Photography by: Courtesy of the Aspen Institute of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

THE QUEST FOR ETERNAL YOUTH

Plastic surgery is a blend of science and aesthetics.

Ever since the days of the famous alpine spas, travelers have ventured to the mountains for rejuvenation and consultations with noted health experts. In Aspen, that would include Dr. Dennis P. Cirillo.

He began his medical career with general surgery (specializing in chest and open heart surgery), followed by a successful practice as a plastic surgeon in Manhattan. In 1993 he founded the Aspen Institute of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, having noticed that the area was a promising place for a doctor in his field. “When I opened the practice 18 years ago,” he says, “the Aspen population lent itself to looking vital and good no matter what the age. Plus, people came here from Miami, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston. There was potential of attracting people to this wonderful place for surgery and recuperation—to stay on after the season to have a little something done. That’s the way it’s ended up.”
A few years ago, with the idea of dialing down and focusing on the procedures that interest him most—face-lifts, eyelid and nasal surgeries—Cirillo sold his practice to a newcomer to Aspen, Dr. W. Jason Martin. Just 36 years old, with a boyish grin and see-all blue eyes, Martin bears impeccable credentials. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, he followed a general surgery residency and plastic surgery fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago with postsurgical training in cosmetic surgery at the renowned Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. “Dr. Martin is well trained and has...

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