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Facial Plastics & Cosmetic Surgery

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UT Health East Texas Facial Plastics & Cosmetic Surgery offers innovative cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery. The primary goal is to provide East Texas and beyond with safe, effective and affordable options for these services. 

Our skilled and experienced providers, Dr. Paul Critelli and Dr. Christopher Perro, offer patients the latest cosmetic and reconstructive procedures to cover any patients' needs. To learn more about each doctor and the procedures offered by each, or to schedule a consultation, click the boxes below.

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Paul A. Critelli, MD

Board-Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, UT Health East Texas Cosmetic Surgery Center - North Campus Tyler

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 the boxes below, you'll find the procedures Dr. Critelli offers. If you click the Learn More button, you'll be taken to a page with more detailed information. When you're ready, click to schedule a consultation and our clinic will be in touch with you. 

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Christopher A. Perro, MD, FACS

Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, UT Health East Texas Cosmetic Surgery Center - Three Lakes

Christopher Perro, MD, FACS is board-certified and fellowship trained in facial plastic surgery and strives to create great and natural looking results for his patients. 

Dr. Perro offers minimally invasive and non-surgical options for his patients. Dr. Perro takes a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to care —treating the whole patient not just the disease. “As a physician and surgeon, I value most the trust relationship that exists between my patients and me,” said Dr. Perro.

In 2018 and 2019, he was recognized as one of the 10 Best Plastic Surgeons by the American Institute of Plastic Surgeons.

He graduated from the University of Dallas, Irving with a Bachelor of Arts, and recevied his Doctor of Medicine from The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. He completed his Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Hedgewood Surgical Center in New Orleans.

Abby Lovell, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC

Abby Lovell, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, is a dual-certified nurse practitioner who sees patients for cosmetic and dermatologic procedures of the face and neck. She offers non-surgical procedures, such as Botox, dermal fillers, biostimulators, chemical peels and cosmetic laser treatments. She takes a patient-centered approach and works with each patient to develop the best care plan for them.

The first step is to schedule an initial consultation. During your appointment, you’ll meet with Abby to discuss your needs and develop a customized plan that best suits you.

Abby earned her master’s degree in science with a major in nursing-family nurse practitioner from Texas Woman's University in Dallas and earned her post master's from Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock with an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification. She also attended the Academy for Injection Anatomy in Kansas City, Missouri.

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