Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

A common complaint from my Houston patients are lower eyelid bags and/or dark circles under the eyes. The lower eyelid bags are due to fat surrounding the eye slowly bulging over time below the eye in the lower eyelid. The majority of light that hits our face comes from…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will come in asking what a facelift or neck lift will do for them. More specifically, which wrinkles and lines will it improve. The mini facelift or short scar facelift and the full facelift with neck lift will significantly improve the marionette lines…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients had their initial rhinoplasty by a surgeon with ENT training. If this is the case, their original surgery likely entailed a septoplasty for a deviated septum. Septoplasty requires removal of cartilage and bone from the septum.…

When discussing eyelid surgery with my Houston area patients, it is important to review the location of the incisions for upper eyelid surgery and lower eyelid surgery. The incision should not disorient the tattoo or break it up. The scar for upper eyelid surgery should lie in the upper…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients who come in for consultation are interested in seeing digital imaging to get an idea of what their nose may look like after rhinoplasty. Digital imaging of the nose for rhinoplasty can help a patient also understand what the surgeon is capable of and…

When I see my Houston facelift patients in consultation, many may ask how long a facelift will take or how many hours under anesthesia for a facelift. This depends on the extent of the facelift and the extent of dissection. A mini facelift will typically take 3 hours of operative time. This…

Hooding of the upper eyelids is a common concern amongst my Houston upper eyelid surgery patients. As we age, we lose elasticity and collagen in our skin. This is most evident around our eyelids, the thinnest skin in our body. Hooding of the upper eyelids may begin with…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients come for consultation and state they feel they have a long nose. When told this, I feel that they should describe what this means to them. Do they feel the tip of the nose sticks out to far on their profile or side view, or do they feel the nose is too long on the frontal view from the forehead to the tip of the nose. This is an important detail to explore…

Many of my Houston facelift patients want to know if a facelift will improve the wrinkles in their cheeks. Wrinkles due to thin skin on the cheeks will improve after a mini facelift or full facelift. The skin in this area will tighten with a facelift and appear more smooth and the contour…

Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients present for consultation with thick nasal tip skin. With these patients, one of their major concerns is their bulbous tip. Creating a more refined nasal tip with rhinoplasty on a patient with thick nasal tip skin can be difficult.…