Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

When choosing a rhinoplasty surgeon in Houston, it may be difficult to decide amongst the many surgeons offering the procedure.  Rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult procedures in plastic surgery and requires surgeons to have much experience in both functional and cosmetic nasal surgery.  It is important to seek a surgeon who is board certified in Ear, Nose, and…

Many of our Houston rhinoplasty patients have a history of nasal allergies.  Nasal allergies can lead to symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, post nasal drip and nasal congestion.  The nasal turbinates, specifically, the inferior turbinates can swell due to allergies leading to nasal congestion and post nasal drip.  During rhinoplasty, the nasal turbinates…

A factor that many of my Houston patients have to consider when researching nose surgery is the cost of rhinoplasty in Houston.  Each rhinoplasty surgeon has different fees for surgery depending on their experience, complexity of the rhinoplasty, and the facility where they are operating.  Some noses require more work than others such as a base reduction, shortening…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are concerned about fine wrinkles, dyspigmentation and sun spots in addition to sagging skin, jowling, and neck skin laxity.  While laser resurfacing will improve the former, a facelift is the better treatment for the latter issues.  Laser resurfacing will provide a more uniform and smoother appearance to the skin.  A facelift will…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients have concerns regarding their assymetric nostrils.  This may be due to wound healing from their original rhinoplasty, poor scarring, cartilage resorption, grafts that may have moved, or a deviated septum.  Getting perfectly symmetric nostrils with revision rhinoplasty is difficult due to scar tissue…

Many of my Houston patients who are intersted in treatment for lower eyelid bags are searching for non-surgical options.  One of the injectable filler options for lower eyelid bags is to fill the depression under the bags to allow them to blend in better with the lower eyelids and cheek.  Using filler for the lower eyelids can be performed in the office with…

Many of my Houston deep plane facelift patients are not aware of the different styles and types of facelifts that many surgeons employ.  Dr. Funk specializes in the deep plane facelift where the SMAS and platysma are elevated and the cutaneous ligaments are released allowing for a more impressive and longer lasting facelift.  This also allows for better volume for the…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients question if they will need another nose surgery after their first rhinoplasty.  Unlike breast augmentation or surgery for the aging face, rhinoplasty, when performed properly, should not need to be repeated.  It's important to place grafts properly to support the tip and the nasal valves with rhinoplasty, otherwise, over time,…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients present with a twisted or assymetric nasal tip after their previous rhinoplasty.  Creating a symmetric and even tip is one of the most difficult aspects of rhinoplasty. With revision rhinoplasty, the tip cartilages can be very twisted and scarred down.  This makes these cartilages less malleable and more difficult…

Most of my Houston upper eyelid surgery patients come in for excessive hooding or a heavy appearance to the upper eyelids.  However, in some cases, there may be excess fat in the corners of the upper eyelids close to the nose giving a bulging or full appearance to the upper eyelids.  This is common with patients over 60 years of age.  This fat can gently be…