Training and board certification
Source for all rows: about Dr. Agha
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school and PhD | University of Cambridge, integrated MD/PhD physician scientist program, Wellcome Trust scholarship |
| Research | Gene therapy; 2 international patents filed by Cambridge University |
| Residency | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 7 years |
- Board certification as printed: "Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery."
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Fellow of the Royal College of Medicine (U.K.) (as printed).
- Active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Aesthetic Society; member of the Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- 20 years of experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery, per the site.
- Faculty at annual meetings of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons; peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on surgery after weight loss and total body lift.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision at the natural crease; excess skin, muscle and fat are removed and closed with thin sutures. If upper and lower lids are both treated, the upper lids are done first.
- Lower blepharoplasty, four approaches. Transconjunctival, for bulging fat only, through the inner lid. Skin pinch, for excess skin only, through a subciliary incision. Subciliary blepharoplasty, for fat and skin, which the site calls his most frequently used method: the septum is detached and reattached tightly, fat is trimmed or repositioned, and the arcus marginalis may be released to smooth the lid-cheek junction.
- Canthopexy and canthoplasty. Done with lower lid surgery to tighten a lax lower lid. Canthoplasty detaches, shortens and resutures the lateral canthus; canthopexy tightens it with sutures without detaching the tendon.
- Pre-operative tests: tear production and eyelid measurements, a peripheral vision exam, and eyelid photography. Anesthesia is local with oral or IV sedation, or general when other facial surgery is planned. Surgery takes one to three hours.
- Double eyelid surgery. Non-incisional (double sutures and twisting technique) for patients 25 and younger without excess skin, or anchor incisional surgery, which also removes excess skin and fat. The page names Dr. Agha or Dr. Razfar as the surgeon (double eyelid surgery).
- Brow lift. Traditional coronal, endoscopic and temporal brow lift, with two-inch temporal incisions behind the hairline (brow lift).
Galleries: the blepharoplasty gallery shows four patients and the brow lift gallery shows one.
Other procedures
The site centers on body and breast surgery: tummy tuck variants, mommy makeover, Brazilian butt lift, arm and thigh lift, body lift after weight loss, breast augmentation, lift, reduction and revision. Face work includes his three-dimensional facelift, cheek lift and chin augmentation (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Unless you get eyelid surgery for medical reasons, cosmetic blepharoplasty isn't covered by insurance."
- If the eyelids impede vision and a vision test shows it, the patient may qualify for health insurance.
- The site publishes no prices. Its cost FAQ lists the factors: facility, anesthesia, upper versus lower lid surgery, added procedures and surgeon.
Recovery
- Up to three days: bruising and swelling at their peak. Ice packs at least four times a day; sleep upright for the first few days.
- 5 to 10 days: initial healing complete and return to work.
- Stitches typically removed at 7 days unless self-absorbing.
- 1 week: daily activities resume gradually.
- 2 weeks: light exercise and contact lenses allowed.
- Dry eyes usually last no more than two weeks; scars fade over a few months.