Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

When having a discussion with my Houston facelift patients, I like to break the anatomy into three locations.The midface is the area of temple down to the below the cheek or malar area.  The next area is the jawline and jowls and lower face.  Lastly is the neck with skin laxity and banding.  Not all patients require their midface addressed with a facelift as the fat pads…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients come in during their 40's concerened about the first signs of aging in their eyelids which is the thin crepe upper eyelid skin hanging over or hooding the eyelid.  This prevents placing eye shadow, mascara, and eyeliner easily.  Upper blepharoplasty or upper eyelid surgery removes this excess skin and allows for a more…

Many of our Houston rhinoplasty patients may ask during consultation how does rhinoplasty work?  Rhinoplasty is a procedure where the shape of the nose is changed.  Dr. Funk normally performs nose job surgery with an open rhinoplasty approach which requires a small incision between the nostrils.  The other incisions are around the nostrils on the inside and the skin…