Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program in Medical Education; B.A. with honors in research (2003-2006) |
| Medical school | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine; M.D. with honors in research, Alpha Omega Alpha (2006-2010) |
| Residency | University of Michigan, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ann Arbor (2010-2015) |
| Fellowship | Edward Farrior, M.D./University of South Florida Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tampa (2015-2016) |
- Board certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, from the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (June 1, 2016).
- Board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, from the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (June 23, 2018).
- Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
- Prior posts: attending physician, University of South Florida (2015-2016); Texas ENT Specialists, Houston (2016-2017); McLeod Facial Plastics and ENT Seacoast, Little River, South Carolina (2017-2021).
- Fellowship research studied intraoperative triamcinolone injections to prevent ectropion after lower lid blepharoplasty with midface lift.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Performed as an in-office procedure of about one hour under local anesthetic and oral sedation. Dr. Novis measures and marks the skin to excise; muscle excess and fat pad herniation are treated when present. The incision sits in the natural eyelid crease and is closed with fine sutures removed at one week (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. The page describes lower eyelid bags as fat herniating through the orbital septum, with cheek descent creating a tear trough. Incisions are placed inside the lower eyelid (transconjunctival blepharoplasty) to avoid an external scar. For excess skin or wrinkles, laser treatment or a thin pinch of skin along the lower lash line may be added. The procedure is done under IV sedation or general anesthesia and is often combined with fat grafting and laser resurfacing (source).
- Temporal brow lift. The pricing page describes it as elevating the outer brow to open the upper eye area (pricing).
- Gallery. One gallery page shows four combined cases: deep plane facelift and neck lift with upper blepharoplasty, temporal brow lift, periocular fat grafting or periocular laser (source). The site has no eyelid-only gallery.
The site has no page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The site also lists face lift and neck lift, lip lift, fat grafting, neck liposuction and medspa skin treatments. Fat grafting, neck liposuction and resurfacing laser are offered only as add-ons to another surgery (pricing).
Insurance and cost
- The office does not accept any insurance, even when insurance would cover the procedure; payment is by check, cash or card (source).
- Pricing page: upper blepharoplasty starting at $5,000; lower blepharoplasty starting at $6,500; temporal brow lift starting at $6,500. Each price "varies based on case complexity, determined pre-surgery" (pricing).
- The contact page shows a separate starting-price box: upper blepharoplasty $3,000 and lower blepharoplasty $6,500 (source).
- A quote given after consultation lasts 60 days.
Recovery
- Swelling and mild bruising peak at 24-48 hours and resolve in one to two weeks (source).
- Screen and computer use is usually possible after three days.
- Upper lid sutures stay in for six to seven days; patients generally return to work after suture removal and to full activity at two weeks.
- Lower lid: sutures are removed at about one week; normal activity resumes gradually after one week, with no heavy lifting for two weeks and no eye makeup for three weeks (source).