Training and board certification
Source for all rows: provider bio
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock |
| Internship | General surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston |
| Residency | General surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston |
| Fellowship | Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City |
- Board certification as printed: "board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Member, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- The bio lists special practice interests in facial cosmetic surgery and body contouring, plus nonsurgical facial rejuvenation, spider vein treatment and laser procedures.
- He also operates at the Lowery A. Woodall Outpatient Surgery Center, Hattiesburg.
Eyelid surgery work
- The department page describes eyelid surgery for bags under the eyes, excess skin and wrinkles, puffiness from fat deposits, and drooping lower eyelids that show white under the iris. It also notes sagging upper lid skin can impair vision.
- Anesthesia is intravenous sedation or general anesthesia.
- Upper eyelid. An incision within the natural crease allows removal or repositioning of fat, tightening of muscles and removal of excess skin.
- Lower eyelid. An incision just below the lower lash line allows skin removal and fat repositioning or removal. A transconjunctival incision on the inside of the lower eyelid is offered as an alternate technique to redistribute or remove fat, with no skin removed.
- A laser or chemical peel may be suggested to reduce lower eyelid discoloration.
- The page notes that a drooping upper lid may come from the brow or from eyelid ptosis, which "requires a different surgical treatment."
- Brow lift. The brow lift page describes raising brows that hood the eyelids and improving frown lines and forehead wrinkles, as an outpatient surgery often combined with eyelid surgery, facelift or resurfacing (brow lift).
The plastic surgery pages have no before-and-after gallery.
Other procedures
The department lists facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin implants and lip augmentation; body contouring including tummy tuck, liposuction, thigh lift and butt lift; breast enhancement; reconstructive surgery; and injectables and laser hair removal (facial surgery).
Insurance and cost
- "Most insurance companies cover reconstructive surgery for medical reasons." Cosmetic surgery is considered elective and typically not covered (plastic surgery).
- The eyelid page states eyelid surgery can be reconstructive or cosmetic. The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices.
Recovery
- Incisions are closed with sutures or skin glue; sutures are removed within one week.
- Initial healing may include swelling, bruising, irritation and dry eyes, managed with medication, cold compresses and ointment.
- Most patients are presentable to the public in 10 to 14 days.
- Final healing may take a few months.
- Brow lift swelling and incision lines usually fade within the first 10 days (brow lift).