Training and board certification
Source for all rows: drtrussler.com/about-dr-trussler/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | University of Southern California, exercise physiology, cum laude |
| Medical school | Keck School of Medicine at USC, summa cum laude; Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Residency | General surgery, University of Michigan |
| Plastic surgery training | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Fellowship | One-year aesthetic surgery fellowship, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
- Board certification, as listed: "The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certified Plastic Surgery" and "The American Board of Surgery, Certified General Surgery."
- Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, 2007 to 2012, after beginning practice at UT Southwestern in 2007; directed the cosmetic residency and fellowship programs.
- Awards: American Association of Plastic Surgeons 2009 Leonard R. Rubin Best Paper Award; American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2009 Tiffany Award.
- Publications listed include papers on the High SMAS rhytidectomy (Plast Reconstr Surg, 2010 and 2011) and "Endoscopic Management of the Difficult Lower Eyelid: A Review of 300 Cases" (2012).
Facelift and neck lift work
- High SMAS facelift. Begins with an incision in the chin crease for a midline platysmaplasty and neck fat removal, then incisions around and behind the ears to elevate skin and SMAS; general anesthesia or deep sedation, about 3 to 4 hours; secondary facelifts also offered (facelift).
- Deep plane facelift. Releases and repositions the SMAS and skin as a single unit, with release of deeper ligaments (deep plane).
- Recovery, per the facelift page. One drain and a dressing removed the day after surgery; stitches out in the first week; one to two weeks off work; results fully appreciated at about three weeks. The deep plane page gives two to three weeks to work and four to six weeks before strenuous exercise.
- Neck lift. Incision under the chin plus incisions around the ear; two small drains removed the next day; return to work within one week; a direct neck lift with a zig-zag incision and no drains is also described (neck lift).
- Midface lift. Lower eyelid approach or endoscopic approach through a hairline incision above the ear (midface lift).
- Price. No prices published.
- Galleries. Facelift, female neck lift / lower facelift, male neck lift, blepharoplasty, brow lift, laser.
Other facial procedures
The site lists blepharoplasty (blepharoplasty), brow lift (brow lift), laser skin resurfacing (laser), lip lift, facial fat transfer, buccal fat removal, otoplasty and rhinoplasty (home).
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Andrew P. Trussler, MD |
| Address | 5656 Bee Cave Road, Suite J200, Austin, TX 78746 (locate us) |
| Phone | 512-450-1077 |
| Website | drtrussler.com |
| Social | Instagram, Facebook |
Not verified: the site gives different return-to-work times on the facelift and deep plane pages.