Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | The University of Texas at Austin, magna cum laude |
| MD | Washington University in St. Louis; elected president of Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas |
| Fellowship | Craniofacial, pediatric and head and neck reconstructive surgery, Medical City Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center |
| Fellowship | Public health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
- Site describes him as a board-certified plastic surgeon.
- Member, International Craniofacial Institute.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Addresses drooping upper eyelids, excess skin, and functional vision issues (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Removes excess fat/tissue for under-eye bags and dark circles; transconjunctival (internal) or transcutaneous (external) incision approaches (same page).
- Functional blepharoplasty. Corrects eyelid drooping that impairs peripheral vision (same page).
- Canthoplasty/canthopexy. Lateral tarsal strip canthoplasty and lateral canthal suspension canthopexy are named (same page).
- Double eyelid surgery (Asian eyelid surgery). Two methods: a suture method for thinner eyelid skin, and an open surgical technique for excess skin, thicker eyelids or muscle involvement (source).
- Brow lift. Open/coronal technique ("classic lift"), one continuous incision at the hairline or in the hair, removing excess skin and sections of muscle, closed with staples or stitches, sometimes with fixation screws (source).
Insurance and cost
Functional blepharoplasty "may have insurance coverage" and patients are told to contact their insurer directly (source). Most insurers classify Asian eyelid surgery as cosmetic, though coverage may apply if visual obstruction is present (source). The brow lift page states a classic (coronal) lift is elective and "insurance does not cover it" in most instances, with exceptions for vision-obstructing sagging brows (source). No prices are published.
Recovery
- Bruising. Blepharoplasty bruising "dissipates within 10 days of surgery" (source).
- Final result. Blepharoplasty full results visible at the six-week mark (same page).
- Sutures out. Asian eyelid surgery: suture removal at 5-7 days (source).
- Back to work. Asian eyelid surgery: most patients take the first week off, especially screen-based work (same page).
- Exercise. Asian eyelid surgery: light cardio at 2 weeks, full cardio and weightlifting at 4 weeks, full activity at 6 weeks (same page).
- Sutures out. Brow lift: stitches/staples removed at 1 week; fixation screws removed and return to work/school at 2 weeks (source).
- Final result. Brow lift final results visible at 6 months (same page).