Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Undergraduate studies in biomedical engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida |
| Medical school | University of North Carolina School of Medicine (Heusner Pupil Award) |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 5 years, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California |
- Board certifications: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
- Residency awards: William Shockley Silver Owl Award for teaching; Mark C. Weissler Iron Man Award.
- Has published on scar revision, rhinoplasty and facial reconstruction in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; peer reviewer for JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
- Serves on multiple American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery committees.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Addresses drooping upper eyelids and hooding, sometimes improving obstructed peripheral vision. The incision sits in the upper eyelid crease.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Removes puffy bags and fills hollow tear troughs as needed to smooth the lid-cheek transition. Incisions go inside the lower eyelid or along the lower lash line. The page states lower lid surgery with fat repositioning is more complex than upper lid surgery.
- Anesthesia. Eyelid surgery can be done with the patient awake when the surgery is straightforward and the patient prefers it.
- Combined procedures. Brow lift, facelift, chin or cheek augmentation and neck lift, in one session or staged.
- Brow lift. Performed under sedation or general anesthesia by an endoscopic technique (small camera through short scalp incisions) or an open technique at the hairline (trichophytic) or top of the scalp (coronal) (source).
The eyelid surgery gallery lists 13 cases, several combining blepharoplasty with deep plane facelift; one case states Dr. Garcia and Dr. Surowitz treated the patient together (source). The brow lift gallery lists 9 cases (source).
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, deep plane facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, cheek and chin augmentation, hair restoration, skin resurfacing, Mohs and skin cancer reconstruction, scar revision, and injectables and laser treatments.
Insurance and cost
The site publishes no eyelid prices; a personalized estimate is given at consultation. The eyelid page states lower blepharoplasty costs slightly more than upper, and that combining both costs less than two separate procedures. The eyelid and brow pages make no statement on insurance or Medicare coverage.
Recovery
- Days 2 to 3: ice the area several minutes each hour, keep the head elevated, avoid salty foods.
- Work: some patients return after 5 days; most take one to two weeks off.
- Days 7 to 14: sutures removed; makeup about a week after that.
- Exercise: avoid strenuous exercise until cleared by the surgeon.
- Results: upper eyelid surgery lasts about 5 to 7 years; lower eyelid results can last indefinitely.
- Brow lift: back to work after 7 to 14 days; incisions take at least 10 days to heal (source).