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Plastic Surgery with Dr. Dennis Hurwitz

Since 1977, Dr. Dennis Hurwitz, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has devoted his life to plastic surgery and body contouring. For decades, patients from around the country have turned to Dr. Hurwitz to help them refine and rejuvenate their appearance through cosmetic surgery. The Hurwitz Plastic and Rejuvenation Center, occupying the entire fourth and fifth floors at the 3109 Forbes Avenue, Oakland, Pittsburgh location is poised to fully serve the entire gamut of cosmetic medicine, surgery and after care needs of his clients and patients, who come from Southwestern Pennsylvania, across the USA and around the world. In addition we have added two satellite locations in Beverly Hills, California and Brandywine, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia).
Dr. Hurwitz is frequently invited by plastic surgery organizations worldwide to present special lectures and to demonstrate surgery at their meetings and seminars. His scientific and technical advances are regularly published in outstanding peer reviewed journals. Patients from all walks of life seek out Dr. Hurwitz for his unparalleled skill in performing facelift, lipoaugmentation, breast augmentation, skin rejuvenation, body contouring, and other complex procedures. As Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, he assisted in the training of over 130 skilled plastic surgeons. A select few practice at Hurwitz Centers. >

Your superior skills have enabled you to consistently improve the lives of patients and to exemplify high quality care.
-From Dr. Hurwitzs Best Doctors Award. Dr. Hurwitz has been ranked by his peers among the top 5 percent of physicians in the entire United States for the past eight years.

Body contouring requires a plastic surgeon to determine which combination of procedures will best enhance the body. Dr. Hurwitz practices primarily in Pittsburgh, but also has offices in Brandywine (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania and Beverly Hills, California to serve patients nationwide. He is not only fluent in existing procedures and techniques, but he also has a well-earned reputation for innovation in the field. Dr. Hurwitz has been a consistent leader in developing newer and better techniques that open up new possibilities in what can be achieved through plastic surgery.
He created the Total Body Lift, a procedure in which multiple techniques, including abdominoplasty, liposuction, breast lift, thighplasty, and brachioplasty are combined and customized to treat the entire body in as few stages as possible. This extraordinary development marked a new era in body contouring surgery, forever raising the bar of excellence for surgeons worldwide.
Dr. Hurwitz has helped thousands of patients reshape their bodies in a way that many believed was not possible. By opening new offices across the United States, Dr. Hurwitz will have the opportunity to transform even more lives through his revolutionary vision for body contouring surgery.
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With new clinics throughout the U.S. and a main office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Hurwitz and his plastic surgeon associates have expanded his body contouring expertise nationwide. Combined with his vast knowledge and experience, his camera-friendly personality has made him a favorite of the media. Dr. Hurwitz has been featured in People magazine and appeared on INSIDE Edition, The Montel Williams Show, The Today Show, The VIEW, the Discovery Health Channel, numerous local, regional, and national news programs. In the Fall of 2010, he is featured in a new Total Body Lift reality story of the TrueLife series on MTV.
The Total Body Lift Dennis Hurwitz, M.D.

Dr. Hurwitz was featured discussing massive weight loss and his signature Total Body Lift during a segment on NBC.
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News and Publications
Dr. Hurwitzs plastic surgery work was featured in recent issues of USA Today and Consumers Digest. Check out these and other articles in which Dr. Hurwitz has been featured or referenced.
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>>Aesthetic Surgery Journal - L-Brachioplasty: An Adaptable Technique for Moderate to Severe Excess Skin and Fat of the Arms

The Total Body Lift, a book by Dr. Dennis Hurwitz, is an introspective report that details plastic surgery as experienced by eight actual patients. The book describes Dr. Hurwitzs signature Total Body Lift procedure in detail, both from the surgeons perspective and his that of his patients. For the most insightful review of this exciting procedure, order your own copy here, today!
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Take an inside look at The Total Body Lift by Dr. Hurwitz. Each month a short installment will be posted online.
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The Chase for Beauty – Robert Mendelson
In 2005, Robert Mendelson approached Dr. Hurwitz. Mendelson wanted to write a book on Dr. Hurwitzs remarkable experiences. Dr. Hurwitz agreed, and Mendelson conducted about 100 interviews over the next 18 months. The resulting book, The Chase for Beauty, is a harrowing tale of murder, love, and medicine. According to Mendelson, the book is "about faith, about perseverance, about achievements, about relationships, and above all about one man's struggle to triumph over a devastating fate." It is available from most book retail websites, including Amazon.com; BN.com; BAMM.com; and Borders.com.

Recent International Speaking
In additional to repeated invitations to lecture and give instructional courses at the major American Plastic Surgery Meetings, Dr. Hurwitz is a frequent speaker at International scientific forums. In 2007, after televising a facelift and giving several major lectures for Plastic Surgeons in Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. Hurwitz traveled to Haifa, Israel to televise a lower body lift and give a one surgeon day and half seminar on body contouring. Later in 2007, Dr. Hurwitz presented his signature Total Body Lift procedure during the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Cruise, from St. Petersburg, Russia to Stockholm, Sweden. In August 2007, Dr. Hurwitz presented at Harvard University Plastic Grand Rounds. In January 2008 and again in 2009, Dr. Hurwitz gave a keynote presentation on Breast Reshaping and a Master Course on Brachioplasty at the IMCAS (International Master Course on Aging Skin) in Paris, France. In June 2008, he was an invited speaker on the body contouring seminar for EURAPS (Europe Association of Plastic Surgeons) in Madeira, Portugal. In September 2008, Dr. Hurwitz was a guest speaker of the Sao Paulo Plastic Surgery society and he returns to Brazil November 2010 as a keynote speaker for the 47th annual meeting of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery. In November 2009 he was an invited professor at the 36th Annual International Aesthetic Surgery Meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He returned to Mexico City, Mexico January 2010 to lecture on Body Contouring at special seminars. In March 2010, he was the guest lecturer for the XVI symposium in post bariatric surgeryin Bogot, Columbia. In October 2010, Dr. Hurwitz will travel to Europe again to lecture on Body contouring surgery and televise an upper body lift and breast reshaping for the NEWTEC seminar in Bruges, Belgium. Then in November he lectures on body contouring for a half day at the Huffstadt conference in Groningen, Netherlands.

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Dr. Dennis Hurwitz is proud to announce the opening of the Hurwitz Rejuvenation Center, a state-of-the-art Med Spa that is located inside his flagship Pittsburgh office. At the Hurwitz Rejuvenation Center, patients can experience comprehensive treatments for the face, mind, and body that are designed to refresh, reaffirm, and revive.

Plastic Surgery for the Obese
This article outlines the Hurwitz Centers unique approach to plastic surgery for overweight patients. It was published in the first issue of the Journal of Adipose Tissue. Read More
Body Contouring of the Arms and Brachioplasty
Massive weight loss patients suffer severe arm deformity, extending through the axilla and onto the chest. Read More...
Traveling for Plastic Surgery the Hurwitz Center Way
The days of visiting the local doctor down the street, more for his address than his credentials, have passed... The ability to find creative solutions for out-of-town patients has become one of the new marks of excellent service. Read More...
Article from Cosmetic Surgery Times
Plastic surgeons who perform a Total Body Lift operation... must have the skill and confidence in performing the individual operations before embarking on combined surgery... Read More...
More Than Just Skin Deep
For massive weight loss patients, recovery encompasses not only physical but also psychological and behavioral aspects... Read More
Breast Surgery in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
-by Dr. Dennis Hurwitz
After massive weight loss, obese women experience laxity of the skin proportional to the excess localized adiposity... Read More...
Breast Reshaping - Innovative Advances in Body Contouring Surgery

Body contouring surgery offers many post-bariatric patients an opportunity to regain their physical appearance and to rejuvenate their body at the same time.... Read More...