Ivona Percec, MD, PhD

Plastic Surgery
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Director, Cosmetic Surgery
  • Medical Director, Skin Care Program
  • Director, Chief Resident Cosmetic Clinic
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Spoken languages

English
English
Română
Romanian
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

349 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
she's great. very knowledgeable and skilled.
Anonymous
April 2026
she is in a league of her own
Anonymous
April 2026
always consistent and professional.
Anonymous
April 2026
satisfied with appointments

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Percec is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Niu EF, Talwar AA, Percec I Patient perspectives , Translational Plastic Surgery: 2026 (in press)

Percec I, Reid R, Bartlett S Distraction of the craniofacial skeleton: Experience at the University of Pennsylvania , Distraction Osteogenesis of the Craniomaxillofacial Skeleton: 2026 (in press)

Barnett SL, Card EB, Chang A, Percec I Female genital mutilation reconstruction: Surgical technique , Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

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): 2025,21S-29S

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

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): 2025,550-559

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): 2025,8982

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): 2025,773

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): 2025,723-730

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: 2024,ojae086