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Plastic surgeon

Dr. Edward Lee, MD

Edward Lee is a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Nuveau Plastic Surgery, 3720 Westheimer Rd Suite 101, Houston, TX 77027. His site describes upper and lower blepharoplasty, Asian double eyelid surgery, and brow lift among his facial procedures.

Practice
3720 Westheimer Rd Suite 101, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
713-999-1321
Website
nuveau.co
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons

Dr. Edward Lee (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Texas, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: source

Stage Detail
Medical school Baylor College of Medicine
Residency Plastic surgery, 6 years, Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship Craniofacial/pediatric fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine
International training Asian plastic surgery training in Taiwan and South Korea
Academic appointment Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "board-certified plastic surgeon." No specific board name or credential abbreviation (e.g., MD, FACS) is printed on the pages checked.
  • Recognized as a Super Doctors Rising Star since 2015, and one of Houston's Top Doctors (H Texas magazine) since 2017.
  • Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Baylor College of Medicine.
  • Participates in medical mission trips with Operation Smile and Smile Train (Haiti, Cambodia); fluent in Korean and conversational Spanish.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Blepharoplasty. Upper eyelid surgery removes excess fat and skin via an incision in the natural lid crease; lower eyelid surgery removes fatty tissue and tightens skin via an incision below the lash line, with filler injected in select cases for volume (source). Surgery can take up to 2 hours; general anesthesia or IV sedation used.
  • Asian double eyelid surgery. Creates a supratarsal crease and increases vertical eye height, using incisional (traditional) or non-incisional (suture) technique; can be combined with medial or lateral epicanthoplasty to widen the eye (source).
  • Brow lift. Addresses a drooping brow via traditional (behind-hairline) or trichophytic (along-hairline) incisions (source).
  • No separate canthoplasty page (epicanthoplasty is described within the Asian eyelid page) or revision eyelid surgery page found.

Other procedures

Site lists facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty (including Asian rhinoplasty), chin augmentation, ear surgery, breast augmentation/lift/reduction/reconstruction/revision, body contouring (liposuction, tummy tuck, arm lift, thigh lift, back lift, lower body lift), gynecomastia, fat transfer, FaceTite, BodyTite, and non-surgical injectables and laser treatments.

Insurance and cost

No insurance/Medicare or eyelid-specific price statement found on pages checked.

Recovery, from the practice

From nuveau.co, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Travel"Patients need assistance getting home after Asian double eyelid surgery and are not allowed to drive." Source0
Swelling"Eyelids and surrounding area swollen for 1-2 weeks after Asian double eyelid surgery." Source14
Drains"Dry eyes may occur after blepharoplasty but normally subside after 2 weeks." Source14
Final result"Results from upper eyelid surgery can last a decade or longer; lower eyelid surgery results can last years." Source

Why #7: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery35.440an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages810eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1515eyelid surgery listed in a cosmetic surgery society directory
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research11.415eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score84.8100Rank 7 of 500

Eyelid surgery papers

Papers in the PubMed eyelid record that list Dr. Edward Lee as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2025
Reconstruction of Medial Epicanthal Fold Using Dual-Plane V-Y Advancement Flap
Xu L, Wang H, Ma T, Lee EI, Ahn TJ, Song SH, et al. · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 40175807
2023
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Facial Aesthetic Surgery Search Interest
Herzog I, Park J, Didzbalis CJ, Weisberger J, Tran BN, Lee ES · Ann Plast Surg · PMID 36811485
2020
Aesthetic Analysis of Alteration of Eyebrow Position After Double Eyelidplasty
Xu L, Lee EI, Ma T, Zhang J, Han X, Ahn TJ · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 31897628
2017
Nonincisional Conjoint Fascial Sheath Suspension: A Novel Technique for Minimally Invasive Blepharoptosis Correction
Ahn TJ, Kim JH, Lee EI, Lew DH, Kim NH, Park RH, et al. · Ann Plast Surg · PMID 28858883
2016
Postseptal Weight Placement for Paralytic Lagophthalmos
Gendy A, Therattil PJ, Feintisch AM, Lee ES · Eplasty · PMID 27408667
2015
Placement of an eyelid weight as an upper lid spacer for lagophthalmos
Mokhtarzadeh A, Lee EW, Barahimi BI, Lee MS, Harrison AR · Clin Exp Ophthalmol · PMID 26043940
2010
Use of DermaMatrix graft in oculoplastic surgery
Lee EW, Berbos Z, Zaldivar RA, Lee MS, Harrison AR · Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 20489536
2009
Infection rates in outpatient eyelid surgery
Lee EW, Holtebeck AC, Harrison AR · Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 19300151

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