Training and board certification
Source for all rows: about
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Training | Methodist Hospital, Dallas, 1978-1980 |
| Training | Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospitals, Boston, 1980-1983 |
| Training | St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, 1983-1985 |
- The site describes seven years of postgraduate training in surgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and plastic surgery across these programs; medical school is not named.
- Board certification, as the site states it: "certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery"; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
- Past President, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons; former president, Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons.
- Chairman, Plastic Surgery Section, Memorial Hospital, Memorial City, Houston, 2004-2008; served on the ISAPS Executive Committee.
- Co-author, Hair Transplantation: The Art of Follicular Unit Micrografting and Minigrafting, second edition, CRC Press, 2013 (books).
Facelift and neck lift work
- Facelift. Incisions in front of and behind the ear, sometimes into the scalp; skin undermining, lifting of the deeper layers, muscle tightening and liposuction of the neck and jowls; a 4 to 5-hour procedure under IV sedation and local anesthesia at his AAAASF-accredited facility, with most patients home within an hour (facelift).
- Neck lift. Traditional neck lift with incisions around the ear, fat sculpting, muscle tightening and liposuction under the chin if needed; limited incision neck lift for mild to moderate aging (neck lift).
- Recovery, per the site. After neck lift: stitches out at about one week; swelling and bruising decrease over about two weeks; back to work at two weeks; strenuous exercise postponed a few more weeks (neck lift). After facelift: several months for swelling and up to six months for scars to fade (facelift).
- Hair loss after facelift. A dedicated page covers grafting to correct sideburn and hairline loss (correction of hair loss after facelift); his listed articles include "Face Lift and Hair Transplantation as a Single Procedure" (articles).
- Cost. No prices published.
- Gallery. Facelift.
Other facial procedures
The site offers blepharoplasty, brow lift, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, laser skin rejuvenation and hair transplantation. Galleries: blepharoplasty, eyelid surgery.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Alfonso Barrera M.D. |
| Address | 915 Gessner Rd. Suite 825, Houston, TX 77024 (about) |
| Phone | (713) 468-5200 |
| Website | https://www.lookinggood.com/ |
| Other surgeon | Eric Ruff, MD (about Dr. Ruff) |
| instagram.com/abarrera.plasticsurgery | |
| YouTube | YouTube channel |
| Facebook page |
Not verified: medical school; which surgeon performed each gallery case.