Paul A. Critelli, MD

Paul Critelli, MD is a plastic surgeon who performs both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of the face, body and hands.  Dr. Critelli completed eight years of surgical residency training and spent two years in private practice in Dallas before joining UT Health East Texas in Tyler in 2018, with his wife and two girls.  

Serving the greater East Texas area, he is dedicated to deeply understanding and attaining the individual goals and concerns of his patients.  He believes communication is the key to a good doctor-patient relationship and encourages his patient’s to participate in their care.  “I enjoy cases that make an impact in the quality of my patient’s lives.  Whether it be returning a patient’s image after breast cancer or building a patient’s self-confidence with body contouring.”

He is interested in helping patients achieve their desired form, function and aesthetics.  “When most surgeons operate, they remove a diseased process, like cancer.  Plastic surgeons have the unique job of putting the puzzle back together as in facial and hand trauma, or they create and sculpt the body using tissue or implants, as is the case with breast reconstruction and body contouring.”

Dr. Critelli earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.  He completed his general surgery residency at Methodist Health System in Dallas and his Plastic Surgery Residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

In his free time Dr. Critelli enjoys spending time with family and watching his two, beautiful girls grow up.

Dr. Critelli is employed as a clinical faculty physician at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler under the UT Tyler School of Medicine.

Aesthetics Services:

Face, Brow lift, Blepharoplasty - Eyelids, Facelift, Rhinoplasty, Implants - Chin, cheek, lips, fillers & fat grafting

Breast, Augmentation - Silicone, saline, fat grafting, Implant exchange or removal, Mastopexy - Breast lift with or without augmentation

Body, Body contouring with liposuction, Brazilian Butt Lift - Liposuction with butt augmentation with fat grafting, Abdominoplasty - Tummy tuck, Brachioplasty - Arm lift, Thigh lift

Reconstructive Services:

Face, Skin lesion resection and reconstruction, Eyelid ptosis - Droopy eyelids, Facial nerve injury, Facial trauma and lacerations

Breast, Breast reconstruction - Implant-based or Autologous, Breast reduction, Gynecomastia, Tuberous breast deformity

Body, Body contouring after massive weight loss, Complex wound coverage, Soft tissue mass excision, Abdominal hernias

Hand, Traumatic injuries - Laceration of tendons and nerves, fractures and complex soft tissue loss, Carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, Cysts and masses, Congenital hand anomalies, Dupuytren’s Disease, Arthritis, Infections

Lower Extremity, Complex soft tissue coverage of wounds

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