Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Rhinoplasty for a bulbous tip is a common request from Houston patients at Funk Facial Plastic surgery.  A bulbous tip can be due to wide or excessively broad tip cartilages, thick tip skin, or even scar tissue with revision rhinoplasty patients.  Refining a bulbous tip with rhinoplasty can be done utilizing many maneuvers and techniques.  Nasal tip sutures, thinning…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients want to know where their scars will be located after blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery.  Upper eyelid surgery incisions are placed in the crease of the upper eyelid but can extend out laterally just beyond the crease.  This is the are of the scar that is most noticeable initially.  However, after several weeks, this scar…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients call in aking about the cost of rhinoplasty in Houston.  This is truly dependent on each nose.  Functional or breathing issues can be submitted to insurance which can fray a small portion of the cost of rhinoplasty.  Cosmetic fees may vary from surgeon to surgeon and nose to nose.  Revision rhinoplasty noses can be more complex…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask how long their facelift will last after surgery.  This truly depends on the age of the patient, type of facelift performed, and environmental factors after the facelift.  The deep plane facelift where ligamentous attachments to the SMAS are released and the SMAS and platysma are resuspended will allow for a longer lasting…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients present with concerns regarding their upper eyelid excess skin or hooding over their eyes.  While some of these patients may simply have excess skin over their eyelids, others may actually have heavy or low eyebrows.  

The female  eyebrow should lie about 1cm above the bony ridge on the outside of the brow.…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients have had septoplasty for a deviated septum.  Therefore there is insufficient cartilage remaining in the septum for grafting purposes.  Another source for cartilage when septal cartilage is not available is ear cartilage.  Ear cartilage for revision rhinoplasty can be used mainly around the tip of the nose as…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask how long their rhinoplasty will last.  Will another rhinoplasty surgery be necessary?  When rhinoplasty is performed correctly by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon who understands both the aesthetics and the functional components of the nose, the results should be timeless.  Although many noses are made smaller, they should…

When it comes to facial plastic surgery, many patients can easily be overwhelmed by some of the terminology used especially with facelift and necklift procedures. One of the most common terms and questions that many of my facelift patients have is around the deep plane facelift procedure. 

What is a deep plane facelift?

The deep plane facelift refers…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask if their bones will need to be broken during rhinoplasty.  Osteotomies, or controlled fractures of the nasal bones, are necessary in order to narrow the nose but also in certain cases to straighten a crooked nose with rhinoplasty.  When a patient has a dorsal hump or bump on the bridge of their nose, taking this down may lead…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients present with trouble breathing after their previous rhinoplasty.  This may be due to a residual deviated septum.  Despite attempts at correcting a deviated septum with septoplasty, loss of correction or poor technique may lead to a residual deviation in the septum.  Revision septoplasty is commonly performed…