Dr. Joseph Mlakar, MD, FACS

Joseph Mlakar, MD, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with specialty fellowship training in burn surgery and critical care, and craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery. Dr. Mlakar has received numerous awards for his exceptional work in the field of plastic surgery, including the American Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award, the Bausch and Lomb Science Award and the Golden Scalpel Award. His expertise has been recognized in a variety of prestigious publications, including Indiana Business Journal’s guide to the “Top Doctors in Fort Wayne” and the Consumers’ Research Council of America guides to “America’s Top Surgeons” and “America’s Top Plastic Surgeons.” Dr. Mlakar has also been featured in Marquis’ Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare and is a lifetime member of the National Registry of Who’s Who.

In addition to practicing at Plastic Surgery Innovations, Dr. Mlakar regularly donates his time to the Kids-First/Craniofacial Clinics, a non-profit organization that he co-founded to help children with cleft lips and palates.

Dr. Mlakar lends his expertise and skill to a variety of procedures, including breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck, face lift and rhinoplasty, more commonly known as a “nose job.” He performs a variety of sophisticated facial surgeries, such as eyelid surgery and chin and cheek implants. In addition, Dr. Mlakar offers several non-invasive skin rejuvenation procedures, including chemical peels, laser skin resurfacing, microdermabrasion and Botox injections. He believes in carefully sculpting the face and body to enhance patients’ natural beauty. With sophisticated technologies and customized care, patients feel confident about their procedures in the hands of Dr. Mlakar.

Joseph Mlakar, MD, FACS, completed undergraduate and medical degrees at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He continued his education with a combined general surgery / plastic surgery residency at Michigan State University and Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He also completed a burn surgery and critical care fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and a craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, an affiliate hospital of the University of Southern California.

Dr. Mlakar has served as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch and a Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dr. Mlakar is a member of numerous prestigious medical organizations, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Medical Association, the American Burn Association, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Burn Association, the International Society for Burn Injury, the American Society or Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons and the Singleton Surgical Society. He also serves on the Ethics and Steering Committee of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.