Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | University of Pennsylvania, cum laude; Wharton School of Business and College of Arts and Sciences |
| Medical school | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City |
| Residency | Integrated plastic surgery, University of Pittsburgh |
| Fine arts | Master of Fine Arts, mixed-media sculpture, Carnegie Mellon University School of Art |
| Fellowship | Hand and microsurgery, University of California, Los Angeles |
- Board certification as printed: "ABPS diplomate," and "certified in the sub-specialty of surgery for the hand." The blepharoplasty page calls him "double board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery."
- Assistant professor of plastic surgery and program director of the Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2005 to 2010.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand and New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Loose skin, muscle and fat are removed through incisions in the natural upper eyelid crease. The page states upper eyelid surgery can help when skin hangs low enough to block vision.
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incisions are placed along the lashes or inside the lower lid; fat is repositioned or removed, and the patient's own fat can replace lost volume. One gallery case is a transconjunctival lower lid blepharoplasty.
- Upper and lower surgery together takes about 2 hours.
- The page states upper eyelid results last 5 to 7 years and lower eyelid results are mostly permanent.
- Brow lift. The surgeons perform an open brow lift that lifts the entire brow, with staples in the hair and an overnight drain; upper eyelid surgery may be added (source).
- Galleries: the blepharoplasty gallery includes one case credited to Dr. Bidic (facelift, neck lift, brow lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty and fat grafting) and three credited to Dr. Gundlapalli (source). The brow lift gallery has two cases credited to Dr. Bidic (source).
Other procedures
His bio lists breast reconstruction, mommy makeovers, rhinoplasty, facelift, neck lift and hand surgery. The practice has an on-site laser center and med spa (source).
Insurance and cost
The eyelid and brow lift pages state nothing about insurance or Medicare coverage and publish no prices.
Recovery
- Swelling and bruising: swelling, bruising, light sensitivity, dry eyes or irritation in the first 1 to 2 weeks; sleep with the head elevated and use cold compresses.
- Back to work: after about two weeks.
- Final result: about six weeks; incision lines usually fade within 4 to 6 months.
- Brow lift: staples out and return to work at 2 weeks; no lifting over 5 to 10 pounds for 3 weeks (source).