Dr. Ivan Turpin is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has been in private practice for over 25 years.

Dr. Turpin grew up in Utah, earned his undergraduate degree and medical degree from the University of Utah in 1971. He completed a straight surgery internship and general surgery residency at UCLA/Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, in 1978 and his plastic surgery residency at the University of California, Irvine in 1980. This was followed by a Plastic Surgery fellowship with Dr. Bruce Connell, Santa Ana.

As part of Dr. Turpin's career in medicine, he has had the pleasure of participating in the University of California, Irvine, Division of Plastic Surgery Residency Program as a Clinical Professor Surgery and training young residents, primarily in the area of cosmetic surgery. He has served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Children's Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. He is past President of the Orange County Society of Plastic surgeons.

Dr. Turpin is a member of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons, among many others. He has also been named a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Providing cosmetic surgery for total body enhancement, Dr. Turpin offers all types of breast surgery, abdominoplasty, facelift, blepharoplasty, laser resurfacing, and body scupturing. When Dr. Turpin performs surgery, either cosmetic or reconstructive, he tampers with a delicate anatomic balance and deals with subtle psychological complexities. Years of experience have helped him meet this challenge. As a result, individualization of care remains his treatment priority.