Restivo Plastic Surgery has been named the Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice in Maui's Best 2025, a community-driven recognition that reflects Dr. Terry E. Restivo's commitment to honest, patient-centered surgical care. As Hawaii's only female plastic surgeon offering comprehensive face and body procedures, Dr. Restivo, DO, has earned the trust of patients across Maui and the surrounding islands through surgical skill, clear communication, and results that feel natural.
In this blog, we will discuss what the Maui's Best 2025 award represents, what distinguishes Dr. Restivo's approach to cosmetic surgery, and what patients can expect when they choose Restivo Plastic Surgery.
What Is the Maui's Best 2025 Award?
Maui's Best is an annual community recognition program that highlights local businesses earning exceptional trust and satisfaction among residents and visitors alike. Being named the best cosmetic surgery practice reflects more than clinical outcomes; it reflects the full patient experience, from the first consultation through recovery and beyond.
What this award recognizes:
- Community trust: Patients across Maui nominated and voted for Restivo Plastic Surgery based on real, first-hand experiences.
- Patient satisfaction: The award reflects consistent outcomes and a care environment that patients return to and recommend.
- Practice reputation: Recognition like this is earned over time — through honesty, skill, and reliability, not marketing alone.
What Sets Dr. Restivo Apart as a Cosmetic Surgeon in Maui
Earning this recognition is rooted in something deeper than results alone. It reflects who Dr. Restivo is as a surgeon and how she approaches every patient relationship.
Her credentials and distinguishing qualities include:
- Board eligibility: Board-eligible in plastic and reconstructive surgery, with dual training in both general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Fellowship training: Completed a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA).
- Published research: Peer-reviewed publications in journals including Stem Cells, Journal of Trauma, and Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, with expertise in wound healing and tissue repair.
- Humanitarian service: Volunteer surgical missions with Project Vietnam (2008) and LIGA International (2009), performing reconstructive procedures for underserved populations.
- Hawaii distinction: The only female plastic surgeon in Hawaii offering comprehensive face and body cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.
Patients consistently describe Dr. Restivo as calm, direct, and honest, a surgeon who listens before recommending and who prioritizes long-term outcomes over trends.
What Patients Can Expect at Restivo Plastic Surgery
Choosing a cosmetic surgery practice means evaluating more than credentials. It means looking at the entire experience, how questions are answered, how realistic expectations are set, and how supported patients feel throughout the process.
What patients experience when they choose Dr. Restivo include:
- Collaborative consultations: Every appointment begins with listening, not selling. Dr. Restivo explains options clearly and recommends only what genuinely serves each patient's goals.
- Precise surgical technique: Her approach prioritizes balance and proportion — creating results that enhance features without exaggeration or evidence of surgery.
- Full-spectrum services: Surgical procedures of the face, breast, and body, alongside non-surgical injectables, laser treatments, wellness care, and medical weight loss — all under one roof.
- Boutique environment: The Wailea practice is intentionally private, calm, and unhurried — designed to support both the decision-making process and recovery.
- Destination surgery option: Patients travel from across the U.S. and beyond to receive care from Dr. Restivo, combining expert cosmetic surgery with the restorative pace of the islands.
Maui's Best 2025 Is a Reflection of Every Patient Who Said Yes to Dr. Restivo
This award belongs to every patient who trusted Dr. Terry E. Restivo with their care, and to every consultation she approached with honesty, precision, and genuine respect. Being named the Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice in Maui's Best 2025 affirms what her patients have always known: that exceptional cosmetic surgery begins with a surgeon who listens first.
To schedule a consultation with Dr. Restivo at Restivo Plastic Surgery in Wailea, Maui, contact the practice today at (808) 320-1448 or request an appointment online.
