Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail (as listed on the site) |
|---|---|
| College | University of Michigan Honors College, B.S. (Cum Laude) |
| Medical school | Ohio State College of Medicine, M.D. with Honors |
| Otolaryngology | "University of Minnesota Otolaryngology Board Certified" |
| Plastic surgery | "University of Wisconsin, Plastic Surgery Board Certified" |
- The bio states he holds dual board certification "in both plastic surgery and otolaryngology."
- Academic appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Michigan State.
- Scientific investigator for a Sientra breast implant study.
- The bio states he performs more than 100 facial reconstructive surgeries each year after trauma or cancer, and describes an 11-year path of training.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The page describes removing excess skin and fat and tightening the muscle. Upper lid incisions sit in the crease. Lower lid incisions are placed inside the eyelid or just below the lash line. Local anesthetic is used in all eyelid surgeries (source).
- Upper eyelid surgery is usually done in the clinic's procedure room with oral relaxing medication and local numbing. Lower eyelid surgery is done in an operating room with anesthesia at a hospital-affiliated surgery center.
- The page states brow position is assessed with the eyelids, and some patients need a brow lift with blepharoplasty. Patients who had PRK or LASIK wait at least 6 months before eyelid surgery.
- Brow lift. Small incisions at the hairline or within the scalp; the gallery case notes some patients may be candidates for the Endotine system (source).
Galleries:
- Eyelid surgery: 15 patient cases, including transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty (source).
- Brow lift: 1 patient case, through a short incision behind the hairline (source).
- Gallery cases do not name the operating surgeon.
The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, neck lift, facial fat grafting, buccal fat removal, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, otoplasty, earlobe repair, hair restoration, breast and body surgery, and injectables, skin resurfacing and CoolSculpting (source).
Insurance and cost
- Patients with visual field testing that confirms blocked peripheral vision may qualify for a functional upper blepharoplasty covered by insurance. The practice states that "all eyelid procedures are done on a cosmetic basis and therefore no insurance claims are submitted" (source).
- The eyelid page's quick-facts box lists cost as "$6,000 to 8,000." Total cost depends on upper or lower lids and added procedures.
- Brow lift cost is listed as "Varies" (source).
Recovery
- Cosmetic downtime: about 7 to 10 days, with sutures likely in place (source).
- Back to work: office workers usually take five to eight days off.
- Swelling and bruising: typically improve over the first 7 to 10 days; bruising is more likely after lower eyelid surgery.
- Exercise: normal physical activities about 2 weeks after surgery.
- Brow lift: about 1 week of recovery (source).