{"id":3288,"date":"2026-09-07T15:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecommerceseo.us\/hawaiifacialplasticsurgery\/?page_id=3288"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:57:59","slug":"true-specialist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecommerceseo.us\/hawaiifacialplasticsurgery\/true-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"True Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-besy88-805daa35f030c101898ee77fce405487 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  true-specialist-custom-bg-section avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3288'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9darvs-a79fa73d70c18e9db7535882ca9cc899\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9darvs-a79fa73d70c18e9db7535882ca9cc899{\nheight:80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9darvs-a79fa73d70c18e9db7535882ca9cc899 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7ls92g-21b24ac448aecc5d344cc5fe67abc6ec av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  mobile-text first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qh07p-01a02b314003f82eebd510cc115c2351\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2qh07p-01a02b314003f82eebd510cc115c2351 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#c4bab0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2qh07p-01a02b314003f82eebd510cc115c2351 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>About Dr. Susan Tan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:80px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:80px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2pwyat-248702f4f7031c7b6c4434cb699ba2af av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  coro av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >A True Specialist<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1px8p-a5ac37a39867c1572f0fbd130b24007e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1px8p-a5ac37a39867c1572f0fbd130b24007e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:17px;\ncolor:#e2e2e2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1px8p-a5ac37a39867c1572f0fbd130b24007e '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Most physicians who perform facial surgery are not facial plastic surgeons. Understanding that distinction \u2014 and what it means for your outcome \u2014 is the most important thing you can know before choosing a surgeon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5sdzzc-fdc98ab8b12fd694c475cba152260435 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4v2soo-cddf62f28d8153fda3a31008e45b9c52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4v2soo-cddf62f28d8153fda3a31008e45b9c52{\nheight:80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4v2soo-cddf62f28d8153fda3a31008e45b9c52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2u0wrc-89edd14b364d23b315eeb956167ff50c\">\n#top 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class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>The Distinction That Matters<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:40px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:40px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2biygl-2e41da9457ed8a8c84c9e1e05324750c av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >There is a difference between a surgeon who does facelifts and a facial plastic surgeon.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2132il-d2d1b6725a2ab5092f4328de586a0023\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2132il-d2d1b6725a2ab5092f4328de586a0023 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2132il-d2d1b6725a2ab5092f4328de586a0023 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p class=\"opening-body\">In the state of Hawai\u02bbi, a physician with a general surgery license can legally perform a facelift, a rhinoplasty, or a blepharoplasty. A dermatologist can administer injectables. A nurse practitioner can operate a laser. None of these require specialty training in facial plastic surgery \u2014 and most do not have it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"opening-body\"><strong>Board-certification through the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) is not a marketing credential. It is a clinical standard<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 one that requires a dedicated fellowship, a defined surgical case volume, a written examination, and an oral examination before a panel of specialists. It is the only credential in the United States that requires a physician to have trained exclusively in the surgical anatomy of the face and neck before being tested on their competency to operate there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"opening-body\">Dr. Susan Tan holds this credential. She completed a fellowship at the University of Toronto \u2014 one of the most competitive and rigorous facial plastic surgery training programs in the world. She has spent over 17 years operating exclusively on the face and neck. She is the only physician in Hawai\u02bbi who is both fellowship-trained in facial plastic surgery and a woman \u2014 bringing a particular quality of listening and understanding to the patient experience that her patients tell her they did not find elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtkmycpe-526023249e53430c731229b6a49cbd48\">\n.flex_column.av-mtkmycpe-526023249e53430c731229b6a49cbd48{\nwidth:48%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mtkmycpe-526023249e53430c731229b6a49cbd48 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:4%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mtkmycpe-526023249e53430c731229b6a49cbd48 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lp212-e4728f8e10184024f222b8b42f847aab\">\n.avia-section.av-1lp212-e4728f8e10184024f222b8b42f847aab{\nbackground-color:#F7F5F3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='concern-finder'  class='avia-section av-1lp212-e4728f8e10184024f222b8b42f847aab main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  faq-top-border avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3288'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ftr8fi-732eda29e5aeb75e0acc102f99319d45 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlq29ji-c7db52b609ca366afdaab0d128761254\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtlq29ji-c7db52b609ca366afdaab0d128761254 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtlq29ji-c7db52b609ca366afdaab0d128761254 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>What Specialist Training Actually Means<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:38px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:38px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtlq2gve-fe4d8bc3ebff4d7691ab73f802ddbb78 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Four things that change when your surgeon trained exclusively in the face.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlq31q4-41408932afa6189d74b13d7039008328\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtlq31q4-41408932afa6189d74b13d7039008328 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtlq31q4-41408932afa6189d74b13d7039008328 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Specialty training is not just about the credential. It is about what happens in the operating room \u2014 and what your surgeon sees when she looks at your face.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-42omug-02f1ab0d7c7f308b4e2dc9ad53c644d8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-35bptk-99beabf08c0012228d6d2911b3b3e44a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2rxcj1-ee8fba140c592e4c5ff94259632c2e01\">\n#top .togglecontainer.av-mu2rxcj1-ee8fba140c592e4c5ff94259632c2e01 p.toggler{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-mu2rxcj1-ee8fba140c592e4c5ff94259632c2e01 p.toggler .toggle_icon{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\nborder-color:#5a5a58;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-mu2rxcj1-ee8fba140c592e4c5ff94259632c2e01 .toggle_wrap .toggle_content{\nfont-size:14px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-mu2rxcj1-ee8fba140c592e4c5ff94259632c2e01 av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mu2rvcfe-c67ac7fea0d11e3f215cd4d1851d7b37' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  activeTitle av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Anatomical Depth That General Training Cannot Produce\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Anatomical Depth That General Training Cannot Produce\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Anatomical Depth That General Training Cannot Produce\">Anatomical Depth That General Training Cannot Produce<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  active_tc av-title-above' style='display:block;' ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor' ><p><strong>Fellowship training \u00b7 ABFPRS board-certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A facial plastic surgery fellowship trains a physician to understand the face at every anatomical layer \u2014 from skin to subcutaneous fat, through the SMAS, into the deep plane, to the retaining ligaments that govern how the face ages and how it responds to surgery. This is not knowledge that can be acquired through weekend courses, cadaver labs, or observational rotations. It accumulates through supervised surgical volume, patient follow-up, and complication management over an intensive year of dedicated specialty practice.<\/p>\n<p>A general plastic surgeon \u2014 even a talented one \u2014 divides that developmental year across the face, the breast, the body, and the hand. The result is broader competency across a wider territory, but shallower mastery within any one of them. <strong>The difference is not a matter of skill. It is a matter of what the training was designed to produce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tan&#8217;s fellowship at the University of Toronto concentrated that entire developmental year in one anatomical territory. Every case was a face. Every complication was a face. Every refinement was a face. That concentration is what produces the kind of surgical judgment that allows her to look at a patient in consultation and know \u2014 before a single incision \u2014 exactly where the anatomy will behave, where it will resist, and where the result will live.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opening-stat\">&#8220;The face is not a collection of parts to be corrected. It is a system with its own logic \u2014 and understanding that logic, at every layer, is what fellowship training is designed to teach.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mu2rw8v0-50179017a33a8de7bc08087c6d0d7a10' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Surgical Judgment That Only Comes From Volume in One Territory\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Surgical Judgment That Only Comes From Volume in One Territory\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Surgical Judgment That Only Comes From Volume in One Territory\">Surgical Judgment That Only Comes From Volume in One Territory<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor' ><p><strong>17+ years \u00b7 exclusively face and neck<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Surgical judgment is not taught. It is accumulated \u2014 through thousands of decisions made in the operating room, reviewed in recovery, and refined over the course of a career. The surgeon who has performed a facelift two hundred times has developed a different quality of judgment than the surgeon who has performed it twenty times alongside body and breast procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Over 17 years of practice \u2014 every procedure in the same anatomical territory \u2014 Dr. Tan has accumulated the kind of judgment that cannot be shortened. She has seen faces that healed unexpectedly well and faces that required revision. She has learned which anatomical variations change the surgical plan and which do not. She has developed the ability to anticipate outcomes with a precision that only concentrated volume produces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is why patients who have consulted with multiple surgeons consistently describe her assessments as categorically different.<\/strong> She is not reading from a procedural checklist. She is applying 17 years of concentrated surgical experience to one face, in one consultation, with one goal \u2014 understanding exactly what that face needs and whether surgery is the right answer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opening-stat\">If the answer is that surgery is not right for you yet \u2014 or ever \u2014 Dr. Tan will say so. That honesty is itself a product of surgical judgment. It takes confidence to recommend against your own procedure.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mu2rwt3d-caed8b91eedf5dabc6211bb1b957f04e' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Non-Surgical Recommendations Governed by Surgical Anatomy\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Non-Surgical Recommendations Governed by Surgical Anatomy\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Non-Surgical Recommendations Governed by Surgical Anatomy\">Non-Surgical Recommendations Governed by Surgical Anatomy<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor' ><p><strong>The HFPS continuum \u00b7 what no other provider in Hawaii offers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the clinical differentiator that is unique to Dr. Tan \u2014 and it is the one that patients who have been in the non-surgical aesthetic world for years notice most immediately.<\/p>\n<p>When a dermatologist recommends a filler, they are thinking about volume replacement at the surface layer. When Dr. Tan recommends a filler \u2014 or advises against one \u2014 she is thinking about what is happening at the SMAS, at the retaining ligaments, at the fat compartments that govern how the face ages structurally. She is thinking about whether volume is the right answer or whether laxity is the actual problem, and whether adding volume to a face with early laxity will produce a result that ages well or one that will need to be reversed in two years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No dermatologist, no nurse injector, and no general plastic surgeon in Hawaii brings this depth of structural thinking to a non-surgical consultation.<\/strong> The HFPS Facial Longevity Assessment \u2014 the clinical evaluation that governs all non-surgical recommendations at this practice \u2014 was designed precisely because Dr. Tan believes the structural layer cannot be separated from the surface. You cannot address hyperpigmentation intelligently without understanding whether the skin barrier is intact. You cannot recommend injectables without understanding what the face&#8217;s structural layer is actually doing.<\/p>\n<p>Every non-surgical protocol in this practice was designed by a surgeon. That is not a marketing statement. It is the reason the outcomes are different.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opening-stat\">The HFPS Collagen Clinic, the Pigmentation Protocol, the Facial Longevity Assessment \u2014 all of it is Dr. Tan&#8217;s surgical anatomy expertise applied to non-surgical care. Nothing in this practice is designed by a vendor or modeled on a franchise protocol.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mu2rxb65-fda457979339444b2b565dae336829b3' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-4' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Safety Standards That Only a Surgical Practice Maintains\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Safety Standards That Only a Surgical Practice Maintains\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Safety Standards That Only a Surgical Practice Maintains\">Safety Standards That Only a Surgical Practice Maintains<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor' ><p><strong>Hospital privileges \u00b7 anesthesia \u00b7 complication management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Board-certified surgeons are held to safety standards that aesthetic practices and med-spas are not. Hospital privileges \u2014 the credential that allows a surgeon to operate in a hospital setting \u2014 require demonstration of surgical competency, ongoing peer review, and compliance with institutional safety protocols. They are not automatically granted and they are not permanent. They must be maintained.<\/p>\n<p>A surgeon who maintains hospital privileges has been evaluated by other physicians \u2014 not just by a credentialing body \u2014 and has been found competent to operate in a regulated environment. That evaluation is ongoing. It means the standard of care Dr. Tan applies in her private practice is governed by the same accountability structure that governs hospital surgery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This matters most in the event of a complication.<\/strong> A surgeon who has trained for complications \u2014 who has managed them in a supervised setting, who has the anatomical knowledge to identify what is happening and respond appropriately \u2014 provides a fundamentally different quality of safety than a practitioner who has not. Complications in facial surgery are rare with an experienced specialist. But the difference between a surgeon who manages them and a practitioner who does not know what they are looking at is not a trivial one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opening-stat\">When you choose a board-certified facial plastic surgeon, you are not just choosing a credential. You are choosing a physician whose training was specifically designed to prevent the complications that less specialized practitioners are more likely to encounter.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlnyf4a-561994f96289ac049319756cd7101312\">\n.avia-section.av-mtlnyf4a-561994f96289ac049319756cd7101312{\nbackground-color:#2f2f2f;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-mtlnyf4a-561994f96289ac049319756cd7101312 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  faq-top-border avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3288'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xb0g3-2cddb2cf894cdaef36edeadd813a239c av_two_third  avia-builder-el-27  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlnymy9-d6d1e367d711694a96e54d6d2d1bebf5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtlnymy9-d6d1e367d711694a96e54d6d2d1bebf5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#c4bab0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtlnymy9-d6d1e367d711694a96e54d6d2d1bebf5 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>The Clinical Comparison<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:35px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:35px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtlnyt0c-7a8a6c6edf40b28b59667d6aae865919 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >What changes when your provider is a fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtlnz748-d64ae51e76b85f5b7381effbd0cdbe2b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtlnz748-d64ae51e76b85f5b7381effbd0cdbe2b .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#9a9a9a;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtlnz748-d64ae51e76b85f5b7381effbd0cdbe2b '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>This is not a judgment of other providers. It is an honest accounting of what different types of training produce \u2014 and what that means for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6qdey-f2aaea4b46ad306ef4febe3c18677a42 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8vf313-d130bf9b2c460bcbfc63a9b4693183ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-mtn5dm7c-7760e6e2df67752a81c87d53a76553ce main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  faq-top-border avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3288'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2mqmm7-9abed2d344c7f36cec7ea1799381b3f6 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-35  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2gnxxj-18f5aff96e5ed62ebec97e294cf46d2b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2gnxxj-18f5aff96e5ed62ebec97e294cf46d2b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2gnxxj-18f5aff96e5ed62ebec97e294cf46d2b '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>What This Means in Practice<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5dwdb-9920c29e2c9e7a5398014736f1af2b6a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5dwdb-9920c29e2c9e7a5398014736f1af2b6a{\nmargin:0 0 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av-mtn5dwdb-9920c29e2c9e7a5398014736f1af2b6a av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >How specialist training shows up in your care \u2014 before, during, and after surgery.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5e3ot-cbe53e26b39e365f305c2aaf65aae11b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5e3ot-cbe53e26b39e365f305c2aaf65aae11b .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5e3ot-cbe53e26b39e365f305c2aaf65aae11b '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>The difference between a specialist and a generalist is most visible not in credentials but in the quality of the conversation, the precision of the plan, and the honesty of the recommendation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3auu14-4417408402276b0a055ccc1719f33604 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-8anr3-cbe45e7dd92aa067fbe342ec19bc7311 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8anr3-cbe45e7dd92aa067fbe342ec19bc7311\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-8anr3-cbe45e7dd92aa067fbe342ec19bc7311{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-8anr3-cbe45e7dd92aa067fbe342ec19bc7311{\nwidth:48.5%;\nmargin-left:0;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f7f5f3;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-8anr3-cbe45e7dd92aa067fbe342ec19bc7311 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column 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blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  coro av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>Why does Dr. Tan\u2018s assessment feel different from every other consultation I\u2019ve had?<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5g48u-caac522bad78dfbf0687b72c47cde0be\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5g48u-caac522bad78dfbf0687b72c47cde0be .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5g48u-caac522bad78dfbf0687b72c47cde0be '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Because she is not assessing you against a procedure she wants to perform. Whether you are here for a facelift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, or something else entirely \u2014 she is assessing your face against its own anatomy first. Understanding what is changing, what is driving it, and what the most precise response is. The recommendation comes after the assessment, not before it. That order matters more than most patients realize.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60nhuw-6fb9d739f3ac2976cba4a354c5d136b9\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-60nhuw-6fb9d739f3ac2976cba4a354c5d136b9{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-60nhuw-6fb9d739f3ac2976cba4a354c5d136b9{\nwidth:48.5%;\nmargin-left:0;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f7f5f3;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-60nhuw-6fb9d739f3ac2976cba4a354c5d136b9 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60nhuw-6fb9d739f3ac2976cba4a354c5d136b9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  three-box-top-black flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3lua54-fe8f231e64acd8f3f2f790fddb3566bf\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3lua54-fe8f231e64acd8f3f2f790fddb3566bf .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3lua54-fe8f231e64acd8f3f2f790fddb3566bf '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Before Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mu2svvgz-3319114ff516f143e879ddb92dcb35d5 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  coro av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>Why does the surgical plan feel specifically designed for my face?<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2isoag-84e55a931405e04cff6a429af8df9868\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2isoag-84e55a931405e04cff6a429af8df9868 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2isoag-84e55a931405e04cff6a429af8df9868 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Because it is. Every procedure Dr. Tan performs \u2014 whether a facelift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, or combination surgery \u2014 is a framework, not a template. The specific approach, the incision placement, the depth of the dissection, the decision about adjuncts \u2014 all of it is determined by your anatomy, not by a preference for one technique. The plan she presents is the plan she intends to perform. Two patients presenting with similar concerns will often leave with meaningfully different surgical plans. That is specialist judgment at work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc{\nwidth:48.5%;\nmargin-left:0;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f7f5f3;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-21xygf-7be2f99f3da61fb962c82a9777bc56fc av_one_half  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  three-box-top-black first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5gbzt-029e4737a3e85e4406ff39270e59aba2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5gbzt-029e4737a3e85e4406ff39270e59aba2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5gbzt-029e4737a3e85e4406ff39270e59aba2 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Choosing Non-Surgical<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5gy0n-c3900b560585a9733a8ee4b2c46f32f0 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  coro av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>I\u2019m not ready for surgery. Does specialist training still matter for injectables and skincare?<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5h4bt-d48b4b996b33ddcfafbc8f0f46f416db\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5h4bt-d48b4b996b33ddcfafbc8f0f46f416db .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5h4bt-d48b4b996b33ddcfafbc8f0f46f416db '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Especially then. A surgeon who understands what is happening at the structural layer makes categorically better decisions about surface treatments.\u00a0<strong>She can tell you when volume replacement is the right answer and when it will worsen a result.<\/strong>\u00a0She can tell you whether your pigmentation concern is a surface issue or a structural one. That kind of assessment requires surgical anatomy knowledge. It is not available at a med-spa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1vfbp3-974381165017e724961e3124e0f96e82\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1vfbp3-974381165017e724961e3124e0f96e82{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-1vfbp3-974381165017e724961e3124e0f96e82{\nwidth:48.5%;\nmargin-left:0;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f7f5f3;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1vfbp3-974381165017e724961e3124e0f96e82 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1vfbp3-974381165017e724961e3124e0f96e82 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-52  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  three-box-top-black flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5hag7-401afc4c824591e5e5a2179281021bcf\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5hag7-401afc4c824591e5e5a2179281021bcf .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5hag7-401afc4c824591e5e5a2179281021bcf '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Long-Term Relationship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5hgds-06c092cc4b393c55923214f53ae791c2 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-54  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  coro av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>What happens to the patient relationship after surgery?<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5hm6e-b1a43c869d4c0336ec06e8209c598e46\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5hm6e-b1a43c869d4c0336ec06e8209c598e46 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5hm6e-b1a43c869d4c0336ec06e8209c598e46 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>At most practices, it ends. At Hawaii Facial Plastic Surgery, surgical patients are integrated into the non-surgical continuum \u2014 the Pigmentation Protocol, the Collagen Clinic, injectable maintenance \u2014 so that surgical results are protected and maintained over time.\u00a0<strong>The goal is not a result that lasts a year. It is a face that ages well for a decade.<\/strong>\u00a0That requires continued physician-directed care, not a single procedure and a discharge summary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5ixpu-e9a116241a5fa6a15100015d850c52eb\">\n.avia-section.av-mtn5ixpu-e9a116241a5fa6a15100015d850c52eb{\nbackground-color:#edebe8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-mtn5ixpu-e9a116241a5fa6a15100015d850c52eb main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  faq-top-border avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3288'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1occon-f1f90429cbc53e81393f5286241354d5\">\n.flex_column.av-1occon-f1f90429cbc53e81393f5286241354d5{\npadding:0 70px 0 70px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-1occon-f1f90429cbc53e81393f5286241354d5{\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1occon-f1f90429cbc53e81393f5286241354d5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-57  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in-up  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:26px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:26px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5jfjc-83026a994dbb62687b8256b495d6a8ec av-special-heading-h4 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-58  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  coro av-inherit-size'><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>Achieving balanced, natural-looking outcomes is the result of a seamless fusion between surgical and non-surgical solutions. That fusion is only possible when the same mind governs both \u2014 and that mind has been trained, at the deepest level, in the anatomy it is treating.<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5jwve-b6fcb2aac6f55534d989e72d00d80203\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5jwve-b6fcb2aac6f55534d989e72d00d80203 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:11px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5jwve-b6fcb2aac6f55534d989e72d00d80203 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space-weight av_inherit_color' ><p>\u2014 Dr. Susan Tan, MD ABFPRS \u00b7 Founder, Hawaii Facial Plastic Surgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section 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av-mtn5kmwl-5ad9c51ad703ba5edc04d278680e5e5e '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Credentials &amp; Training<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:32px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:32px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5ks5s-84a05927f0bdfd625519cd535165ae85 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and 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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5leyd-acf7cc24778954c6bf899403f3f0bdb3\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5leyd-acf7cc24778954c6bf899403f3f0bdb3 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5leyd-acf7cc24778954c6bf899403f3f0bdb3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>The only US board-certification requiring a dedicated facial plastic surgery fellowship as a prerequisite. Requires written and oral examination before a specialist panel. The standard that distinguishes facial plastic surgeons from physicians who perform facial procedures without specialty training.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2ynt84-53fb8364b931244e533da7b00cbdfb4b\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mu2ynt84-53fb8364b931244e533da7b00cbdfb4b{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mu2ynt84-53fb8364b931244e533da7b00cbdfb4b{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:32px 32px 32px 32px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-mu2ynt84-53fb8364b931244e533da7b00cbdfb4b{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mu2ynt84-53fb8364b931244e533da7b00cbdfb4b av_one_third  avia-builder-el-68  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  true-three-box second no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5llzf-ed1e76f207ee2d0235ded7a0fb5bc646\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5llzf-ed1e76f207ee2d0235ded7a0fb5bc646 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5llzf-ed1e76f207ee2d0235ded7a0fb5bc646 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Secondary Board Certification<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5lrlz-c5c2f5021e0d18552c2e2c0088f4ef90 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-70  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Otolaryngology \u2014 Head <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Neck Surgery<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5lx5f-11ff916507403d401be3d0c5a4cfea0b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5lx5f-11ff916507403d401be3d0c5a4cfea0b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5lx5f-11ff916507403d401be3d0c5a4cfea0b '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Board-certification in head and neck surgery \u2014 the anatomical foundation beneath facial plastic surgery. This double certification means Dr. Tan understands the structural, functional, and reconstructive dimensions of the face and neck at a depth that single-specialty training does not provide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2yobyj-b8046b14d62be5a8021b0686ca3196f1\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mu2yobyj-b8046b14d62be5a8021b0686ca3196f1{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mu2yobyj-b8046b14d62be5a8021b0686ca3196f1{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:32px 32px 32px 32px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-mu2yobyj-b8046b14d62be5a8021b0686ca3196f1{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mu2yobyj-b8046b14d62be5a8021b0686ca3196f1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-72  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  true-three-box third no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5m8vp-e1bed53ec29683b4dabef1f70d54c4df\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5m8vp-e1bed53ec29683b4dabef1f70d54c4df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5m8vp-e1bed53ec29683b4dabef1f70d54c4df '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Fellowship Training<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5miw8-848ae5b10ebe701bb63a74e1a7eee6cc av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-74  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Facial Plastic <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Reconstructive Surgery \u00b7 University of Toronto<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5mpox-ccfef0d715f6d1664d2961eb831fb1cf\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5mpox-ccfef0d715f6d1664d2961eb831fb1cf .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5mpox-ccfef0d715f6d1664d2961eb831fb1cf '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>One of the most competitive and rigorous facial plastic surgery fellowship programs in the world. Advanced training in deep plane facelift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, and facial reconstruction \u2014 the full surgical spectrum of the face and neck, under intensive specialist supervision.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58 sc-av_one_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:32px 32px 32px 32px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mu2yoo8v-690d45d6b7affba0b089e8ffc4c45c58 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-76  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  true-three-box fourth first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5n5f1-c6ec3657c3551c3907f480c1d9fb0dbc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5n5f1-c6ec3657c3551c3907f480c1d9fb0dbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5n5f1-c6ec3657c3551c3907f480c1d9fb0dbc '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Professional Society<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5ncue-3ce0cfb4e096f7efd2e462cfc9dab54f av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-78  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5njn8-e1c926031575ee53a74ee5407a9baa25\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5njn8-e1c926031575ee53a74ee5407a9baa25 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5njn8-e1c926031575ee53a74ee5407a9baa25 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Fellow of the AAFPRS \u2014 the professional organization for facial plastic surgeons nationally. Membership requires board-certification and adherence to specialty practice standards. Provides ongoing education, peer review, and access to the latest research in facial surgical technique.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2ypt7y-7d53309d439f5ce32118467635c4e6c9\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mu2ypt7y-7d53309d439f5ce32118467635c4e6c9{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mu2ypt7y-7d53309d439f5ce32118467635c4e6c9{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:32px 32px 32px 32px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-mu2ypt7y-7d53309d439f5ce32118467635c4e6c9{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mu2ypt7y-7d53309d439f5ce32118467635c4e6c9 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-80  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  true-three-box fifth no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5nqyw-a19a39ff2e8ecc1de8aa065f725179c0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5nqyw-a19a39ff2e8ecc1de8aa065f725179c0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5nqyw-a19a39ff2e8ecc1de8aa065f725179c0 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Recognition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5nyn3-c6b60468aadfac6ef96f9c2a9848c0ca av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-82  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Castle Connolly Top Doctor \u00b7 2025 <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> 2026<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5o5md-bfaaa5dfab5d86d1866ea30ea9d39f0f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5o5md-bfaaa5dfab5d86d1866ea30ea9d39f0f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5o5md-bfaaa5dfab5d86d1866ea30ea9d39f0f '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Castle Connolly Top Doctor recognition is awarded based on peer nomination and independent evaluation \u2014 not patient review volume or self-submission. It reflects the assessment of Dr. Tan&#8217;s colleagues in the medical community, not just her patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mu2yq3sp-49cb4b41c8016235f58d676599cc5b80\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mu2yq3sp-49cb4b41c8016235f58d676599cc5b80{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mu2yq3sp-49cb4b41c8016235f58d676599cc5b80{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\npadding:32px 32px 32px 32px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n.flex_column.av-mu2yq3sp-49cb4b41c8016235f58d676599cc5b80{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mu2yq3sp-49cb4b41c8016235f58d676599cc5b80 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-84  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  true-three-box sixth no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in-up  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5ocok-460a5aae20b4905525f7140d0fbb4f12\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5ocok-460a5aae20b4905525f7140d0fbb4f12 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\ncolor:#8c8984;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5ocok-460a5aae20b4905525f7140d0fbb4f12 '  ><div class='avia_textblock space av_inherit_color' ><p>Recognition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#2b2b2b;\nfont-size:17px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:17px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2b2b2b;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtn5oi34-a62388a23cf384ed17c72d1c14faee6b av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-86  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Modern Luxury Dynamic Women<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5onn3-fcc128ff06ea8b569a025a37e396e622\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5onn3-fcc128ff06ea8b569a025a37e396e622 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:13px;\ncolor:#5a5a58;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5onn3-fcc128ff06ea8b569a025a37e396e622 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>Recognized as one of Modern Luxury Hawaii&#8217;s Dynamic Women \u2014 an acknowledgment of Dr. Tan&#8217;s professional achievement, leadership, and contribution to the community she practices in. One of the few physician honorees in a recognition focused on women building something meaningful.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Now have the conversation.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5s2d4-330c5189fb2adef62b7807ef9f87680c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mtn5s2d4-330c5189fb2adef62b7807ef9f87680c .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#9a9a9a;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtn5s2d4-330c5189fb2adef62b7807ef9f87680c '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p>A private surgical consultation with Dr. Tan is where the clinical picture becomes personal. She will review your concerns, examine your anatomy, and tell you honestly what she sees \u2014 and what she recommends. No pressure. No template. No treatment menu.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-94  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a{\nfont-size:12px;\nbackground-color:#2b2b2b;\nborder-color:#2f2f2f;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-width:2px 2px 2px 2px;\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:30px 0 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a:hover{\nbackground-color:#000000;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all.avia-button.av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a:hover .avia_button_background{\nborder-radius:0 0 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mtn5s900-d1e410b11266a6fce9c947c64af5118a 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