Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Hawaii Pacific University; dual Bachelors in Science |
| Medical school | University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| Surgical internship | First year of surgical training, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital) |
| Graduate degree | MPH in biostatistics and epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Plastic surgery training | UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas |
- Board certification: "Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Research published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (source).
- The bio states Dr. Costa is a Nevada native who lived on Oahu, Hawaii before becoming a surgeon, and has a special interest in East Asian cosmetic surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. The incision is often placed along the lid crease to excise loose skin and fatty tissue (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Treats puffy or bulging skin below the lower lid, hollow lower lids and tear troughs. In most cases the incision is hidden behind the eyelashes or placed along the lash line to remove excess tissue and fat. Laser treatment may be added for discoloration or fine lines, and fillers for smoothing.
- Canthopexy. Done alone or with lower blepharoplasty to correct lid malposition (ectropion or entropion); sutures tighten the tendons and muscles of the lower eyelid to support the outer corners of the eyes.
- The eyelid page states the procedure usually takes under one hour as outpatient surgery, and names ptosis as one cause of drooping lids.
- Double eyelid surgery. The Asian eyelid surgery page describes creating a pretarsal crease for patients born with monolids. Dr. Costa usually uses an incisional approach, which can change crease shape or height, remove herniated fat, trim muscle, and reduce a pronounced epicanthal fold. Local anesthesia or IV sedation may suffice; more extensive cases use general anesthesia (source).
- Galleries. Eyelid surgery gallery with about 25 cases (eyelid-surgery gallery); Asian eyelid surgery gallery with about 14 cases (asian-eyelid-surgery gallery); brow lift gallery with one case (brow-lift gallery). Gallery pages carry Dr. Christopher Costa's name.
The site has no brow lift procedure page and no revision eyelid page.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift and neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, ear surgery, lip lift, hairline lowering, buccal fat removal, breast and body surgery, and medspa treatments such as tear trough filler, peels, lasers and BOTOX (source).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid surgery and double eyelid pages say cost depends on several factors and is given at consultation; no price is published. The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery (source). Virtual consultations are free.
Recovery
- Eyelid surgery: plan for about a week of rest at home; cold compresses and prescription eye drops are used; results show at about six weeks; incision lines can stay pink for six months or more (source).
- Double eyelid surgery: swelling and bruising for one to two weeks; routine activities around five to seven days after stitch removal; return to work about ten days after surgery; no contact lenses for two weeks; full results at two to three months (source).