Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Many patients believelaser eyelid surgeryis a more advanced method of blepharoplasty or eyelid lift. In truth, there are many methods to perform upper and lower eyelid surgery. Typically, upper eyelid surgery is simply performed with excision…

Rhinoplasty or nose job surgery is the second most common cosmetic surgery after breast augmentation. Rhinoplasty is an outpatient procedure and recovery time after rhinoplasty is typically 8 days.

Bruising after rhinoplastyis dependent on the patient’s…

A good rhinoplasty is not seen in the nose, but in the eyes. That is to say, the nose is not an object to which attention should be drawn, but rather overlooked…A goodnose job in Houstonis one where someone cannot tell you had a rhinoplasty. People may look…

I frequently get asked by rhinoplasty patients, what is your revision rhinoplasty policy? That is to say, what if the patient is unhappy after their rhinoplasty and wants a revision rhinoplasty? This is a fair question…

Patients desiringrevision rhinoplastymay have concerns regarding their scar from open rhinoplasty or their scar around the nostrils from alar base reduction or nostril narrowing. The open rhinoplasty approach requires…

Rhinoplasty comes from the latin term of changing the shape of the nose. The goal in cosmetic rhinoplasty is to change the external shape of the nose to create a more aesthetically pleasing nose. This is the the definition for the lingo or slang nose job. However, changing the inside shape of the nose, which can be termed functional rhinoplasty, is also a form of rhinoplasty.…

Online reviews about a rhinoplasty surgeon or facelift surgeon are helpful in obtaining an idea of patient satisfaction. However, it is important to note that online reviews may only be a fraction of that surgeon’s patients’ experiences. Cosmetic surgery…

Many of my Houston patients come in desiringeye bag surgeryor lower blepharoplasty. Bags under the eyes are due to protrusion of fat that surrounds the eyeball. This excess fat can either be removed or repositioned into the groove that lies…