Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of California, Berkeley |
| Medical school | University of California, San Francisco (top of class) |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, UCSF (5 years) |
| Fellowship | American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Cincinnati |
| Residency | Plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Louisville Medical Center |
- Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- Member: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
- Clinical Assistant and Clinical Professor at UCSF; previously head of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at what is now UCSF Zuckerberg Hospital for 5 years before entering private practice.
- Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Plastic Surgeons (2024-2025), Best in Facelift (2023-2025), and Best in Rhinoplasty (2024-2025).
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). "He offers upper and lower eyelid surgery... as an ideal solution to almost any aesthetic flaw around the eyes," including revision blepharoplasty (source).
- Asian (double) eyelid surgery. Incisional technique: "a crease is shaped by removing excess fat and skin from the upper eyelid and then attaching the levator muscle to the dermal layer." Suture (non-incisional) technique: "placing 3 or 4 individual sutures that attach the upper eyelid skin to the underlying muscle" (source).
- Brow lift. Endoscopic brow lift (small hairline incisions, instruments including an endoscope) or traditional coronal brow lift (full ear-to-ear incision behind the hairline) (source).
- No ptosis repair or canthoplasty pages found.
Other procedures
Rhinoplasty, Asian rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, septoplasty, facelift, chin augmentation, breast augmentation/lift/reduction/reconstruction, liposuction, tummy tuck, dermal fillers, BOTOX Cosmetic (source).
Insurance and cost
"We do not submit claims to insurance for consultations or treatments" (source). Nonrefundable consultation fee of $150, due at booking, applicable toward treatment (same page). Asian eyelid surgery: "The price... depends on the specifics of the surgery and whether it is combined with other... procedures"; financing offered through CareCredit (source).
Recovery
- Back to work. Asian eyelid surgery: most patients back to work and regular activities in 3 to 10 days.
- Swelling. Initial swelling and bruising typically resolve in 1 to 2 weeks.
- Bruising. Ice packs applied to the eyelids for the first few days to minimize swelling and bruising.
Source for all three: source.