Dr. Arian Mowlavi | Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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When considering cosmetic plastic surgery, the most important decision you can make is choosing your plastic surgeon. You must choose a surgeon who is personable, attentive to your needs, and one who has the utmost qualifications. Dr. Mowlavi is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Mowlavi is well regarded for his technical skills and recognized for his numerous contributions in the field of cosmetic surgery with over 50 nationally recognized scientific publications. Dr. Mowlavi has received several nationally distinguished awards and been seen in Orange Coast, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, The Washington Post, and Self Magazine to name a few. Dr. Mowlavi has hospital privileges at Mission Hospital, Mission-Laguna Hospital, Hoag Hospital, Saddleback, San Clemente, and Long Beach Memorial Hospitals. Following six years of extensive cosmetic and plastic surgery training, Dr. Mowlavi founded Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Institute, a full spectrum cosmetic surgery facility, dedicated to providing you the utmost in surgical care with exceptional cosmetic surgery results.
Following graduation as class Valedictorian from University High School in Irvine, CA, Dr. Mowlavi attended University of Berkeley, California where obtained a degree in Biophysics and was elected by the faculty to serve as the commencement speaker of his graduating class. Dr. Mowlavi received his medical doctorate from University of San Diego, School of Medicine. Following medical school, he completed an integrated six year cosmetic and plastic surgery residency at Southern Illinois University. He has been recognized for his numerous contributions in the field of cosmetic and plastic surgery having authored over 50 national publications and has received several nationally distinguished awards including the Anastasi Gaspari Award presented by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. As the medical director of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Institute, Dr. Mowlavi has been regarded for his utmost attention to surgical care and for his exceptional cosmetic surgery outcomes.
Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency
Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine
1998-2004
Medical Doctorate
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
1994-1998
Undergraduate Degree in Biophysics
University of California, Berkeley
Honors: Graduating Class Commencement Speaker
1989-1993
Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, CA
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, CA
Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Hospital Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA
San Clemente Memorial Hospital, San Clemente, CA
Board Certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery 2008 – Present
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) – Member 2008 – Present
Orange County Plastic Surgery Society- Member 2008 – Present
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2003 – Present
Operating Room Committee (Memorial Medical Center; Springfield, IL) 2003 – 2004
American Society for Microsurgical Reconstruction – Candidate Member 2002 – 2004
Plastic Surgery Research Council – Resident Member 2000 – 2004
Plastic Surgery (ASPS) Residents’ Affiliate Group 1999 – Present
American Medical Association 1998 – Present
PHI BETA KAPPA Member 1995 – Present
Research Recognition Award. Mowlavi A
Plastic Surgery Institute
Southern Illinois University. Springfield, Illinois. June 31, 2004.
First Place. Mowlavi A, Marsden B, Neumeister MW.
The efficacy of nasal cleft repair: persistence of alar rim deformity.
Resident’s Research Day, Southern Illinois University. April 22, 2004.
Gaspar Anastasi Award. Mowlavi A, Massouem S, Neumeister MW.
Conchal cartilage donor site during rhinoplasty: bowl parameters defined.
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting. Vancouver, Canada. April 15-21, 2004.
Congenital Category Presentation Award. Mowlavi A, Marsden B, Neumeister MW, Zook EG.
The efficacy of nasal cleft repair: persistence of alar rim deformity.
Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference. Milwaukee, WI. March 18-22, 2004.
First Place. Mowlavi A, Medling B, Meldrum G, Wilhelmi BJ, Neumeister MW.
Hypothermia, not hyperthermia, provides muscle flaps protection from IR injury.
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery meeting. Palm Springs, CA. January 17-20, 2004.
Excellence in Teaching Award. Mowlavi A
Department of Surgery.
Southern Illinois University. Springfield, Illinois. October 15, 2003.
First Place. Mowlavi A, Meldrum GD, Ghavami A, Kalkanis J, Wilhelmi BJ, Russell RC, Zook EG. Earlobe ptosis classification system, effects of aging and facelift surgery on earlobe height.
Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Junior Clinical Research Award. Arlington, IL June 13, 2003.
First Place. Houle J, Mowlavi A, Medling B, Meldrum GD, Wilhelmi BJ, Neumeister MW.
Protective effects of hypothermia against secondary venous occlusion ischemia.
Resident’s Research Day, Southern Illinois University. May 15, 2003.
First Place. Andrews K, Mowlavi A, Milner S.
The treatment of alkaline burns by neutralization: an old myth dispelled.
Investigator Category Essay. Plastic Surgery Education Foundation. Arlington, IL May 2, 2001.
First Place. Mowlavi A, Andrews K, Milner S.
The treatment of alkaline burns by neutralization: an old myth dispelled.
Combined Research Symposium, Southern Illinois University Foundation. April 18, 2001.
Mowlavi A, Pham S, Wilhelmi B, Masouem S, Guyuron B.
Anatomical Characteristics of the Conchal Cartilage With Suggested Clinical Applications in Rhinoplasty Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2010 Jul-Aug; 30(4) 522-526
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Pham S, Wilhelmi B, Mowlavi A
Eyebrow Peak Position Redefined
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2010 May; 30(3) 297-300.
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Mowlavi A, Meldrum DG, Wilhelmi BJ, Zook EG.
The effects of facelift surgery on earlobe ptosis and pseudoptosis.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004 September; 114(4): 988-991.
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Mowlavi A, Wilhelmi BJ.
The extended SMAS facelift technique: identifying the lateral zygomaticus major border using bony anatomic landmarks.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2004 April; 52(4): 353-357.
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Mowlavi A, Meldrum DG, Wilhelmi BJ.
Implications for nasal recontouring: nasion position preferences as determined by a survey of North American Caucasians.
Aesthetic of Plastic Surgery. 2004 March; 27: 438-445.
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Mowlavi A, Meldrum DG, Wilhelmi BJ, Zook EG.
Incidence of earlobe ptosis and pseudoptosis in patients seeking facial rejuvenation surgery and effects of aging.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004 Feb; 113(2): 712-7.
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Mowlavi A, Meldrum DG, Ghavami A, Wilhelmi BJ, Zook EG.
The aesthetic earlobe: classification of lobule ptosis on the basis of a survey of North American Caucasians.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003; 112(1): 266-272.
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Wilhelmi BJ, Mowlavi A, Neumeister, MW.
The Safe Facelift.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003; 111(5): 1723-1726.
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Mowlavi A, Neumeister MW, Wilhelmi BJ.
Lower blepharoplasty using bony anatomical landmarks to identify and avoid injury to the inferior oblique muscle.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2002; 110(5):1318-22.
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Wilhelmi BJ, Mowlavi A, Neumeister MW.
Upper blepharoplasty with bony anatomical landmarks to avoid injury to trochlea and superior oblique muscle tendon with fat resection.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001; 108(7): 2137-2140.
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Mowlavi A, Lille S, AndrewsK, Yashar S, Schoeller T, Weschelberger G, Anderson R.
Psychiatric patients who desire aesthetic surgery: Identifying the problem patient.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2000; 44(1): 97-106.
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Ross EV, Mowlavi A, Barnette D, Glatter R.
The effect of wiping on skin resurfacing in a pig model using a high energy pulsed CO2 laser system.
Dermatologic Surgery. 1999; 25: 81-88.
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