Credentials

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Named "Top Doc" and "Super Doc" in the field of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Mentz's goals are lasting improvement and balanced beautification. "His extensive training and magnitude of experience have earned Triple Board Certification." The Aesthetic Center For Plastic Surgery, LLP Founding Partner

Recognized speaker at International Aesthetic Surgery Conference

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• The first surgeon in the USA to receive all three boards
• The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• The American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic at Surgery St. Joseph Hospital
• Teaching staff, Operation San Jose. Mission for underprivileged children with facial deformities.
• Research with Professional Amado Ruiz-Razura, MD, ongoing.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Aesthetic Surgery, Face and Body - Certified
• Micro Surgery - Certified
• Laser Surgery - Certified
• Endoscopic, Sinus, Forehead, Face, Abdominal,Breast - Certified
• Ultrasonic Liposuction - ASPRS Certified
• Isolagen Injections- assisted in training tapes for company

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
Over 75 publications and presentations at Texas Plastic Surgery Training facilities, US and more than 6 other countries with international educational periodicals and conventions including:

• Defining the best Facelift technique, 2004
• Safety in Liposuction, 2004
• Isolagen, cultured fibroblasts for wrinkle reduction, 2004
• Facelift expertise, 2004
• Bodylift strategies, 2004
• Male chest contouring, 2004
• Endoscopic facelift, 2004
• Special browlift techniques, 2004
• Reducing pain in tummy tucks 2004
• Improved breast implant techniques, 2004
• Multilayer Facelift - A book chapter in Operative Plastic
  Surgery, 2000.
• The original and first publication of Abdominal Etching, 1993.
• The first presentation of Abdominal Etching, 1993.
• The first presentation of Modified Abdominal Etching, 1995.
• Three dimensional structure rhinoplasty, 1999.
• Endoscopic Brow-lift techniques, 1999.
• Endoscopic Facelift techniques, 1999.
• Large volume liposuction, 1999.
• Long-term effects of liposuction, 1996.
• Newest techniques for Facial Rejuvenation, 2000.
• Fat Grafting techniques, 2001.
• Changes in weight, exercise and eating habits after
  liposuction, 2002.
• Metabolic changes after liposuction, 2001.
• Natural results in abdominal liposuction for men and
  women, 2001.
• Body contouring with liposuction, 1995.
• Liposuction with minimal blood loss, 1993.
• Major liposuction without blood transfusion, 1993.
• New techniques in liposuction, 1993.
• Precision Liposuction, 1996.
• "Largest Liposuction Procedure", 1999
• Tips for plastic surgery board certification, 1993.
• Safety in outpatient surgery centers, 2001.
• Building private surgicenters, 2002.
• The future of plastic surgery in America, 1995.
• Managing basal cell skin cancer, 1989.
• External ear reconstruction, 1988.
• Cleft palate repair, 1991.
• Cleft palate repair and speech, 1991.
• See Drmentz.com for complete list
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DR. MENTZ'S IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS

• Abdomenal Etching, 1992
• New Approaches to Facelifts, 1997
• No scar weekend facial rejuvenation, 1996
• Minimal incision facelift, "the cutting edge", 1999
• Youthful eyes with scarless procedures, 2001
• Elegance in Rhinoplasty, 1992
• Safety in Large Liposuctions, 1999
• Safety in Private Surgicenters, 2001
• Less Painful Abdomenoplasty with Local Anesthetic Pain Pumps, 2004
• Single Puncture Gynecomastic Reduction, 2004
• Pectoral Muscle Etching, 2004
• Improved Facelift Strategies, 2004
• Research with Isolagen, Fibroblasts to remove wrinkles, 2004

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

• St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Southwest
• Memorial Village
• Spring Branch Medical
• ACPS The Surgicentre
• Memorial City Medical Center
• Columbia Woman's Hospital of Texas Bayou City
• Memorial Hospital - Memorial City
• Columbia Bellaire Medical Center
• Bellaire Medical Center
• Healthsouth Medical Plaza
• Texas Children's Hospital

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

MEDICAL EDUCATION

• 1976-1980 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bachelor of Science Degree
• 1980-1984 Louisiana State University Medical School New Orleans, Louisiana, Doctor of Medicine

RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIPS

• 1984-1986 Ochsner Foundation of New Orleans, General Surgery
• 1986-1989 Tulane University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• 1989-1991 St. Joseph Hospital of Houston, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MEDICAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• Picked as a "Top Doc" in Plastic Surgery in Inside Houston Magazine for the last 4 years in a row
• Partnered with Dr. Amado Ruiz for ongoing plastic surgery research
• Selected "Super Doc" in Plastic Surgery for Houston
• President, Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2000-2001
• Published and presented more than 55 articles on liposuction, breast enhancement and facial rejuvenation
• AMA - Physician Recognition Award
• ASAPS - Certification of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)
• Safety Inspector, operating rooms, 1996
• Active on two breast implant research teams
• FDA Research for Isolagen, autologous fibroblast injections
• Lifetime appointment - Stratenburg's Who's Who
• Lifetime appointment - Registered
• Listed in Who's Who in Medicine
• Chief, Plastic Surgery Division, Sharpstown General Hospital, 1994-1996
• Officer, Houston Society of Plastic Surgery
• Listed in the ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists
• Laser Safety Officer, 1995-1996
• Chief, Department of Surgery, Sharpstown General Hospital,
  1994-1996
• Chief Resident, St. Joseph Plastic Surgery, 1991
• Chief Resident, Tulane, Head and Neck Surgery, 1989
• Officer, Ochsner Resident Program
• President, Senior Medical School Class, LSU, 1984
• Aesculapian Honor Board, LSU Medical School
• Mortar Board Honor Society, LSU, 1980

PHYSICIAN STATEMENT

Dr. Mentz is a founder and partner of The Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery, one of the largest private plastic surgery teams in the country specializing in aesthetic surgery. His extensive training and magnitude of experience have merited Triple Board Certification. He is the first surgeon in the United States to hold these three boards.

His distinguished credentials in facial rejuvenation with special interest in body contouring have proven his commitment and enthusiasm for the specialty of plastic surgery. He has held memberships in all of the esteemed plastic surgery organizations (ASPRS, ASAPS, FICS, FACS, AAFPRS) and maintains staff privileges at Houston's most renowned hospitals.

Dr. Mentz occasionally travels with a team to deliver surgical services to underprivileged children in Mexico, Latin America and South America born with Cleft lips and palates.

Dr. Mentz has dedicated the last 20 years of his career in medicine to the art and science of aesthetic plastic surgery. He has been named "Top Doctor" and "Super Doc" in the field of Plastic Surgery for Houston. The media has recognized him locally and nationally on local radio shows, Channels 11,13 and 51, and publications of Longevity Magazine , Beauty Magazine , Robert Kennedy MuscleMag , International MuscleMag , Health and Fitness Magazine , Texas Woman magazine, H Magazine and the Houston Post and Houston Chronicle Newspapers.

He attends many meetings, lectures nationally and internationally and is on the teaching staff at two major residency programs in Houston. Over the years he has been able to analyze and improve his results, reinforcing the theory that experience is the best teacher. His clinical experience is devoted 100% to aesthetic surgery. When in surgery, your safety is his number one concern.

His ultimate goal is to create a natural and youthful appearance with minimal detectability and risk. Dr. Mentz and his dedicated staff strive to provide that Added Touch to maximize your experience and make it as comfortable and refreshing as possible. To accomplish this The Center offers a full spectrum of ancillary services to speed your recovery and improve your results. Dr. Mentz would like to become a partner with you in your pursuit and make this experience one of the highlights of your life.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
• American Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASFPRS-past member)
• Lipoplasty Society of North America (past member)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS-past member)
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
• The American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Harris County Medical Society, Houston