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Plastic surgeon

Dr. Stephen Paulsen, MD

Stephen Paulsen, MD is a plastic surgeon at Plastic Surgery Associates of Tulsa, 6585 S Yale Ave # 1020, Tulsa, OK 74136. His site describes an eyelid lift removing excess eyelid skin and repositioning or removing fat and muscle, often combined with a brow lift or facelift.

Practice
6585 S Yale Ave # 1020, Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK 74136
Phone
918-481-2900
Website
psaoftulsa.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeonsOther specialists

Dr. Stephen Paulsen (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Oklahoma, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: source

Stage Detail
Medical school University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 1990-94
General surgery residency University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1994-01 (as printed), Oklahoma City, OK
Plastic surgery research Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1997-98
Plastic surgery residency Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2001-03
Plastic surgery fellowship Aesthetic Surgery of the Face and Breast, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2003-04
Academic position Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL, 2003-04
  • Board certification, as the site states it: American Board of Plastic Surgery.
  • Society memberships: American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Tulsa County Medical Society, Tulsa Surgical Society.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Eyelid lift (blepharoplasty). Removes excess eyelid skin and repositions or removes fat and muscle. Upper lid incision hidden in the natural crease; lower lid incision camouflaged beneath the lashes. May be combined with a brow lift or facelift. Does not address wrinkles (source).
  • Outpatient procedure, one to three hours, under local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia. Results "will last several years and can even be permanent."
  • Page states insurance may cover upper-eyelid surgery when drooping skin impairs the visual field, including for younger patients whose condition is genetic.
  • Gallery: eyelid lift before-and-after photos present (source).
  • No ptosis repair, canthoplasty, double eyelid surgery, or revision eyelid surgery page found. Brow lift is offered as a separate procedure with its own gallery (source, source).

Other procedures

Site lists ear pinning (otoplasty), EmbraceRF, facelift, neck lift, breast augmentation, breast implant removal, breast lift, breast reduction, gynecomastia surgery, BodyTite, liposuction, mommy makeover, and tummy tuck. Non-surgical injectables offered: Botox, Juvederm, Sculptra, Voluma, and a "liquid facelift."

Insurance and cost

Site states insurance may cover upper-eyelid surgery in cases where hanging skin impairs the visual field. No specific price figures published for eyelid surgery.

Recovery, from the practice

From psaoftulsa.com, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Final result"Eyelift results will last several years and can even be permanent." Source

Medicare eyelid operations, 2022 to 2024

From CMS, Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners by Provider and Service, NPI 1568479384. Medicare pays only when the lids block vision, so these are the medical cases. Cosmetic eyelid surgery is paid by the patient and is not in this record. CMS leaves out any code billed fewer than 11 times in a year.

OperationOperations, 2022-2024
Upper blepharoplasty11
Total11

Why #366: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery35.740an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages710eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1515eyelid surgery listed in a cosmetic surgery society directory
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research015eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score72.7100Rank 366 of 500

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