Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Boston University, Bachelor of Arts, minor in art history |
| Medical school | University of Connecticut |
| General surgery | Resident and Chief Resident, Pennsylvania Hospital/University of Pennsylvania |
| Plastic surgery residency | New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center/Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City |
- Certification as printed: "National Board of Medical Examiners; American Board of Surgery; American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Florida Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Palm Beach County Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Florida Medical Association.
- Hospital privileges: Jupiter Medical Center; Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center; Laser & Surgery Center of the Palm Beaches.
- In practice since 1995. The bio states he performs seven to eight times the number of facelifts per year as a typical plastic surgeon and names rhinoplasty as a favorite procedure.
Eyelid surgery work
Hass Plastic Surgery has three surgeons: Dr. Brian Hass, Dr. Andrea Hass (an ophthalmic plastic surgeon) and Dr. Kenneth Francis. The blepharoplasty page describes the practice's eyelid surgery and states that "Hass Plastic Surgery doctors perform blepharoplasty" (source).
- The procedure removes extra fat and skin and tightens muscles in the upper and lower eyelids. Incisions are hidden in natural skin folds.
- Some lower eyelid cases use incisions inside the lower eyelid with no external scar (transconjunctival blepharoplasty).
- Surgery takes one to two hours under twilight or IV MAC sedation as an outpatient procedure in the practice's AAAASF-certified facilities in Palm Beach Gardens and Wellington.
- The facelift page names Dr. Brian Hass and states that "an eyelid or forehead lift can also be performed at the same time" (source).
The practice's blepharoplasty and brow lift galleries and its brow lift page name Dr. Andrea Hass as the surgeon. The site has no ptosis, double eyelid or revision eyelid page.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, rhinoplasty, chin implant, otoplasty, breast augmentation, lift, reduction and revision, gynecomastia surgery, abdominoplasty, liposuction, Brazilian butt lift and injectable fillers (hassplasticsurgery.com).
Insurance and cost
- The financing page states: "Hass Plastic Surgery does not participate with insurance, including Medicare" (source).
- Financing is offered through CareCredit, PatientFi and Alphaeon Credit.
- Cosmetic consultations are complimentary. Second opinions on procedures done elsewhere carry a charge (source).
- The site publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Bruising: 10 days to 2 weeks; most patients are back to everyday routines by then.
- Swelling and discomfort are controlled with cold compresses and pain medication. Most patients need only minimal pain medication for the first day or two.
- At two weeks, patients can wear full eye makeup and most feel comfortable going out in public.
- Blood-thinning medications and supplements are stopped at least two weeks before surgery.