Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Bachelor of Science, 1981 |
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans; MD, 1986 |
| Residency | General surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.; completed 1994 |
- Board certification as printed: "board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1996," maintained through the maintenance certification program.
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Southeast Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the South Mississippi Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Mississippi State Medical Association.
- Special interest in cosmetic and breast surgery, body contouring, facial procedures, and hand and upper extremity procedures.
Eyelid surgery work
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The department page treats upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both, for bags under the eyes, excess skin, fatty puffiness and drooping lower eyelids that show white under the iris. It notes that sagging upper eyelid skin can impair vision (source).
- Upper eyelid: incision within the natural crease, with removal or repositioning of fat, muscle tightening and skin removal.
- Lower eyelid: an incision just below the lower lash line, or a transconjunctival incision inside the lower eyelid in which no skin is removed. Fat is repositioned or removed.
- A laser or chemical peel may be suggested to reduce lower eyelid discoloration.
- Anesthesia is intravenous sedation or general anesthesia.
- The page states that eyelid ptosis "requires a different surgical treatment" and that a drooping upper lid may come from the forehead and brow.
- Brow lift. An outpatient procedure that raises brows hooding the eyelids and reduces frown lines and forehead wrinkles; often combined with eyelid surgery, facelift or resurfacing (source).
The eyelid and brow pages are department pages and do not name an individual surgeon. The site has no before-and-after gallery page.
Other procedures
Dr. Pecunia's bio lists breast surgery, body contouring, facial procedures, hand and upper extremity surgery, fillers, laser procedures and spider vein treatment. The department also lists chin implant, facial resurfacing, rhinoplasty, facelift and neck lift.
Insurance and cost
The plastic surgery page states that most insurance companies cover reconstructive surgery for medical reasons, while cosmetic surgery is elective and typically not covered (source). The site publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Sutures: incisions are closed with sutures or skin glue; sutures are removed within one week.
- Back in public: most patients are presentable in 10 to 14 days.
- Swelling and bruising: initial healing may include swelling, bruising, irritation and dry eyes, managed with medication, cold compresses and ointment.
- Final result: final healing may take a few months.
- Brow lift: swelling and incision lines usually fade within the first 10 days (source).