Training and board certification
Dr. Mancini is a Professor at UCLA Medical Center, Stein Eye Institute. He completed fellowship training in Beverly Hills and at UCLA Medical Center in oculofacial surgery, plus further fellowship training in cosmetic facial surgery (homepage). He is dual board-certified in ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery (source). The site does not name specific medical school or residency institutions.
- Site states over 100 scientific publications in leading medical journals and credits him as inventor of 15 novel surgical procedures (source).
- Developer of the "Tuck and Rise" brow-lift technique (brow rejuvenation performed through the blepharoplasty incision without additional incisions) and a conjunctiva-sparing posterior-approach ptosis repair; the site states he has published and lectured internationally teaching the Tuck and Rise technique (source).
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Removes excess upper-eyelid skin, combined with eyelid fat sculpting and repositioning; incision placed in the natural upper-lid crease; about 45 minutes to 1 hour (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Fat sculpting/repositioning through a hidden incision on the back of the eyelid (transconjunctival), often combined with a small amount of skin removal via an incision below the lash line when needed; laser or chemical-peel resurfacing can be added (source).
- Ptosis repair. Typically performed through the back surface of the eyelid with no visible external scar; candidates for his conjunctiva-sparing posterior approach avoid an external skin incision entirely (source).
- Brow lift. His "Tuck and Rise" technique lifts the brow through the blepharoplasty incision alone; endoscopic brow lift (incisions hidden behind the hairline) is used for more extensive rejuvenation (source).
- Double eyelid surgery, skin pinch blepharoplasty, eyelid cancer (Mohs) reconstruction, and ectropion, entropion and eyelid-retraction repair are also offered (homepage).
Other procedures
Midface lift, non-surgical periocular rejuvenation (Botox, Xeomin, Restylane, Voluma, Radiesse), chemical peels, and skin rejuvenation/laser resurfacing (homepage).
Insurance and cost
No insurance, Medicare or price information is published on the site.
Recovery
- Swelling. Upper blepharoplasty: bruising and swelling improve substantially over the first 1-2 weeks (source).
- Back to work. Lower blepharoplasty: most resume normal activities within 1-2 weeks; swelling gradually improves over several weeks (source).
- Bruising. A published post-op photo series (upper and lower blepharoplasty with transblepharoplasty brow lift) shows early bruising/swelling by day 3, steady improvement through day 7, and a six-month healing result (philosophy).