Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

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…

Some of my Houston patients inquire about a mini facelift versus a full facelift as they feel thecost of a mini faceliftis less than a full facelift and neck lift. With a mini facelift, the neck is not dissected and there is no platysmaplasty.…

Recently, one of my Houston facelift patients asked if I recommended facelift tape. Apparently, this is performed by placing some strong adhesive just under the sideburn and using tape and a tight hair tie to pull the lateral aspect fo the face…

Some of my Houston facelift patients come in asking about the vampire facelift and what it entails. This was a technique popularized several years ago that entails taking platelet rich plasma (PRP) from your blood and injecting it into your face.…

Patients may feel that theirvision is improved after eyelid surgery. This is especially true for upper eyelid surgery. Lower eyelid surgery or lower eyelid bags surgery will not affect vision. Removing the excess upper eyelid skin may improve…