Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Mississippi, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Medical school | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Residency | Integrated plastic surgery residency |
| Fellowship | Embedded hand fellowship in the final year of residency, hand and upper-extremity care |
- Board status as printed: "Board-eligible plastic surgeon." The site states she is actively pursuing board certification following her residency and fellowship.
- She has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications and presented research at national and international conferences.
- She sees patients in Jackson, Flowood, Forest and McComb.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The page describes removing or repositioning excess skin, fat and sometimes muscle around the eyes. Upper eyelid surgery treats excess or drooping upper lid skin, which in some cases interferes with vision; lower eyelid surgery treats puffiness, under-eye bags and loose skin. Upper and lower surgery can be combined in one procedure (source).
- Incisions are placed in the natural creases of the eyelid or just below the lash line.
- Surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia and takes one to two hours, depending on the areas treated.
- Brow lift. Also called a forehead lift; it raises the eyebrows and smooths deep forehead lines, with incisions placed in the hairline. It is often combined with eyelid surgery or a facelift. Surgery is under general anesthesia and takes one to two hours (source).
Galleries: the practice gallery has a direct brow lift case (source) and an endoscopic brow lift case (source). The gallery pages do not name the treating surgeon. The site has no gallery page for blepharoplasty, and no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The practice lists facelift, mid-facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, ear surgery and facial implants; breast and body surgery; hand surgery; skin cancer removal and scar revision; vein treatment; and injectables and laser skin treatments (plasticsurgeryassociatesms.com).
Insurance and cost
- Insurance coverage "depends on the reason for the procedure." Cases involving obstructed vision may be covered; purely cosmetic concerns typically are not (source).
- Financing is offered for eyelid surgery and brow lift. The site publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Back to work: most patients take about a week off after eyelid surgery; about two weeks after brow lift (source).
- Exercise: strenuous activity is restricted for a couple of weeks longer than time off work.
- Swelling and bruising: present in the days after surgery, with initial improvement over the first one to two weeks.
- Final result: clearer over the following month; results often last a decade or more.