Training and board certification
- Ophthalmology residency, followed by a fellowship in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Board certification, as the site states it: American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO); ASOPRS-certified oculofacial plastic surgeon.
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes.
- Co-Chair and Laboratory Director, UCLA Aesthetic Eyelid & Facial Rejuvenation Masters Course.
- Site states more than 55 publications authored or co-authored, and multiple patents as named inventor.
- Founder and CEO of OcuSera.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision within the natural upper-lid crease; conservatively removes skin while preserving underlying muscle, reduces fat only where it bulges, reforms the crease symmetrically; about one hour under local anesthesia, sometimes with light sedation (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Transconjunctival approach (incision inside the lower lid, no external scar) with conservative fat sculpting rather than removal, restoring volume with facial fat transfer; canthopexy added when the lid margin is loose; a fine subciliary incision is used if skin removal is needed (source).
- Ptosis repair. External (anterior) approach advances or tightens the levator tendon through a lid-crease incision, easily combined with skin removal; internal (posterior) approach tightens the lid from the conjunctival side with no external incision, for milder cases with good levator function; intra-operative measurement sets lid height and contour (source).
- Endoscopic brow and midface lift. Small incisions hidden behind the hairline; the endoscope releases and lifts brow and forehead tissue, secured at the new height; midface elevation through the same access or combined with eyelid incisions (source).
Other procedures
Fat transfer and laser resurfacing appear among the results categories; non-surgical treatments are listed in the procedures section (source).
Insurance and cost
No procedure page states an insurance or Medicare coverage policy. Each page lists a $500 consultation fee and states that surgical pricing is customized and discussed at the consultation rather than listed upfront (source).
Recovery
- Upper blepharoplasty. Sutures removed days 5-7; most patients back to work and social life within 1-2 weeks; final result at 3-6 months (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Presentable appearance and faded bruising in 1-2 weeks, typical return to work 1-2 weeks; final contour settles over 2-4 months (source).
- Brow/midface lift. Sutures typically removed around day 7; most patients return to light activities within about two weeks; final result over 2-4 months (source).