About Henri P. Gaboriau M.D., FACS
Dr. Henri Gaboriau is board-certified and a diplomate of both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.
He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, as well as the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is also a diplomate of the American College of Surgeons. He is licensed to practice medicine in both the states of Washington and California.
Gaboriau is an expert in all aspects of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and has more than 15 years of experience and expertise that ranges from the traditional face lift, eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty to the advanced endoscopic forehead lift.
He has also had extensive training and experience in the treatment of head, neck and skin cancer. As an expert in facial plastic surgery, he also performs reconstructive plastic surgery on the most complex cases involving victims of dog attacks and car accidents.
Gaboriau is also an expert in psychological issues related to plastic surgery, ranging from the pre-operative psychological assessment of facial cosmetic patients to facial plastic surgery as it relates to personality disorders. He has received national recognition for his expertise in the psychological aspects of plastic surgery. He is the only plastic surgeon in the nation to write questions pertaining to the psychological side of cosmetic surgery for the annual National Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
He is also in charge of reading and choosing articles pertaining to this subject for the Fellowship Compodium.
As the author of numerous well-respected, peer-review articles, Gaboriau has written many feature articles to help educate consumers and build awareness of cosmetic surgery among the general public. He has been interviewed on topics as wide-ranging as facial trauma, dog-bite attacks, the psychological aspects of facial cosmetic surgery and the use of Botox®.
For eight years, he was a member of the National Education Faculty for Allergan, Inc., which is the manufacturer of Juvéderm® and Botox®. In addition, for eight years, he has been a member of the Medical Education Faculty for Merz Inc., the manufacturer of Radiesse®, Belotero® and Xeomin®. He is known among his colleagues as the physician who trains other physicians how to correctly administer cosmetic fillers.
\ Publications such as The Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle Magazine, The Seattle Times, Star Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Allure Magazine, New Beauty, and Body Beautiful have all utlized his advice on many occasions. He has also appeared on other news outlets, such as Internet Broadcast News, The Plastic Surgery Advisor, cosmeticsurgery.com, KOMO-TV, KOMO-1000, the Discovery Channel, and newsfactor.com.
Gaboriau devoted time to volunteer for humanitarian and service activities for the Indian Health Service, the state of South Dakota, and obstetric-gynecology at La Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia.
He is the co-founder of the nonprofit Face, Heart and Mind Foundation (formerly known as Heart 2 Heart), dedicated to helping disfigured, battered children, and he provides facial plastic surgery to injured children at no charge. Dr. Gaboriau is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Healionics Corp.