Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Dr. Funk will frequently have patients who will mention that they think their nose has grown and will continue to grow as they get older.  The nose does change over time but the cartilage does not necessarily grow.  Just as we lose elasticity in our skin and ligaments in other areas of the face leading to jowling and skin laxity, the nasal ligaments lose support leading…

Patient's weight loss journey can also entail significant changes to the face.  It has been noted that the GLP-1 medications not only help patients lose weight and fat, they cause changes in the skin.  The stem cells located in the skin that produce collagen and elastin get turned off with these medications leading to skin that seems like a overstretched rubber band.…

Some of our Houston rhinoplasty patients have made requests of Dr. Funk for a "Barbie Nose" with their rhinoplasty.  While there is no exact definition of a Barbie nose, this look is characterized by a nose with a slight sloop or curve and an upturned, well-defined nasal tip. This rhinoplasty result may appear as though you have had surgery,…

Facelift surgery will typically address the neck, jowls, jawline and the midface - if a deep plane facelift is performed. There are situations where the facelift incision can be carried up into the temporal hairline to perform a lateral temporal browlift. This will give a slight lift to the lateral brows. However,…

Rhinoplasty for thin skinned patients requires meticulous attention to detail. Thin skinned patients will show any sharp edge of cartilage or bone so these need to be softened and smooth. Sometimes a layer of soft tissue will need to be place over the tip cartilages to soften this and avoid cartilage showing through the skin. Steroid injections should be avoided on thin…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask if they will have drains after a deep plane facelift. The answer is that this depends. Some patients will require drains while others may not depending on the extent of the facelift, intraoperative conditions, and amount of skin removed. If a neck lift in addition to a deep plane facelift is performed on a patient with a significant…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients will require ear cartilage for their revision if insufficient septal cartilage remains due to their previous surgery(s). The ear cartilage is taken from the concha which is the bowl shaped area of cartilage. The incision is behind the ear and will not change the shape of the ear.

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Many of our Houston facelift patients will ask if they will need volume correction with fat injections in addition to a facelift or neck lift. This will depend on each patient's anatomy and the way their face has aged over time. Some patients will still have the appropriate volume but have only experienced descent of the…