Training and board certification
Source: drjosebarrera.com/about-us/meet-dr-barrera/.
| Years | Training | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Biochemistry major, graduated with Military Distinction | US Air Force Academy |
| 1998 | MD | University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| to 2003 | Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency | not named |
| 2003-2006 | Air Force service | Yokota Air Base, Japan |
| 2006-2008 | Fellowships, Sleep and Maxillofacial Surgery; Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Stanford University |
- Triple board-certification: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sleep Medicine, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. ENT and facial plastic certifications renewed through 2030.
- Board Examiner, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- 30-year US Air Force career; served as Chairman of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center.
- Clinical Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University; Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor for Facial Plastic Surgery, UT Health San Antonio.
- President, South Texas Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2020-2021; co-chair, AAFPRS Advances in Rhinoplasty meeting, 2020.
- The practice runs a fellowship endorsed by the AAFPRS (neck lift page).
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift and deep neck lift (page): ligament release in face and neck; in heavy necks, digastric muscles may be removed and submandibular glands partially resected.
- Comprehensive facelift (page): preservation deep plane facelift, with skin and SMAS lifted as one unit; deep neck contouring; facial fat grafting. Teaches at the Masters of Aging Face Surgery Course with Marina Medical.
- MIDE facelift and neck lift (page): described as "an advanced evolution of preservation deep plane lifting," done through six 2-4 mm incisions.
- Neck lift (page): corset platysmaplasty; Genioplasty Neck Lift (GNL) through an intraoral incision with chin advancement.
Galleries:
- Facelift: 12 cases on the first page.
- Male facelift: multiple cases.
- Preservation facelift and neck lift: 11 cases on the first page.
- Neck lift: 12 cases on the first page.
Practice
- Practice: Texas Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery (contact page also uses "Dr. Jose Barrera Plastic Surgery & Medspa").
- Address: 14603 Huebner Road, Building 1, Suite 101, San Antonio, TX 78230 (contact).
- Phone: Main Office (210) 468-5426; Surgical Center (210) 468-3282.
- Website: drjosebarrera.com.
- Social: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok.