Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients inquire as tohow long will bruising last after rhinoplasty. The answer is that every patient is different. Younger patients have less capillary fragility and will likely bruise less. Their bruising is usually unapparent…

Rhinoplasty for a broken noseis a common procedure performed by Dr. Funk in Houston. A nasal bone fracture can lead to a crooked nose and a deviated septum. Septoplasty and rhinoplasty can correct a crooked nose and improve breathing. After the injury, there…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients will ask if continuedtaping after rhinoplastywill improve swelling. I have had patients in the past tape their noses at night and saw very little improvement in swelling. Taping requires firm tape with adhesive. This is…

Scar tissue with revision rhinoplastyis a complex issue effecting the appearance of the nose. The wound healing process can be quite difficult to predict with revision rhinoplasty due to the fact that the blood supply…

Many of myHouston rhinoplastypatients want to know if rhinoplasty will change the appearance of their face, their image, or their visage. In truth, rhinoplasty should have a natural result and not change the appearance of ones image but only enhance it. It has…

Some of my Houston rhinoplasty patients have issues with breathing while sleeping and admit to snoring or even apneic events. Rhinoplasty for cosmetic purposes will not improve breathing, snoring, and definitely not sleep apnea. However, if septoplasty or turbinate reduction is performed at the same time as rhinoplasty, this will improve breathing and snoring.

I always ask my Houston eyelid surgery patients if they have had LASIK surgery in the past whether they are interested in upper eyelid surgery or lower eyelid bags surgery.Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty with a history of LASIK surgerycan…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are concerned about their post facelift surgery care prior to surgery. At Funk Facial Plastic Surgery, we will provide all the proper instructions on postoperative care for bandages, dressings, incision lines and what to expect. We also recommend certain medication to stop prior to surgery and other medications to take afterwards to…