Dr. Gary Tearston has been a leading plastic surgeon in the Beverly Hills area for over thirty years. After graduating from Stanford University "With Great Distinction" (Suma Cum Laude), and graduating medical school with honors from University of Pennsylvania, he performed his full general surgery residency at USC Medical Center where he became Chief Resident of General Surgery. He performed his Plastic Surgery Residency at University of Illinois, Chicago, including hand surgery at Northwestern University. Dr. Tearston believes in focusing on the art and craft of plastic surgery. He believes that a successful plastic surgery depends equally upon the aesthetic vision in order to know the end result, and the experience and execution of craft in order to arrive there. He also feels strongly that, although he has operated on many celebrities over the years, all his patients are celebrities to him.