Training and board certification
Source for all rows: plastic-surgeon bio
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Harvard University; Biology degree (also accepted to Yale and Stanford; high school valedictorian) |
| Medical school | University of Arizona |
| General surgery / fellowship | Phoenix, AZ (general surgery training and a plastic surgery fellowship) |
| Residency | Plastic surgery residency, University of New Mexico |
| Fellowship | Breast surgery and aesthetic surgery, under Drs. G. Patrick Maxwell and Jack Fisher |
- Board-certified plastic surgeon; in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ since 1996.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- Past President, Rocky Mountain Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; past President, Arizona Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Authored and co-authored articles and textbook chapters in peer-reviewed publications; taught Plastic Surgery courses nationally and internationally.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid lift (blepharoplasty). Outpatient surgery at the Piper Outpatient Surgical Facility in Scottsdale, under local or general anesthesia, or in-office with local anesthesia for appropriate patients. Incisions are placed in the natural upper-lid crease and below the lower lash line; excess fat and skin are removed (source).
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. Named on the page: "If only excess fat is present in the lower lids, it may be removed through an incision inside the lower lids with no external incision or scar."
- Brow lift. Endoscopic technique using three one-inch incisions usually behind the hairline (in front of the hairline for high foreheads); forehead skin is lifted and repositioned and frown-line muscles weakened (source). The page lists Lower and/or Upper Eyelid Lift as a complementary procedure.
Other procedures
Per site navigation, the practice covers breast surgery (augmentation, lift, reduction, implant exchange/removal, nipple correction), body contouring after massive weight loss (abdominoplasty, belt lipectomy, thigh lift, Brazilian butt lift, liposuction), and additional facial procedures (facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, corner lip lift, otoplasty). Dr. White's bio states a special interest in facial rejuvenation, breast surgery and surgery after massive weight loss.
Insurance and cost
The eyelid lift page states: "If eyelid lift surgery is being done to improve the field of vision, insurance may cover upper lid surgery. Otherwise, eyelid lift is considered cosmetic, and therefore is not covered by insurance." The brow lift page states browlift surgery "is considered cosmetic and is therefore not covered by insurance." No specific price for either procedure is published.