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Oculoplastic surgeon

Dr. Ralph Wesley, MD

Ralph E. Wesley, MD is an oculoplastic surgeon at Tennessee Oculoplastics in Nashville, a four-surgeon practice with 10 offices across Tennessee and Kentucky. The site lists blepharoplasty, ptosis, entropion and ectropion among its specialties.

Practice
1800 Church Street, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
615-329-3624
Website
tnoculoplastics.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons

Dr. Ralph Wesley (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Tennessee, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

  • Medical degree, Vanderbilt Medical School.
  • Fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgery, Emory University, Atlanta.
  • Board certification, as the site states it: "He is Board Certified," without naming the board.
  • Founding Director of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vanderbilt Medical Center.
  • Elected President, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS); elected President, Nashville Academy of Medicine.
  • Site states he authored the book "Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery" and has published chapters and articles.
  • Served in the Medical Corps and the U.S. Army Reserve.

The bio page does not state a residency, only medical school and fellowship.

Eyelid surgery work

The specialties page describes the practice's services generally, not attributed to one surgeon.

  • Blepharoplasty. "Removal of excess skin and tissue to upper and lower eye lids, for a more refreshed appearance" (specialties).
  • Ptosis. Listed as "droopy eyelid edge," with no technique description (same page).
  • Entropion. Listed as "eyelids that turn in" (same page).
  • Ectropion. Listed as "eyelids that turn out" (same page).

No separate gallery page exists; one before-and-after case appears on the specialties page under the blepharoplasty tab: "Robin had bilateral upper and lower lid blepharoplasty with CO2 laser skin resurfacing," with a patient quote, "I am very pleased with the outcome of my surgery, I feel like I look 10 years younger!" (same page).

Other procedures

Thyroid eye/Graves' disease, proptosis, orbital tumors and orbital fractures are listed as specialties; Botox, laser resurfacing and dermal fillers are offered as non-surgical cosmetic treatments (specialties).

Insurance and cost

No insurance, Medicare or pricing statement is published on the specialties page or elsewhere on the site.

Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024

From CMS, Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners by Provider and Service, NPI 1679521918. Medicare pays only when the lids block vision, so these are the medical cases. Cosmetic eyelid surgery is paid by the patient and is not in this record. CMS leaves out any code billed fewer than 11 times in a year.

OperationOperations, 2022-2024
Upper blepharoplasty30
Ptosis repair36
Lid position repair45
Total111

Eyelid surgery papers

Papers in the PubMed eyelid record that list Dr. Ralph Wesley as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2022
Lower Eyelid Ectropion Secondary to Over-the-Counter Treatment of Xanthelasma
Salloum G, Crawford JJ, Dryden S, Meador AG, Wesley RE, Klippenstein K · Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 34812179
2010
Surgical microanatomy of the müller muscle-conjunctival resection ptosis procedure
Marcet MM, Setabutr P, Lemke BN, Collins ME, Fleming JC, Wesley RE, et al. · Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 20622700
2001
Histopathologic evaluation of a new dermal allograft following explantation
Biesman BS, Wesley RE, Klippenstein KA, Termin P, Elson ML · Dermatol Surg · PMID 11737138
1983
McCord procedure for ectropion repair
Wesley RE, Collins JW · Arch Otolaryngol · PMID 6342584
1983
Combined procedure for senile entropion
Wesley RE, Collins JW · Ophthalmic Surg · PMID 6348618
1983
Loss of lashes with ptosis surgery
Wesley RE, Scobey JW, Collins JW · Ophthalmic Surg · PMID 6828300
1982
Tarsal ectropion from detachment of the lower eyelid retractors
Wesley RE · Am J Ophthalmol · PMID 7072813
1980
Superior oblique paresis after blepharoplasty
Wesley RE, Pollard ZF, McCord CD · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 7403315

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