Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Tulane University |
| Medical school | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston |
| Internship | Department of Surgery, New York University |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York University, 5 years; chief resident in the final year |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago (listed as University of Illinois at Chicago and the Facial Plastic Surgery Center), with Drs. Regan Thomas, Dean Toriumi and Steven Dayan |
- Board certification: "Board Certified - American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery" and "Board Certified - American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery."
- Former Assistant Professor and Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah.
- Former facial plastic surgeon to the Utah Jazz, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and other U.S. Olympic sports bodies, per the bio.
- Member, American College of Surgeons; American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper and lower blepharoplasty. Done as an outpatient procedure. Upper lid surgery removes small amounts of fat, muscle and skin through incisions in the natural crease. Lower lid surgery treats under-eye bags through incisions just below the lash line (source).
- The eyelid lift page states the procedure can be done in the office under local anesthesia (source).
- Fat repositioning blepharoplasty. Lower lid fat is moved rather than only removed to prevent hollowing, often combined with under-eye fat transfer (source).
- Ptosis repair. Dr. Cerrati strengthens or adjusts the levator muscle, and in some cases replaces it, removing excess skin in the same operation (source). A blog article explains how ptosis differs from excess skin and states both can be treated in one procedure (source).
- Asian eyelid surgery and male eyelid surgery have their own pages (source, source).
- Brow lift. Endoscopic brow lift through small hairline incisions under general anesthesia, one to two hours (source). A direct brow lift places incisions just above the brows under local anesthesia with or without sedation (source).
Gallery: 48 captioned cases on the blepharoplasty gallery page, most combining eyelid, brow and facelift surgery. They include upper eyelid ptosis repair, revision upper and lower blepharoplasty, and lower skin pinch cases (source).
Other procedures
The site lists deep plane facelift, revision facelift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, lip lift and lip augmentation, chin implants, fat transfer, buccal fat reduction, otoplasty, laser procedures, cleft lip and palate and reconstructive surgery (source, source).
Insurance and cost
The site makes no statement on insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery and publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Sutures out: 4 to 5 days after surgery (source).
- Back to work: typically within 5 to 7 days.
- Swelling: eyes appear rested within 10 to 12 days.
- Ptosis repair: bruising usually fades within seven days; normal routine in 7 to 10 days (source).
- Male eyelid surgery: complete recovery within two weeks (source).
- Endoscopic brow lift: most patients return to normal activities within a week.