Profile of Jon Kurkjian, Dr

Dr. Jon Kurkjian [Kurk-gin] is a board-certified plastic surgeon with highly specialized training by many of the most renowned plastic surgeons in the world. Dr. Kurkjian’s education began in Oklahoma City where he attended the college preparatory Heritage Hall School. During his time there, Dr. Kurkjian earned honors as a National Merit Scholar Finalist. He then attended the University of Oklahoma on a full academic scholarship. While in Norman, Dr. Kurkjian majored in microbiology earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, graduating summa cum laude and was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Dr. Kurkjian was awarded his medical degree at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School in Dallas where he graduated in the top 3% of his class. He was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society for outstanding academic achievement. During medical school, Dr. Kurkjian conducted laboratory and clinical research on topics including cosmetic lasers, DIEP/TRAM breast reconstruction, liposuction and abdominoplasty.

After medical school, Dr. Kurkjian was selected to complete his plastic surgery residency at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, which was recently ranked the #1 training program in the United States by the U.S. News and World Report. As a resident, Dr. Kurkjian co-authored research focused on rhinoplasty, non-invasive cosmetic medicine, soft tissue dermal fillers, brow lift surgery, liposuction and abdominoplasty. He received the general surgery resident teaching award by the UTSW medical student class of 2009. In his last year of residency, Dr. Kurkjian was chosen by the faculty to serve as the administrative chief resident for the Department of Plastic Surgery. While in Dallas, Dr. Kurkjian was afforded the opportunity to learn from numerous international leaders in both reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.

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Procedures of Jon Kurkjian, Dr ⁽²²⁾

Procedure	Rank in Fort Worth	Rank in TX	Rank in US
Rhinoplasty Commonly referred to as a “nose job” this surgical procedure can help correct undesirable ridges, size, shape, or other aspects of the nose. In some situations, this procedure can correct certain breathing problems.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 49	Ranked in US: 2151
Revision Rhinoplasty A rhinoplasty revision is a surgical procedure that aims to correct undesired results or complications that arise after an initial rhinoplasty.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 2	Ranked in TX: 8	Ranked in US: 631
Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Non-surgical rhinoplasty consists of injecting a filler ingredient, such as hyaluronic acid, underneath your skin to temporarily change the structure of your nose.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 1	Ranked in TX: 8	Ranked in US: 159
Facelift Facelift surgery tightens underlying muscles, lifts tissues, sculpts fat, and removes excess skin, to give your face and neck a more youthful appearance.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 267	Ranked in US: 2707
Mini Facelift A mini facelift is an anti-aging surgery that focuses on sagging skin.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 2	Ranked in TX: 25	Ranked in US: 802
Neck Lift A procedure that improves the look of the neck by redraping sagging, wrinkled skin. In addition, it tightens the skin by removing excess skin.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 26	Ranked in US: 1899
Eyelid Surgery Eyelid surgery tightens and lifts sagging eyelid skin.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 4	Ranked in TX: 232	Ranked in US: 2686
Brow Lift A surgical procedure that removes wrinkled, drooping skin around and above the eyebrows. This lifts the eyebrows and restores them to their appropriate placement.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 5	Ranked in TX: 205	Ranked in US: 2255
Chin Augmentation A chin augmentation refers to refinement/improvement of the bone contour of the chin area.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 5	Ranked in TX: 12	Ranked in US: 1333
Fat Transfer A procedure that removes fat from one area of the body via liposuction and transfers it to another area.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 150	Ranked in US: 1399
Kybella Kybella injections dissolve fat cells to reduce small areas of excess fat.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 2	Ranked in TX: 62	Ranked in US: 1096
Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 4	Ranked in TX: 21	Ranked in US: 2659
Breast Augmentation Breast augmentation is a plastic surgery procedure that can enhance your breast size and shape.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 4	Ranked in TX: 21	Ranked in US: 2659
Breast Lift A procedure that lifts the breast tissue and repositions the nipples to remedy sagging breasts.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 5	Ranked in TX: 21	Ranked in US: 2384
Breast Reconstruction Breast reconstruction surgery helps restore a more natural, symmetrical appearance of a breast that has been removed by a mastectomy or altered by a lumpectomy as part of breast cancer treatment.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 5	Ranked in TX: 174	Ranked in US: 1591
Mommy Makeover Mommy makeover is a combination of plastic surgery procedures that can help restore your pre-baby body after dramatic changes brought on by pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 19	Ranked in US: 2494
Arm Lift An upper arm lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes excess fat and loose skin on your underarms, eliminating the appearance of “bat wings.”	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 140	Ranked in US: 1771
Thigh Lift A procedure that trims away extra excess skin and fat to create more toned thigh contours.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 8	Ranked in TX: 171	Ranked in US: 1460
Lower Body Lift The lower body lift extends the tummy tuck incision completely around the lower torso, which allows surgeon to lift or resuspend the thighs and tighten the buttocks as well as to execute the traditional tummy tuck.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 3	Ranked in TX: 118	Ranked in US: 1076
Facial Fillers Facial fillers are synthetic or naturally occurring substances injected into the lines, folds, and tissues of the face to decrease the appearance of wrinkles and restore the facial fullness that decreases with age.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 10	Ranked in TX: 176	Ranked in US: 2323
PRP Injections A PRP injection treatment starts with drawing a patient’s own blood and processing it so only the enriched cells remain.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 6	Ranked in TX: 32	Ranked in US: 327
BroadBand Light BroadBand light uses intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy to treat a range of skin concerns, including acne, rosacea, age spots, sun spots, fine lines and wrinkles, and uneven texture.	Ranked in Fort Worth: 2	Ranked in TX: 3	Ranked in US: 26