Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| MD | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2006 |
| Internship/Residency | General surgery, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 2007-2010; Chief Resident of General Surgery, 2010-2011 |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, 3 years, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine |
- Board certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery.
- Resident teaching award, North Shore-LIJ Department of Surgery, 2009 and 2011.
- Co-edited and co-authored the textbook "Operative Procedures in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery," CRC Press, 2015.
- Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Fellow, American College of Surgeons. Founding member, Asian Society for Breast Plastic Reconstructive Surgery.
- Site states: Best Research Award 2013, Medical College of Wisconsin; 2011 research scholarship from the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commissions, Taiwan.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incisions made in the upper-eyelid skin to remove excess skin and fat; skin is sutured and a new eyelid crease created (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incisions placed below the lash line, or transconjunctival (inside the eyelid) for removal of excess fat; may be combined with laser resurfacing of the eyelid skin for wrinkles or fine lines (same page).
- Performed under local anesthesia or sedation, lasting about one to three hours, on the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both (same page).
Other procedures
Breast augmentation, lift and reduction, gynecomastia; arm lift, liposuction, mommy makeover, tummy tuck; facelift, lip lift, MyEllevate, neck and chin liposuction, rhinoplasty, hair restoration; non-surgical BOTOX, dermal fillers, CO2 laser resurfacing, KYBELLA and other injectables (khplasticsurgery.com, site navigation).
Recovery
- Swelling. Mild to moderate swelling after blepharoplasty can last up to seven days (source).
- Final result. Almost immediate results are visible, but it can take up to six weeks to see the final results (same page).