Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | B.A., New York University |
| Dental school | D.M.D., magna cum laude, Harvard School of Dental Medicine |
| Medical school | M.D., Harvard Medical School |
| Fellowship | Clinical and research fellowship in maxillofacial surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Residency | General surgery, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center and The Mount Sinai Medical Center |
| Fellowship | Plastic and reconstructive surgery, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center |
- Board certification: "certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; attending surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
- Joined the Division of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 1985 and served as Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Services at City Hospital Center in Elmhurst, New York.
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Women Plastic Surgeons' Caucus, among 22 listed societies.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Addresses drooping or sagging upper eyelids that can obstruct vision; small incisions are placed along the natural folds of the eyelids (eyelid surgery).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Treats puffiness, bags and wrinkles by removing or repositioning fat deposits and tightening the skin.
- Scarless lower eyelid surgery. A tiny incision is made inside the lower lid; the page states there is no need for stitches and no visible scarring.
- Eyelid surgery is done under "twilight" IV sedation given by board-certified anesthesiologists and takes about one to three hours.
- Blepharoplasty is often combined with facelift, rhinoplasty, liposuction or breast procedures. PRP, PRF and Rejuran injections are offered for dark under-eye circles, alone or with eyelid or brow surgery.
- Brow lift. The site describes endoscopic, classic, coronal, direct and temporal brow lifts. The surgeons prefer the endoscopic technique when possible (brow lift).
Galleries:
- Blepharoplasty: 20 before-and-after cases, including an 82-year-old patient after left upper eyelid blepharoplasty for visual obstruction (source).
- Endoscopic brow lift: 5 cases (source).
The gallery cases are listed for the practice and do not name which of the two surgeons operated.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, neck lift, jawline reshaping, otoplasty and rhinoplasty; breast surgery including augmentation, lift, reduction and reconstruction; body procedures including liposuction of the knees, calves and ankles; and non-surgical treatments such as neuromodulators, fillers, lasers and eyeliner and eyebrow tattooing (drcopeland.com).
Insurance and cost
- If excess upper eyelid skin obscures part of the vision, insurance may pay for an upper blepharoplasty. The practice advises a visual field test with an ophthalmologist and prior authorization from the insurer; the patient care team helps with this (eyelid surgery).
- "Insurance does not pay for lower eyelid surgery."
- No prices are published. Patients receive a written quote and cost breakdown at consultation; financing through CareCredit is mentioned.
Recovery
- Pain: most patients use over-the-counter pain medication.
- Bruising: most bruising resolves within 7 to 10 days.
- Sutures: patients return after one week for suture removal, if present, and a lymphatic massage.
- Exercise: no exercise except gentle walks for three to four weeks.
- Results: initial results within one to two weeks; refreshed appearance by six weeks.