Training and board certification
Source for all rows: bio
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Southern Methodist University, Dallas, B.S. in Biology, 1987-91; term at Oxford University, 1989 |
| Medical school | University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, 1991-95 |
| Residency | General surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, 1995-1999 |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, 1999-2001; Executive Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Plastic surgery with Drs. John Q. Owsley and Bernard Alpert, San Francisco, 2001 |
| Fellowship | Plastic surgery and oculoplastic fellowship, Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, 2002 |
- Certification as printed: "American Board of Plastic Surgery 2003, recertified 2013."
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- President, St. Louis Area Plastic Surgery Society, 2007-2011; President, Missouri Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2010-2011.
- Named to the Botox Cosmetic National Educational Faculty; Allergan facial aesthetics speaker and trainer since 2005.
Eyelid surgery work
- The page describes upper blepharoplasty for drooping upper lids and lower blepharoplasty for puffy bags, removing or repositioning excess fat, skin and muscle.
- Incisions run in the upper lid creases and just below the lower lashes, and may extend into the outer corners. For a cheek lift, the lower lid incision is modified in an extended lower blepharoplasty.
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is described for younger patients with lower lid fat but no excess skin, with the incision inside the lower eyelid.
- Blepharoplasty can add an upper eyelid crease to Asian eyes.
- Surgery takes 1 to 3 hours depending on the number of eyelids treated.
- Brow lift. Dr. Boswell offers endoscopic brow lift, the most common technique at the practice, through small incisions behind the hairline. A traditional brow lift uses an incision behind the hairline, or just below it for a high forehead (brow lift).
- The bio lists eyelid reconstruction among his work.
- The practice gallery has no eyelid or brow lift category.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, deep plane and short-scar facelift, liquid facelift, neck and ear surgery, skin resurfacing, breast surgery, body contouring after massive weight loss, and injectables.
Insurance and cost
The eyelid, brow lift, FAQ and financing pages carry no statement on insurance or Medicare coverage and publish no prices.
Recovery
- Sutures out: removed 2 to 7 days after surgery.
- Bruising: peaks in the first week and subsides over 2 to 4 weeks.
- Activity: minimal for 3 to 5 days; no strenuous activity for about 2 weeks.
- Contact lenses: not worn for about 2 weeks.
- Back to work: most people are ready in 7 to 10 days.
- Scars: may stay slightly pink for six months or more.