Ask the Doctor...
In these segments of FOX 26 News Ask the Doctor, Dr. Heller talks about:
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Specialties
- Body contouring with and without massive weight loss: lower body lift, tummy tuck, thighs and butt lift and liposuction
- Breast reconstruction: with flaps (DIEP, TRAM), implants and reconstruction after partial resection of the breast
- Breast procedures: breast augmentation (silicone and saline implants) and with own tissue, breast lift and breast reduction
- Surgical procedures of the face: minimal scar face lift, endoscopic brow and midface lift, eyelid procedures (blepharoplasty), neck lift
- Nonsurgical rejuvenation of the face: BOTOX®, Restylane®, JUVÉDERM®, fat injection and laser procedures
- Reconstruction of large defects of abdominal wall and lower extremities
Before and After Pictures
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- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reconstruction
- Body Contouring
- Brow Lift
Lior Heller, M.D., is an associate professor in the plastic surgery division of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in body contouring, reconstructive surgery after oncologic resection, and aesthetic surgery.
Dr. Heller is a graduate of the Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel, and he is board certified in plastic surgery by the Israeli Society of Plastic Surgery and in general surgery by the Israeli Society of General Surgery. Dr. Heller's additional extensive training includes a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive and endoscopic cosmetic surgery of the face with Dr. Oscar Ramirez in Baltimore, Maryland, a two-year fellowship in reconstructive plastic surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and a one year fellowship in microsurgical oncologic reconstruction at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He then served for three years as a clinical instructor in the department of Plastic Surgery at M.D. Anderson.
Dr. Heller is actively involved in teaching residents and students and in publishing in the most exclusive professional journals as it can be seen from his CV. Dr Heller is a frequent speaker at national an international professional meetings. Currently he is featured in "Modern Beauty" a TV show aired every week nationally on Style Network and locally on ABC digital.
Education
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - M.D. and internship
- Beilinson Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel - Residency in general surgery
- Assaf Harofe Hospital, Israel - Residency in plastic surgery
- Duke University Medical Center - Fellowship in reconstructive plastic surgery
- Esthetic International Institute - Fellowship in aesthetic surgery
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Fellowship in reconstructive plastic surgery and microsurgery
Publications
- Body Contouring After Lap Band and Massive Weight Loss (PDF)
- Interactive Digital Education Aid in Breast Reconstruction (PubMed Abstract)
- Patient Education and Decision Making in Breast Reconstruction After Breast Cancer (PDF)
- Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Local Anesthetic Infusion and Intravenous Narcotic Patient-Controlled Anesthesia Pump for Pain Management after Free TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction (PubMed Abstract)
- More scientific publications... (PDF)
