Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; Bachelor of Science |
| Medical school | University of California, Irvine |
| Internship and residency | Surgical internship and surgical residency, University of California, Irvine |
| Residency | Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), University of California, Irvine |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT |
- Board certification: his profile names no board. The practice pages describe its surgeons as "board-certified plastic surgeons," and his memberships include The Double Boarded Society.
- Memberships: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Academy of Facial Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Lipoplasty Society of North America, American Council of Otolaryngology, Orange County and Long Beach Medical Associations.
- Honors listed: Outstanding Resident, University of California, Irvine; Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association.
- The practice's second surgeon is Brian Reagan, MD, FACS (our surgeons).
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The page describes removing excess skin and repositioning and removing excess fat to treat baggy, puffy or drooping lids. For the upper lid the candidate has sagging skin above the eye; for the lower lid, bulging fat pads. Incisions are placed in the natural eyelid creases. The page lists healing downtime of one to two weeks and states results often last 10 to 15 years (blepharoplasty).
- Brow lift. The conventional technique hides the incision across the top of the head behind the hairline; the endoscopic method uses three or more short incisions. The page states the conventional method may last longer. Brow lifts are done under general anesthesia and can be combined with facelift, mid-facelift, neck lift or eyelid surgery (brow lift).
- The eyelid and brow pages and the galleries do not state which of the practice's two surgeons performs each case.
Galleries:
- Eyelid surgery: 11 cases, including upper blepharoplasty with fat transfer, upper and lower blepharoplasty, and brow lift with upper blepharoplasty (source).
- Brow lift: 7 cases (source).
The site has no separate page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The practice offers facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, chin augmentation, buccal fat removal, fat transfer, breast augmentation, lift, reduction, reconstruction and implant removal, tummy tuck, liposuction, body lifts and a medspa with injectables, Morpheus8, FaceTite and CO2 laser (face procedures).
Insurance and cost
- "The starting price for eyelid surgery in Orange County is $4,635 for upper blepharoplasty and $5,315 for lower blepharoplasty" (blepharoplasty).
- "Eyelid surgery is considered a cosmetic procedure, so insurance typically doesn't cover this."
- Financing is offered, with online pre-qualification before the consultation (financing).
Recovery
- Eyelid surgery: the worst bruising and swelling occur in the first week; full healing can take several months; final results appear about four to six weeks after surgery (blepharoplasty).
- Brow lift: dressings and drain tubes removed after one or two days; sutures or staples usually removed within five days; swelling and bruising almost resolved within two weeks; return to work within two weeks; strenuous activity avoided for four to six weeks (brow lift).