Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1988 |
| Medical school | University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1992 |
| Residency | General surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1994 |
| Residency | General surgery, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1998 |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000, under Dr. Luis Vasconez |
- Board certification as printed: "The American Board of Plastic Surgery has certified Dr. Schaffer since 2003."
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- The about page states more than 25 years of practice in the Southeast, mostly in the Birmingham area.
- He served 16 years in the Army Reserve Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Major, with two deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (team).
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery is an outpatient procedure with an incision along the natural crease of the upper or lower eyelid. Through it, Dr. Schaffer tightens muscles and removes fat deposits and excess skin. Surgery can be done on the upper lid, the lower lid or both.
- The page lists concerns treated: puffiness from fat deposits, excess skin and folds, under-eye bags, vision blocked by drooping upper lids, and excess exposure of the whites of the eyes from drooping lower lids.
- He may combine eyelid surgery with brow lift, facelift or skin resurfacing.
- Blepharoplasty revision. The page offers revision for patients unhappy with earlier results, with complications after an earlier procedure, or with changed goals.
- Brow lift. He elevates sagging skin and repositions the underlying muscles and tissue to lift the brows and smooth forehead furrows. Brow lift revision is offered for brow asymmetry or a post-procedure issue (brow lift).
- Procedures take place in the practice's AAAASF-certified outpatient surgery suite, across the street from Grandview Medical Center.
- Galleries. The eyelid gallery shows three patients (eyelid gallery); the brow lift gallery shows three patients (brow lift gallery).
The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery or canthoplasty.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, neck lift, mini neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin and lip augmentation, fat grafting, breast and body surgery, labiaplasty, and med spa treatments including Halo laser resurfacing and injectables.
Insurance and cost
- The practice's insurance specialist handles claims, reimbursements and prior authorizations (team).
- The eyelid page names improved field of vision from drooping upper lids as one reason for surgery.
- The site publishes no eyelid prices. The practice accepts CareCredit and PatientFi financing (patient info).
Recovery
- After eyelid surgery, patients may temporarily have blurred vision, watering eyes, light sensitivity and soreness. Patients protect their eyes from the sun and avoid vigorous activity until cleared (blepharoplasty).
- Downtime after a brow lift ranges from a few days to up to ten days; early swelling and bruising can be covered with makeup (brow lift).