Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | The Johns Hopkins University, departmental honors in biology |
| Graduate degree | Georgetown University, master's in physiology |
| Medical school | The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Residency | Family medicine, three years, Beaver, PA, with emphasis on surgical procedures, emergency room and urgent care |
| Eyelid training | CO2 laser-assisted blepharoplasty with Henry Balis, MD, then Chief of Oculo-Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute (source) |
- Board roles as printed: President of the American Board of Laser Surgery since December 2008 and oral examiner since 2008. The site names no board certification in a surgical specialty.
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery member since 1998; Board of Trustees 2014 to 2020. California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Board of Trustees 2013 to 2020.
- Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, since 1994.
- Faculty member, Touro University School of Osteopathic Medicine; co-author of the American Board of Laser Surgery Study Guide.
- Cosmetic Surgery Foundation 2025 Webster Lecturer Award.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty removes excess skin to improve hooding. Lower blepharoplasty reduces under-eye bags. Fat in either lid is removed or repositioned.
- Incisions are made with a CO2 laser in the natural creases, in the lower conjunctiva or along the lash line. The page states the laser incises in a nearly bloodless field and seals nerve endings.
- Browpexy is an internal brow support done with upper blepharoplasty. Canthopexy tightens the lower lid to improve support, reduce scleral show and help dry eye symptoms.
- CO2 laser skin resurfacing of the eyelid and peri-ocular skin can be added.
- Duration is one to three hours under general anesthesia or twilight sedation. Patients are first cleared by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
- The page states Dr. Zimmerman has performed these procedures for over two decades.
- Temporal brow lift. Beveled incisions inside the temple hairline let the skin be released from the fascia above the orbit and anchored higher, lifting the tail of the brow. It can be combined with blepharoplasty or facelift (source).
- Gallery. The upper blepharoplasty gallery category shows one patient case (source).
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift and lower face and neck lift, liposuction with Renuvion, CO2 laser resurfacing, body contouring, genital procedures, regenerative treatments, lasers, fillers and neurotoxins (aestheticrevolutionlv.com).
Insurance and cost
- The eyelid page describes cosmetic blepharoplasty. It states that ptosis repair, reattaching the muscle that lifts the upper eyelid, "would usually be performed by a surgeon who works with your insurance."
- The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices.
Recovery
- Blurred vision and mild double vision can be present the first night; bloody tears and incision discharge are normal.
- Initial recovery takes one to two weeks; sutures come out at 5 to 7 days and bruising is usually resolved at 2 weeks.
- Full activity resumes at 3 to 4 weeks.
- Incisions continue to remodel for up to a year.
- Nicotine is avoided for 4 to 6 weeks before and after surgery.