Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Many of the Houston rhinoplasty consults I see have attractive features to their face such as their eyes, lips, cheeks, and hair. However, their crooked nose, nasal hump, wide nose, or bulbous tip may distract from these features. Rhinoplasty is meant to create a natural looking nose that…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are over 40 years old and interested in rhinoplasty to finally get the nose they always wanted. One thing to keep in mind with rhinoplasty for older adults is the skin does not have the elasticity of someone in their 20’s and 30’s. Therefore, it…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients will ask where the scar is located with eyelid surgery. For upper eyelid surgery, the scar should hide in the crease of the upper eyelid and slightly extend into the crow’s feet wrinkles laterally. For lower eyelid surgery, the incision…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients who come in for revision rhinoplasty and are unhappy with the results want to know what can be done and when they can have a revision rhinoplasty performed. After rhinoplasty, there is significant scar tissue deposited between the skin and cartilaginous…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients will ask when they can wear their contact lenses after eyelid surgery. For upper eyelid surgery, most patients can wear their contact lenses about one week after surgery as long as they are healing appropriately and are not having eye irritation…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask how many years younger they may look after a facelift. This depends on the type of facelift performed. A facelift that incorporates a deep plane facelift into the dissection will last longer. With the deep plane facelift, the ligaments are released…

Some of my Houston rhinoplasty patients inquire about a lip lift at the same time as their rhinoplasty. While the combination of a nose job and lip lift has been documented and described in the literature, it is best performed when planning a closed rhinoplasty. With an open rhinoplasty, an incision is…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients are concerned about recovery time after their eyelid surgery. There is a new medication that Dr. Funk is beginning to use that helps minimize bruising and swelling and it is call transexamic acid. This medication is given through the IV just…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are male patients interested in addressing their loose neck or turkey neck and saggy jawline. Some of these men may just require a neck lift and not necessarily a facelift. A neck lift can be combine with a lower facelift to tighten a saggy jawline and…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are teenage rhinoplasty patients seeking to improve their nose. Some of these patient or even adult patients may have braces or invaslign. They will frequently ask if they can have rhinoplasty with braces. This will truly depend on how much correction…