About
Dr. Terry J. Perkins
Terry
J. Perkins, M.D., a Double Board Certified specialist
in facial cosmetic surgery, skin rejuvenation, and body
contouring, has been serving Santa Barbara and the Tri-Counties
for 30 years. Dr. Perkins has a busy surgical practice,
the Cosmetic Surgery Center Medical Group, Inc, which
he founded specifically to provide his patients with
access to the safest and most advanced technology and
surgical techniques.
At
his multiple offices in Santa Barbara and Oxnard he offers a
wide array of services designed to effectively meet
his patients' aesthetic needs. His main surgical office, a block
from Cottage Hospital, features a state-of-the-art,
fully accredited Surgical Center. At
Evolutions Medical Spa, he and his clinical staff (all of whom he
has personally and extensively trained) provide a number
of non-invasive and minimally invasive options for skin
rejuvenation, wrinkle reduction, acne treatment, and
body contouring using the most advanced technology and
protocols available anywhere.
Dr.
Perkins is constantly searching for new ways to better
serve his patients and has a long history of being on
the leading edge of aesthetic technology. He was the
first specialist in the Santa Barbara-Ventura area to
offer the liposuction surgical procedure as well as
the first to make use of fat injection techniques for
correcting body contour deficiencies. Dr. Perkins is a nationally recognized expert in injectables such as Botox. In 1999 he
was selected to be one of only 16 doctors in the United
States to conduct a study leading to the FDA approval
of Botox for cosmetic uses. In 2005, he was chosen to
be one of the select doctors involved in the FDA review
of VelaSmooth technology, a non-surgical, non-invasive
and painless way to reduce fat and cellulite.
Dr.
Perkins grew up in Santa Barbara before attending UCLA
and graduating from the University of Colorado School
of Medicine. He is Board Certified by the American Board
of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology,
Head and Neck Surgery. He is a member of the American
Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American
Society of Liposuction Surgery, the California Medical
Association, and the Santa Barbara County Medical Society.
Dr. Perkins is past-president of several local specialized
medical societies, has served on the national public
relations committee of the American Academy of Cosmetic
Surgery, and has taught in the medical preceptor program
with the University of California. He currently serves
on the medical advisory board of Solana Medspas, one
of the top medical spa consulting companies in the United
States. This affiliation allows him to continually evaluate
some of the newest and most exciting advances in aesthetic
technology.
His proven history of excellence in patient care, research,
and innovation has earned Dr. Perkins national recognition,
the trust of the FDA, and made him one of the most trusted
and well-respected cosmetic surgeons in the Tri-Counties. |