Training and board certification
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Baylor University, Phi Beta Kappa | bio |
| Medical school | University of Texas; Alpha Omega Alpha | bio |
| Residency | Internship and residency, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University | bio |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford; additional facial plastic surgery fellowship with emphasis on laser surgery | bio |
| Board certification | American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; American Board of Otolaryngology | bio |
- Clinical faculty at Stanford; consultant to the Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital and Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara (bio).
- Staff at Mills-Peninsula, El Camino and Stanford University Hospitals (bio).
- Fellow of the AAFPRS, AAO-HNS, American College of Surgeons and American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery; executive board, California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (bio).
- Thirty peer-reviewed papers as primary or secondary author (bio).
- Practice limited to facial plastic surgery and functional nasal and sinus surgery (bio).
Facelift and neck lift work
- The facelift page states 15 years of facelift surgery and over 1,000 patients; every facelift includes strengthening of the SMAS, often with fat grafting (facelift).
- Three facelift levels (facelift):
- Mini-lift: jowls and jawline, sometimes under local anesthesia with an oral relaxant; listed at $15,500 to $25,000.
- Moderate lift: adds cheek lifting and submentoplasty with more SMAS dissection; IV sedation; listed at $25,500 to $40,000.
- Significant Lift: adds deeper neck dissection and temple and lateral brow lifting with a "High SMAS" dissection; deep IV sedation or general anesthesia; at least two weeks recovery; listed at $55,000 to $85,000.
- Neck lift: for isolated neck laxity with good facial definition; custom technique with a limited incision behind the ear (neck lift).
- The bio states he uses lasers to perform operations such as facelifts (bio).
- Before-and-after photographs are on the procedure pages: facelift, neck lift; index at facial plastic surgery gallery.
Practice
- Practice: Premier Plastic Surgery (bio).
- Palo Alto: 1795 El Camino Real, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94306; 650.321.7100 (contact).
- San Mateo: 316 S. Eldorado Street, Suite 105, San Mateo, CA 94401; 650.340.7200.
- Los Gatos: 540 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Suite E, Los Gatos, CA 95030; 408.354.8665.
- Half Moon Bay: 625 Miramontes, Suite 105, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019; 650.560.4842.
- San Carlos: 796 El Camino Real Suite A, San Carlos, CA 94070; 650.394.4688.
- Website: premierplasticsurgery.com.
- Social links printed on the site: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.