Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Davidson College, North Carolina; cum laude |
| Medical school | University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| Residency | General surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, five years; Chief Resident |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, two years; Administrative Chief Resident |
- Board certification as printed: "board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 2000."
- Plastic surgeon in the Birmingham area since 1999. He was affiliated with Plastic Surgery Center, PC before founding Eich Plastic Surgery in 2001 (source).
- Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Alabama Society of Plastic Surgeons, Surgical Society of the University of Alabama, American Medical Association, Medical Association of the State of Alabama and Jefferson County Medical Society.
- Argus Award for Outstanding Resident Physician Teacher in Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine. Co-author of papers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southern Medical Journal and reconstructive microsurgery journals.
Eyelid surgery work
- Blepharoplasty. All four eyelids are usually treated together, though upper or lower lids can be done alone. Fat and extra skin are removed and lax muscle tightened. Upper lid incisions sit in the crease; lower lid incisions are usually just below the lash line, or inside the lower lid with no visible scar (blepharoplasty).
- Canthopexy. For weak lower lids, a permanent internal suture is placed through a small incision at the outer corner of the eyelids.
- Surgery is under sedation with local anesthesia or general anesthesia and takes about 90 minutes for all four lids. Blepharoplasty does not treat crow's feet or dark circles.
- Forehead lift. Three methods are described: endoscopic, coronal (open) and biplanar, which adds a skin excision at the hairline to an endoscopic lift (source).
Gallery: 3 eyelid cases with frontal and side views. Two are upper and lower blepharoplasty with ptosis repair for upper lids covering the pupils; one is upper blepharoplasty with a facelift (blepharoplasty gallery).
Other procedures
The site lists facelift, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, lift, reduction and reconstruction, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, body contouring after weight loss, and non-surgical lasers, peels, Botox and fillers. Patients may stay overnight in a recovery suite.
Insurance and cost
"Though not generally covered by health insurance, it may be possible to obtain coverage if you have significant vision problems due to drooping upper eyelids" (blepharoplasty). The site publishes no prices.
Recovery
- Bruising and swelling usually resolve in about one to two weeks; vision may be slightly impaired for a few days.
- Sutures stay in 5-6 days on average.
- No strenuous activity for 3-4 weeks.
- Most results visible in 2-3 weeks; final results can take up to six months.