Training and board certification
Source for all rows: tulsasurgicalarts.com/dr-angelo-cuzalina/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Oklahoma State University, BS Physiology, 1987 |
| Dental school | Baylor College of Dentistry, DDS, 1991 |
| Medical school | University of Alabama School of Medicine, MD, 1995 |
| Residency | Oral and maxillofacial surgery, UAB; Chief Resident 1996-97 |
| Fellowship | General cosmetic surgery, Abilene, TX, under Howard A. Tobin, MD |
- Boards, as the site lists them: American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (2000; recert. 2010, 2020); American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery (2015); American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2000; recert. 2010).
- President, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2011-2012; President, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, 2013; President, Cosmetic Surgery Foundation, 2016-2018 (per CV).
- Section Editor, The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery.
- Directs an ABCS-listed general cosmetic surgery fellowship at the practice; co-director James Koehler, MD, DDS.
- The home page states more than 18,000 procedures, citing his published IntechOpen profile (home).
Facelift and neck lift work
- Facelift. The page describes incisions in the hairline, around the ear and under the chin; the SMAS is lifted and secured with sutures, neck muscle bands are tightened and fat is removed through the chin incision; general anesthesia; most patients go home the same day (facelift).
- Deep plane and biplane. His profile lists deep plane facelift as a focus (profile). A practice article cites his chapter "The Opportunistic Rhytidectomy: The Biplane Facelift" (Cuzalina A, Amoli B, Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 2014) (article).
- Neck lift. Platysma bands stitched together, fat under the chin sculpted directly or with liposuction, skin redraped or trimmed behind the ears; one to three hours (neck lift).
- Recovery, per the facelift page. Swelling and bruising peak in the first few days; sutures and clips out at one week; desk work usually fine at two weeks; full exercise at six weeks (facelift).
- Price. No facelift or neck lift price published; the pages state a written all-inclusive number is given at consultation. The pricing page lists a $200 consultation fee for Dr. Cuzalina (pricing).
- Gallery. One interactive gallery filtered by procedure and surgeon. Cases credited to him include lower face and neck lift, deep plane lower face lift with chin augmentation, endoscopic forehead and brow lift, blepharoplasty and CO2 laser resurfacing (gallery).
The procedure pages credit "the surgeons of Tulsa Surgical Arts," not Dr. Cuzalina alone.
Other facial procedures
The practice lists blepharoplasty (blepharoplasty), brow lift with small incisions in the hair and an optional endoscope (brow lift), rhinoplasty, buccal fat removal and otoplasty (home). The affiliated Bella Roma Med Spa lists injectables, Morpheus8, CO2 Cool Peel and IPL.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Tulsa Surgical Arts |
| Address | 7322 E 91st St, Tulsa, OK 74133 (contact) |
| Phone | 918-392-7900 |
| Second office | Oklahoma Surgical Arts, 12400 Saint Andrew's Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73120; 405-751-0042 (contact) |
| Website | tulsasurgicalarts.com |
| Other surgeons listed | Chase Nelson, DO; Carisa Champion, DO; Dr. Eid; Dr. Tolomeo; Dr. Gutierrez (surgeons) |
| Facility | AAAHC-accredited surgery center with a private overnight guest suite |
| Social | Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok |
Not verified: the queue lists FAACS; the pages checked print MD, DDS only.