Dr. Linton A Whitaker MD
Plastic Surgeon
3400 Spruce Street 10 Penn Tower Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Linton Whitaker is a cosmetic medicine and surgery specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Whitaker specializes in the enhancement of appearance. Improving aesthetic, symmetry and proportion are key goals in cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic medicine has nothing to do with these specific areas not functioning properly; therefore, this elective field solely focuses on aesthetics and anti-aging.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1962
Tulane University School of Medicine 1962
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An investigation of changes in body image following cosmetic surgery.
- Craniosynostosis and altered patterns of fetal TGF-beta expression induced by intrauterine constraint.
- The Center for Human Appearance: a multi-specialty concept.
- Body image concerns of breast augmentation patients.
- Mental health histories and psychiatric medication usage among persons who sought cosmetic Surgery.
- The art and science of anti-aging therapies.
- Age-dependent closure of bony defects after frontal orbital advancement.
- Long-term results following fronto-orbital reconstruction in nonsyndromic unicoronal synostosis.
- Cranial vault expansion in the management of postshunt craniosynostosis and slit ventricle syndrome.
- Psychology of plastic and reconstructive surgery: a systematic clinical review.
- Soft-tissue refinements in the treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis: the rotational forehead flap.
- Fernando Ortiz-Monasterio July 23, 1923 - October 31, 2012.
- The impact of a parent liaison at a major craniofacial center.
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