Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Many of my Houston otoplasty patients are curious as to how we pin the ears back with otoplasty.  There are two different approaches to this procedure.  One is cartilage cutting while the other is cartilage sparing.  With cartilage sparing otoplasty, stitches or sutures are used to bend and reshape the cartilage to treat protruding ears.  With cartilage cutting procedures,…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask if their facelift will need fat grafting in addition.  This will depend on the amount of deflation your face may have due to fat loss.  However, a deep plane facelift will frequently reposition fat pads to create a fuller and more youthful face without the need for fat grafting.  

Dr. Funk is a facelift…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients will ask if their nose will need to be broken during surgery.  This depends, but in the majority of rhinoplasty procedures, osteotomies or controlled fractures of the bone are performed.  Patients who have a nasal hump that is taken down will have a wider nose with what is termed an open roof.  This is similar to taking down the…

Many of the rhinopolasty procedures Dr. Funk performs in Houston are on out of state patients.  We recommend out of state patients to submit their rhinoplasty photographs for Dr. Funk and have a discussion with our patient care coordinator.  Once Dr. Funk has approved the photos and the patient's objectives for surgery are reasonable, a consultation can be made.  Patients…

The day before your rhinoplasty with Dr. Funk you will have your preoperative appointment at our office.  At this time, you will meet with our coordinator who will review postoperative instructions and care after your rhinoplasty.  Prescriptions will be provided and you will meet with Dr. Funk one last time to review your goals for surgery and assure you are on the same…

Many rhinoplasty patients will inquire with our office if Dr. Funk will perform a virtual consultation, especially out of state rhinoplasty patients.  Dr. Funk feels it is important for out of state patients to not have to travel for a consultation only to find out they may not be a good candidate for rhinoplasty.  Therefore, our protocol at Funk Facial Plastic Surgery has out of state patients…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are unsure if rhinoplasty can correct certain aspects of their nose.  Every nose is somewhat different and aesthetic desires can also vary.  Here are a list of nasal features that cosmetic rhinoplasty can correct.

Crooked Nose

Dorsal Hump or Bump

Bulbous Tip or Pinched Tip

Wide or Flared…

This was a question recently asked by one of my Houston lower blepharoplasty patients.  With lower eyelid surgery, enough fat needs to be removed to improve the bags under the eyes.  However, if too much fat is removed, this can lead to a hollowed out effect.  The fat should be removed down to the level of the bony orbital rim.  Repositioning of the fat occurs…

I frequently have to explain the process of swelling after rhinoplasty with my Houston patients to manage expectations for the final result.  Most patients can expect 10% of their swelling to subside after 3 weeks and 20-30% after 6 weeks.  It does usually take a full year for all the swelling to abate.  The nasal tip area is usually the last to settle.  Revision rhinopalsty…

Upper blepharoplasty can be performed under local anesthesia in the operating room or the office.  Our Houston patients frequently do not want to undergo anesthesia for their procedures.  We do offer performing upper eyelid surgery in the office under local anesthesia or even in the operating room under local anesthesia.  In this case, some patients do desire…