Dr. John Finn, MD

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: J. Charles Finn, MD

• Board certification, as printed: "double board-certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery." (The site prints an en dash in the board name.)
• Received the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Research Award for a study in wound healing, and the Jack Anderson Award for Academic Excellence in 1998.
• Serving patients for over 25 years.
• Previously volunteered as Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Duke University.
• Served as chairman of the Face-to-Face committee of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which offers pro-bono care to victims of domestic abuse.
• Has published book chapters and peer-reviewed articles, including a chapter in the online textbook Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery.
• Has served on week-long medical missions in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and China.

Eyelid surgery work

• Brow lift. His bio lists facelift, endoscopic browlift and reconstruction of facial defects from skin cancer. The brow lift page describes the endoscopic approach through small hairline incisions, a trichophytic brow lift for a very high hairline, and a lateral browlift through temple incisions. Brow lift is done under IV sedation with local anesthesia (browlift).
• Upper blepharoplasty. The surgeons remove excess skin, muscle and fat and sculpt the upper eyelid. Sutures are hidden within the natural crease. The surgery is done under local anesthesia in the office (upper blepharoplasty).
• Lower blepharoplasty. A transconjunctival approach repositions and sometimes partly removes fat through an incision inside the lower eyelid. A transcutaneous approach uses an incision below the eyelashes into a crow's foot line to tighten skin and muscle. Fractionated laser resurfacing is often added (lower blepharoplasty).
• All eyelid patients need clearance from their eye doctor before surgery.
• The eyelid pages credit the practice's surgeons as a group. The team page lists eyelid surgery in the bio of Justin Sowder, MD (our practice).

Galleries (the gallery pages name no surgeon):

• Upper blepharoplasty: 14 before-and-after images (upper blepharoplasty gallery).
• Lower blepharoplasty: 13 before-and-after images (lower blepharoplasty gallery).
• Brow lift: 6 before-and-after images (brow lift gallery).

The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.

Other procedures

His bio names facelift and cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty. The practice also offers neck lift, chin and cheek implants, otoplasty, lip lift, fat transfer, skin cancer reconstruction, breast and body surgery, injectables and laser treatments (procedures).

Insurance and cost

• "Currently, our practice does not have any partnerships with insurance companies" (patient resources).
• The site publishes no prices. Patients receive a detailed surgical quote at the consultation, and a non-refundable booking fee is due when surgery is scheduled (upper blepharoplasty).
• Financing: CareCredit.

Recovery

• Upper blepharoplasty: sutures out at five to seven days. Bruising and swelling typically resolve in ten days to two weeks; makeup can cover bruising after one week. The practice offers a complimentary VBeam Perfecta laser treatment for bruising (upper blepharoplasty).
• Lower blepharoplasty (transcutaneous): sutures out within five to seven days; bruising may last seven to ten days; redness at the outer incision may last several weeks (lower blepharoplasty).
• Brow lift: sutures out at five to seven days; bruising around the eyes lasts seven to ten days; swelling subsides over one to three weeks; forehead numbness typically resolves in two to four weeks (browlift).