Dr. Kathleen Duerksen  

SPECIALTY

• Facial and Eye Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

• Tumescent Body Liposuction.

PRACTICE GOALS

• During a consultation, it is my goal to listen and examine carefully and then fully explain the various treatment options. I want to provide people with the information they need to choose the care that is right for them.

• I enjoy both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, treating many patients who have "baggy" and wrinkled eyelids, necks and faces.  I use lasers for facial wrinkle and skin surface improvement.

• Botox has been part of my practice since 1988, treating  eyelid and facial wrinkles and spasms.  Ask us about Restylane, the exciting F.D.A. approved wrinkle filler that lasts at least twice as long as collagen!

• A portion of my practice is devoted to reconstructive plastic surgery after skin cancer removals.  I also correct mal-positioned eyelids which result from aging or trauma.  I commonly diagnose and treat problems with excessive tearing.

• For liposuction/liposculpture, I use the tumescent technique.   This method is far superior to the old technique.  It is an outpatient procedure done without general anesthesia.  There is little bleeding and few people need pain medication after surgery.  Very fine instruments (canulas) are used to remove the fat so the end result can be much smoother and more symmetrical.

BACKGROUND

• I grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, as did my husband, who is a science teacher.  We enjoy skiing, biking and hiking.  I play the violin in a community orchestra.

EDUCATION

• I began my undergraduate studies at Goshen College in Goshen, IN, and completed them at the University of Iowa.  In addition to my science courses, I continued to study the violin and play with the symphony.  I also taught private violin lessons while at Goshen College.  One of the highlights of my college education was a semester spent in Seoul, Korea, studying the language and culture and living with a Korean family.

• I completed medical school at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1985.  My surgical/transitional internship was in Denver, Colorado.   We then moved to Miami, Florida, for my ophthalmology residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.  My plastic surgery training was obtained in Albany, New York.   Orkan G. Stasior, M.D.,F.A.C.S., was my preceptor for two years.

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Fellow, 1997
• American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (Facial/Dermatologic), 1997
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow, (F.A.C.S.), 1996
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), Fellow, 1993
• American Board of Ophthalmology, 1991

MEDICAL LICENSURE

• Arizona, Washington State, New York (inactive) and Florida (inactive).

ACADEMIC TEACHING APPOINTMENT

• I am currently a member of the clinical faculty of the University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmology.  This has involved working with the residents in surgery and lecturing to them on various plastic surgery topics.  I have also served as a  medical student preceptor.  
• I have previously been on the clinical faculty of the University of Washington College of Medicine in Seattle, WA and Albany Medical College in Albany, New York.

OFFICE HOURS

• My office is open from 8:30 - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The office phone line is answered 24 hours a day, every day.
• Our main office is located 6365 E Tanque Verde Road, Suite 230, at Tri-Pointe Plaza, north of Pima, between Tanque Verde and Wilmot Roads
• I also see patients each week on the northwest side of town, at La Cholla Medical plaza, on the Northwest Hospital Campus.

Please feel free to call for a cosmetic consultation or for further information.   Consultations can be arranged at any of my locations

 

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