Dr. Paul Fortes

My philosophy in plastic surgery is based on a few fundamental beliefs. Plastic surgery, first and foremost, is surgery.  As such, it has to be approached with the greatest respect and attention to safety. Not all patients will be good candidates for plastic surgery from a health standpoint. Those patients who are excellent candidates, however, should also be aware that limits must be set to reduce the risks and maximize the results whenever possible.

Plastic surgery is discretionary surgery. It is a desired pathway toward meeting new appearance goals for an individual.  Because all individuals will have unique sets of appearance goals,  it is necessary that they become full partners in the decision-making process with their plastic surgeon.  I believe it is very important to help educate patients to make them better decision-makers.  A close doctor-patient partnership will allow each plastic surgery consumer to attain his goals more consistently.

Plastic surgery should be based on a set of rigorous academic standards and state of the art, proven technologies.  It is a field in constant evolution.  The plastic surgeon must always keep up with advances in the field and never stop assessing his work. However, his practice must always remain patient-centered and never technology or procedure-centered.

Finally, excellent plastic surgery care involves emotional as well as physical care. Patients place their trust in their plastic surgeons to do what is best for them. It is a privilege for me to be given that trust and to take care of each patient as I would wish to be taken care of.  The greatest professional rewards and satisfaction, I believe, come from always doing my best, from doing the right thing, and from sharing my own humanity as a plastic surgeon with other human beings.

Best in Rhinoplasty Award, Newsweek 

Newsweek recently named Dr. Fortes as one of America’s Best in Rhinoplasty *awards represent only a select list of outstanding physicians who must meet a stringent selection process.”

Texas Super Doctor Award, Texas Monthly 

Dr. Fortes is honored to be chosen as one of a select few named as a Texas Super Doctor by Texas Monthly for over 11 years!

Houston Top Doc Award, H Texas Magazine
Dr. Fortes has been named one of Houston’s Top Docs for many years in a row in an annual poll conducted and published by H Texas Magazine. Houston-area physicians and citizens selected Dr. Fortes for this honor, which is given to only the top 1-2% of doctors in this area

Doctor’s Choice Award, Health and Fitness Sports Magazine
Dr. Fortes has won the “Doctors’ Choice” award in Health and Fitness Magazine’s annual survey, in which Houston areas doctors names the top two plastic surgeons to whom they would send their family and friends.

Skin Medica VIP Summit Award, Lake Tahoe, California, February 2013

Dr. Fortes is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and by the American Board of Surgery. He has had one of the most extensive training periods of 8 years in surgical residency, including 3 years of specialization in plastic surgery at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago.

Fluent in Spanish / Espanol

Dr. Fortes has always been at the top of his class at every level of his education, including graduating Magna Cum Laude from Rice University. He was also selected for membership into the exclusive Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society while at Baylor College of Medicine. He is currently a Diplomat of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and he is fluent in Spanish.

Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr Fortes’ Credentials

The Aesthetic Center For Plastic Surgery, LLP

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• The American Board of Surgery
• General Surgery

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Plastic Surgery
• Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago
• General Surgery
• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Doctor of Medicine
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
• Rice University, Houston, Texas

PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

• Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery in Houston
• Alpha Omega Alpha Member
• Honors Evaluation (9 Medical School Courses)
• Merit Attendance
• Western Surgical Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
• Merit Award
• In-Service Exam in Plastic Surgery: Top score Nationwide
• Certification in CO2 Laser Surgery
• Erbium Laser Surgery
• Alexaudrite Laser

PREMEDICAL EDUCATION

• Rice University, Houston, TX
• Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
• Graduate, Magna cum laude
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Doctor of Medicine 1986-1990
• Graduated with honors; member Alpha Omega Alpha
• Honor Society

INTERNSHIP

• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 1990-1991

RESIDENCY

• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 1991-1995
• Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1995

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
• Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)

FELLOWSHIP

• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1995-1998 Chief Resident in
  Plastic Surgery, 1998

MEDICAL LICENSURE

• 1990 Texas

MEDICAL HONORS

• Honors Evaluations: 9 Courses in Medical School Merit Attendance: Western Surgical Association Meeting San Antonio, TX, 1992
• Merit Award: Highest Score, In-Service Examination, 1993

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Biomechanical Characteristic of the MITEK Anchors, for Facial Reconstruction, 1995
• In-Vivo Effects of Tamoxifen on Fibrous Dysplasia in Nude Mice,
  1992-1993

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

• St. Luke’s Episcopal, Memorial Hospital, SW Memorial City, Memorial Hermann-Fort Bend Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Memorial City,Methodist Hospital, Methodist Sugarland, Oprex Surgery Center, Park Plaza Hospital, Spring Branch Medical Center
  Methodist Hospital

PRESENTATIONS, ABSTRACTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Chapter: Ear Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery Secrets, 1998
• Aesthetic Surgery of the Facial Skeleton
  NMH Grand Rounds, 1997
• Modifying Expanded Flap Design: A Change in Thinking Based on 15-Year Experience with Pediatric Tissue Expansion
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons 37th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1997
• Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity NMH Grand Rounds, 1997
• Eyelid Reconstruction NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Lower Extremity Reconstruction NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Chemical Peels, Laser and Injectables NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Microsurgery Principles NMH Grand Rounds, 1995
• Surgical Aspects of Melanoma BUMC Grand Rounds, 1994
• Wound Healing BUMC Grand Rounds, 1993

PERSONAL

• Fluent in Spanish / Espanol

Amber Braly is Dr. Fortes’ patient care coordinator. She is readily available to assist you in making your aesthetic enhancements journey a smooth process.

Amber has years of experience in plastic surgery and is passionate about her work and continually strives to improve all aspects of the practice to provide her patients with the best possible experience she knows they deserve. As patient care coordinator she is dedicated to helping each patient with setting cosmetic goals, providing financing options, answering pre-op questions, coordinating medical screenings, and scheduling surgeries.

As a coordinator, Amber works very closely with Dr. Fortes and all members of Dr. Fortes’ team to help make the process easy and seamless for her patients. That way each patient can focus his or her attention on their aesthetic surgery goals so they can confidently feel empowered to achieve them.

Supporting Dr. Fortes in changing people’s lives, Amber feels blessed to work with a doctor who is a visionary in the field of plastic surgery. She understands how life-changing the decision to have cosmetic surgery can be and is always ready and willing to ensure that each and every patient is provided the best and highest quality care that Dr. Fortes and The Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery have to offer. To meet Amber and Dr. Fortes call today at 713-799-9999.

As one of Houston’s premier mommy makeover specialists, plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Fortes incorporates numerous alluring details to achieve exceptional results—giving a woman a sexy new body that often looks even better than it did before having children, as many of his patients express. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Fortes combines the scientific rigor of plastic surgery with his native artistic sensibility to customize and craft superior results that reflect his precision and vision to create the unique masterpiece that each woman represents.

Typically a mommy makeover involves a combination of procedures to restore a shapely, lifted look to sagging, deflated breasts and tightening the loose skin and muscles of the abdomen to created a svelte, toned abdominal appearance. In addition, Dr. Fortes focuses on creating more ideal proportions by correcting some of the most common aesthetic concerns women face after having babies such as “saddle bags,” heavy thighs, a muffin top (caused by excess fat and/or skin around the waist area), and flab that bulges around the bra line. Dr. Fortes often removes excess fat to improve the shape of certain areas and transfers this fat to regions that are disproportionately flat or small such as the buttocks.

Dr. Fortes is attentive to sculpting the subtle accents that add beauty. This might involve removing fat from the lower back to enhance its elegant contour as it transitions to the shapely curve of the buttocks. In a tummy tuck procedure, Dr. Fortes meticulously rejuvenates the navel, which is often left stretched out and inverted outward by pregnancy. In addition to restoring its tight, inward contour, Dr. Fortes gives the belly button a small, slightly hooded effect, which is one of the common characteristics an attractive navel.

While the physical transformation of mommy makeover surgery can be dramatic and long lasting, Dr. Fortes has found that it often has a profoundly life-changing impact on their confidence and spirit, as well. The greater confidence women derive from feeling more attractive and satisfied with their bodies often empowers them to be more open and engaged with others. Dr. Fortes considers this one of the most rewarding aspects of mommy makeover surgery, helping women to live better lives not only for themselves but also for the people close to them.

As a board certified plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery as well as the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Fortes commitment to excellence is reflected in the many prestigious achievements and honors he’s attained throughout his education and career. After graduating Magna cum laude from Rice University, Dr. Fortes completed an extensive, rigorous 8-year surgical residency, including three years of specialization as a cosmetic surgeon at the Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago. Year after year, Dr. Fortes has been named one of Houston’s top doctors in plastic surgery in polls published in H Texas, Houstonia, and Health and Fitness magazines.

Dr. Fortes uses the latest and proven techniques for the breast body and face, providing his patients with both nonsurgical and surgical options to achieve aesthetic improvement. He works closes with each of the members of his team, which includes is patient coordinator Denise Bautista, nurses, estheticians and massage therapist, to ensure every patient receives attentive, personalized care and a satisfying experience from start to finish.

Contact us to schedule your consultation with Dr. Fortes.