Training and board certification
Source for all rows: about Dr. Le
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Research | Lipoprotein and molecular biology research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Medical school | University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1998, highest honors; early Alpha Omega Alpha induction |
| Internship | General Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine |
| Residency | Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami, 2003 and 2004 (also Clinical Instructor) |
- Board certification: the site states he is a "double board-certified, fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon" and does not name the boards.
- Oral Board Examiner and Developer for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; has served on educational committees of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Academic: Director of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2004 to 2011. He is a current faculty member there.
- The page cites 27 years of postgraduate experience in head and neck surgery, including 22 years in facial plastic surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
The blepharoplasty page carries a notice crediting the text to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2000) (blepharoplasty). It describes:
- Upper eyelid surgery. The lines and creases are marked first so scars sit in the natural folds; excess fat, muscle and loose skin are removed and fine sutures close the incision.
- Lower eyelid surgery. An incision along the lashline and smile creases; excess fat, muscle and skin are trimmed.
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. For puffiness caused mainly by fat, the incision is made inside the lower lid; sutures, if used, are self-dissolving.
- Surgery takes one to two hours; browlift, facelift or skin resurfacing may be combined.
Brow lift. The brow and forehead page lists coronal, pretrichial and mid-forehead incisions and the endoscopic approach with several small incisions behind the hairline, usually under IV sedation or twilight anesthesia (brow lift).
Galleries:
- Eyelid: cases include a 66-year-old woman with blepharoplasty and endoscopic browlift, and upper blepharoplasty with browlift to raise the brows and lid crease (eyelid gallery).
- Brow: endoscopic browlift combined with upper and lower blepharoplasty, and one case adding a lower eyelid chemical peel and Botox (brow gallery).
Other procedures
Rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, face and neck lift, chin surgery, otoplasty, facial feminization surgery, scar revision of the face and neck, skin resurfacing, Botox and a medical spa (source).
Insurance and cost
- "Insurance does not generally cover surgery that is done purely for cosmetic reasons." Surgery to correct or improve vision may be reimbursable in whole or in part (blepharoplasty).
- The practice is not a participant with any health insurance carrier; it will help obtain partial coverage when applicable, and pre-certification is required (FAQs).
- Consultation: $50 to $75 per half hour, depending on complexity. Surgical and facility fees are quoted after consultation; a nonrefundable scheduling deposit credits toward the surgical fee.
Recovery
- Ointment, cold compresses and head elevation after eyelid surgery; the eye area is cleaned for a week and a half (blepharoplasty).
- Permanent stitches are removed three to five days after surgery.
- Patients are typically presentable socially and at work 1 to 2 weeks after surgery (FAQs).
- Blepharoplasty follow-up: 2, sometimes 3, visits over 3 to 6 months.