Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Kansas, 1980, graduation with honors in Human Biology |
| Medical school | University of Kansas, 1984 |
| Internship | Surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1984-1985 |
| Residency | Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1985-1989 |
| Residency | Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville, 1989-1991 |
| Fellowship | Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Microvascular Studies, University of Louisville, 1991-1992 |
| Hand surgery | Kutz, Kleinert Louisville Hand Group, Louisville, Kentucky, 1991 |
- Board certification as printed: "double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery"; American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1994, American Board of Surgery since 1990.
- Over 30 years experience; 8 years of surgery training.
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Alabama Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Mobile County Medical Society.
- Hospital affiliation: USA Health Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama.
Eyelid surgery work
From the eyelid page (source):
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incisions in the eyelid crease remove loose skin and a very small amount of fat, closed with a small suture. The page states it treats dermatochalasis, loose skin that can interfere with vision. It can be done as an "awake" procedure with sedation in 30 to 40 minutes.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Two techniques. The traditional approach uses an incision just below the lash line, with fat removed or transposed to fill hollows under the eyes. The transconjunctival approach uses an incision inside the lower eyelid with no sutures; Dr. Proffitt frequently performs it with a Coherent CO2 laser. Crepey lower lid skin can be treated with laser or chemical peel.
- Lower eyelid tightening. For lax lower lids, he tightens the eyelid through an incision in the lateral upper eyelid, which adds 5 to 10 minutes.
- Asian eyelid surgery. The page names Asian eyelid surgery (epicanthoplasty).
- Timing: 1 hour for 2 eyelids, 2 hours for 4 eyelids, as an outpatient procedure.
- Brow lift. His preferred technique is the endoscopic brow lift through 3 to 5 incisions behind the hairline; the coronal brow lift, an ear-to-ear scalp incision, is used occasionally (source).
- Gallery. The eyelid gallery states that the surgeries were performed by Dr. Randy Proffitt and shows bilateral upper blepharoplasty cases and facelift cases combined with upper blepharoplasty and chemical peel of the lower lids (eyelid gallery).
Other procedures
The site also lists facelift, laser skin resurfacing, chemical peels and Botox; breast augmentation, lift and asymmetry correction; and liposuction, arm lift, Brazilian butt lift and body contouring after weight loss (before-and-after photos).
Insurance and cost
- For patients with redundant upper eyelid skin that obstructs vision, the site states that insurance "will often pay for the surgery" if a peripheral field test, usually done by an optometrist, shows obstruction above the insurer's threshold.
- Medicare and some other insurers will not say ahead of time whether they will pay. The practice performs the surgery as a cosmetic procedure and bills Medicare or other insurance afterward (source).
- A brow lift is considered cosmetic and is not covered by insurance (source).
- The site lists cost factors (anesthesia, hospital fees, surgeon fees, technique) but publishes no eyelid or brow lift price. Financing is offered (financing).
Recovery
- Eyelid: recovery time about ten days; upper lid sutures out in 5 days; no sutures for transconjunctival lower lid surgery; normal activity around the house within about a week; strenuous activity curtailed for 3 weeks (source).
- Brow lift: bruising and swelling usually subside in 1 to 3 weeks; staples or sutures out in 1 week; strenuous activity waits 3 weeks (source).