Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Haverford College, bachelor's degree, 1997 |
| Medical school | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001 |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 2001-2007 |
- Board certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2008; maintenance of certification participating.
- Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
- Came to Delaware in 2007; named a Delaware "Top Doc" multiple years.
Eyelid surgery work
The blepharoplasty page describes several approaches (blepharoplasty):
- Functional blepharoplasty. For eyelids sagging into the visual field; may be covered by medical insurance if deemed medically necessary, based on a peripheral visual field test with a Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) Analyzer.
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. For a lower eyelid needing fat rather than skin removed; incision made inside the lower eyelid with no visible scar.
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision along the natural eyelid crease; fat repositioned or removed, muscle and tissue tightened, excess skin removed.
- Lower blepharoplasty (skin). Incision just below the lash line to remove excess skin.
- Recovery: most patients return to work within a few days to a week; avoid exercise and strenuous activity for at least 2 weeks; stitches removed after 3 to 4 days; most swelling subsides within 2 weeks; no contact lenses or eye makeup for 2 weeks.
Other procedures
Brow lift. Two approaches described: an endoscopic brow lift using small scalp incisions for patients with a normal forehead and hairline, and a hairline-incision lift for a large or elevated forehead (source); a lateral brow lift using a hairline incision above the lateral brow is also offered as a more limited, reproducible option (source). The practice also offers facelift, fat transfer, lip lift, ear procedures, breast surgery, body contouring, and skin cancer removal (Mohs surgery). The practice site has no ptosis-specific, canthoplasty, or double-eyelid pages.
Insurance and cost
Functional blepharoplasty may be covered by medical insurance if deemed medically necessary, as determined by a Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer test; the practice site has no coverage statement for cosmetic blepharoplasty. No price figures are published.