Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Residency | General surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics |
| Fellowship | Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Indiana University Medical Center |
- The "Certification / Memberships" list names the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Surgery and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Affiliations: Indiana State Medical Association, Indianapolis Medical Society, Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Recipient of the Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation from the American Medical Women's Association.
- In practice for almost twenty years, per the site. Her bio lists breast enhancement, tummy tuck and mommy makeovers as her focus.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift). The page describes surgery on the upper or lower eyelids to remove excess skin and to redistribute or remove excess fat. Upper eyelid surgery is described for skin that obscures vision; lower eyelid surgery for loose, thin skin and puffy bags under the eyes (blepharoplasty).
- Steps listed on the page: general anesthesia; incisions placed in the eyelids' natural lines and creases; repositioning and removal of fat; tightening of skin; suture closure.
- All eyelid surgery is performed in an accredited outpatient surgery center or hospital, per the same page.
- Brow lift. Performed open through a coronal incision or endoscopically through 3, 4 or 5 short scalp incisions (brow lift).
- Gallery. The eyelid surgery gallery holds 7 cases, including upper blepharoplasty, combined upper and lower blepharoplasty and one lower eyelid lift. Cases credit the practice and do not name a surgeon (eyelid gallery).
Other procedures
The practice lists breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, mommy makeover, tummy tuck, liposuction, arm and thigh lift, plastic surgery after weight loss, facelift, neck lift, fat transfer, otoplasty, labiaplasty and injectables including Botox, Xeomin, Juvederm, Restylane and Radiesse (source).
Insurance and cost
- The blepharoplasty page calls the procedure a cosmetic treatment. The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices.
- The financial policy states the office will help patients obtain insurance benefits. When a pre-determination letter goes to an insurer, surgery is scheduled no fewer than six weeks from submission; patients may pre-pay instead of waiting (financial policy).
- Payment for cosmetic surgery is due in full two weeks before surgery. Follow-up care for the first 90 days is included in the surgery fee.
Recovery
- Back to work: within 10 to 14 days.
- Strenuous activity and sun exposure avoided for at least six weeks.
- Bruising peaks at one week and then fades; most side effects fade within a week.
- Full results at six weeks; residual swelling can remain up to one year, and incisions can take one year to fade.
- Brow lift: return to work within 7 to 10 days; visible signs fade within about 3 weeks (brow lift).