Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Credential | Institution |
|---|---|
| MD | Harvard Medical School |
| Plastic surgery | Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| General and oral/maxillofacial surgery | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| DMD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Craniofacial surgery | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
- Board certification: "board-certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery."
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member of the Rhinoplasty Society, the Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
- Former Director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Program and former Chief of Maxillofacial / Orthognathic Surgery at Yale. The eyelid page states he served as Full-Professor of Plastic Surgery at Yale (source).
- The site lists over 230 research papers and publications and over 500 presentations and invited lectures; lecture topics include Asian blepharoplasty.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The page describes surgery on the upper and lower eyelids to remove excess skin, wrinkles and puffiness, and to improve sight when drooping lids block vision. It is an outpatient procedure of about one to two hours. Dr. Steinbacher makes incisions in the natural creases of the eyelids, removes excess skin, and may reposition fat and tighten muscle (source).
- Upper eyelid surgery removes extra skin and sometimes fat that causes hooding. Lower eyelid surgery addresses puffiness, bags and loose skin and may involve fat repositioning, skin tightening or both. Incisions sit in the upper eyelid crease or just below the lash line.
- A blog post on candidacy states that most people over 40 could benefit and that lower eyelid incisions are made behind the lower lash line (source).
- Brow lift. The brow lift page describes endoscopic brow lift and an approach via the hairline that can address forehead wrinkles. The hairline incision can be adjusted for patients with high foreheads. Surgery is outpatient or with an overnight stay and takes about one to two hours. A brow lift can be combined with blepharoplasty (browlift).
The image gallery holds rhinoplasty, jaw surgery, facelift, breast, body, ear and cleft cases. It has no eyelid or brow lift section (source).
Other procedures
The site lists rhinoplasty, facelift and neck lift, deep plane facelift, upper lip lift, orthognathic jaw surgery, genioplasty, cheekbone and jawline surgery, facial feminization, TMJ replacement, otoplasty, breast and body surgery, and injectables and laser treatments (source).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid and brow lift pages state no prices and no insurance or Medicare terms. The eyelid page notes the procedure can improve vision blocked by drooping lids (source).
Recovery
- Patients go home the same day.
- Swelling, bruising and mild discomfort: during the first week.
- Stitches: typically removed within a week.
- Back to work or light activities: within 7 to 10 days.
- Strenuous exercise and heavy lifting: avoided for about two to three weeks.
- Results: most patients keep them for a decade or more.
- Brow lift: a headband supports the forehead; most patients return to normal activities within one week (browlift).