Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Duringrhinoplasty, aka nose surgery, a septoplasty may need to be performed to correct a deviated septum. A deviated septum may occur due to numerous reasons such as trauma, pubescent growth, or passage through the birth canal during labor. Correcting a deviated…

Rhinoplastyor a nose job for a Persian or Iranian nose is quite common both in Houston, the United States, and in Iran. I have all too often seen Iranians who have obviously had cosmetic nose surgery or rhinoplasty. They…

Rhinoplastyor Septoplasty in a patient with a history of a cleft lip repair can be more tricky due to inherent asymmetry in the nasal tip cartilages and the septal cartilage. The nasal tip cartilage on the cleft side is typically depressed and leaning to this…

Rhinoplasty alone is one of the most difficult operations in plastic surgery due to the need to shape a 3 dimensional object by carving, grafting, and manipulating cartilage, soft tissue, and bone. All the while, respecting or improving function or breathing is critical during this operation.

As we mature, there is loss of collagen and elasticity in our skin. Our neck is no exception. Not only does the skin begin to sag and wrinkle because of this, the thin muscle in the neck called the platysma begins to separate and loosen. This can lead to the “bands” we frequently see in the front of the neck from the chin down. Frequently, fat can herniate or fall…

Many of my patients have asked when they should startBotox(or Dysport) or fillers. The answer is that it depends. There are numerous factors to consider. The most important is, “How much do your wrinkles or folds bother you?”.…

Rhinoplasty alone is one of the most difficult operations in plastic surgery. As a surgeon, I must deal with the fact that the nose is a three-dimensional organ composed of not just soft tissue, but cartilage, bone, muscle, skin and the internal lining. Special consideration must be paid towards not just cosmesis but the functional aspect of the nose.

That being…