Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington; B.A. in Chemistry |
| Medical school | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
| Internship | General surgery internship, Maricopa County Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Residency | General surgery residency, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
| Residency | Plastic surgery residency, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts |
- Board certification: "Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)."
- Site also states: "Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery" (as printed).
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; convocated F.A.C.S. in 2007.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery; member, California Medical Association.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The site describes removing excess skin, fat and muscle from the upper eyelid and, in some cases, the lower eyelid. For the upper eyelid, the incision is placed in the eyelid crease; for the lower eyelid, the incision may be placed along the lash line or inside the lower eyelid, described as a transconjunctival incision (source).
- The page states blepharoplasty is performed under local anesthesia with oral or intravenous sedation, or under general anesthesia, as an outpatient procedure.
- Eyelid surgery can be combined with facelift or brow lift surgery for a more comprehensive result, per the same page.
- Brow lift. Described as smoothing the forehead and re-elevating the brows; offered in two techniques: a coronal brow lift (incision behind the hairline, extending ear to ear) and a mini/limited-incision brow lift (incisions in the temple area only) (source).
- Eyelid (blepharoplasty): 14 before-and-after patient cases (source).
- Brow lift: before-and-after patient cases (source).
No dedicated page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery. "Canthopexy/Canthoplasty" appears only as a line item on the pricing page, with no procedure page.
Other procedures
The site also offers facelift, neck lift, fat transfer to the face, rhinoplasty and otoplasty under Face procedures, plus breast and body surgery and non-surgical injectables and laser treatments (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Health insurance may cover part of the cost of blepharoplasty if extreme hooding of the upper eyelids is obscuring vision"; otherwise cosmetic eyelid surgery is not covered (source).
- Brow lift fees are not covered by health insurance for cosmetic purposes (source).
- The eyelid page's quick-facts box states a cost of "Approximately $3,516 to $7,104." A separate pricing-page table lists "Blepharoplasty (Eyelids) Uppers/Lowers/Quad" at $5,000 to $8,000, and "Brow Lift" at $7,500 to $8,500 (source). The two blepharoplasty figures differ; both are published by the practice and recorded.
Recovery
- Back to work: most patients take one to two weeks off (source).
- Exercise: strenuous activity avoided for four to six weeks.
- Bruising and swelling: gradually fade; sunglasses can cover visible effects during healing.
- Final result: eyelid surgery results have been found to last about seven years, up to 10 years or more in some cases.