Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | BA, Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences; Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa |
| Medical school | MD, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons; Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Residency | General surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, NYU Medical Center, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery |
| Fellowship | Microsurgery research fellowship, NYU Medical Center |
- Board certification as printed: "Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery (Board Certified)." The bio also states he is "double-board certified in general surgery and plastic surgery."
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (Board of Directors, Nominating Committee).
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (committee roles listed) and The Aesthetic Society (media spokesperson; Light and Energy Based Therapies Committee).
- Assistant professor of Plastic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; assistant professor at NYU for more than fifteen years.
- Oversaw the Minimally Invasive Plastic Surgery Program at NYU Medical Center and co-chaired the Summit in Aesthetic Medicine for almost a decade.
- Published more than ninety times; his research has produced multiple patents.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper eyelid surgery. Incisions are made along natural folds in the upper lid and lax skin is tailored out; the procedure can remove skin, muscle and sometimes fat (source).
- Lower eyelid surgery. Dr. Bass makes a transconjunctival incision inside the lower eyelid to remove excess fat. Excess skin can be tailored through small incisions; removed fat can be reinserted into the tear trough hollows, and fat grafting can be used.
- Canthopexy and canthoplasty. Used to lift and tighten the supporting ligament or muscle of a lax lower eyelid; the FAQ states these techniques can also give a more almond-shaped eye.
- Blepharoplasty takes about one hour in the practice's accredited surgical facility, typically under local anesthesia with or without intravenous sedation. It is often combined with facelift, laser resurfacing, facial fat grafting or an eyelid chemical peel.
- Brow lift. Three approaches: endoscopic brow lift through minimal incisions behind the hairline; direct brow lift through the upper blepharoplasty incision, described for men with receding hairlines; and lateral (temporal) brow lift, often combined with upper eyelid surgery. Surgery takes about one hour (source).
Gallery: blepharoplasty before-and-after cases (source). The site has no brow lift gallery.
Other procedures
The site offers facelift, mini facelift, facial fat grafting, breast and body surgery, liposuction, and non-surgical treatments (drbass.net).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid and brow lift pages state that cost depends on the procedure and its complexity, and that pricing is given after consultation. The site publishes no prices and makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage. The FAQ notes a visual field test may document functional impairment from upper lid skin (source).
Recovery
From the source page:
- First few days: minimal activity, cool compresses and lubricating eye drops.
- Days 3 to 5: sutures removed in the office.
- Days 5 to 7: return to routine work and light socializing.
- Week 2: no sports, heavy lifting or strenuous bending.
- Week 3 and beyond: exercise and sports gradually resume.
- Driving resumes a few days after surgery; makeup and contact lenses after about 7 days.
- Upper eyelid results can last up to 10-15 years; lower eyelid results often longer.
- Brow lift: one week off work; no exercise or heavy lifting for two weeks (source).