Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | Tulane University School of Medicine, 1989 |
| Residency | Internship and ophthalmology residency, Cleveland Clinic, completed 1993 |
| Fellowship | Two-year fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, West Virginia University |
- Board certification, as the site states it: board-certified ophthalmologist and fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Assistant Professor and Consultant of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, for 16 years; Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University; 2 years as Vice-Chair and Chairman of Mayo Clinic's education committee.
- Site states he has been selected for Best Doctors in America since 2005.
Eyelid surgery work
- Cosmetic blepharoplasty. Removes excess skin and/or fat from the eyelids; upper and lower procedures may be done together or separately, and combined with a brow lift (source).
- Ptosis repair. The gallery lists "Ptosis Repair Internal Approach and Upper Blepharoplasty" and "Ptosis Repair Upper Blepharoplasty" cases (source).
- Ectropion repair. The site states "there is no medical treatment for ectropion and it requires surgery to correct it" (source).
- Entropion repair. Surgery to "rotate the eyelid outward" for the inward-turning lid (same page).
Other procedures
MOHS skin-cancer eyelid reconstruction and Graves'/thyroid eye disease treatment, per the gallery categories; the wider practice also offers cataract, cornea, glaucoma, dry eye, retina and LASIK services (source).
Insurance and cost
"Florida Eye Specialists has contracts with many national insurance carriers, third-party administrators and employers. We also participate with Medicare," a general statement not specific to oculoplastics (source). A practice blog post states insurance "typically doesn't cover cosmetic procedures," though surgery may be medically necessary in some vision-impairment cases, and gives "on average, patients can expect a Blepharoplasty to cost around $3,200" (source).
Recovery
- Activity. Limit activity (no bending, lifting, straining) for the first 72 hours after blepharoplasty (source).
- Back to work. Most people are off work 5 to 7 days (same page).
- Makeup. Avoid for about 2 weeks (same page).
- Final result. Visible results within several weeks; complete healing takes several months (same page).