • American Board of Laser Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Member, The Aesthetic Society

The team

  • PA-C · Plastic Surgery · 11+ years

    Stacy Murphy, PA-C is a certified physician associate at Des Moines Plastic Surgery. She provides care and education for patients during consultations, pre-op visits and follow-up visits, and assists in the operating room.