Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Florida State University, B.S. (Biology), 1982 |
| Medical school | University of Florida College of Medicine, M.D. with Honors, 1986 |
| Internship | General Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, 1986-1987 |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, 1987-1990; chief resident 1990-1991 |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 1991-1992 |
- Board certification as printed: "1992 American Board of Otolaryngology" and "1996 American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery."
- Chief of the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery at UCSF, 1996-2001; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco.
- President of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2021 and of the California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery in 2020; board member of both.
- Director of an AAFPRS Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship Training Program since 2000. The bio page states his fellows assist in surgery and do not perform it.
- Over 150 published articles and more than 40 clinical trials; Sir Harold Delf Gillies Award from the AAFPRS.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Dr. Maas makes an incision in the natural crease of the upper lid and removes excess skin, and a small strip of muscle or fat when needed, closing with fine sutures (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. He typically uses a transconjunctival approach with the incision inside the eyelid, removing or repositioning fat pads. Skin tightening, when needed, is done by laser resurfacing or a small external excision.
- Surgery takes about one hour under local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia, in the on-site surgical center in Pacific Heights; an overnight stay facility is available.
- Brow lift (browplasty). The page describes direct, mid-forehead, coronal, pretrichial (trichophytic) and endoscopic brow lifts. For endoscopic fixation, the page states Dr. Maas prefers Bioglue over drilling the skull, and he has published on Bioglue. The pretrichial approach is also used for hairline lowering (source).
Galleries:
The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The site offers facelift, mini and mid facelift, revision facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, septoplasty, cheek and chin surgery, ear surgery, buccal fat removal, forehead reduction, lip enhancement, fat transfer, facial resurfacing, eyelash and eyebrow transplant, and injectables through the Appearance Care Center (face).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid page states cost depends on the procedure, anesthesia and added treatments, with an itemized estimate at consultation. The site publishes no prices and makes no statement about insurance or Medicare. Financing is offered through Cherry and CareCredit (up to 6 months interest-free) (financing).
Recovery
- Mild swelling and bruising for the first few days; ointments and eye drops are provided (source).
- Sutures, if used, removed within 3 to 5 days.
- Return to work or social activities within 7 to 10 days.
- Contact lenses and eye makeup avoided for about 10 to 14 days.
- Results often last 10 years or more.