On the Move

Dr. Wayne Larrabee teach's and practices facial plastic surgery around the world.

  • Dr. Larrabee will teach August 7,8 in Yangtai, China at the Pan Pacific Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Meeting. Dr. Larrabee is the first Vice-President of that organization. Dr. Larrabee will teach and operate at Shanghai Number 9 Peoples Hospital to help launch a new project - a center of excellence in cleft surgery.
  • Dr. Larrabee will lecture and teach a Revision Rhinoplasty and Aging Face Surgery at the 10th International Symposium of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Hollywood, Florida, April 28-May 02, 2010.
  • Dr. Larrabee will lecture on mid-facelifts and revision rhinoplasty at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, September, 2010 in Boston.
  • Dr. Larrabee published a commentary in JAMA on face transplantation in November, 2009.
  • Dr. Larrabee will present his Deep Vector Facelift Forhead Lift, and Blepharoplasty techniques at the 10th annual International FPS meeting in May 2010. The innovations are based on published anatomical studies from the Larrabee Center. The essence of the Deep Vector Facelift is to reposition the muscular and other deeper layers of the face in the direction needed to correct the facial descent and laxity seen with aging. The Aesthetic Vector or direction of tightening is tailored for each patient to address their specific needs in the neck, jowl, cheek and temple. The Deep Vector Facelift is a keystone of Dr. Larrabee's new book- The Art and Craft of Facial Rejuvenation Surgery.
  • Dr. Larrabee was a special guest lecturer at the graduation for the Stanford Medical School Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Dr. Larrabee was elected VP of the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies in September, 2009 at their annual meeting.
  • Dr. Larrabee is president of the American Board of Otolaryngology and participated in the 75th Anniversary meeting of the American Board of Medical Specialists (ABMS) in Chicago.
  • The Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery founded and edited by Dr. Larrabee celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2009 with a special theme issue. Dr. Larrabee's editorial can be viewed with other writings under "essays" on this site.
  • Dr. Larrabee was a "teacher of honor" in Amsterdam October 2008 for the 15th International Course in Modern Rhinoplasty. His lecture was "The Nose and the Face".
  • Dr. Larrabee was a special guest lecturer at the Regensburg Course in Facial Plastic Surgery, Germany, April 2009.
  • Dr. Larrabee was the guest of honor for the 10th International Course on Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the Nose and Face in Nujmegen, The Netherlands, June 2009.
  • Dr. Larrabee directedthe Advanced Rhinoplasty Course of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery June, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. This international course is given every two years and brings the best rhinoplasty surgeons from around the world teach in our community.
  • Dr. Larrabee's book Principles of Facial Reconstruction was published during 2009 in its 2nd Edition by Thieme Press. This new edition includes new techniques and previous innovations such as Dr. Larrabee's "Note Flap".
  • The second edition of Surgical Anatomy of the Face by Dr. Larrabee has been translated into several languages and continues to have excellent global readership. A new edition will be published soon.
  • The Art and Craft of Facial Rejuvenation will be published in both English and Chinese. This new atlas details the techniques developed and refined by Dr. Larrabee to rejuvenate the aging face.
  • Dr. Larrabee is an associate or senior editor and writer in the following books published in 2008/2009: Facial Plastic Surgery- Papel, Facial Rejuvenation- Truswell, Atlas of Facial Plastic Surgery-Byrne, Rhinology-Stucker.