Michael Obeng Wiki – Michael Obeng Biography
According to Dr Michael Obeng Bio, Wiki and Biography, is a Ghanaian American plastic surgeon who done Tessica Brown Surgery after she smearing Gorilla Glue on her hair to style it. He charges $12,500 for the procedure, but he offered to perform it for Brown pro bono after her predicament went viral.
At age 15, he met medical professionals from Operation Smile, who helped a neighbour whose husband had thrown acid on her face by providing her with scar revision therapy.
He currently practices in Beverly Hills, California and is affiliated with the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Obeng is the Director of Miko Plastic Surgery and Miko Surgery Centre in Beverly Hills.
Age
Michael Obeng was born in 1973 and now he is 48 years old.
Earlier Life, Career
At age 20, Obeng immigrated to the United States with less than $200 to attend undergrad at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.
He graduated with a B.S. in chemistry and received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Medical School. He received a fellowship to Harvard Medical School, specializing in hand, wrist and microneurovascular surgery. In 2016, Obeng gave the commencement address at his alma mater Midwestern State University.
In 2018, Obeng made national headlines for successfully performing forehead reduction surgery. In 2019, He again made headlines for successfully performing rib removal surgery on Justin Jedlica, and has served a plastic surgery consultant for a variety of print and television publications such as the Inquisitr in regards to socialite Kim Kardashian’s facial structure changes throughout her career.
Michael Obeng Wife
In 2015, Obeng and his then-wife Veronika obeng, participated in the E! reality television series Second Wives Club. In 2016, Obeng filed a lawsuit towards E! and their parent company NBCUniversal seeking an injunction barring the network from airing the episodes that include him and his children.
Tessica Brown Surgery
During a four-hour procedure, the super-strength adhesive was broken down using what TMZ reports were a mix of medical-grade adhesive remover, aloe vera, olive oil, and acetone. When Dr Michael Obeng was done, she was able to run her fingers through quite a bit of preserved hair.
“The surgery went well. She had a lot of irritation on the scalp especially the edges of her hair, of her head because of all of the chemicals that she has put in, and the hair was actually very, very tough, very, very matted down, and it would not lift up. She’s very, very lucky that she did not sustain a lot of injury to her scalp,” Dr Obeng told TMZ. “She’s been through a lot. I hope that you guys will learn from Tessica’s injuries, or Tessica’s ordeal—make sure that anytime you guys grab something, make sure you read it.”
Awards and Honners
Dr Obeng has garnered prestigious awards including a research grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the coveted, Herman B. Barnett award in Surgery and Anesthesia. He has extensive international publications regarding breast aesthetics, augmentation, and reconstruction. When he is not lecturing on plastic surgery, he can be found donating his time with R.E.S.T.O.R.E and delivering his award-winning motivational speech, Perseverance.