Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Boston University, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1997 |
| Medical school | Boston University, M.D., summa cum laude, 2001; Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Internship | General surgery, 2001-2002 |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, 2003-2007 |
| Fellowship | Head and Neck Surgery, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2007-2008 |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, 2008-2009 |
- Board certification as listed: American Board of Otolaryngology, 2008; American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011.
- University of Washington faculty since 2008; Clinical Associate Professor since 2016; Director of the Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship since 2020.
- Also treats patients at UW Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Seattle Children's Hospital.
- Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; AAFPRS Ira Tresley research award, 2012.
Eyelid surgery work
The blepharoplasty page describes:
- Upper blepharoplasty. Removes excess skin through an incision in the natural crease. The page states the practice aims to keep as much upper lid volume as possible, including muscle, because removing fat and muscle can create a hollow sulcus and weaken the blink. Done under local anesthesia with mild to moderate sedation; stitches stay three to six days.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Fat is removed or repositioned through a transconjunctival incision inside the lid, or through a subciliary incision below the lashes when skin removal and muscle tightening are planned. "Fat repositioning blepharoplasty" moves lid fat into the tear trough. Laser resurfacing or a chemical peel can smooth crepey skin or festoons. Done under greater sedation or general anesthesia.
- Upper and lower together take about 3 hours. Brow position is checked, and a brow lift may be advised with or instead of upper lid surgery.
- The page explains ptosis repair, which tightens the eyelid-raising muscles, as a separate procedure; the site has no ptosis page.
The brow lift page offers a pretrichial brow lift along the hairline, which also shortens the forehead; an endoscopic lift through 5 small incisions in the hair; a coronal lift; and a mid-forehead "gull wing" or direct brow lift.
The eyelid and cheek reconstruction page describes repair of wounds after Mohs skin cancer surgery, coordinated with Seattle-area Mohs dermatologists.
Galleries: blepharoplasty (25 cases), brow lift (6 cases) and eyelid and cheek reconstruction (20 cases).
Other procedures
The site's galleries cover rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, face and neck lift, chin augmentation, facial fat grafting, otoplasty, microtia reconstruction, nose and lip reconstruction, lasers, fillers and Botox (source).
Insurance and cost
- When upper lid skin falls over the lashes and obstructs peripheral vision severely, "blepharoplasty may be covered by insurance." Formal visual field testing and photography are required, and prior authorization is often needed (blepharoplasty page).
- The page states insurers sometimes deny payment even after preauthorization, leaving the patient responsible.
- No price is published; the patient coordinator gives a price breakdown after consultation.
Recovery
From the blepharoplasty page:
- Upper lid stitches stay three to six days; a check visit follows about a week after surgery.
- Return to regular activities: about 10 to 14 days.
- Protect the eyes from sun with wraparound sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen.
- Results begin to show around two weeks, as swelling and bruising subside; final results take a few months to a year.