Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Missouri; BA in Biological Sciences, cum laude |
| Medical school | University of Missouri School of Medicine; elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society |
| Internship and residency | General surgery, NC Baptist Hospital/Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem |
| Fellowship | Cleft Palate and Burn Reconstruction, Rancho Los Angeles Medical Center, University of Southern California |
| Plastic surgery | Junior Resident, then Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, NC Baptist Hospital |
- Board certification: "Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
- Past President, North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Served as Chief of Plastic Surgery of Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, North Carolina Medical Society and American Medical Association.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. The site describes removing excess fat, skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. Upper incisions sit in the eyelid crease and lower incisions just below the lashes. When no skin needs removal, a transconjunctival blepharoplasty is done through an incision inside the lower eyelid (source).
- The page states the procedure is usually done in the office under local anesthesia or IV sedation and lasts 45 minutes to a few hours. It is typically cosmetic but can also improve vision by lifting droopy eyelids out of the field of vision.
- Blepharoplasty can be combined with facelift, brow lift or BOTOX Cosmetic, per the same page.
- Brow lift. Offered as an endoscopic brow lift (two incisions under an inch long behind the hairline) or a traditional coronal brow lift (source).
Gallery: the blepharoplasty gallery holds 26 cases across three pages, each credited by surgeon name. 17 cases name Dr. Tucker, including upper blepharoplasty, upper and lower blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty with lateral canthopexy, and blepharoplasty combined with facelift, rhinoplasty or TFX laser resurfacing (source). The site has no separate brow lift gallery.
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, chin surgery, otoplasty, rhinoplasty and PrecisionTx under Face, plus breast, body, male, skin care and injectable services and the Renewal Med Spa (source).
Insurance and cost
The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices and no insurance or Medicare statement. The patient resources page lists accepted forms of payment, financing options and CosmetAssure coverage provided to patients (source).
Recovery
- Sutures out: stitches are removed after four to seven days.
- Back to work: most people return in ten days.
- Contact lenses: not worn for two weeks.
- Eyes can be sensitive to light and wind for a short while; eye drops and cool compresses may be prescribed.
- Brow lift: many patients return to work or school in 7 to 10 days; swelling and bruising fade by the second week (source).