Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Some of my Houston rhinoplasty patients seek consultation for a bifid nasal tip or cleft nasal tip. This is due to a shadowing appearance between the two tip cartilages with a depression of the skin in that region. A bifid tip can be corrected by using cartilage grafting from septoplasty for a deviated septum as a columellar strut and tip…

Sometimes I see eyelid surgery patients come to see me 10-15 years after their first upper eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty stating that they now see similar changes to those that drove them to the intitial surgery.

Surgery for the aging face does not halt the aging process.

The eyelid skin is the thinnest…

Some of my Houston facelift patients have had a previous facelift or necklift many years prior and now need another facelift or neck lift. They may have been unhappy with their original facelift or simply feel the effects of aging and need another facelift.

Repeat facelift or necklift is a surgery that requires attention…

Many of my Houston eyelid surgery patients who come in for lower eyelid surgery for lower eyelid bags question whether to have upper eyelid surgery at the same time. Upper blepharoplasty is performed to remove excess skin of the upper eyelid which can lead to hooding, a tired appearance, and less open eye appearance.

Although…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients who present with a crooked nose may also have a deviated septum. One question many patients have is whether septoplasty for a deviated septum will correct their crooked nose. The simple answer here is no. A septoplasty will not straighten a crooked nose just as…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients present with rosacea of the cheeks, nose, forehead or even chin. Rosacea of the nose can appear in different forms and severities. This is important when considering rhinoplasty. The final form of rosacea of the nose or most severe is called rhinophyma. Rhinophyma is due to sebaceous glands multiplying…

Many of my Houston facelift patients inquire as to the type of anesthesia used for a facelift. A typical facelift or face and neck lift takes 2-4 hours, depending on the type of facelift. Liposuction for the neck adds operative time as does dissecting out the neck. A mini-facelift will take shorter time than a full face and…

A flat or droopy nasal tip in an ethnic nose is a common reason to seek rhinoplasty with my Houston patients. Asian rhinoplasty or African American rhinoplasty frequently requires grafting to increase the tip projection, or bring the tip of the nose further out from the face. This…