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KRISTON J. KENT, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Currently the Medical Director and Owner of Naples Facial Plastic Surgery

Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship Trained in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor – University of Florida College of Medicine

Privileges
     
Naples Day Surgery – North
Physician’s Regional Medical Center (Transfer Agreement)
     
Education

Board Certified: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - June 1993

Fellowship: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, at The Mangat Facial Surgery Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.  July 1989 - June 1990.

Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology - October 12, 1989

Residency:          Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
                            Shands Hospital - University of Florida
                            Gainesville, FL July 1985 - June 1989

Internship:          General Surgery
                           Shands Hospital - University of Florida
                           Gainesville, FL July 1984 - June 1985

Medical School:  University of Alabama
                           Birmingham, AL
                           Graduated Cum Laude, May 1984

Undergraduate:  Professional Biology
                           University of North Alabama
                           Florence, AL
                           Graduated First in Class, May 198

Medical License

State of Florida

Medical Society Memberships and Honors

Diplomate - American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Diplomate - American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow - American College of Surgeons
Fellow - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow - American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
State of Florida Board of Medicine - Appointed by Jeb Bush, 2003
      Vice Chair 2003 -- 2005
       PA Council 
       Member, Surgery Committee
       Member, Quality Assurance Committee
State of Florida Board of Medicine - Appointed by Jeb Bush, January 2001               
       Member 2001 -- 2005
American Medical Association
Collier County Medical Society
       President:  1997-1998
       Executive Committee 1994 -- 2000
       Florida Legislative Chairman: 1994-1995, 2000
Florida Medical Association
       Legislative Council  1997 -- 2001
FLAMPAC -- Board of Directors 1999 -- 2001            
Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgery
       Member of Board of Directors 1995 -- 1998
Florida Society of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
        Secretary/Treasurer 1999 -- 2000
        President Elect  2000 -- 2001
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
        Program Chair - 9th International Symposium of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive         Surgery 2006
        Co-Director - 10th Annual Winter Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic         and Reconstructive Surgery 2003
        Chair - 2000 AAFPRS fall meeting
        Membership Committee 1993 -- 1994
        Graduate Fellow's Committee 1993 -- 1996
        Ambulatory Surgery Committee 1993 --1997
        Public Information Committee 1993 -- 2000
        CME Committee 1999 -- 2001
        Fellowship Review Committee 1999 -- present
        Socioeconomic Committee 2000 -- 2001
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
        Treasurer – 2006- present
        Board of Directors 2003-present
        Credentials Committee – 2001-2003

Educational Lectures

"Permanent versus Temporary Fixation in Endoscopic Forehead Lifting" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct./Nov. 1998

"Lip Augmentation: Alloderm versus Gore-Tex" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct./Nov. 1998

"Prevention of Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Skin Resurfacing: My Aggressive Approach" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct./Nov. 1998

"Facelifts 2000: No Pressure Dressings/No Drains -- Platelet Gel" at the Florida Society Of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual meeting Nov. 1999 

"Absorbable screws: The Best for Fixation" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct. 1999

"CO2 and Erbium Laser Resurfacing Together" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct. 1999

"Platelet Gel: Eliminate the Need for Drains and Pressure Dressings" at Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Oct. 1999

"Pearls and Problem Avoidance in Blepharoplasty" panel discussion at Latest Advances In Facial Plastic Surgery March, 2000

"Facelift without Pressure Dressings" at Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery March, 2000

"CO2 and Erbium Yag Laser Resurfacing on the Same Patient" at Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery March 2000

"Avoiding Problems with Lasers, Chemical Peels, and Dermabrasion" panel discussion at Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery March 2000

"Absorbable Screws in Endoscopic Forehead Lifting" at Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery March 2000

Autologous Platelet Gel -- Advances in Wound Healing- Instruction course AAFPRS Fall Meeting Washington D.C. September 2000

“Platelet Gel vs. Fibrin Glue” Controversies in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Key Largo, FL 2001

“A Ten Year Experience of Quality, Safety, and Patient Satisfaction” at the Efficacy, Safety, and Cost of Office Based Surgery Meeting at Wake Forest University in North Carolina 2002

“Florida Medical Board – What We’ve Seen and What We’ve Done to Enhance Safety” at the Efficacy, Safety and Cost of Office Based Surgery Meeting at Wake Forest University in North Carolina 2002

“Endoscopic Midfacelifts: Finishing Full Face Rejuvenation” at the AAFPRS Winter Meeting ~ Vail, CO 2002

“The Role of Platelet Gel in CO2 and Erbium Resurfacing” at the AAFPRS Winter Meeting ~ Vail, CO 2002

“Photorejuvenation: A Non-Surgical Skin Improvement” at the AAFPRS Winter Meeting ~ Vail, CO 2002

“Combined CO2 and Erbium Laser Resurfacing” at the Facial Plastic Surgery 8th International Symposium Meeting in New York City, NY in May 2002

“CO2 vs. Erbium Lasers” at the Facial Plastic Surgery 8th International Symposium Meeting in New York City, NY in May 2002

“Skin Care Forum – The Advance Course on What Works in My Practice and What Does Not” at the 16th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advance in Cosmetic Surgery in Newport Beach, CA,  2002

“The Endoscopic Midfacelift: Finishing your Facelift” at the 16th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advance in Cosmetic Surgery in Newport Beach, CA,  2002

“Autologous Platelet Gel Enhancing Patient Satisfaction/ Recovery” at the 16th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advance in Cosmetic Surgery in Newport Beach, CA,  2002

“Updates on Anesthesia Guidelines” at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fall Meeting in San Diego, CA  2002

“Endoscopic Midfacelift Finishing the Facelift” at the AAFPRS Rejuvenation of the Aging Face Course, in 2002

“Autologous Platelet Gel Enhancing Patient Satisfaction/ Recovery” at the AAFPRS Rejuvenation of the Aging Face Course, in 2002

“Photorejuvenation: The Finishing Touch” at the AAFPRS Rejuvenation of the Aging Face Course, in 2002

“Autologous Healing Factors in Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery” at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, in 2003.

“Latest in Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery” at the Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery in Queenstown, New Zealand.

“Midface Lift: Finishing the Facelift” at the Annual Winter Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery in Snowmass, CO.  February 2004

“Adjuncts in Facelifting” at the Annual Winter Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery in Snowmass, CO.  February 2004

“Upper Blepharoplasty” at the AAFPRS Rejuvenation of the Aging Face, San Diego, CA.  March 2004

“Endoscopic Midface Lift: Finishing the Facelift” at the AAFPRS Fall Meeting in New York, NY, September 2004

“Enhanced Lower Face and Neck Rejuvenation – The Role of Chin and Pre-Jowl Augmentation” at the Florida Society of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Fall Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2005

“Tissue Sealants and Other Post Operative Pearls to Enhance Facelift Results” at the AAFPRS Ninth International Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, May 2006

“Endoscopic Periorbital Rejuvenation: Where Do We Stand?” at the AAFPRS Ninth International Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, May 2006

“The Male Facelift” at the AAFPRS Ninth International Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, May 2006

“The Aging Upper Face - Endoscopic Forehead Lifting” at the AAFPRS Fall Meeting inToronto, Canada, September 2006

Publications

“Margins of Safety in Transantral Orbital Decompression”, Presented at the Southern Section of the
American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., January 1988.  Published in August 1988 Laryngoscope.  *Awarded First Place Resident Paper*.

Book Review, Hair Transplantation, Third Edition, edited by Walter P. Unger, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1995, p. 848.  Published in Head and Neck Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, March-April 1996, Vol. 18, #2. Pg. 205-207.

Journal Article Review, "Recovery from Deep Plane Rhytidectomy Following Unilateral Wound Treatment with Autologous Platelet Gel: a Pilot Study", Farrior et al , published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Kent, Kriston, M.D., Jon Mendelsohn, M.D., and William Truswell, M.D.  Your Complete Guide to Facial Cosmetic Surgery.  Addicus Books, Inc. 2004.

Biographical Information

Name:  Kriston Jack Kent
Address:  1660 Medical Boulevard, Suite 100, Naples, FL  34110
Birth Date:  February 24, 1959
Birthplace:  Fort McClellan, AL
Spouse:  Charlotte Kent
Children:  Kristi Kent
                Allen Kent
                Aimee Kent


 
 
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