Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

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…