Training and board certification
- Board certification: "double board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery."
- Over 30 years of experience; the practice is limited to facial procedures.
- Past chairman of the Board of Governors, American Academy of Otolaryngology-HNS.
- Past president and representative to the Board of Governors, Georgia Society of Otolaryngology; past president, Metro Atlanta Otolaryngology Society.
- Academic appointment: Clinical Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine.
- Hospital privileges: Emory St. Joseph's Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Scottish Rite, Northside Hospital, and the Duluth and Lawrenceville locations of Gwinnett Medical Center.
- Surgery is performed in his own AAAHC-accredited outpatient surgery center. Consultations use Vectra 3D imaging.
The bio page does not name his medical school, residency or fellowship.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper eyelid lift. The incision is placed in the natural crease of the upper eyelid; excess skin is removed and fat is sculpted or repositioned to improve the eyelid contour. The page states upper blepharoplasty can be performed with local anesthesia and is one of the most common procedures he performs (source).
- Lower eyelid lift. Protruding fat and excess skin under the eye are altered or removed. The page states he uses one of several approaches based on the patient's eyelids.
- Consultation includes evaluation of brow position, since a low brow crowds the upper lids, and of skin wrinkles and contour.
- A typical blepharoplasty takes about an hour, and the patient goes home soon after.
- Blepharoplasty may be combined with facelift, neck lift, endoscopic brow lift, ptosis repair, laser skin resurfacing and fillers.
- Brow lift. Endoscopic brow lift through 2 to 3 small hairline incisions with release of the corrugator muscles, or direct brow lift with incisions over the top of the brows. Both are done under mild sedation with local anesthetic (source).
Gallery: the blepharoplasty page shows five patients with before-and-after photographs (source). The site has no brow lift gallery and no separate ptosis, double eyelid, canthoplasty or revision eyelid page.
Other procedures
The site offers primary, revision, ethnic, teenage and functional rhinoplasty, full, mini and deep plane facelift, neck lift, chin and cheek augmentation, otoplasty, earlobe repair, fat transfer and lip augmentation, plus a medical spa with lasers, peels and injectables (facialplasticsatlanta.com).
Insurance and cost
- Most of the time insurance does not cover elective cosmetic surgery. Some functional procedures may be covered in part or in full depending on the policy; staff help with forms, verification and claims (faqs).
- The site publishes no eyelid surgery price.
- Financing through CareCredit (financing).