Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, graduated with honors |
| Residency | General surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center |
| Fellowship | Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Kansas University Medical Center |
- Board certification: "Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)."
- Chief of plastic surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, with an academic rank of associate professor of surgery.
- Director of an aesthetic fellowship program endorsed by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. The incision is made in the curved crease of the upper eyelid; excess skin and fat are removed and the incision is closed with small sutures.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Fat is removed through an incision inside the lower lid (transconjunctival blepharoplasty), followed by skin tightening with a laser or chemical peel. The page states the inside incision avoids trauma to the muscle that supports the lower lid. Carbon dioxide or erbium laser, or a TCA peel, may be used to resurface the lower lid.
- Asian blepharoplasty. An upper blepharoplasty that creates an eyelid crease to change a single-lidded appearance to a double-lidded one.
- Surgery is outpatient and takes 1 to 2 hours, usually under general anesthesia; local anesthesia with intravenous sedation may be enough in some cases. The consultation includes vision and tear production checks.
- Brow lift. Performed mainly as an endoscopic brow lift through small incisions in the hairline; the coronal approach is used occasionally. Usually done under local anesthesia, with optional intravenous sedation (source).
- Direct brow lift. The Endotine TransBleph procedure is done through the same upper lid incision used for blepharoplasty, with a device implanted to suspend the brow (source).
- Midface lift. The Endotine Midface lift suspends cheek tissue to treat sagging cheeks and puffy lower eyelids; the page states it is often done with eyelid surgery (source).
Galleries: eyelid surgery, 10 cases (source); blepharoplasty, 4 cases (blepharoplasty); brow lift, 3 cases (source).
Other procedures
The site offers facelift, Contour Lift of the face and neck, lip lift, chin augmentation, ear surgery and rhinoplasty; breast augmentation, lift, reduction, reconstruction and implant revision; tummy tuck, liposuction, Brazilian buttocks lift, body lifts, arm and thigh lifts; and a med spa with injectables, lasers and skin treatments (home page).
Insurance and cost
- Dr. Tehrani is an out-of-network provider with all insurance plans. Patients may use out-of-network benefits for procedures deemed medically necessary, and the insurance team verifies benefits and obtains prior authorizations (source).
- Procedures done solely for cosmetic enhancement are self-pay.
- The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices. Financing is offered through outside partners, with a personal quote given at consultation (source).
Recovery
- First 1 to 2 hours in the recovery room with cold compresses.
- Head elevated for several days; cold compresses reduce swelling and bruising.
- Bruising: usually minimal and resolves after the first week.
- Stitches out: 5 to 7 days; makeup and contact lenses may then resume.
- Back to work and social activities: after one week. Strenuous exercise: within 2 to 3 weeks.
- Incisions usually fade in 4 to 6 weeks.