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Ivona Percec, MD, PhD

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Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
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Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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Associate Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Fellow, Institute of Aging (IOA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Faculty Member, Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Core Member, Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Director of Basic Science Research , Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Faculty Fellow, Ortner Center on Family Violence, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Co-Founding Member, Functional Genomics Core (FGC), Penn Diabetes Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Penn Medicine Clinician, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Director of Cosmetic Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Faculty Director, Chief Resident Cosmetic Clinic, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Department: Surgery
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Division of Plastic Surgery
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Selected Publications

10e Niu EF, Talwar AA, Percec I: Patient perspectives. Translational Plastic Surgery. Eltorai AE, Bakal JA, Liu P, Kalliainen L, Gong JH (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2026 (in press) Notes: Chap. 68.

 136 Percec I, Reid R, Bartlett S: Distraction of the craniofacial skeleton: Experience at the University of Pennsylvania. Distraction Osteogenesis of the Craniomaxillofacial Skeleton. Beijing: The Peoples' Hygiene Publisher, 2026 (in press).

 10d Barnett SL, Card EB, Chang A, Percec I: Female genital mutilation reconstruction: Surgical technique. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Mar. 17 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012097.

 145 Malphrus EL, Mess SA, Montes JR, Percec I: Managing injectable fillers in the long-term aesthetic patient: Contemporary approaches and surgical considerations. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 156(4S-1): 21S-29S, Oct. 1 2025 Notes: Epub Sept. 25, 2025.

 113 Percec I, Yu AY: Introduction to "Fillers: The State of the Science-A Multispecialty Evidence-Based Initiative" Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 156(4S-1): 1S-3S, Oct. 1 2025 Notes: Epub Sept. 25, 2025.

 187 Davis HD, Mazzaferro D, Habarth-Morales TE, Messa CA 4th, Talwar AA, Desai AA, McAuliffe PB, Broach RB, Serletti JM, Percec I: A large prospective volumetric and patient-reported outcome analysis of hyaluronic acid facial fillers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 156(4): 550-559, Oct. 1 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 1, 2025.

 17f Chang TM, Wu CC, Huang HC, Wang SS, Chuang CH, Kao PL, Tang WH, Liu LT, Qiu WY, Percec I, Chen C, Kuo TY: In vitro characterization of centella asiatica extracellular vesicles and their skin repair effects in a UVB-irradiated mouse model. International Journal of Molecular Science 26(18): 8982, Sept. 15 2025.

 118 Hsieh WJ, Qiu WY, Percec I, Chang TM: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in hair regeneration: Mechanistic pathways and therapeutic potential. Current Issues in Molecular Biology 47(9): 773, Sept. 18 2025.

 15f Lemdani MS, Honig SE, Habarth-Morales TE, Davis HD, Niu EF, Ewing JN, Broach RB, Serletti JM, Percec I: Comparison of botulinum toxin A formulations for glabellar strain treatment in women: A double-blind randomized clinical trial. JAMA Dermatology 161(7): 723-730, July 1 2025.

 1aa Honig SE, Toyoda Y, Ewing JN, Lemdani MS, Gala Z, Amro C, Wilson AT, Broach RB, Percec I: Multimodal pilot evaluation of a hyaluronic acid infraorbital filler using precise, multipositional, 3-dimensional imaging quantification, patient-reported outcomes, and anatomic cadaveric assessments. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 6: ojae086, Oct. 7 2024.

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