Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask if they will have drains after a deep plane facelift.  The answer is that this depends.  Some patients will require drains while others may not depending on the extent of the facelift, intraoperative conditions, and amount of skin removed.  If a neck lift in addition to a deep plane facelift is performed on a patient with a significant amount of redundant…

We frequently will have older patients inquiring about rhinoplasty and if they are still a candidate for cosmetic nose surgery.  While the average age for rhinoplasty is usually in the 20's, Dr. Funk performs rhinoplasty on patients in their 50's, 60's, and even 70's!  

It is important to note that when we age our nasal skin changes.  The skin over the bridge of the nose thins while the…