Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Science in Microbiology/Zoology |
| Medical school | Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio |
| Residency | General surgery, Emanuel-Kaiser Surgical Residency Program, Portland, Oregon |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, The Ohio State University |
| Service | Medical Corps of the United States Naval Reserve |
- Board certification as printed: "certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) and the American Board of Surgery (ABS)."
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Oregon Medical Association and Multnomah County Medical Society.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The eyelid page describes it for hooded or drooping upper lids, including drooping that blocks vision; it removes excess skin and fat, tightens weakened muscles and reshapes the upper lid. Incisions sit in the natural eyelid crease (source).
- Lower eyelid blepharoplasty. The surgeon works along the lash line to treat excess skin and fat and reinforce supporting structures so the lid rests against the eye. The page also states incisions may be placed inside the lower eyelid.
- The page notes that drooping lids can come from brow descent, which a brow lift may correct better than blepharoplasty, and that later return of upper lid skin is corrected by brow lift rather than repeat eyelid surgery.
- Blepharoplasty is often combined with brow lift, facelift, Botox or dermal fillers.
- Brow lift. The page describes two techniques: endoscopic brow lift through small forehead incisions and coronal brow lift with an ear-to-ear incision in the hair-bearing scalp. Local or general anesthesia may be used (source).
The patient gallery has categories for breast, facelift, lasers, mommy makeover, rhinoplasty and tummy tuck; it has no eyelid or brow lift category (source).
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, ear surgery and facial laser resurfacing; breast augmentation, lift, reduction and reconstruction; tummy tuck, liposuction, body lift and labiaplasty; and Botox, fillers and Sciton laser treatments (drbohley.com).
Insurance and cost
- When severely drooping upper eyelids impair vision, "insurance may partially cover the procedure" (source).
- Brow lift: "very unlikely that typical health insurance plans would cover the costs" (source).
- Cosmetic surgery is usually not covered by insurance; staff help patients determine coverage (faq).
- A $200 consultation fee applies to new patients and is credited toward surgery. The site publishes no eyelid surgery price. Financing is offered (source).
Recovery
- Back to normal activity: within 10 days of upper or lower eyelid surgery.
- First three to four days: tearing, light sensitivity, double vision, bruising and swelling.
- Exercise: strenuous activity avoided for 14 days; bending over may be restricted for three to four weeks.
- Sleep: patients avoid sleeping on their side and sleep elevated to reduce swelling.
- Final result: around two to three months after surgery; results often last ten years or more.