Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Tulane University, New Orleans; B.S. Neuroscience and B.A. Philosophy, 2001-2005 |
| Medical school | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, M.D., 2005-2010, with research and service distinctions |
| Residency | General surgery internship and residency, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, 2010-2015 |
| Fellowship | Plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Tennessee, Erlanger Medical Center, 2015-2018 |
| Fellowship | Craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery, University of Texas, Dell Children's Medical Center, 2018-2019 |
- Double board certified: American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); member, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
- The site states he is "the only fellowship-trained craniofacial plastic surgeon based in Bellevue."
- More than 30 peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters; serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery and the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal; reviews for Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Previously Director of Craniofacial Surgery at Marshall University and clinical faculty at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; operates at Swedish Medical Center and Virginia Mason Franciscan.
- Certified Operation Smile surgeon, recipient of its Regan Fellowship.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Removes excess skin and, where needed, a measured portion of fat, through an incision hidden in the lid crease.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Two approaches: transconjunctival, through the inside of the lid with no external scar, for patients with good skin tone; or a subtarsal external approach when skin laxity itself needs treating.
- The site's FAQ states a brow lift is sometimes the better fix when "the heaviness you feel in the lids actually lives in the brow," and that upper and lower blepharoplasty are "separate operations solving separate problems."
- Risks listed: bruising, swelling, temporary dryness and asymmetry (common); infection, visible scarring and ectropion (less common); vision loss described as "a recognized textbook risk... exceedingly rare."
Other procedures
The brow lift page describes the anatomy around the frontalis, corrugator and procerus muscles and the supraorbital, supratrochlear and facial nerves that a brow lift is planned around (source). The practice's broader procedure menu (per site navigation) covers face, breast, body and medical-spa treatments, reflecting Dr. Day's craniofacial and general plastic surgery training.
Insurance and cost
The site's FAQ states upper-lid surgery is "occasionally" covered by insurance when drooping skin measurably obstructs vision, but "coverage is uncommon, and most patients who pursue it do not qualify"; documentation (dermatochalasis notes, a visual-field test, photographs) and a four-to-six-week pre-authorization are required. Lower-lid surgery is stated to be "virtually never covered." No dollar price for eyelid surgery or brow lift is published.