Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | Stanford University |
| MD | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (elected Alpha Omega Alpha) |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School |
| Fellowship | Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2 years, ASOPRS), Seattle |
- Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology; Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS); member, American College of Surgeons and American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- Joined Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons of Texas in 2011.
- Past President, Houston Ophthalmological Society; current Vice President, Harris County Medical Society.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UT Houston Department of Ophthalmology; Preceptor for the ASOPRS fellowship program at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters; reviewer for the Journal of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Digital Journal of Ophthalmology.
Eyelid surgery work
Procedure pages describe the practice's surgery generally ("our physicians," "our doctors") rather than Dr. Ahuero's work individually:
- Upper blepharoplasty. Removes or repositions excess skin, muscle and fat; incision placed in the natural eyelid crease where it can be hidden (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Removes or repositions excess fat and/or skin; incision just beneath the lashes or through the conjunctiva (same page).
- Ptosis repair. Several surgical options described for correcting the abnormally low eyelid border, with the goal of improving peripheral vision and appearance (source).
- Brow lift. Removes or repositions excess eyebrow/forehead tissue to raise a drooping eyebrow and reduce forehead lines; several techniques available (browlift).
- Eyelid malposition repair. Covers ectropion (outward-turned lid), entropion (inward-turned lid) and eyelid retraction (upper lid too high or lower lid too low, from causes including thyroid eye disease, heredity, skin cancer, scarring, trauma or prior surgery) (source).
- Eyelid lesion removal. For cysts, styes, moles, warts and skin tags; suspicious/pre-malignant lesions are biopsied (source).
- Eyelid and facial skin cancer reconstruction. Tumor removal is usually coordinated with a Mohs surgeon, followed by reconstruction using direct layered closure, skin grafts or local skin-muscle flaps (source).
Other procedures
Botox/Dysport and dermal filler injections (source).
Insurance and cost
The practice "participate[s] with traditional Medicare and most commercial PPO plans," but does "not accept any HMO plans, Marketplace plans, Medicaid, or Medicare Advantage plans"; non-accepted insurance is treated as self-pay. "Cosmetic procedures are elective and not covered by health insurance." (source). No procedure prices are published.