Training and board certification
Source for all rows: bio page
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; Bachelor of Science in Biology |
| Medical school | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, graduated with honors |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, University of Massachusetts; Chief Resident in his final year |
| Fellowship | Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital |
- Board certification, as printed: "a board-certified plastic surgeon." The bio does not name the board.
- Special interests: facial surgery, breast reconstruction and pediatric plastic surgery.
- During residency he joined cleft lip and palate mission trips to Latacunga and Salinas, Ecuador; during fellowship he presented research at the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery in Tokyo.
- Research topics listed: wound healing in abdominal reconstruction and helmet therapy for positional plagiocephaly.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. An incision along the natural eyelid crease; excess skin, possibly some muscle fibers and bulging fat are removed. Lax muscle can be tightened to correct upper lid hooding (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. An incision on the lower lash line to tighten skin, excise tissue and recontour fat. When only fat bulging needs correction, an internal "trans-conjunctival" approach avoids an external scar.
- Surgery usually takes less than three hours at Roper Hospital-Mount Pleasant as an outpatient procedure. Some upper blepharoplasty procedures are done in the office.
- Anesthesia: local anesthesia with sedation, or general anesthesia.
- All patients start Arnica Montana a few days before surgery.
- Functional blepharoplasty is offered for patients whose peripheral vision is blocked by sagging lid skin.
- Brow lift. The male procedures page states a brow lift can be done through a small incision in the natural crease of the lateral forehead or in the scalp (male).
Gallery: eight blepharoplasty cases, mostly upper and lower blepharoplasty, one with a simultaneous brow lift and one lower lid correction done transconjunctivally without skin resection. One case states the surgery was by Dr. Kalus; the others name no surgeon (source). The site has no standalone brow lift page and no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin and lip augmentation, breast and body surgery, breast reconstruction and pediatric plastic surgery, plus Shine Medical Spa in downtown Charleston (plasticsurgerycarolina.com).
Insurance and cost
- "Eyelid surgery is typically considered a cosmetic procedure and is not covered by insurance." When excess skin obstructs vision, the procedure may be deemed medically necessary; carriers often require a visual field test and clinical photographs (source).
- The site publishes no price. Cost depends on upper and/or lower surgery and added procedures; financing is offered.
Recovery
- Downtime: about one week; two weeks off work.
- Sutures and Steristrips: removed at about one week.
- Swelling and bruising: usually resolve within two to three weeks.
- Exercise: light walking within a few days; strenuous exercise and heavy lifting avoided for about four weeks.
- Eye makeup: resumed about two weeks after surgery.
- Scars: placed in the crease or under the lash line; visible scars tend to fade within six months.