Navigating the world of cosmetic surgery and facial reconstruction can be complex. Historically, experienced senior plastic surgeons would begin to build a cosmetic practice much later in there practicing lifetime having had many years of surgical experience to hone their craft.
Today, the field has changed. The introduction of many easy-to-use, off-the-shelf products, like Botox and synthetic fillers and substantial corporate pressures have allowed companies to open these products to a broad base of care providers. Today even Medi-spas and dental offices are offering wide ranges of facial cosmetic treatments with injectable agents previously reserved for only the most experienced specialists. The medical community itself has also lost many family doctors to the field of cosmetic medicine making it very difficult for the individual patient to negotiate these waters when desiring cosmetic care.
Since 2004, Dr. Cowan has operated on approximately 1000-1200 facial cosmetic and cancer cases annually and has one of the largest facial surgical practices in Canada. With an experience of over 16,000 formal facial surgeries, and a truly unique skill set, his surgical reputation has drawn fellowship trainees from across the globe. Although Dr. Cowan has trained many surgeons from Canada and the United States, his trainees hail from as far as Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. His reputation has made the Vancouver UBC Mohs training program one of the most coveted Mohs training programs in the world. If experience hones a craft then it is well honed.
Today, Dr. Cowan still holds true to his core values of true essential medicine and patient care. He continues to commit the majority of his time to Mohs facial cancer care with dedicated protected time for his cosmetic facial surgeries.
Today, the field has changed. The introduction of many easy-to-use, off-the-shelf products, like Botox and synthetic fillers and substantial corporate pressures have allowed companies to open these products to a broad base of care providers. Today even Medi-spas and dental offices are offering wide ranges of facial cosmetic treatments with injectable agents previously reserved for only the most experienced specialists. The medical community itself has also lost many family doctors to the field of cosmetic medicine making it very difficult for the individual patient to negotiate these waters when desiring cosmetic care.
Since 2004, Dr. Cowan has operated on approximately 1000-1200 facial cosmetic and cancer cases annually and has one of the largest facial surgical practices in Canada. With an experience of over 16,000 formal facial surgeries, and a truly unique skill set, his surgical reputation has drawn fellowship trainees from across the globe. Although Dr. Cowan has trained many surgeons from Canada and the United States, his trainees hail from as far as Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. His reputation has made the Vancouver UBC Mohs training program one of the most coveted Mohs training programs in the world. If experience hones a craft then it is well honed.
Today, Dr. Cowan still holds true to his core values of true essential medicine and patient care. He continues to commit the majority of his time to Mohs facial cancer care with dedicated protected time for his cosmetic facial surgeries.