Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating in three years |
| Medical school | University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine |
| Internship and residency | General Surgery and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Fellowship | Hand surgery, Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) |
| Fellowship | Microsurgery, University of Southern California |
- "He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery" and is a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons.
- During six years at Stanford he trained under surgeons including Dr. Lorne Rosenfield in eyelid surgery.
- His listed interests are rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery, DIEP flap breast reconstruction, breast augmentation, body contouring and hand surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
The eyelid page (eyelids) names Dr. Gil Kryger and Dr. Zol Kryger and describes:
- Upper and lower blepharoplasty to remove excess skin, fat and muscle. Younger patients often need only lower lid work; older patients usually need both lids.
- Incisions are hidden in the natural creases of the upper and lower lids. Some lower lid procedures use a trans-conjunctival approach through the inner lid, with no visible incision.
- Ptosis repair. Senile ptosis (levator disinsertion) can be treated surgically together with cosmetic blepharoplasty.
- Surgery takes 1 to 3 hours, mostly in the operating room, with some techniques done in the office. It uses twilight (intravenous sedation with local) or general anesthesia, and most patients go home the same day.
- Non-surgical options include fat or filler in the lower lid-cheek junction and chemical peels for fine lower lid wrinkles.
- A brow lift, facelift, fat injections or fillers can be done at the same operation.
Brow lift. The brow lift page (source) describes three approaches:
- Endoscopic brow lift through small incisions in the hairline.
- Temporal brow lift through incisions near the temples.
- Browpexy, an internal brow lift through an upper eyelid incision, often combined with eyelid surgery.
Surgery takes 1 to 2 hours, incisions are usually closed with staples, and no drains are used.
Galleries: the practice eyelid gallery shows 23 cases (blepharoplasty gallery), and the brow lift gallery shows 6 cases (brow lift gallery). Gallery cases do not name the operating surgeon.
Other procedures
The site lists deep plane and SMAS facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, ear pinning and facial fat grafting. It also lists breast surgery including DIEP flap and implant reconstruction, body contouring, hernia repair and med spa treatments (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Cosmetic eyelid surgery is not covered by insurance." Ptosis repair may be covered when documentation shows it impairs vision or causes other symptoms, and practice staff work with the carrier to check eligibility (eyelids).
- The insurance page states the office "accepts a broad range of insurance plans." Consultations are complimentary for self-pay patients. CareCredit financing and CosmetAssure coverage are offered (source).
- The eyelid page lists cost factors (anesthesia, hospital, surgeon fees, tests and medications) but publishes no price.
Recovery
- No dressings; stitches come out about 5 days after surgery.
- Swelling peaks at about 48 hours and is fully diminished by 6 to 8 weeks. Bruising is usually gone in two weeks.
- Strenuous exercise is avoided for two weeks; baths, hot tubs and swimming also wait two weeks.
- Most people return to work after a week; strenuous jobs may need two weeks.
- Air travel and long trips wait until the first postoperative visit, about five days after surgery.