San Francisco, Oakland and Walnut Creek Plastic Surgery
Your face is often regarded as the most important physical representation of you. At Mabrie Facial Plastic Surgery, we specialize in safely refining your features to complement your individual face. Your surgery will gracefully enhance your facial features, engendering a natural and refreshed appearance.
In addition to paying meticulous attention to detail during your procedure, Dr. Mabrie and his staff pay careful attention to you during your consultation and post-operative care. We provide our Walnut Creek, Oakland, and San Francisco plastic surgery patients with all available information to assist them in choosing the best treatment plan. We take pleasure in developing relationships that last for years to come.
What Is a Facial Plastic Surgeon?
All practicing physicians have the same initial training:
- An undergraduate degree
- Four years of medical school
- At least one year of residency (called internship)
Two similar surgical specialties are facial plastic surgery and general plastic surgery. Both types of surgeons complete the same undergraduate and medical school degrees, followed by a general surgery internship. General surgery involves the most common of surgical procedures: hernia repairs, appendectomies, gallbladder removals, etc. The internship serves to acquaint the young physician with the basics of surgical technique.
After internship, the facial plastic surgeon begins to specialize in his/her training by limiting their experience to head and neck surgery, in preparation for a more focused range of nasal and facial procedures. The general plastic surgeon continues a broader training in general surgery, in preparation for a wider range of body procedures.
Facial Plastic Surgeon Training
- An undergraduate degree
- Four years of medical school
- 1 year of general surgery (internship)
- 5 years of head and neck surgery and facial plastic surgery (residency)
- 1 year of facial cosmetic surgery (fellowship)
General Plastic Surgeon Training
- An undergraduate degree
- Four years of medical school
- 3-5 years general surgery (internship/first residency)
- 2 years of body and facial plastic surgery (second residency/fellowship)
During Dr. Mabrie's five years of residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and one year fellowship at Stanford University his training focused exclusively on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nose, face, head, and neck structures. This in-depth concentration provides the facial plastic surgeon with a strong foundation for reconstructive and cosmetic facial surgery.
By contrast, most general plastic surgeons complete three to five years of general surgery before pursuing two years of specialty training. The two-year plastic surgery residency covers a wide range of diverse areas all over the body. These surgeons perform the lion's share of cosmetic body liposuction, breast augmentation or reduction, and tummy tucks.
So, why choose a Facial Plastic Surgeon?
For plastic surgery procedures in San Francisco, Oakland and Walnut Creek involving the nose, eyes, face, and neck choosing a facial specialist offers the advantage of a surgeon who focuses his/her practice on that area and performs those procedure more regularly and more frequently.
Your face is special. Trust your face to a specialist.
