Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | UMass Dartmouth, degree in biology, 1999 |
| Medical school | University of Massachusetts Medical School, M.D. 2003 |
| Internship and residency | General Surgery, UMass Medical Center |
| Plastic surgery | Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery completed 2010 |
| Research fellowship | Two years: microsurgery, human anatomy, limb reconstruction, complex models of wound healing, abdominal reconstruction |
- Board certification: the site describes him as "a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast, and body." The site names the American Board of Plastic Surgery in a general paragraph on board certification.
- He co-authored a textbook chapter and several journal articles and has presented research at regional, national and international conferences.
- During residency and fellowship he joined trips to South America for cleft lip, cleft palate, burn and congenital hand surgery.
- The about page lists a special interest in breast revision surgery and facial reconstruction after skin cancer (source).
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The site describes removing or repositioning excess eyelid skin, fat and muscle to correct drooping upper eyelids, which can impair vision, and lower eyelid bags (source).
- Upper eyelid incisions are placed in the natural crease. Lower eyelid surgery is typically done through transconjunctival incisions, sometimes combined with skin removal. Tissue is repositioned and trimmed with small instruments and closed with fine sutures.
- The procedure may be done in the office under local anesthetic with a mild sedative. When combined with other procedures, it is done under general anesthesia in an outpatient surgery facility. Surgery takes one to two hours.
- The facelift page states that patients who want to improve the brow and eyelids combine a facelift with eyelid surgery or a brow lift (source). The site has no separate brow lift page.
Gallery: the eyelid surgery gallery shows six before-and-after cases (source). Dr. Babbitt is the only surgeon at the practice.
Other procedures
The site offers facelift, breast surgery (augmentation, lift, reduction, revision and implant removal), body procedures (liposuction, VASER liposuction, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, Renuvion, gynecomastia) and non-surgical treatments. The gallery includes a Mohs reconstruction category (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is a highly individualized procedure, with the surgeon's fee typically starting at $3,800." Anesthesia and surgical facility fees are additional (source).
- The site makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery.
- Financing is offered through PatientFi, and the site has an interactive price estimator (source).
Recovery
- Back to work: 7 to 10 days for office jobs and non-strenuous activities.
- Exercise: 4 to 6 weeks before exercise and strenuous activities.
- Bruising: usually resolves enough in seven to 10 days to return to work.
- Swelling: improves enough within one to two weeks to resume most normal activities.
- Final result: refinements may continue for six months or longer; the scar takes several months to mature.