Training and board certification
- Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Doctorate in Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (bio).
- Transitional internship, Tucson Medical Center, Arizona; ophthalmology residency with the Jones Eye Institute at UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Little Rock VA (bio).
- Oculoplastic surgery fellowship sponsored by ASOPRS at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, under John A. Long, MD (bio).
- Board certified within the American Board of Medical Specialties; Fellow of ASOPRS; Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery in Facial Cosmetic Surgery since 2013 (bio).
- Site states he is the only oculoplastic surgeon in Arkansas holding both ASOPRS fellowship and American Board of Cosmetic Surgery diplomate status, and received the Robert F. Jackson, M.D. Award for the highest oral-exam score nationally on the Board's 2013 annual exam (bio).
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; surgical privileges at Baptist Medical Center, St. Vincent Infirmary, Arkansas Children's Hospital and UAMS (bio).
- Has practiced in Little Rock since 2004; formed Arkansas Oculoplastic Surgery in 2006 (bio).
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision within the natural lid crease, extended laterally into an existing line for lateral hooding; performed under local anesthesia with optional oral sedation; excess skin and, if present, bulging fat are removed (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Transconjunctival incision with fat repositioning into the tear-trough groove; fat grafting or cheek implants added for patients with significant volume loss; lower eyelid tendon tightening for lax lids; skin tuck, laser or chemical peel added for excess skin (source).
- Brow lift. Offers endoscopic, trichophytic, temporal and direct approaches, chosen by forehead height, hair density and the pattern of brow ptosis; endoscopic/trichophytic/temporal performed under general anesthesia, direct approach under sedation or local anesthesia (source).
- Ptosis repair (cosmetic). Tucking or reattaching the levator muscle, often without a skin incision via the undersurface of the eyelid, under local anesthesia, 45-75 minutes (source).
- Functional upper eyelid blepharoplasty. Same lid-crease incision approach, performed when excess skin obstructs peripheral vision; requires photographic and visual-field documentation for insurance coverage (source).
- Entropion repair. For inward-turning lower eyelid from age-related changes (source).
- Ectropion repair. Lateral tarsal strip with reattachment to the lateral canthal tendon; thermocautery or tissue excision at the back of the medial eyelid; full-thickness wedge excision; tarsorrhaphy for paralytic ectropion (source).
- Second opinion or revisional surgery is offered for complications of prior eyelid surgery (source).
Galleries, confirmed loading with photographs: cosmetic upper eyelid blepharoplasty, lower eyelid blepharoplasty, and ptosis repair before-and-after pages (upper, lower, ptosis).
Other procedures
Facelift, mini facelift, neck lift, rhinophyma reduction, facial implants, fat grafting, lip fillers, chemical peels, laser resurfacing, and non-surgical injectables (Botox, Xeomin, Dysport, fillers). Reconstructive scope also includes pediatric oculoplastic surgery, congenital ptosis, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, thyroid eye disease, eyelid recession, enucleation/evisceration, tearing/nasolacrimal surgery, skin cancer, orbital trauma and blepharospasm (source).
Insurance and cost
- Functional upper blepharoplasty coverage depends on payer-specific Local Coverage Determinations; the site names Medicare, Blue Cross, Health Advantage, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare and QualChoice as examples of payers with their own criteria (source).
- "If ptosis is severely affecting your vision, the cost may be partially or completely covered by insurance" (source).
- No specific dollar prices are published for any procedure; cost pages state price depends on technique, time and other factors.
Recovery: functional upper blepharoplasty sutures out at about 1 week, roughly 80% healed by day 10-14, no bending/lifting for 7 days, no strenuous activity for about 10 days (source); brow lift heavy lifting restricted 2 weeks, vigorous activity resumes at 3 weeks (source).