Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Georgia |
| Medical school | University of Miami School of Medicine (MD) |
| Residency | General surgery, University of Kentucky |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, Vanderbilt University |
- Board certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery.
- Practicing in the North Florida and South Georgia area for more than 20 years.
- Clinical Faculty, Florida State School of Medicine, General Surgery Residency Program.
- Clinical Faculty, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Family Practice Residency Program.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, Capital Medical Society and American Medical Association.
- The bio names facelift and eyelid surgery as examples of the detailed surgery he performs, and lists deep plane facelifts and reconstruction after prior plastic surgery among his work.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The page describes surgery on the upper and/or lower eyelids for sagging upper lids, excess skin and folds, and lower lid puffiness. Upper eyelid surgery removes excess skin, fat and muscle to improve appearance and vision, with the scar placed in the natural eyelid crease (source).
- The same page compares upper eyelid surgery with brow lift and states eyelid surgery is often combined with brow lift, facelift, BOTOX Cosmetic or dermal fillers. UPNEEQ eye drops are offered at the practice spa as a nonsurgical option.
- Oculoplastic surgery. The practice lists eyelid reconstruction, ptosis repair and ectropion repair as its three most common oculoplastic reconstructive procedures, for conditions including skin cancer, trauma, prior eyelid surgery, paralysis and Graves' disease (source).
- Brow lift. Performed with a minimally invasive endoscopic or open technique through small incisions in the hair, on an outpatient basis (source).
Galleries (provider filter on each):
- Eyelid surgery: 127 cases across the three surgeons. Cases credited to Dr. Kirbo include an upper eyelid ptosis repair, upper and lower blepharoplasty, an upper blepharoplasty for vision obstruction, and an upper lid blepharoplasty with direct brow lift for visual field deficiency (source).
- Oculoplastic surgery: 43 cases; seven of the first twelve are credited to Dr. Kirbo (source).
- Brow lift: cases credited to Dr. Kirbo and Dr. Rosenberg (source).
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, neck lift, facial implants, facial fat grafting, rhinoplasty, ear surgery and chemical peels; breast and body surgery; hand surgery; hair restoration; general reconstruction including skin cancer repair; and medical spa services (se-plasticsurgery.com).
Insurance and cost
- The eyelid page states insurance companies often provide coverage when patients meet their criteria; insured patients need a referral from their primary care physician, and self-pay patients can request a consultation (source).
- The practice accepts most commercial carriers. Southeastern Outpatient Surgery Center accepts Medicare, Capital Health Plan, United Healthcare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna and Cigna (insurance).
- A self-pay cosmetic consultation carries a $100 fee due at the time of service. The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices.
Recovery
Timeline from the source page:
- Day of surgery: return home.
- 2 to 4 days: swelling and bruising peak.
- 7 to 10 days: return to nonstrenuous activities and work; sutures, if used, are removed.
- 3+ weeks: ease back into workouts; contact lenses and makeup may be resumed.
- 2 to 3 months: results achieved; all swelling may take up to 6 months to resolve.
- Brow lift: most patients return to daily activities in seven to 10 days (source).