Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery - May, 1976
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Professional Background

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City
Internship, Straight Surgery
July 1,1969 - June 30, 1970

Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City
Residency, General Surgery
July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1971

George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, D.C., Residency, General Surgery
July 1, 1971- June 30, 1973

George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, D.C., Residency, Plastic Surgery
July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1975

Licensure: State of California, 1974 - #G 28409
Licensure: State of Hawaii - #11642
Continuing Medical Education Credits: Current
Length of time in practice: 26 years

Teaching Appointments

Clinical Professor
Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute
University of California, Irvine

Co-director : Aesthetic Surgery Resident Training
Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute
University of California, Irvine

Director Aesthetic Surgery Resident Rotation
Newport Beach Surgery Center
Newport Beach, CA

Publications and Presentations

PUBLICATIONS

Primary Breast Reconstruction with A Subpectoral Tissue Expander, Annals of Plastic Surgery.
Volume 15, Nov, 1985.

The Surgical Management of Upper Eyelid Hooding, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 13: 183-187,
1989

A Technique for Valve Placement in Breast Reconstruction Using Tissue Expanders, Annals of
Plastic Surgery. Volume 24, No.4, April, 1990

Transblepharoplasty Corrugator Muscle Modification, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Quarterly.
Summer, l995

Transblepharoplasty Subperiosteal Forehead Lift. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Volume 20,
pages 129-134, 1996

Transblepharoplasty Brow Lift in Surgical Restoration of the Aging Face. Butterworth,
1996

Transcutaneous Lower Lid Blepharoplasty in Surgical Restoration of the Aging Face.
Butterworth, l996

Transblepharoplasty Midfacelift with a periosteal hinge flap. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Quarterly, May-June 1997

Comparative Methods for Brow Lift. Panelist, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 17, 6: 397-403, Nov./
Dec., 1997

Facial recontouring with Acellular dermal graft, Video Journal of Plastic Surgery, II, 2, 1998.

Transblepharoplasty Subperiosteal Forehead and Midface Lift: Text and Video Set
Springer-Verlag, New York, November, 1998

A Simplified Transblepharoplasty Subperiosteal Cheek Lift: Discussion. Plast. and Reconst.
Surgery, 103,7: 2040-2041, 1999.

Rejuvenating the Aging Face. Plastic Surgery Products, 54-56, September / October, 1999.

Malar Rejuvenation: Panel Discussion Moderator. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 21,2:151-158, March
April, 2001.

Morphologic and Gender Considerations in Midface Rejuvenation. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 21,4:
349-353, July/ August, 2001.

The Evolution of the Browlift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 108:1, 409,
2001.

Blending the lid-cheek interface: current technique in the mid-facelift, Cosmetic Surgery Times 5,1: Jan-Feb 2002

Cheeklift incision location restores countours, uniformity, Cosmetic Surgery times 5, 3: April 2002

Achieving Aesthetic Balance in the Brow, Eyelids, and Midface, Discussion. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 110, 3: 934, 2002

Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty: Analysis of Indications and the Treatment of 100 Patients----Discussion. Plast. Reconstr. Surg.111,3:1307, 2003.

Brow Lift Fixation Panel. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 23,3:217-219, May / June, 2003.

Assessing the Options for Lip Augmentation. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 24, 1: 65-66, January / February, 2004

Seeing Clearly, Plastic Surgery Products, 18-19, April, 2004

Surgical Options in Rejuvenation of the Neck. Plastic Surgery Products, 36-38, January, 2005.

Breast Augmentation and Abdominoplasty: Postoperative Management with Pain Pumps. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 25, 1 : 69-71, January / February, 2005.

Surgical Rejuvenation of the Midface. Plastic Surgery Products, June, 2005.

Blending the Lid/Cheek Junction. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 25:3,255-262, May/June, 2005.

The Evolution of the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 117:6, 1809, 2006.

:Plastic Surgery Products / Cover Story / October, 2006

Discussion / Otoplasty with Mustarde Suture, Rasping, and Scratching
Aesth. Plast. Surg. 30:442, 2006.

National Cosmetic Network / Excellence in Cosmetic Surgery 1
Advanced Concepts in Facial Rejuvenation / Combining Conventional Techniques with Cutting Edge Technology / November, 2006.

Operative Strategies: Subperiosteal Midface Lift with Barbed Sutures, Aesthetic Surg. J. Nov/Dec, 2006.

Reconstructive Rhytidectomy? Aesthetic Plast. Surg. 30:1-6, 2007

Evolution of the Midface Lift: Thought and Process in Terino,, E.O., Three Dimensional Facial Sculpting, Informa Healthcare, New York, 2007.

Aesthetic Buyers Guide / Editor / Clinical Roundtable / Quill SRS Increases Efficiency and Enhances Wound Closure // Sept. / Oct. 2007

PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Annual Meeting
Primary Breast Reconstruction with a Subpectoral Tissue Expander

Scientific presentation: Symposium on Breast Reconstruction; Rome, Italy, 1985

ASAPS Annual Meeting, 1989:The surgical correction of the hooded eyelid

Invited lecturer: XI Ibero-Latin Conference of Plastic Surgery/XXXIII Brazilian

Conference of Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec, 1996

Guest lecturer and surgeon: The Minneapolis Society of Plastic Surgeons, Fall, 1996

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / ASPRS Educational Foundation:

Symposium: New Horizons in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery : Presenter: Subperiosteal transblepharoplasty forehead lift. La Jolla, CA., January 1997.

ASAPS Annual Meeting New York, May 1997

Panelist: Blepharoplasty, New Procedures, New Complications

ASAPS Annual Meeting New York, May 1997

Panelist: Controversies in Forehead Lifting

Lipoplasty Society Annual Meeting; San Francisco, Sept, l997

Moderator: Facelift Panel

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / ASPRS Educational Foundation :

New Horizons in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery/ Body Contouring Symposium

La Jolla, January 29, 1998. Transblepharoplasty

Subperiosteal Forehead Lift/ Transblepharoplasty Subperiosteal Midfacelift with a

Periosteal Hinge Flap

Society of Plastic Surgery Skin Care Specialists Annual Meeting : Los Angeles, April 29, 1998.

An Overview of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of the Face

ASAPS Annual meeting, Los Angeles, May 2-7, 1998
Panelist: Getting Consistent Results in the Difficult Facelift
Panelist: Upper Eyelid- What I Can Do Through It
Presentor: Skin Care and Ancillary Office Procedures: Residents’ Forum

ASPRS/Education Foundation, Symposium on Lasers and Aesthetic Surgery Update, Faculty
member, Dallas, July, 1998.

Lipoplasty Society Annual Meeing; Boston, Oct. 1998
Panelist, Midface panel

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Cutting Edge II : Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium Presenter:
Transblepharoplasty Browlift,, New York, November 9, 1998

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / ASPRS Educational Foundation :
New Horizons in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery: La Costa, January 29-31,1999.Subperiosteal
Periorbital Aesthetic Surgery

Invited Lecturer: The Colombian Society of Plastic , Aesthetic and Hand Surgery : First Symposium in Aesthetic Facial Surgery, Bogota, Columbia, February 5 and 6, 1999

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual meeting, Dallas, May, 1999.
Panelist, Forehead Lift—subgaleal vs. subperiosteal

The Aging Face Symposium, The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Annual Meeting,
October 22, 1999, New Orleans. Eyelid rejuvenation

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery/ ASPS Educational Foundation:
New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery /The New Millennium and Beyond: La Jolla,
January 21-23, 2000. Modulating the Midface for Optimal Aesthetic Improvement

Panelist, The Mid-facelift: Do planes matter? / The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery, Annual Meeting, Orlando, May,2000

Co-chairman, Skin Care and Laser Update, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Annual Meeting, Orlando, May, 2000

Moderator, The facelift panel – Endoscopic and traditional, The California Society of Plastic
Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Santa Monica, May 28, 2000

Modulating the mid-facelift for optimal aesthetic improvement New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, January 27, 2001

Guest surgeon and invited lecturer, Cordoba, Argentina, Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, April 5-7 , 2001

Invited lecturer, ISAPS Symposium // New Century / New Image, Beirut, Lebanon, April 19-21, 2001. Topics presented: Mid-facelifts without eyelid incisions / Mid-facelifts in men / Options in upper one-third facial rejuvenation / Options in soft tissue fillers.

Moderator, The youthful eyelid cheek junction panel. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, May 5, 2001, New York.

Panelist: Hoag Aesthetic Conference: The Midface, Transpalpebral approach, May 20, 2001

Panelist, Blending the Eyelid Cheek Interface. The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons , San Antonio, September 22, 2001.

Panelist, Outside, Inside Sales. The Ethical Role of Patient Care Coordinators. The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, September 22, 2001.

Panelist, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Making Keeping Them Safe. The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, September 23, 2001.

Options in Upper One-third Facial Rejuvenation. The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, Spetember 23, 2001.

Presenter, Media Event, New York, October 11, 2001. Psychology and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery/
Body Dysmorphic Syndrome
Guest Editor, Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 2001

Modifying the Mid-facelift for optimal results, More than a Facelift Symposium, Orlando, Nov. 2001

Presentation of results of last year’s surgery at New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, Jan. 19, 2002.

My current technique in mid-facelifting, New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, La Jolla, Jan. 20, 2002.

Morphologic and gender considerations in mid-facelifting, Association de las Americas, Ixtapa, Mexico, January 26, 2002.

Personal techniques of midface rejuvenation: Current Approaches to Facial Rejuvenation Symposium, University of California at Irvine, March 23,2002

History of Browlifting, The Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Thirty –Third Annual Scientific Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, April 1, 2002.

ASAPS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, April 27, May 3, 2002. Moderator: Precision Shaping of the Lower Lid/Cheek Junction-Problem Solving in the Difficult Patient

ASAPS Annual Meeting Las Vegas, April 27- May 3, 2002. Moderator: The Difficult Facelift Panel

ASAPS Annual Meeting Las Vegas, April 27- May 3, 2002. Moderator: An Afternoon of Facelifting with the Experts

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, XVI Congress, Istanbul, May 29, 2002. Panelist: Are the Standards Changing in Blepharoplasty?

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, XVI Congress, Istanbul, May 29, 2002. Panelist: Facial Rejuvenation and it’s Complications.

The Today Show, June 17,2002: Turning Back the Hands of Time, Interview and taping of
surgery.

III International Course on Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, June 28-30, 2002, Instituto Dr. Javier De Benito, Barcelona, Spain: Invited Guest Lecturer, Presentations: Options in Soft Tissue Fillers; Aesthetic Facial Tools: Fibrin Glue, Tumescent Anesthesia, Flap Dissector; Surgical Options in Upper One-third Facial Rejuvenation; Supraperiosteal and Subperiosteal Mid-facelifts.

The Sixteenth Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, August 8, 2002, Newport Beach CA. Traditional and Contemporary Blepharoplasty / Shaping the Upper and Lower Eyelids and the Lid / Cheek Junction.

Aesthetic Peri-Ocular Rejuvenation Meeting: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, September 6, 2002.
Contemporary Upper Lid Blepharoplasty
An Evolution of Techniques in Browlifting
Panel Moderator: Lower Lids-best practice, new techniques, etc.

Advances in Facial Aesthetic Surgery: A joint meeting of The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, London, September 11, 2002.
Options in Midface Rejuvenation

American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 7, 2002.
Plastic Surgery Video Program: Endoscopic Midface Lift

IberoLatin Plastic Surgery Congress. Cancun, October 10, 2002.
Surgical Options in Upper and Middle Third Facial Rejuvenation

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting . San Antonio, November 3, 2002. Panel Moderator: Evolution in Facial Rejuvenation: From Aggressive to Subtle Changes That Last

New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, January 24-26, 2003.
Program Chairman
Introduction of Annual International Visiting Professor Address: Dr. Rafael de la Plaza
Moderator: International Visiting Professor Videotape: Blepharoplasty- Evolution of Thought and Process, Dr. Rafael de la Plaza
Moderator: Live Surgery Session
Personal Approach: Midface Liftiing
Moderator: Lower Face and Neck Panel
Moderator Ancillary Procedures and Updates

Plastic Surgery Association of Las Americas, Annual Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
February 7 –9 , 2003.
Experience with the Tonnard MACS Facelift
Current Technique in Midface Lifting

1st Colombian-Panamanian Congress in Advances in Aesthetic Surgery, Panama City, Panama, March 21 to23, 2003 Invited Professor
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation
Surgical Options in Upper One Third Facial Rejuvenation
Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty
Morphologic and Gender Considerations in Midface Lifting
Aesthetic Facial Tools: Fibrin Flue, Tumescent Anesthesia, Flap Dissector

American Association of Plastic Surgeons 82nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 4-7,2003
Co-Moderator Scientific Session 1---Scientific Papers

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, May 15-21, 2002
Panel Moderator- Evolving Concepts in Upper Lid Blepharoplasty-Crease Enhancement and Preservation of Upper Lid Volume
Panel Moderator- Global Perspectives in Aesthetic Surgery – Facelifting- the Global Perspective
Discussant- Interactive Video – Upper / Lower Lid Blepharoplasty
Discussant- Interactive Video- Face

The Seventeenth Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Newport Beach, CA August 6-10, 2003
Presenter- Contemporary Upper and Lower Lid Blepharoplasty
Panelist- Rejuvenation of the Midface
Presenter-Alternatives in Endoscopic Fixation
Presenter- My Experience with the Short Scar Facelift

ISAPS Aesthetic Surgery Course, Aesthetic Surgery Chapter of SBCP V Brazilian Congress of Videoendoscopy—Curitiba, Brazil, October 2-4, 2003---Short Scar in Plastic Surgery
Short Scar Facelifting
Edited and Commented Surgical Demonstrations—Short Scar Facelifting
Ancillary Procedures in Facial Rejuvenation --- The use of Botulinic Toxin for Dynamic Wrinkles
Round table: Reduced Undermining in Abdominoplasty
Contemporary Abdominoplasty / Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

Antiaging Symposium—Medical and Surgical Treatment, Mexico City, October 17, 2003
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation
Midface lift- Modifying the Procedure
Contemporary Blepharoplasty
Experience with the Short Scar Facelift
Abdominoplasty with Liposuction—Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

PSEF / ASAPS Facial and Periorbital Rejuvenation Symposium, San Diego, CA October 25, 2003
Contemporary Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty
Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty with or without Midface Lift

New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, January 23-25, 2004. Indian Wells, CA
Program Chairman
Introduction of International Guest Lecturer—Dr. Ivo Pitanguy
“My Personal Journey in Aesthetic Surgery of the Face and Breast”
Introduction of International Guest Lecturer-Videotapes—Dr. Ivo Pitanguy
“The Round Blocking Technique in Facelifting”
“Short Scar and Traditional Scar Mastopexy and Breast Reduction”

Plastic Surgeons Association of Las Americas—Annual Meeting, Huatulco, Mexico, January 28-30, 2004
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation

Mexican National Congress—Monterrey, Mexico, February 18, 2004
Surgical Options in the Upper and Middle Third of the Aging Face

American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Symposium: Rejuvenation of the Aging Face
San Diego, March 30-April 4, 2004

Contemporary Blepharoplasty
Subperiosteal Midface Lift: Temporal, Buccal Approach and Variations of Lower Eyelid
Approach
Midface Lift Panel
Facelift Consultation Panel
Short Scar Facelift-What I’ve Learned - What is my Current Template?

ASAPS Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. April 16-21,2004
Panel Moderator: Why My Approach is Optimal for Lower Lid Shaping

About Face Symposium, Colorado Springs, CO June 18-20, 2004
Panels:
Midface Module
Injectables, Botox, and Glues Update
Should the Plastic Surgeon Practice Skin Care?

Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery / Symposium in Belgrade / Galathea Clinic / September 17-19, 2004
History of the Browlift and the Midface Lift
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation

Bony Alloplastic and Autogenous Restoration to the Mid-face Symposium / PSEF / ASMS /
Philadelphia, October 8, 2004.
Role of Mid-face Lifting in Reconstructive and Post-Traumatic Facial Defects

ASPS / PSEF / ASMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, October 10-13, 2004
Panelist : Mid Facelifting Panel
Panel Moderator: Achieving Aesthetic Results in Lower Eyelid Reconstruction and Secondary Deformities Following Blepharoplasty

Cosmetic Enhancement Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, Nov. 5-7, 2004
Keynote Address: Safety in Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation: Putting it all Together for Reversing the Signs of
the Aging Face
New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, January 28-30, 2005, Indian Wells, CA
History of the Browlift and the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Facial Implants
Video-Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation
Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation, Ten Consecutive Cases

Plastic Surgeons Association of Las Americas, February 10-13, 2005, Manzanillo, MX
Co Moderator Scientific Session, February 10
Blending the Lid/Cheek Junction

ASAPS Annual Meeting New Orleans, April 28-May 4, 2005
Session Chair—Lower Eyelid Papers
Moderator---International Presentations----Minimally invasive facelift panel

The California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Sonoma, California. June 2-5,2005
Panel Moderator, June 5, 2005
Contemporary Lower Lid Blepharoplasty / Understanding the Anatomy and Technical Options

The Second Annual Facial Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, June 16-19, 2005 Las Vegas, NV.
Fat Transposition and Orbicularis Redraping in Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
Surgical Options for Middle and Lower One-Third Facial Rejuvenation
Panelist: Surgical Dilemmas----The Upper Face
Panelist: Surgical Dilemmas---- The Lower Face

ASAPS/PSEF Aesthetic Facial Surgery Symposium, Chicago, September 24, 2005.
Panelist: Forehead and Brow Rejuvenation

ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 25-28,2005
Panel Moderator---Challenges in Perioral Rejuvenation and Reversal of Aging

Pan-Pacific Surgical Association’s 27th Congress , Honolulu, HA, January 14-16, 2006
Presentations:
Subperiosteal Browlift and Midface Lift
Lower Lid Support with Canthoplasty
Medially Based Orbicularis Oculi Flap for Additional Lid Support
Extended SMAS Dissection for the Lower Face and Neck, and Neck Contouring
Contemporary Abdominoplaty , 3-D Abdominal Contouring
Panel Moderator::
Asian Blepharoplasty
Contour Maneuvers in the Surgical Rejuvenation of the neck

Plastic Surgeons :Association of Las Americas, January 19-22, 2006 Puerto Vallarta, MX
Blending the Lid/Cheek Junction

Suture Suspension Techniques in Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Jan. 26, 2006 Indian Wells, CA
Symposium –Co-Chair and Moderator

New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery, January 27-29, 2006 Indian Wells, CA
Moderator , Hot Topics Panel
Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium / Mazatlan, MX / February 23-25,2006 / Course Director: Dr. Salvador Nigrete
Contemporary Upper One-third Facial Rejuvenation Including Barbed Suture Suspension Techniques
Options in Lower Eyelid Support / Lateral Canthopexy and Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Sling
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Tools: Tumescent Anesthesia, Flap Dissector, Pain Pumps
Contemporary Midface Rejuvenation

ASAPS Annual Meeting / Orlando / April 20-26, 2006
Panel: Midfaceliift: Transtemporal vs. Transpalpebral—Five Consecutive Cases-Which is Best? Is there a difference?

Surgical Specialties Advisory Panel / Orlando / April 23, 2006
Lectures / Contour Threadlift

Scientific Program Co-Director / The California Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic Surgeons Combined Annual Meeting / June 1-4, 2006, The Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Panelist / Minimally Invasive Procedures----The Threadlift

Radio Interview / WHRO / Norfork, VA / July 28, 2006

Medical Tourism / Advice for Patients Traveling Outside of their State or Country for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

ISAPS Biennial Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 31-August 4, 2006

Panelist: Endoscopy in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Barbed Suture Subperiosteal Midface Suspension

ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 8-11, 2006
Panelist: The Controversial Contour Threads: Myth Versus Reality
Panelist: Reconstruction of a Cosmetic Surgery Case

XI th International Symposium of Plastic Surgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 19-21, 2006

Contemporary Abdominoplasty / Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring
Evolution of the Browlift and the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Platstic Surgery
Current techniques in Midface Lifting and Lower Eyelid Support Including the Use of Barbed Sutures
SMAS Lifting in the Face and Neck
33rd Annual International Symposium of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico / November 7-11, 2006.

Contemporary Lower Lid Blepharoplasty and Contouring the Lid/Cheek Junction: Fat Transposition, Canthopexy, and Orbicularis Sling
Subperiosteal Browlift and Midface Lift: Indications, Technique, Alternative Methods of Suspension
Extended SMAS Dissection for Mid-Face and Lower Face Contouring: Indications, Technique, and Results
The Evolving Role of Barbed Sutures in Facial Aesthetic Surgery: Biology of Wound Healing, Indications, Technique, Sequelae, Complications, Long Term results

27th Annual Symposium/Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Cutting Edge VI, November 12-16, 2006, New York City.

A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation: Upper, Middle, and Lower Third Maneuvers

International Master Course on Aging Skin / IMCAS / Paris, Jan. 10-13, 2007
Threads 2: Long term durability
Threads with “What’s New” lectures
Advanced practice management / Interactive Course
Blending the lid/cheek junction
Chairman / Periorbital rejuvenation: interactive video session
Video Presentation: Subperiosteal Browlift and Midface Lift / Contemporary Subperiosteal Midface Lift with Contour Threads
Suspending Threads / 2007 Update / Teaching Course
New Devices: volumetric implants, threads, and alternative devices
Marketing and Spa / Light Treatments / Digital Technology

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 40th Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y. April 21-24, 2007.
Panelist: The Role for Barbed Sutures in Facial Rejuvenation

Akademikliniken’s International Aesthetic Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, May 17-19, 2007

The lower face and necklift with extended SMAS dissection midline platysmaplasty, and the problematic submandibular gland
Combined procedures – blepharoplasty, forehead lift, and midface lift. Blending the lid/cheek junction
Panelist: Facial Rejuvenation, and difficult cases
What to do?

ISAPS Postgraduate Educational Course, Old and New in Seoul, May 26-29, 2007, Seoul, Korea

The evolution of the Browlift and the Midface lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Contemporary Midface lifting including suture suspension techniques
The role of barbed sutures in facial aesthetic plastic surgery
Moderator: Blepharoplasty Lectures

Connell Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery Postgraduate Network / Las Vegas / June 17, 2007
Midface and lower face and neck vector correction including the use of barbed sutures for facial contouring

University of California, Irvine / Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute and Department of Dermatology / Orange, CA. / June 19, 2007

Instruction in the use of Radiesse for facial contouring

26th Jornado Carioca de Cirurgia Plastica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1-4, 2007

Panelist: Lower lid blepharoplasty
Controversies in Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Lecture: Panfacial Rejuvenation Including the use of Barbed Sutures

CATFAS II , Ghent, Belgium, September 21-23, 2007

Open subperiosteal midface lift with Barbed Sutures (Quill ®)

American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD., Oct. 27 and 28, 207
Panelist: Masters Series: Complete Facelift Result

Panelist: Achieving Harmony in Facial Rejuvenation: Different Procedures for Different Faces

Lecture: Electronic Medical Records: Grass Roots Application for a Grand Success

Chairman Scientific Advisory Panel: Discussion on Applications of Quill SRS Suture Systems in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

TEACHING COURSE INSTRUCTOR

ASAPS Annual Meeting Basic blepharoplasty and the surgical correction of the hooded eyelid

ASAPS Annual Meeting 1996, 1997, 1998
Comparing the Endoscopic and Trans-palpebral approach to Forehead Lifting

ASAPS Annual Meeting, 1999, Dallas
Periorbital subperiosteal rejuvenation

The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Annual Meeting
San Francisco, Sept. 1997.
Comparing the Endoscopic and Trans-palpebral approach to forehead lifting

The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Annual Meeting
Boston, Oct. 1998.
Comparing the Endoscopic and Trans-palpebral approach to forehead lifting

The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
October, 1999. Comparing the Endoscopic and Transpalpebral approach to forehead lifting

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual Meeting, Orlando, May, 2000.
Subperiosteal and supraperiosteal Browlift and Midfacelift.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Oct. 2000. Comparing the Endoscopic and Trans-palpebral approach to forehead lifting

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual Meeting, New York, May 2001. Subperiosteal and supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-facelift.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, May 2002.
Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-facelift.

The Ameican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annual Meeting, Boston, May 2003

Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-facelift

Aesthetic Practice Enhancement

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, London, September 25 and 26, 2003
Course Instructor: Preparing for your first blepharoplasty

Instructor—The Clinical Applications of Restylane in Facial Soft Tissue Augmentation
Newport Beach, Ca., February 10,2004

Mexican National Congress—Monterrey, Mexico, February 18, 2004
The Endotine Fixation Device in Browlifting

Rocky Mountain Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting—Las Vegas, Nevada---March 6 and 7, 2004
The Use of the OnQ Pain Pump in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
The Use of Restylane in Facial Soft Tissue Filling
Update on Blepharoplasty

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., April 16-21, 2004
Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-Facelift
Practical Adjuncts to Your Facial Rejuvenation Practice

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, New Orleans, April 28-May 4, 2005
Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-Facelift
Practical Adjunts to Your Facial Rejuvenation Practice
Non-autologous facial soft tissue fillers

Teaching Course Instructor—ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting Exhibits Chicago, September 26, 2005

The Use of Threads in Facial Rejuvenation---Contour Threads Instructional Courses

Contour Threads Instructional Courses / Orlando / April 21, 2006

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, April 20-26, 2006

Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-Facelift and Contour Thread Suture Suspension Techniques
Practical Adjuncts to Your Facial Rejuvenation Practice
Non-autologous facial soft tissue fillers

Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, June 2 and 3, 2006

Contour Threads Skills Transfer Course Instructor / Parts 1 and 2

Network Lipolysis Therapy-----One Day Workshop—Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 2006

Demonstration of Lipolysis Injection Techniques

Univ of California, San Diego, School of Medicine—July 22, 2006

Surgical Demonstration of Open Subperiosteal Midface Lift Using Contour Threads for

soft tissue suspension

ISAPS Biennial Congress / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / August 4th, 2006

Hybrid and Open Procedures Utilizing Contour Threads in Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery

Contour Threads Open Midface LiftLecture / Surgical Specialties Booth, San Francisco, Oct. 2006

Advanced Skills Transfer Course / Contour Threads / Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 22, 2006

Advanced Skills Transfer Course / Contour Threads / UC San Diego, December 2, 2006

Advanced Skills Transfer Course / Contour Threads / London, England / December 10, 2006

Exhibit Booth Lectures at the 40th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, April 21-24, 2007.
Angiotech: Barbed Sutures in Open Facial Rejuvenation Techniques
My Experience with Quill SRS in Breast and Body Contouring Procedures

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 40th Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y., April 21-24, 2007

Subperiosteal and Supraperiosteal Browlift and Mid-Facelift and Barbed Suture Suspension Techniques
Non-autologous facial soft tissue fillers
Evolution of Barbed Sutures in Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Course Instructor / Barbed Sutures for Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures, Northwestern University, Chicago, May 5th, 2007.

Course Instructor / Barbed Sutures for Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures, Akademikliniken, Stockholm, Sweden, May 14th, 2007

The 14th International Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin, Germany, June 26-30, 2007.

A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation Including the Use of Barbed Sutures for Soft Tissue Suspension

6th International Course / Advances in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery / Instituto Javier de Benito / Barcelona, Spain, October 20th, 2007.
Skills Transfer Course / Introduction to the Quill SRS (Self-Retaining System) for Facial Rejuvenation, Breast and Body Contouring

TEACHING FACULTY

UCLA Symposium : Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction: November 15, 1997

The Second Annual Dallas Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, March 8-10,1998, Lecturer and

Guest Surgeon., The University of Texas, Southwestern.

Institute of Reconstructive Surgery of Jalisco (Guadalajara), Guest Lecturer, March 20 -22,
1998.

Guest Surgeon and Invited Lecturer: The Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, 37th Annual
Meeting, Maui, January 16-20, 1999.

Guest Surgeon and Invited Lecturer: The Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11-13, 1999

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: The Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, September 16, 1999.
Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, September 17,
1999.

Guest Surgeon, Baylor University College of Medicine, October 21, 1999.

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: Northwestern University, November 10, 1999

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: The University of Chicago, November 11, 1999

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: UCLA, December, 1999

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer: Temple University Department of Plastic Surgery,
Annual Symposium, June, 2000

Guest Surgeon: New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, San Francisco, January 26, 2001 Endoscopic Browlift, Trans-temporal, trans-buccal subperiosteal mid-facelift, malar augmentation

Guest Surgeon and Lecturer---Tel Aviv, Israel, August 24-25, 2003.
Lecture:
Alternative methods of brow fixation

Surgical Demonstrations:
Endoscopic browlift, blepharoplastjes, lower face and neck lift
Endoscopic browlift, blepharoplasties, lower face and neck lift
Endoscopic browlift, midface lift, blepharoplasties, lower face and neck lift
Coronal open browlift
Guest Lecturer---Haifa, Israel, August 26, 2003
Alternative methods of brow fixation

Guest Lecturer --- British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, London, September 25 and 26, 2003
The Role of the Brow and the Midface in Facial Rejuvenation

Guest Lecturer --- XV Brazilian National Congress – Fortaleza, Brazil
November 19-22, 2003
Subperiosteal and supraperiosteal browlift and midface lift (goals, anatomy, technique, results)
Short scar facelift
New options in soft tissue suspension – Brow and midface
Contemporary Blepharoplasty

Invited Padrino (Godfather)—Guest Surgeon and Guest Lecturer---University of Guadalajara
Feb. 27-28, 2004
Surgical Options in Upper and Middle Third Facial Rejuvenation—History, Indications, and Techniques--Lecture and Video
Options in Middle Third Facial Rejuvenation—Supraperiosteal and Subperioateal
Multiple Vector Facelifting—Lecture and Video
Contemporary Blepharoplasty-Correction of Tear Trough Deformity, Fat Repositioning, Muscle flap
Contemporary Abdominoplasty—Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer---Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Mackinac Island, MI., July 12-14,2004
Surgical Options in Upper One Third Facial Rejuvenation
Multivector Correction of the Aging Lower Face and Neck - Evolution of Technique
Resident Conference
Aesthetic Improvement of the Midface – Blending the Lid / Cheek Junction

Guest Surgeon---Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery / Belgrade / Galathea Clinic / September 17-19, 2004
Subperiosteal Endoscopic Forehead Lift, Midface Lift, Upper and Lower Lid Blepharoplasties, Lower Face and Neck Lift

Guest Lecturer------Division of Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Nov. 24, 2004
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation

Teaching Faculty---------The 9th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Aesthtic Plastic Surgeons, Swisshotel, Istanbul, Turkey, May 12-15, 2005
Surgical Options in Upper One-third Facial Rejuvenation
Current Technique of Midface Lift
Blending the Lid/Cheek Junction
Contemporary Upper and Lower Lid Blepharoplasty
Contemporary Abdominoplasty---Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

Teaching Faculty-------------The 2nd International Congress of The Iranian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and the First Congress of The West Asia Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery------Tehran, Iran, May 15-16, 2005.
Surgical Options in Upper Face Rejuvenation
Contemporary Abdominoplasty--- Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring
Surgical Options in Midface Rejuvenation

Traveling Professor and Guest Lecturer------------The Johns Hopkins / University of Maryland Plastic Surgery Residency Program-------- June 9, 2005
The Evolution of the Browlift and the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation Addressing all Components of the Aging Face

Invited Panelist / Consensus Committee on the Use of Restylane / Sponsored by Medicis, Inc. San Francisco, August 6, 2005

Guest Lecturer---------Weill Cornell University /Columbia University Joint Plastic Surgery Residency Program—November 23, 2005., New York, N.Y.
Contemporary Browlift and Blepharoplasty
The Use of Barbed Sutures (Contour Threads) in Facial Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Indications
Techniques
Results
Guest Lecturer-------Loma Linda University Division of Plastic Surgery, Feb. 16, 2006
Contemporary Periorbital Rejuvenation

Guest Surgeon---------Hospital Sharp, Mazatlan, MX, Feb. 25, 2006
Subperiosteal midface lift with Barbed Sutures suspension technique
Lower lid skin pinch blepharoplasty
Barbed suture suspesnsion of the neck and liposuction

Teaching Faculty--------ISAPS Post Graduate Course---Capetown, South Africa March 18-21,2006

The Evolution of the Browlift and Midface Lift and Surgical Opitons in Upper One-third face rejuvenation

Open Contour Thread Midface Suspension Technique

Opitons in Lower One-third Facial Rejuvenation (extended SMAS dissection and platysmaplasty_

Contemporary Lower Lid Blepharoplasty / Blending the Lid-Cheek Junction and Current Options in Midface Rejuvenation

Contemporary Abdominoplasty / Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

University of Toronto 36th Annual Symposium on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, March 31-April 1, 2006

The Evolution of the Brow Lift and the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery:: A 100 Year Journey

Options in Blending the Lid/Cheek Junction

The University of Toronto Lecture
Surgical Options in Upper One-Third Facial Rejuvenation, Contemporary Upper Lid Blepharoplasty, Options in Brow Lifting

Contemporary Abdominoplasty / Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring

Visiting Professor---Stanford University Plastic Surgery, April 5, 2006

The Evolution of the Brow Lift and the Midface Lift in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

The 23rd Plastic Surgery Day and Bernard Sarnat, M.D., Lectureship / Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, April 8, 2006

The Use of Barbed Sutures (Contour Threads) in Facial Aesthetic Surgery

Visiting Professor and Guest Lecturer: National Congress, Mexican Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Tijuana, May 23-27, 2006

Contemporary Abdominoplasty / Three Dimensional Abdominal Contouring
Options in Lower Lid Support / Canthopexy and Muscle Sling
Options in Rejuvenation of the Upper One-third of the Aging Face Including Barbed Sutures
Option in Midface Suspension Including Barbed Sutures
Extended SMAS Dissection vs. Subperiosteal Lifting

Guest Lecturer,The Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, May 4th, 2007

A Template for Panfacial Rejuvenation

Guest Surgeon, Akademikliniken, Stockholm, Sweden, May 16th, 2007
Endoscopic forehead and midface lift
Lower face and necklift
Lower lid blepharoplasty

Guest Surgeon, 26th Jornado Carioca de Cirurgia Plastica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1, 2007

Endoscopic browlift and midface lift with barbed sutures and lower lid blepharoplasty

Guest Surgeon, CATFAS II, Ghent, Belgium, September 22, 2007

Open subperiosteal midface lift with Quill® barbed sutures