Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Yale University, graduated with honors |
| Medical school | Cornell University School of Medicine (also printed as Cornell Medical College) |
| Surgical training | University of Pennsylvania |
| Fellowship | NYU School of Medicine and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital |
- Board certification, as printed: "Double board-certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ABOto-HNS)."
- NYU Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS).
- Practice limited to plastic surgery of the face, head and neck, with no body or breast surgery.
- Hospital affiliations include Chilton Memorial Hospital and St. Barnabas Medical Center.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The page lists upper eyelid surgery to lift and smooth excess skin, lower eyelid contouring for under-eye bags and puffiness, transconjunctival access through an internal incision, and combined upper and lower surgery (blepharoplasty).
- Upper eyelid incisions are placed in the natural eyelid crease. Lower eyelid incisions are placed at the lash line or inside the eyelid. Excess skin is removed and fat is "repositioned or preserved."
- Candidates named include patients with visual field impairment from dermatochalasis confirmed by examination.
- Surgery uses sedation anesthesia; the site states every surgical procedure at the practice uses IV sedation with a board-certified anesthesiologist on-site (source).
- Blepharoplasty can be combined with facelift, brow lift or fat grafting.
- Undereye bags. Treatment options are lower blepharoplasty, fat repositioning or filler (source).
- Brow lift. Incisions are placed within the hairline or, in some cases, directly above the eyebrows. The FAQ names the endoscopic brow lift and the coronal brow lift. The procedure lasts one to two hours (source).
Galleries:
- Blepharoplasty: 80 before-and-after patient cases (source).
- Brow lift: before-and-after patient cases (source).
The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The practice offers deep plane facelift, deep neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, lip lift, otoplasty and facial fat transfer, plus hair restoration (FUE, FUT and PRP) through the Wise Institute for Hair Restoration and med spa treatments including CO2 laser resurfacing, injectables and fillers (drwise.com).
Insurance and cost
- The site makes no statement on insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery.
- Pricing depends on whether upper, lower or both blepharoplasties are done and on anatomy. A personalized quote is given at consultation; staff may give a price range on an initial call (blepharoplasty).
- The site publishes no price. Financing is offered (financing).
Recovery
- Back to routine: many patients return to regular routines within 5-7 days.
- Bruising and swelling: usually mild; many feel "back to themselves" within one week.
- Swelling: residual swelling resolves within 2-4 weeks.
- Makeup: usually worn again after about one week.
- Final result: refinement continues over several months. Upper eyelid correction can remain stable for 5-10 years or longer.
- Brow lift: most patients return to normal activities within ten to fourteen days (source).