Training and board certification
Source for all rows: facial plastic surgeon office page
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | George-August University, Germany; summa cum laude, 1998 |
| Internship | New York Medical College/Saint Vincent's, New York City |
| Residency | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery with the Glasgold Group, New Jersey |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ |
- Board certification as printed: a "double board-certified facial plastic surgeon." The boards listed are the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology.
- Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- The site states 20+ years of experience and 13+ years in private practice; the blepharoplasty page gives 15+ years in private practice.
- She has co-authored peer-reviewed papers and presentations.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper eyelid surgery. Excess skin and fat are removed through incisions in the natural upper lid creases, then closed with fine sutures hidden in the crease (blepharoplasty).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incisions are placed along the lower lash line or inside the lower eyelid (transconjunctival approach), and excess fat and loose skin are removed.
- The procedure takes one to two hours. Eyelid surgery may be combined with facelift, brow lift, BOTOX, laser resurfacing for dark circles or fat transfer under the eyes or brows.
- At consultation she reviews health history, examines the eyes, face and skin, and shows before-and-after photos.
- Brow lift. The brow lift page describes traditional, endoscopic (a small camera and smaller scalp incisions) and temporal (outer brow) techniques.
- Non-surgical option. The site has a page on a non-surgical under-eye lift with filler (under-eye filler).
- Galleries. The site has before-and-after galleries for upper and lower eyelid surgery, upper blepharoplasty and lower blepharoplasty, each showing six patients on its first page.
Other procedures
The practice also offers facelift, deep plane facelift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, lip lift, otoplasty, buccal fat removal, face liposuction, fat grafting, scar revision, laser treatments and injectables (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Blepharoplasty is a cosmetic treatment that is not typically covered by insurance." Surgical repair of severely drooping lids may be covered; a field of vision study with an optometrist is usually needed (blepharoplasty).
- The insurance page lists accepted plans including Aetna, Amerihealth, Cigna, HealthNet, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, MultiPlan, QualCare and United HealthCare (insurance coverage).
- The site publishes no prices. After evaluation, her team provides a written quote listing the planned procedures.
Recovery
Per the blepharoplasty page:
- Head elevated for the first few days and cold compresses during the first 24 hours.
- Dryness, itching, tearing and blurry vision may occur in the first week; contact lenses are avoided for at least one week (the FAQ says two weeks).
- Reading resumes in two to three days; stitches come out at day five.
- Bruising usually fades within ten days (the FAQ says about seven days).
- Most patients return to work within seven days; strenuous activity is avoided for about three weeks.