Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Wisconsin; molecular biology |
| Medical school | University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
| Postgraduate training | Eleven years, across North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts |
- Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery; additionally certified ("double-boarded") by the American Board of Surgery.
- Practiced as a plastic surgeon in Denver, Colorado for six years before moving to Santa Barbara.
- Active member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS); has served on its Board of Directors; presentations at the ASPS National Meeting described as well-attended.
- Member, American College of Surgeons and local plastic surgery associations.
- Experience includes microvascular reconstruction of cancer deformities and reconstruction of congenital deformities, including separation of conjoined twins.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid surgery). Performed under local anesthesia with sedation for many patients, or general anesthesia if combined with other procedures. Incisions placed in the crease of the upper eyelid, inside the eyelid, or underneath the eyelashes; outpatient, 1-2 hours (source).
- The page states blepharoplasty is often combined with a facelift, brow lift or cheek augmentation for more comprehensive results.
- Brow lift. Listed as a face procedure; page describes it generally without eyelid-specific technique detail (browlift).
Other procedures
Per site navigation, the practice also offers breast surgery (augmentation, lift, reduction, implant revision, gynecomastia), body procedures (tummy tuck, liposuction, mommy makeover, body contouring), facelift (including a "DeepFrame Facelift" and deep plane facelift), neck lift, med spa/laser treatments, and migraine surgery.