Training and board certification
Source: drmovassaghi.com/about/eugene-plastic-surgeon/.
| Training | Institution |
|---|---|
| DMD, magna cum laude | Harvard Dental School |
| Maxillofacial surgery residency | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| MD, 1995 | Harvard Medical School |
| General surgery residency | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School |
| Plastic surgery residency (three years) | Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Program |
- Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Came to Eugene in 2002 after 14 years in Boston.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland.
- The Aesthetic Society: President 2024, Vice President 2022, Traveling Professor 2018-2020, 2026 Distinguished Service Award.
- Past President, Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons; member, ASPS and Oregon Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Directs an Aesthetic Society-endorsed one-year cosmetic fellowship at the practice.
- Hospital privileges: Sacred Heart Medical Center, McKenzie Willamette Hospital, McKenzie Surgery Center.
Facelift and neck lift work
Facelift (drmovassaghi.com/face/eugene-facelift/):
- U-SMAS lift: the page states he "developed and published his own approach to the deeper SMAS layer." Reference: Movassaghi K, Check J, Gougoutas A. The U-SMAS Lift. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025;155(4):632-636.
- Three levels, each including a neck lift:
- Level I: isolated neck lift (neck contouring).
- Level II: neck, jaw, lower face and brow, with a mini or full brow lift.
- Level III: entire face, adding brow lift and eyelid lift.
- Performed outpatient under local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia, at McKenzie Surgery Center or Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Neck lift (drmovassaghi.com/face/neck-lift-eugene/):
- Incision under the chin, behind the ears, or both; fat suctioned or excised; muscles tightened; skin removed as needed.
- Platysmal plication for separated neck muscles.
Galleries:
- Facelift before and after: 12 cases on page 1, with a second page.
- Neck lift before and after: 2 cases.
Practice
- Practice: Movassaghi Plastic Surgery & Ziba Medical Spa.
- Address: 330 South Garden Way, Suite 100, Eugene, Oregon 97401 (contact).
- Phone: 541-686-8700.
- Website: drmovassaghi.com.
- One office; Portland-area patients are directed to Eugene (Portland page).
- Social: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.