Ben W Cilento, MD MHA

Ben Cilento, MD, MHA, Board Certified in otolaryngology and a Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery, is the Owner, Medical Director, and Supervising Physician at Butterfly MedSpa and Wellness. He directs our premier med spa in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. 

A well-known Facial Plastic Surgeon, Sinus Surgeon, and Allergist specializing in Otolaryngology, Dr. Cilento completed his Bachelor of Science at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Next, he finished medical school and obtained his Medical Doctorate at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  Dr. Cilento served as the head of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Naval Hospital in Guam. He achieved his Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. During this time, Dr. Cilento completed General Surgical Internship at the University of Washington, followed by his Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-University of Washington, and Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr Cilento became Chief of the Division of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery for the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. 

He is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS).

From 2011 to 2015, Dr. Cilento served as Locum Tenens at Skin Institute in Auckland, New Zealand. After returning to the United States, he began working at Texas Sinus and Snoring in 2017 as Staff Sinus and Facial Plastic Surgeon and continues to do so. He also serves as an Oral Examiner for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, such as the Caste Connolly Top Doctor Award 2018 to present, American Heart Association Research Fellowship Award, Potsic Ferguson Award, and the Commanders Grant Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth.

Outside of his practice, Dr. Cilento is an accomplished artist who works in pen, ink, pastels, and watercolors. He emphasizes an artist and balanced view toward surgery, patient interaction and life in general. His family completes his balanced world between work and home. 

Dr. Cilento and Butterfly MedSpa & Wellness can be your chrysalis, where the magic happens. Without change, there are no butterflies. Services plans and regimens may differ from patient to patient as you work with Dr. Cilento to reach your goals and complete your transformation. It’s truly a personalized experience.