Find a Select Surgeon - Plastic Surgery

Changing your physical appearance, whether for medical or cosmetic reasons, can change your life as well. When undergoing such a transformation, it’s critical to work with the most highly skilled surgeons.

New Jersey Monthly is proud to announce the 2024 edition of the Select Surgeons Plastic Surgeons list, an elite grouping of the state’s top doctors performing plastic surgery across 26 procedure categories. This distinction is based on a number of criteria, including experience, qualifications, surgical results, and reputation. Only the top doctors in each category are named to the Select Surgeons Plastic Surgeons list.

The list is based on a 360-degree analysis of potential surgeons, incorporating as much relevant objective information as possible. The selection process targets the top surgeons for 26 different procedures so patients can find the most appropriate surgeon for their needs.  View our methodology here.

Anthony C. Berlet, MD

  • Specialties: Eyelid Rejuvenation, Breast Reduction/Breast Lift, Facelift, Liposuction (Body, Face), Rhinoplasty (Open and Closed)

About Dr. Anthony C. Berlet

Rejuvenating a patient’s appearance, rather than altering it, has been the hallmark of my plastic surgery practice for over 30 years now. Having an extensive background in art, along with a degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, enables me to deliver natural-looking results while performing blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), breast reduction, facelift, liposuction, and rhinoplasty procedures.

 

In fact, rhinoplasty is the surgery most related to architecture in the sense that I am rebuilding a structure in both a functional and aesthetic sense within a three-dimensional setting. Liposuction is a sculpting process where my experience allows me to understand exactly where to remove fat while not over-resecting or under-resecting. A surprising amount of artistic ability is required to perform liposuction well. Breast reduction is more of a puzzle when it comes to reshaping and rotating the tissue, and facelifts are more craft than art, but aesthetic skills are still required to achieve the best possible results.

 

My approach for eyelid rejuvenation has evolved over the years. The goal is to reveal the underlying shape without changing it. The design of skin resection of the upper lids is now extended laterally to improve lateral shape and reduction of crow’s feet. The removal of the lower lid “bags” is done by maintaining a large pretarsal strip of muscle and then repairing muscle afterward to preserve the lower lid position. Doing so gives the eye a youthful and rested appearance. The eyes are the window to the soul, so helping patients feel better about that part of their body without changing the way they look is very rewarding.