Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Many who call our office inquire as to whether rhinoplasty consultation is free or if there is a fee. Rhinoplasty is a complicated operation and may be one of the more difficult surgeries in plastic surgery. When seeking nose job surgery or rhinoplasty, it is important to see a surgeon with…

Unlike other cosmetic surgeries such as a facelift, eyelid surgery, or neck lift, rhinoplasty is a permanent surgery. Once the swelling has subsided and everything has healed, the results of rhinoplasty are typically permanent. The nose will not age like the face and eyelids will continue…

Rhinoplasty can make a nose thinner depending on the nose. Every nose is different and each nose has different cartilage and skin. Rhinoplasty or nose job surgery can narrow the nasal bones with controlled fractures, can narrow the middle vault or cartilage in the center of the nose with stitches or sutures. It can also narrow the tip of the nose with cartilage reshaping, trimming, and suture/stitch…

Rhinoplasty surgery is a complex operation that takes patience and experience to perform. The time it takes to perform rhinoplasty is dependent on the complexity of the nose and the rhinoplasty surgeon. On average, Dr. Funk’s rhinoplasty take 1.5-3 hours. This is dependent on the severity…

Asian patients who visit my Houston office seeking rhinoplasty typically have similar requests. Asian rhinoplasty typically consists of building up a bridge, refining the nasal tip and increasing the projection of the nasal tip or how far it sticks out off the face. Asian rhinoplasty…

Many of my Houston patients are unsure if they need a facelift or a neck lift or both. This depends on what bothers you most. A mini facelift or short scar facelift will address the jowls, jawline, mid face, and some of the neck. This will lift the cheeks and create the appearance of a higher cheek bone.

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Free rhinoplasty consultation is offered in many offices for evaluation for a nose job or nasal surgery. At Funk Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr. Funk will not only sit down and listen to your concerns and desires regarding your nose, he performs a thorough examination, takes photographs and performs the digital enhancement on his own. This is a 45-60 minute consultation that will answer many of your…

Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery to remove excess skin or under eye bags is an excellent way to appear more refreshed, rejuvenated, and youthful. This surgery has little downtime and recovery is fairly painless.

The scars after eyelid surgery for the upper eyelid will hide…

A facelift or neck lift is typically though of for women, but today more and more men are interested in neck lifts to address their turkey gobbler neck, submental fullness, or double chin. Men who are over 55 typically will need a neck lift to address the excess skin and muscle laxity of the neck. Liposuction alone or Kybella alone will leave a lot of loose neck skin that may look worse.

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We receive frequent calls in Houston for patients requesting non surgical nose jobs using fillers. This is a technique utilized to minimize postoperative recovery and an attempt to make a nose job more affordable.

However, non surgical rhinoplasty is truly indicated for very few patients.…