Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Some of my Houston facelift patients are men mainly seeking to tighten their neck and jowls. Male facelift surgery can help a turkey neck or tighten the jawline in male patients seeking a more youthful appearance. Male facelift surgery does have some nuances that differentiate it from a female facelift. The incisions should…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients have concerns regarding their nostrils. Some may state that their nostrils are not necessarily too wide, but that there is too much nostril show from the side view or profile. This is actually labeled as nostril retraction. Nostril retraction is usually due to the positioning of the tip cartilages or…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients who have had a previous rib graft placed in their nose are curious if they can keep the existing rib graft. Revision rhinoplasty for a rib graft will require reshaping or replacing of the rib graft depending if the graft is warped, resorbed, shifted, or lost…

Many of my eyelid surgery patients will ask if they are ready for upper eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty. Some may ask at what age is the best time to get an upper blepharoplasty. Most patients will begin to see laxity in their upper eyelid skin in their 30's and this will progress. The upper eyelid skin is the thinnest…

Many of my Houston Asian rhinoplasty patients are concerned about a bulbous tip. This could be due to wide or ill defined tip cartilage, thick nasal tip skin, or poor support to the tip. Refining a nasal tip with Asian rhinoplasty usually requires reshaping the tip cartilages, suture…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients have had over-resected cartilage in the tip of their nose or grafts placed to create an overpinched tip which can look operated and "nose jobby". This is especially true for patients with very thin skin. It is important to delicately lift the skin of the…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients inquire about lower eyelid laser treatment. Lower eyelid surgery for bags under the eyes will address these bags and loose skin under the eye. Laser treatment will help tighten crepe lower eyelid skin but will not treat lower eyelid bags or significant laxity…

Many of my Houston facelift patients who are desiring improvment in their smile lines and flat cheeks are asking if a facelift will help these areas. This depends on the type of facelift. A deep plane facelift where the SMAS is elevated and the zygomatic ligament in the cheek is released, allows the SMAS to be lifted high…