Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College and medical school | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| General surgery | University of California San Francisco and University of Michigan programs |
| Residency | Three-year residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of California Los Angeles |
| Fellowship | Aesthetic plastic surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas |
- Board certification as printed: "double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery."
- Member of the California Medical Association, Sonoma County Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Moved to Sonoma County from Texas in 2017; has served on the Board of the Sonoma County Medical Association since 2018.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Excess skin and tissue are removed, with incisions along the lid crease so the scar is hidden when the eyes are open (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incisions are made along the lash line in most cases, or inside the lower eyelid; fat is removed or repositioned, underlying muscles are tightened and excess skin is removed. Laser treatment for discoloration and dermal fillers can be added (source).
- The surgery is outpatient, under local or general anesthesia, and takes one to two hours.
- Brow lift. The brow lift page describes traditional (open), trichophytic and temporal (lateral) incisions and an endoscopic forehead lift, under IV sedation or general anesthesia (source).
Galleries:
- Eyelid lift: 13 cases; four are credited to Dr. Culbertson, including upper blepharoplasties for hooded lids shown at six months, lower blepharoplasties shown at two months, and upper blepharoplasties with a conservative lateral brow lift (source).
- Brow lift: three cases, one credited to Dr. Culbertson (source).
The practice site has no separate page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery or canthoplasty.
Other procedures
The practice gallery covers facelift, rhinoplasty, buccal fat removal, chin augmentation, ear surgery, facial fat transfer, lip lift and CO2 laser resurfacing, along with breast, body and vaginal procedures (source).
Insurance and cost
- The eyelid lift page states that cost depends on upper, lower or combined surgery and is estimated at consultation; no eyelid price is published (source).
- Brow lift: "Typically the cost for a brow lift is in the range of $7,000 to $12,000" (source).
- Financing through Cherry, PatientFi and CareCredit (financing).
- The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery.
Recovery
- Most patients need about one week of downtime; redness, swelling and bruising are treated with cold compresses (source).
- Most patients return to normal activities within 1-2 weeks; strenuous activity is avoided for at least 3-4 weeks (source).
- Swelling may obscure the result for several months; results can last a decade or longer.
- Brow lift: typical recovery around 2-3 weeks (source).