Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Beloit College; Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry |
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; chief resident 2010-2011 |
| Training | Chan Gung Hospital, Taiwan, 2011; microsurgery in cancer reconstruction |
| Fellowship | Gent University Hospital, Belgium; breast reconstruction and fat transfer |
- Board certification as printed: "a board-certified plastic surgeon." The bio names no board.
- Clinical Faculty, The University of Texas Dell Medical School.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and Austin Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
- Reviewer for the Aesthetic Journal and Annals of Plastic Surgery. Awards listed: Merck Index Award and Walter S. Haven Prize.
- Originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico; bilingual in English and Spanish.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Four options are described: skin-only excision; skin and orbicularis muscle excision with conservative fat removal or repositioning; upper blepharoplasty combined with ptosis correction of the levator muscle or tendon; and upper blepharoplasty combined with browpexy for a low brow.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Transconjunctival blepharoplasty through the inside of the lid for bags with little excess skin; subciliary blepharoplasty below the lash line for skin laxity and fat; fat repositioning into the tear trough; and a lower lid skin pinch.
- Adjuncts. Canthopexy or canthoplasty to tighten the outer corner of the eyelid, laser or chemical peel, and microneedling or RF treatments.
- Surgery is performed under local anesthetic with sedation or general anesthesia and typically takes 1 to 2 hours.
- Brow lift. The brow lift page describes the classic (coronal) brow lift through an ear-to-ear incision and the endoscopic brow lift through small hairline incisions (source).
Galleries: eyelid before and after and brow lift before and after. The eyelid gallery page title names Dr. Johnny Franco; individual cases name no surgeon.
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, neck lift, chin augmentation and buccal fat removal, breast and body surgery, and a medspa with Botox brow lift and fillers (austinplasticsurgeon.com).
Insurance and cost
Prices as printed on the practice pricing page (plastic-surgery pricing):
| Procedure | Price |
|---|---|
| Upper blepharoplasty | $5,500 to $7,000 |
| Lower blepharoplasty | $7,500 to $9,000 |
| Upper and lower (quad) blepharoplasty | $9,000 to $12,000 |
| Lower lid transconjunctival, with or without skin pinch | $7,500 to $9,000 |
| Lower lid skin pinch only | $4,500 to $5,000 |
| Temporal brow lift | $6,000 to $6,500 |
| Endoscopic brow lift | $9,500 to $10,000 |
The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage of eyelid surgery.
Recovery
- Back to work: the surgeons advise a week off work.
- Bruising: most bruising from an upper blepharoplasty resolves after one week.
- Exercise: no heavy lifting or intense workouts for several weeks.
- Result: after a decade or more, some wrinkles and sagging may return.