Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1973-77; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, B.A. Biology, 1978-80 |
| Medical school | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center, M.D., 1980-84 |
| Residency | General Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center, 1984-89 |
| Residency | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1989-91 |
| Fellowship | Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991-92 |
- Board certification: "Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery"; the certifications list shows American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1994.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996 to present.
- Served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital before opening his practice in 1996.
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, UAMS.
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Arkansas Medical Society and the Association of Plastic Surgeons.
- Co-founder of the mission team Operation New Life; has led surgical teams to Honduras.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper eyelid surgery. Incisions in the natural crease of the lids; Dr. Shewmake tightens muscles and removes excess skin or fat.
- Lower eyelid surgery. The page describes an incision below the lashes to remove or reposition fat, muscle or sagging skin, closed with fine stitches.
- Transconjunctival eyelid surgery. Described as addressing fat pockets around the eyelids for people with good skin elasticity.
- Double eyelid surgery. Creates an upper eyelid crease; both the incisional technique and the suture technique are used.
- Ptosis. When the upper eyelid droops close to the pupil, blepharoplasty may be combined with ptosis repair.
- Anesthesia: general anesthesia is usual; local anesthesia is used rarely, for some upper eyelid lifts.
- Brow lift. Removes excess skin and repositions forehead and brow muscles under general anesthesia, with incisions in the scalp and eyebrow line; it can be combined with eyelid surgery or a facelift (source).
The eyelid gallery shows one before-and-after case with no photo retouching (source). The site has no separate brow lift gallery and no separate canthoplasty or revision eyelid page.
Other procedures
The practice also offers face lift, neck lift, FACE 360 and Contour TRL, tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift and body lift (source). The Skin Retreat, on the same premises, provides non-surgical treatments such as CoolSculpting, laser hair removal and injectables.
Insurance and cost
- The practice's page states eyelid lift "is not a necessary medical procedure and is usually not covered by medical insurance." Price varies by procedure and patient.
- Brow lift is considered a cosmetic enhancement; most insurance plans do not cover it (source).
- Financing: CareCredit and Alphaeon (financing).
- The site publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Recovery time typically lasts one to two weeks.
- Bruising and swelling: ten to fourteen days (the FAQ gives 5-10 days).
- Exercise: avoid strenuous activity and heavy lifting for at least one month.
- Full recovery: typically after 4-6 weeks.
- Results: typically last at least eight years or more.
- Brow lift: head elevated for 14 days; return to work within two weeks (source).