Our latest humanitarian trip took us to southeastern Europe. Montenegro is a Balkan state on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It was part of the former Yugoslavia after WWI, broke off with Serbia into FR Yugoslavia in 1992. In 2006, they again became an independent nation. It is a beautiful, mountainous country with incredible views.

Unfortunately, they have issues with poverty with ...

The day of your eyelid surgery can be stressful, most because you don’t know exactly what to expect. Will there be pain? Will you be able to see and function. I’ll try and answer the most common “after eyelid surgery” questions here.

Will there be pain after eyelid surgery?

Most eyelid surgeries are not especially painful. On average, our patients use 1 or 2 pain pills the day of surgery and most don’t need any pain medicine after that. There are a ...

I get asked regularly to inject Botox around the mouth, mainly to soften the vertical lip lines (i.e. pucker lines, smoker lines). These lines are notoriously difficult to treat and Botox is just one way to go about it. But is it the best way? You have to weigh the pros and cons of injecting Botox in this area before going ahead. First, Botox works by temporarily blocking the ability of nerves to stimulate muscles, ...

Humanitarian work has kept us busy lately. In the past 4 months we’ve traveled to Jamaica, Haiti and the Philippines. We have seen some wonderful places, met some wonderful people, and hopefully rendered some meaningful service. In May, my wife Micki and I made our first trip to Kingston, Jamaica to develop a new eye project. Kingston is a chaotic, vibrant city with plenty of need. The main public hospital is full of amazing physicians who see a large ...

Eyelid Surgery Insurance Requirements

Many patients come to our office for eyelid surgery and their question generally is “what are the eyelid surgery insurance requirements”, or “will my insurance cover this procedure.” Let’s talk about the eyelid surgery requirements by Medicare, which are very similar to most other insurance carriers. For your own specific insurance is important that you ...

Eyelid surgery vs. brow lift

I see many patients with drooping brows and eyelids and often get the question “do I need both blepharoplasty eyelid surgery and brow lift surgery or could one procedure take care of both problems.”

Normal eyelid and brow positions

First of all, we need ...