Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | B.S. (biology), University of California, Los Angeles (1995-1999), summa cum laude |
| Medical school | M.D., University of California, Irvine (1999-2003) |
| Internship | Internal medicine, UCLA/WLA VA Greater LA Health System (2003-2004) |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic (2004-2007); Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA (2007-2009) |
| Fellowship | Cosmetic facial plastic surgery with Dr. Ronald Strahan, Santa Monica (2009-2010) |
- Board certification as printed: "board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (AAO or ABO) and American Society of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)" and "diplomat of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS)" (source).
- Fellow Member, American College of Surgeons; Fellow Member, ASOPRS.
- Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA-Jules Stein Eye Institute, Division of OrbitoFacial Surgery.
- Course instructor at the annual UCLA Eyelid Aesthetic Rejuvenation Course.
- Awards listed include Alpha Omega Alpha and the 2009 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Webster resident research award.
- The background page lists his journal articles, including a 2005 paper on acellular dermis grafts for lower eyelid reconstruction.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Excess skin is removed through an incision in the natural upper eyelid crease, and existing fat is preserved. The procedure can be combined with fat or filler injection for hollow upper lids, with ptosis surgery, or with lower blepharoplasty ("Quad-blepharoplasty"). It is done in the office under local anesthesia with oral sedation, or in an outpatient surgical center with IV sedation (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Fat is removed or repositioned through an incision on the inner surface of the lid. Loose skin is treated with laser resurfacing, a chemical peel, or a skin pinch below the lashes. The page states that the practice does not recommend transcutaneous lower eyelid surgery and that general anesthesia is not needed (source).
- Ptosis repair. The levator muscle is tightened either through incisions behind the upper eyelid or through the crease incision (external ptosis surgery). Congenital ptosis is treated with a frontalis sling (source). A separate page covers revision ptosis surgery (source).
- Double eyelid surgery. Incisional and non-incisional (suture) crease techniques are offered, with the goal of an Asian crease that is not "Westernized" (source). Epicanthoplasty can be done at the same time (epicanthoplasty).
- Canthoplasty and almond eye surgery. Canthoplasty reshapes or tightens the outer corner of the eye; canthopexy reinforces it without cutting (canthoplasty, source).
- Revision eyelid surgery. Pages cover lower eyelid retraction after blepharoplasty, skin grafts after excess upper lid skin removal, scar revision with z-plasty, and a technique the site calls the Madame Butterfly Procedure (source, source).
- Brow lift. Endoscopic, pretrichial, direct brow lift and browpexy through the upper eyelid incision (source).
Galleries. The site has separate before-and-after galleries for upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, ptosis, revision ptosis, revision eyelid surgery, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty, almond eye surgery, epicanthoplasty, eyelid retraction and brow lift (source).
Other procedures
The site also covers orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease, orbital fracture and tumor surgery, tear duct (DCR) surgery, eyelid skin cancer reconstruction, ectropion and entropion, facial paralysis, enucleation and prosthetic socket surgery, infraorbital rim implants, eyelid and facial fat transfer, under-eye filler and CO2 laser resurfacing (source).
Insurance and cost
The site publishes no prices. The only insurance statement is on the brow lift page: the direct brow lift is usually reserved for functional cases "and it can be insurance covered if some criteria are met" (source). The site has no statement on Medicare.
Recovery
- Upper blepharoplasty: bruising and swelling for about 7 to 10 days; no eye patch; sutures out about one week after surgery (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty: bruising and swelling for about one week; the inner incision needs no sutures; normal activities and contact lenses resume about one week after surgery (source).
- Ptosis, double eyelid and brow lift: bruising and swelling for about 7 to 10 days.
- Canthoplasty: bruising and swelling for around 10 days; final results take weeks to a few months (canthoplasty).