Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

The new buzzword with my Houston rhinoplasty patients is Preservation Rhinoplasty. This is a form of rhinoplasty where the nasal hump is not chiseled or filed down. With preservation rhinoplasty, the bones around the hump are fractured and then the hump is pushed or let down to create a smooth profile. This technique began in Turkey and has now become popularized in the…

Many of my Houston otoplasty or ear pinning patients may ask at what age can my child have otoplasty. The ear develops to 95% of it's adult size by age 5-6. The cartilage at that age is also still very pliable and moldable. This allow for an easier correction with otoplasty or ear pinning. This is also why children's face…

When seeing a rhinoplasty consultation in my Houston office, many of the patients discuss reviewing before and after rhinoplasty photos. They have visited the Funk Facial Plastic Surgery gallery and I review before and after photos with them as well. There are some other things that patients should focus on when reviewing these nose job photos.

A good photograph…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are asking what precautions we are taking for those patients desiring rhinoplasty during this COVID pandemic. Dr. Funk is currently operating at a surgery center where elective cases are permitted and determined safe in Houston and the state of Texas.

All patients going to the operating room…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients will call and ask how much is rhinoplasty. The cost of rhinoplasty varies from surgeon to surgeon and actulaly from nose to nose. Each nose is different and may require more work. Revision rhinoplasty is a more difficult operation due to scarring, poor wound healing, and the possible need for ear cartilage…

Some of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients come in for consultation concerned about nasal collapse after their original rhinoplasty. Nasal hump reduction without support of the middle vault can lead to collapse and breathing issues after rhinoplasty. This typically occurs…

Many of myHouston ethnic rhinoplastypatients are simply interested in reducing their nostrils size, treating flared nostrils, or wide nostrils. Alar base reduction alone an be performed in the office to narrow nostrils…

Some of my Houston facelift patients inquire as to whether a facelift or mini facelift will improve their bags under the eyes. Facelift surgery typically improves the jawline, neck, jowls and sometimes the mid face. It will not address the lower eyelids and not treat the bags under the eyes. Blepharoplasty or lower…