Training and board certification
- Graduated from Denison University, Ohio; Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program, University of Vermont.
- MPH, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
- Medical degree, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.
- Integrated residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, followed by a year of fellowship training in hand and microsurgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
- Board certification, as the site states it: "certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; teaching faculty, Lahey Clinic; Clinical Instructor, Maine Medical Center for Tufts University School of Medicine.
Eyelid surgery work
The practice's eyelid surgery page (a shared page for its surgeons, not Persing-specific) states cosmetic eyelid surgery corrects loose or sagging eyelids, wrinkles, fatty deposits and under-eye bags. It describes upper eyelid surgery as an incision within the natural lid fold, extended slightly beyond the outer corner, to remove excess skin and fat; lower eyelid surgery as an incision below the lower lashes (in some cases on the inside of the lid) to remove or redistribute fat. It lists eyelid procedures offered as "traditional upper and lower eyelid lifts, fat pad transposition, structural fat grafting, and surgical chemical peels," and notes surgeons may combine eyelid surgery with laser skin resurfacing, brow lift or facelift (source).
The site's gallery has an "Eyelid Surgery" category (source).
Other procedures
The practice (Plastic + Hand Surgical Associates) also offers facial fat grafting, rhinoplasty, facelift, breast, body, injectables, hand surgery and reconstructive procedures (plasticandhand.com).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid page states a Patient Care Coordinator prepares a cost estimate specific to the procedure after consultation, and estimates include pre- and post-op visits, anesthesia and use of the surgery facility. No dollar figures or insurance coverage statement for eyelid surgery are published.