Dr. Ferrari

Dr. Ferrari is a board-certified plastic surgeon who leads Premier Plastic Surgery Center in Matthews, North Carolina, where he also works as the facial plastic surgeon. His board certifications come from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, and his status with the surgery board dates to 1997. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. According to the practice, he holds more than a dozen surgical certifications and has practiced as a plastic surgeon for over 20 years, during which it says he has performed more than 11,000 surgical procedures. His medical education began with an MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS with honors from Davidson College. He then completed a general surgery internship and served as chief resident in general surgery at the University of Kansas, followed by a chief residency in plastic surgery at the University of Miami, and a craniofacial surgery fellowship at Miami Children's Hospital. His specialties include facial plastic surgery, facial rejuvenation, facelifts, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, liposuction and skin rejuvenation. He performs VASERlipo and Renuvion liposuction. The practice reports more than 6,000 breast enhancement procedures by him, covering breast lifts, breast reductions, and implant removal and exchange. For breast surgery he uses endoscopic cameras, which the practice says can shorten recovery and may leave no visible scars. His non-surgical services include Botox, dermal fillers, laser treatments and chemical peels. Patients travel to him from Charlotte, Weddington, Monroe, Waxhaw and Matthews, as well as from other parts of the United States, South America and abroad. The practice says he has been named among the top plastic surgeons more than 22 times by over a dozen organizations, and that he received the Physician Recognition Award five times. Other honors listed include Most Compassionate Physician, Excellence in Patient Satisfaction and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Top Doctor. He has been a regular TV guest for about 20 years, including on Fox's Extreme Makeover (Charlotte Edition), and has also appeared on Fox News, WSOC-TV, radio, magazines and Beauty and the Biz. He is the author of Body By Ferrari: How To Get The Best Results From Your Body Contouring Procedures. After surgery he can be reached by phone at any hour and calls patients on the evening of their procedure. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and Greater Charlotte Plastic Surgery Society.