Training and board certification
Source for all rows: wnyplasticsurgery.com/about-us/meet-dr-giacobbe/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences |
| Residency | Otolaryngology, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences |
| Residency | Plastic surgery, Medical College of Virginia |
- Board certification, as the site states it: "Double board-certified in plastic surgery and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery"; the credentials list names the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
- Chief of Plastic Surgery, Kenmore Mercy Hospital; Medical Advisory Board, Canisius College.
- Past President, Buffalo Plastic Surgery Society and Baccelli Medical Society; past chairman of the peer review committee, Medical Society of Erie County.
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Aesthetic Society.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Traditional facelift. Incision from the temple hairline around the ear to the lower scalp; fat is sculpted or redistributed, deeper layers and muscles lifted, and excess skin trimmed; a second incision under the chin may be added (facelift).
- Limited incision facelift. Shorter incisions at the temples and around the ear (facelift).
- Neck lift. Incision in front of the earlobe, around behind the ear into the lower scalp, for jowls, loose neck skin and fat under the chin (facelift).
- Anesthesia and adjuncts. IV sedation or general anesthesia; fibrin sealants are used to hold tissue layers together and reduce bruising (facelift).
- Recovery statements. A bandage and possibly a thin drain tube after surgery; swelling may take several months to resolve and incision lines up to 6 months to mature (facelift).
- Prices. None published; the page lists cost components without figures.
- Gallery. Facelift gallery; cases on the facelift page include mini facelifts for patients aged 42 and 48 and a facelift for a 61-year-old (facelift gallery).
Other facial procedures
Eyelid surgery (eyelid, gallery); endoscopic and coronal brow lift (brow lift); fractional and full field laser skin resurfacing (laser, gallery); rhinoplasty and ear surgery.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | WNY Plastic Surgery |
| Address | 7 Hopkins Road, Williamsville, NY 14221 (contact) |
| Phone | (716) 634-5555 |
| Website | https://www.wnyplasticsurgery.com/ |
| instagram.com/wnyplasticsurgery | |
| YouTube | YouTube channel |
| facebook.com/wnyplasticsurgery |
Not verified: return-to-work and exercise timelines for facelift (not stated); a brow lift gallery (none found).