Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| General surgery training | Harvard Medical School, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Plastic surgery residency | Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery; chief resident and instructor |
| Honors | Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, AOA National Medical Honor Society |
- Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons; member, American Society of Plastic Surgery, Yale Plastic Surgery Society, Texas Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Bexar County Medical Society, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
- Elected Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief of Staff, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital; Laser Safety Officer, Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Center of Central San Antonio.
- The bio page states his interest in plastic surgery was shaped by a mentor it describes as a Nobel Prize-winning plastic surgeon, and that he studied with cosmetic surgeons in New York.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision in the natural upper-eyelid crease; excess skin removed, fat usually repositioned rather than removed, underlying muscle tightened. When sagging skin impairs the visual field, the site terms this functional upper blepharoplasty (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incision just below the lash line with a small extension into a natural skin crease; removes excess skin and fat bags (same page).
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. Hidden incision on the inner lower eyelid to remove fat bags, for patients without significant excess skin (same page).
- The site states Dr. Schaffer often performs blepharoplasty together with a brow lift, and that the two are evaluated together at consultation since treating one without the other can leave an incomplete result (source, blepharoplasty page).
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, neck lift, otoplasty, chin augmentation, breast procedures, body contouring, male plastic surgery, and non-surgical treatments (Botox, Juvederm, laser hair removal) (eschaffer.com).
Insurance and cost
No insurance, Medicare or price statement for eyelid surgery is published on the pages checked.
Recovery
- Sutures out. One week.
- Back to work. Most people return to normal activity in about a week.
- Swelling. Worst the day after surgery; the majority resolves within two weeks.
- Final result. Visible within a couple of days after initial swelling resolves, improving further over about four weeks; the site describes the result as permanent.
(All from source.)