Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Georgetown University, Washington, DC; cum laude |
| Medical school | State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Surgical residency | St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center |
| Residency | Otolaryngology Head and Neck, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary |
| Fellowship | American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, University of Rochester at Lindsay House, with Dr. Vito Quatela |
- Board certification as printed: "Board Certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery."
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners (as printed); licensed in Delaware and New York.
- Joined Premier in 2003; the bio states he specializes exclusively in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Published on cleft palate, soft tissue augmentation, cartilage tissue engineering, facial nerve function and growth factors.
- Board member of the HUGS Foundation and surgical team leader for its Ecuador mission, with annual trips to Quito since 1999.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The page describes removing excess fat and skin and tightening the muscle of the upper and lower eyelids, for cosmetic reasons or to lift droopy eyelids out of the field of vision. The procedure takes 45 minutes to 2 hours. For the upper lid, an incision is made in the natural crease, and Dr. Sabini or Dr. McIntire may reposition fat pads, tighten tissue or remove skin. For the lower lid, the fat pad is repositioned and chemical or laser resurfacing tightens the skin; some cases use an incision just below the lash line (blepharoplasty).
- Ptosis repair. Correction tightens the levator muscle through an incision in the upper eyelid crease, under twilight sedation. Many patients add an upper blepharoplasty at the same time (source).
- Brow lift. Offered by traditional or endoscopic methods through small incisions in the hairline, or as a direct brow lift with the incision over the brow hairs; often combined with blepharoplasty (source).
Galleries (cases are not attributed to a named surgeon):
Other procedures
Face procedures listed include facelift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, cheek implants, chin augmentation, fat grafting, otoplasty, scar revision and split earlobe repair (source). Reconstructive services include Mohs reconstruction, cleft lip and nose repair and microtia (source). The practice also offers breast, body and non-invasive treatments.
Insurance and cost
- The practice's ambulatory surgery center, Delaware Surgical Arts, performs reconstructive procedures that "receive re-imbursement by several insurance carriers" and is inspected by the state and Medicare (source).
- The site publishes no prices. The specials page lists CareCredit financing and Allergan and Aspire rewards programs (specials).
Recovery
- Back to work: usually within a week.
- Exercise: avoid exercise and strenuous activity for at least two weeks.
- Swelling: usually subsides within two weeks.
- Final result: continues to improve for up to a year.
- Ptosis repair: most people go back to work after a few days (source).