Facial Aesthetics: from Art to Plastic Surgery

Doors at 5:30pm

“Plastic Surgery” is derived from “plastikos,” to shape or mold. Regardless of how a patient’s facial differences came about - through trauma, through birth, through cancer treatment, the plastic surgeon reconstructs defects to both restore function and optimize facial aesthetics. Doing so starts with an understanding of how facial structure and proportion determine aesthetics. This lecture explores the face in the context of art history and relates such observations to the clinical practice of plastic surgery.

Dr. Mimis Cohen is a Professor in the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Cohen is world-renowned for his work in the field of cleft lip and palate surgery. He has published extensively on the topic and lectured throughout the world. Dr. Cohen received his medical degree from the University of Athens, Greece before coming to UI Health for special training in General and Plastic Surgery. He is board certified in Plastic Surgery. As a University Professor with extensive clinical and teaching experience, Dr. Cohen is in the forefront of the specialty. He brings to his patients the knowledge and experience of the state of the art procedures, as well as the emerging new techniques in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Cohen is a member and former president of several professional organizations. He has published more than 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has edited several textbooks. He has been recognized as one of the best doctors in Chicago for the last 25 years.

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International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, United States

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