Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical degree | MD received at age 22 (school not named on the site) |
| Residency | General surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, USC, Los Angeles |
- Board certification: "He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery." The site also states he "was board certified in both medical specialties" (general surgery and plastic surgery).
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Aesthetic Society, the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Over 25 years of plastic and cosmetic surgery practice in the Los Angeles area.
- Has published in peer review journals, presented at national meetings, chaired plastic surgery symposia and taught residents, nurses and physician assistants.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The eyelid page describes removing fat, usually with excess skin and muscle, from the upper and lower eyelids. Incisions follow the upper lid creases and run just below the lower lashes, and may extend into the crow's feet. In a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, a tiny incision is made inside the lower eyelid, fat is removed, no skin is removed and the incision is closed with dissolving sutures. Surgery takes one to three hours depending on extent (eyelid surgery). Much of the page body is credited "Content courtesy of PlasticSurgery.org."
- The practice FAQ on the same page states upper blepharoplasty planning weighs how much skin to remove, brow position, whether fat should be removed or added, and lid level and function. Lower blepharoplasty planning weighs skin, lid support laxity, the eye-cheek relationship and eyelid fat. Eyelid procedures are done on an outpatient basis.
- Brow lift. The brow page describes the classic coronal incision behind the hairline and the endoscopic lift through three to five short scalp incisions. The FAQ states the approach used most often by Dr. Berger involves tiny incisions hidden in the hair. Brows may be secured with sutures or temporary fixation screws (brow lift).
Galleries:
- Blepharoplasty: 9 before-and-after cases, including combined upper and lower blepharoplasty with endoscopic brow lift (source).
- Brow lift: 3 cases (source).
The site has no separate page for ptosis repair, double eyelid surgery, canthoplasty or revision eyelid surgery.
Other procedures
The site offers facelift, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, breast augmentation, lift and reduction, implant revision, tummy tuck, liposuction, fat grafting, arm and body lift, gynecomastia correction, scar revision and injectables including Botox, fillers, Kybella and microneedling with PRP (source).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid and brow lift pages state no prices and say nothing about insurance or Medicare coverage. The brow lift page states the surgeon will explain the costs involved at the consultation. The specials page lists no eyelid offer (specials).
Recovery
- Reading and television: possible after two or three days.
- Contact lenses: not worn for about two weeks.
- Bruising: often resolved in the first week or two.
- Swelling: head elevation and cool compresses for the first 48 hours help it resolve.
- Scars: may stay slightly pink for six months or more, then fade to a thin white line.
- Brow lift: dressings generally removed within a few days; swelling mostly resolves after the first few weeks (brow lift).