Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Virginia; Bachelor of Science in Biology with Distinction, 2005 |
| Medical school | Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2009; early induction into Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Internship | General surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical College) |
| Residency | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey |
- Board certification as printed: "board-certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery."
- Hospital privileges: George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia.
- Teaching: Community Faculty, Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Clinical Instructor, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rutgers Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital; Assistant Professor, Surgery and Otolaryngology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Military: active duty, United States Air Force, rank of Major (O4); attending head and neck surgeon and Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift). Upper, lower or combined surgery addresses hanging upper lid skin, puffy lids, under-eye bags, lower-lid wrinkles, lower lids that droop and show white below the iris, and excess eyelid fat. Upper blepharoplasty is done under local anesthesia with the incision in the natural crease. Lower blepharoplasty is done under intravenous sedation with the incision just below the lashes or inside the eyelid. Excess skin, muscle and fat are removed or repositioned and closed with fine sutures (source).
- Ptosis. The FAQ separates excess-skin hooding from eyelid ptosis; ptosis repair shortens or tightens the eyelid muscle to raise the lid, and the page states one treatment does not correct the other.
- Add-on treatments. Brow reset, fat grafting and CO2 laser can be added to eyelid surgery. Fat grafting can add volume to the eyelids and under-eyes; small areas such as the under-eyes take about an hour (source).
- Brow lift (brow reset). The page describes traditional, endoscopic and temporal techniques; Dr. Cohen typically performs a temporal brow lift, under twilight anesthesia, in under one to two hours (source).
Galleries: the eyelid lift gallery holds 80 cases and the brow lift gallery 38 cases. One case shows a lower blepharoplasty with micro fat grafting for under-eye bags and hollows (case 11574).
Other procedures
The site offers deep plane facelift, neck lift, primary and revision rhinoplasty, chin implant, neck liposuction, buccal fat reduction, lip lift and lip reduction, otoplasty and earlobe repair, plus Botox, dermal fillers including under-eye filler, and CO2 and other laser resurfacing (source).
Insurance and cost
- The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage.
- The blepharoplasty FAQ states that eyelid surgery cost in general varies by location, surgeon experience and complexity, from as low as $3,000 to $25,000 or more, with fat grafting or CO2 laser at higher prices. The site does not publish its own fee.
Recovery
- Social downtime: generally one to two weeks, with mild to moderate bruising and swelling.
- Vision may be blurry or uncomfortable for the first several days.
- Sutures, if used, are typically removed around one week after surgery.
- Avoid alcohol, blood thinners, strenuous activity, smoking, heavy screen time and eye rubbing; avoid contact lenses and direct sun for a couple weeks.
- Avoid side sleeping early in recovery.
- Final results: most patients between 6 and 12 months.