Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | College of the Holy Cross and Oxford University |
| Research | Harvard University Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Medical school | Tufts University |
| Internship and residency | Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center, Washington, D.C. |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Hospital |
- Board certification as printed: "Board-Certified Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon by the American Board of Otolaryngology" and certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Military career: 12 years in the United States Army, honorably discharged as Lieutenant Colonel. Positions included Chief of Otolaryngology for U.S. Forces in Korea, Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Walter Reed.
- Otolaryngology consultant to the White House Medical Unit; faculty in the Walter Reed otolaryngology residency.
- Academic: listed as Plastic Surgery Associate Professor at the University of Colorado.
- Memberships: American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- His listed specialties include aesthetic surgery of the face and neck, "including facelifts, browlifts, and eyelifts," and treatment of facial paralysis.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Done under local anesthesia through a thin incision in the natural crease of the upper lid, removing excess skin and muscle. A complete eye exam is required before surgery.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Transconjunctival blepharoplasty uses a hidden incision inside the lower lid, for patients with good skin and muscle tone and under-eye bags. Transcutaneous blepharoplasty uses a thin incision under the lashes when skin or muscle droops and more lifting is needed. Fat is removed or repositioned.
- Double eyelid surgery. The page states younger patients may have upper eyelid surgery to create an eyelid crease.
- Surgery usually takes one to two hours. Lower lid surgery can be done in the office under local anesthesia, with other anesthesia options available.
- Visual field testing can assess vision blocked by upper eyelid skin.
- Brow lift. The practice offers endoscopic (the most common at FacesFirst), classic coronal, trichophytic, and lateral or temporal brow lifts (browlift).
- Galleries. The practice publishes a blepharoplasty gallery across three pages (eyelid gallery) and a forehead lift gallery (forehead lift gallery). Cases are labeled by patient number and do not name the surgeon.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, deep plane facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, buccal fat removal, chin and cheek implants, lip lift, otoplasty, EarWell, fat transfer, laser resurfacing, scar revision and injectables (source).
Insurance and cost
- Blepharoplasty cost varies with technique, extent, anesthesia and facility fees. The practice gives specific costs in the office and offers CareCredit financing (source).
- The pricing page invites patients to request pricing and lists no prices (pricing).
- The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery.
Recovery
- Swelling and bruising: most should dissipate within about a week to 10 days.
- Sutures stay in during the first week.
- Back to work: most patients feel ready after 10 to 14 days.
- Sleep on the back with the head elevated; begin face cleansing 24 to 48 hours after surgery.
- Final result: full results typically show at four to six weeks; final results can take three months.