Training and board certification
- Board certification: "Board Certified in both General Surgery, by the American Board of Surgery, and Plastic Surgery, by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Training: five years of General Surgery followed by two years dedicated to Plastic Surgery, then 18 months of testing and practice evaluation for board certification.
- Additional training focus in cosmetic and aesthetic surgery, including facelifting (rhytidectomy), rhinoplasty, breast surgery and abdominoplasty.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- The brow lift page states more than a decade of surgical practice and seven years of post-medical school training (browlift).
- The site does not name his medical school or residency programs on its pages; the board certification page links to a CV.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. Surgery on the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both, performed under local anesthesia with sedation; general anesthesia may be used for anxious patients. Operating time is 45 minutes to 2 hours.
- Upper eyelid. The incision is made along the natural crease. Fat deposits may be repositioned, muscle and tissue tightened, or excess skin removed.
- Lower eyelid. The incision is made just below the lash line to remove excess skin.
- Incisions are closed with sutures and usually wrapped in gauze. Lubricating ointment and cold compresses may be recommended afterward.
- Candidates: people in good overall health who do not smoke and have no serious eye conditions, with loose skin or puffy bags around the eyes.
- Listed risks: bleeding, infection, dry eyes, skin discoloration and inability to fully close the eyes.
- Brow lift. Two approaches are described: a traditional brow lift through a coronal incision behind the hairline, and an endoscopic brow lift through several small incisions behind the hairline. Either may be combined with eyelid surgery or a facelift. The procedure takes one to two hours under local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia (browlift).
- Gallery. The site's face gallery holds neck lift cases only; it has no eyelid or brow lift before-and-after page (face procedures gallery).
The site has no separate page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
Facial surgery listed on the site: brow lift, chin surgery, eyelid surgery, facelift, mini facelift, deep plane facelift, otoplasty, rhinoplasty, neck lift, cheek and lip augmentation. The practice also offers breast and body surgery and non-surgical fillers, injectables, Kybella and laser treatments (source).
Insurance and cost
The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery and publishes no prices. The financing page lists ALPHAEON CREDIT and CareCredit (financing).
Recovery
Eyelid surgery (source):
- Back to work: usually within two days.
- Exercise: avoid exercise and strenuous activity for at least two weeks.
- Swelling: swelling and other side effects usually subside within two weeks.
- Final result: continues to improve for up to a year; scars fade with time.
Brow lift (browlift):
- Swelling and bruising typically resolve in one to two weeks; bandages and stitches come out within one to two weeks.
- Light activity in 7 to 10 days; return to work within two weeks.