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n his latest article, Dr. Humphrey discusses the many minimally invasive treatments for patients with facial scars. When a patient has a sub-optimally healed facial scar, it can have a major effect on their everyday life and self-esteem. Dr. Humphrey discuss the many options to reduce and revise facial scars to provide the best outcome […]

Board-certified facial plastic surgeons Dr. J. David Kriet and Dr. Clinton Humphrey use social media communities to enhance their patients’ experience with their Kansas City plastic surgery practice at the University of Kansas. With people spending over 700 billion minutes each month on Facebook alone, the doctors say it is important for them and their […]

Dr. Kriet is currently lecturing as an invited faculty member at the prestigious Portland Rhinoplasty Course. This course provides practical exercises and hands-on instruction to residents in training and practicing physicians from across the country.

Did you know that Dr. Kriet and Dr. Humphrey are guest editors for the current issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics? Click here to learn more.

Dr. Kriet is the AO North America steering committee representative for craniomaxillofacial surgeons and will be partnering with orthopedic and veterinary surgeons to look at some of the commonalities and differences across specialties and even across humans and animals. This meeting is the first of it’s kind and will help to advance the management of […]

Dr. Kriet recently returned from Vail, Colorado as an invited lecturer at the 2010 AO North America Advanced Symposium-”Advances in the Management of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery”. His lecture on the Management of Saddle Nose Deformity covered his approach to one of the more challenging areas in rhinoplasty surgery. Be sure to let us know if you […]

An interview with Dr. David Kriet, one of the surgeons who operated on Boi, a boy from Mali. Boi was helped by Medical Missions Foundation.

Post-Rhinoplasty Soft Tissue Fillers Warrant Cautious Use. Silicone should be avoided; other fillers should be restricted to certain areas, researchers advise. Click to read full article.

A recent survey, America’s Best Hospitals, conducted by the US News & World Report ranked the University of Kansas Hospital #36 out of nearly 5,000 hospitals nation wide. See the complete hospital rankings.