Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | Medical Doctorate, magna cum laude, University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Surgical internship | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Plastic surgery residency | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Fellowship | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans |
| Fellowship | Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Providence Hospital, Detroit |
- Board certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery (1993) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1991).
- Practicing plastic surgery since 1991; former Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Temple University Medical School (1991-1997); former clinical instructor to surgical residents/fellows at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons.
- Named a 2021 Newsweek America's Best Plastic Surgeon and "Top Doc" by Philadelphia Magazine; author of more than 50 published articles on craniofacial to cosmetic surgery topics.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision along the natural crease of the upper lid, with an ellipse of skin (and fat pads if present) removed. Performed under local anesthesia in-office or twilight/general anesthesia at a surgery center; takes about 30-45 minutes (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Addresses lower eyelid fat pads and loose skin; also 30-45 minutes, under local, twilight or general anesthesia, often at Pennsylvania Hospital Tuttleman Surgery Center (source).
- Both pages note upper and lower eyelid surgery are frequently combined with each other, brow lift, facelift, neck lift or rhinoplasty.
The eyelid surgery before-and-after gallery shows 8 documented cases (source).
Other procedures
The site also offers breast augmentation, lift and reduction; body procedures including tummy tuck, mommy makeover and liposuction; facelift, neck lift and brow lift; rhinoplasty and otoplasty; cosmetic surgery for men including gynecomastia; and non-surgical Botox, dermal fillers, Kybella, Morpheus8 and Sofwave (Procedures nav).
Insurance and cost
- Upper eyelid lift: "$6,300 to $10,500," including surgical rate and hospital/anesthesia fees.
- Lower eyelid surgery: "approximately $6,600," including surgical fee and hospital/anesthesia fees.
No insurance or Medicare statement for eyelid surgery is published on the site.
Recovery
- Take 7-10 days off work after upper eyelid surgery (about one week for lower eyelid surgery); makeup can be applied in 5-7 days.
- Driving possible in 3-5 days; avoid heavy lifting for two weeks; resume exercise in 10-14 days.
- Dissolvable sutures dissolve on their own in one to two weeks.
- Early results visible at one month; final result, once residual swelling resolves, can take up to six months or more; follow-up continues for up to a year.