Training and board certification
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) (board certification article).
- Surgical training at the Weill Cornell Medicine / Cornell University hospital system in New York City, where he held the chief resident position (source).
- Fellowship in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery (same page).
- The about page calls him a "board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon." The home page states "Board-Certified Cosmetic & General Surgeon." The site does not name the certifying board.
- Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (FACOS) and Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (FAACS). The site footer prints his name as "Farzin Kerendian, D.O, FACOS, FAACS."
- He teaches aesthetic surgery techniques to surgeons in training and has published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery (source).
The site does not state his medical school or the location of his fellowship.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty, upper and lower. The page states he removes or repositions fat deposits, trims excess skin and tightens muscle, and that eyelid surgery is commonly done under local anesthesia as an "awake" procedure (blepharoplasty). A practice article adds detail: for the upper lid he makes a cut in the eyelid crease and removes skin, muscle and fat; for the lower lid the incision runs along the lash line, fat is removed or repositioned and the underlying muscle is tightened. When both lids are treated, he does the upper lids first, under local anesthetic with IV sedation (eyelid surgery article).
- Ptosis repair. A small incision in the eyelid crease is used to tighten the levator muscle or remove excess tissue, in the office under local anesthesia (droopy eyelid repair).
- Excess eyelid skin removal (dermatochalasis). Skin and, if needed, fat are removed through incisions in the eyelid; the page separates this from ptosis, which involves muscle weakness (excess eyelid skin).
- Eyelid lift and male eyelid surgery pages describe the same in-office local anesthesia approach (eyelid lift, male eyelid surgery).
- Brow lift. He offers an endoscopic brow lift with small incisions inside the hairline, done in the office under local anesthesia (forehead/brow lift).
The blepharoplasty gallery shows numbered before-and-after cases (source). The site has no separate brow lift gallery.
Other procedures
The site also lists facelift, rhinoplasty, chin surgery, otoplasty, fat transfer, lip procedures, breast and body surgery, liposuction, CO2 laser, mole removal and fillers (source). Both offices are described as AAAHC-accredited surgery centers with a board-certified anesthesiologist on staff (surgery center).
Insurance and cost
The site publishes no prices and makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery. The financing page names CareCredit and United Finance as payment partners (financing).
Recovery
- Blepharoplasty: return to normal routine within a few days; full recovery within a couple of weeks (blepharoplasty).
- Eyelid lift: most patients return to normal activities within a week to ten days; swelling and bruising subside within a couple of weeks (eyelid lift).
- Excess eyelid skin removal: routine activities within a week, complete recovery in a few weeks (excess eyelid skin).
- Brow lift: most patients return to normal activities within one to two weeks (forehead/brow lift).