Dr. Erwin J Bulan, MD

Expert Publications

• The medial periareolar approach to submuscular augmentation mammaplasty under local anesthesia: a 10-Year follow-up.
• Débridement. The key initial first step in wound healing.
• Immature maxi-K channels exhibit heterogeneous properties in the embryonic rat telencephalon.

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Erwin J. Bulan, who serves patients in Millburn, New Jersey.

A highly skilled plastic surgeon with a keen eye for aesthetic detail and more than a decade of experience, Dr. Bulan serves patients seeking cosmetic surgery at his private practice - Bulan Plastic Surgery - in Millburn, New Jersey. 

Offering an array of cosmetic procedures and treatments to help residents of Essex, Union, and Morris counties reach their desired look, he specializes in facial rejuvenation plastic surgery procedures including facelift and nose surgery, body contouring procedures including liposuction and “tummy tuck” surgery, and breast surgery including breast reduction, breast lift and breast augmentation.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Bulan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Cornell University, where he was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center at Syracuse, where he received the Dean’s Letter of Commendation for two consecutive years and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Subsequently, he completed a residency in integrated plastic surgery at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He has received advanced training and is certified in: microsurgical techniques, ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL), CO2 Ultrapulse laser treatment and the latest non-surgical body contouring techniques using radio frequency through a variety of Alma Laser platforms.

As a testament of his success, the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

An avid researcher, Dr. Bulan was awarded a $10,000 grant by the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation for the study of health benefits of large volume liposuction, in which he investigated the possible link between subcutaneous fat and insulin regulation. He reported his findings at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has presented on various medical topics at numerous conferences around the United States and Canada, including his most recent presentation, entitled “Update on Liposuction: Past, Present and Future,” which he presented at Georgetown Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds.

In addition to being highly regarded for his surgical acumen, he is also well known for his compassionate nature. In 2001, he participated in Luz Del Sol, a surgical mission to treat people living in underserved communities in the Dominican Republic.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories - reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done.

Over the years, Dr. Bulan has been honored with numerous awards, including being named a Super Doctor seven years in a row (2014-2021), the Medical Society of New Jersey’s Physician’s Recognition Award, as well as being awarded City's Best for Milburn in 2021.

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