Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Many of my Houston facelift patients are curious to see before and after photos of other patients who have had a deep plane facelift. When viewing before and after facelift photos it is important to note that they have the same amount of makeup on, their hair is pulled back to reveal any scarring, and the that the positions…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients come in asking whether we perform open or closed rhinoplasty at Funk Facial Plastic Surgery.

With open rhinoplasty, a small incision is made in the columella between the two nostrils and the rest of the incisions are on the inside of the nose. The skin is lifted off the cartilage and bone and these structures are reshaped.…

Many of my Houston patients who come in for lower eyelid bags and are considering lower eyelid surgery are concerned about possible scars from the surgery. Lower eyelid surgery can be performed through a transconjunctival approach or through the skin. With the transconjunctival approach an incision is made on the inside of the eye to access the fat that causes the lower…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask about swelling after rhinoplasty. The recovery after rhinoplasty is different for every patient. The amount of swelling after rhinoplasty will depend on numerous factors. Patient age, skin thickness, the amount of work performed, revision rhionplasty, and comorbidities are all factors that come…

When choosing a rhinoplasty surgeon in Houston, it may be difficult to decide amongst the many surgeons offering the procedure. Rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult procedures in plastic surgery and requires surgeons to have much experience in both functional and cosmetic nasal surgery. It is important to seek a surgeon who is board certified…

Many of our Houston rhinoplasty patients have a history of nasal allergies. Nasal allergies can lead to symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, post nasal drip and nasal congestion. The nasal turbinates, specifically, the inferior turbinates can swell due to allergies leading to nasal congestion and post nasal drip. During rhinoplasty,…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are concerned about fine wrinkles, dyspigmentation and sun spots in addition to sagging skin, jowling, and neck skin laxity. While laser resurfacing will improve the former, a facelift is the better treatment for the latter issues. Laser resurfacing will provide a more uniform and smoother…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients have concerns regarding their assymetric nostrils. This may be due to wound healing from their original rhinoplasty, poor scarring, cartilage resorption, grafts that may have moved, or a deviated septum. Getting perfectly symmetric nostrils with revision…