What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:

I just want to take this time to thank you for everything you have done for me. As you know, when I was first diagnosed with facial paralysis a few months ago, I felt like my life was about to end. After seeing several doctors, you were one of the only ones who spent an hour with me explaining everything that is possible. I have never felt so comfortable with a doctor. I want to thank you for sharing your gift with me, and I feel lucky to have you as my doctor.

Sincerely,
Johnny S.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:

Words cannot express how thankful and appreciative I am to have found you. I am deeply grateful for you, for your generosity and caring nature as pertaining to my medical condition. As you know, I was apprehensive about having further surgery, but you are and have been reassuring and confident in the type of procedure you would perform in order to fix my eyelid from the beginning. The fact that you are not pushy and gave me the time and space to make the decision on my own allowed me to prepare myself mentally and emotionally, that really made a difference. Besides from that, your continuous generosity made me confident that you were the right doctor for the task at hand. You will never know how appreciative I am of that. I would also like to let you know how pleased I am with the results of the surgery. I have not felt this comfortable in years. My parents are also very grateful since this was my 14th surgery. You have a true gift. Thank you again for your patience, time, concern, and overall care. I pray that God continues to give you strength to help people who truly need life-changing medical procedures.

With much appreciation always,
Sophia P.

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Can I combine a blepharoplasty with Lasik in one surgery?

Q: Can Lasik surgery be combined with eyelid surgery? I would rather only have one surgery but I want both procedures...Would it be hard to find a doctor who can do both?

A: I typically tell my patients that they need to wait at least 2 to 3 months between having any laser correction surgery and Blepharoplasty. This is because proper time is needed to allow the cornea to stabilize.

What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:

I was a patient of yours last year, and I want to thank you for your help and fine work. I wanted to wait a while to see how everything went before I wrote, and in appreciation, I want you to have the gift I send along, and to thank you and compliment your staff for such a professional and excellent job they all did. I also thought you might like an update now. Everything came out beautifully, I look wonderful, and I feel so much better. It is amazing how just a small thing can make such an improvement. I will feel much better about my appearance and my self-confidence in that area for years to come. Frankly, I think I will probably feel so much better for the rest of my life that I am extremely happy I decided to do this and cannot imagine now not having done it. I think this one thing was such an improvement. Thank you very much for everything and especially for doing such a concerned and careful job. I was very anxious about the procedure and doing anything like this. I am very glad I chose you. I will keep you posted on everything.

Sincerely,
Jackie L.

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Can bleph eyelid surgery be done without anesthesia?

Q: If so, how does it work?

A: Typically most eyelid surgery is performed under local anesthesia. This is the same type of anesthesia that your dentist uses. If a more complex procedure is being performed, we can use local anesthesia with IV sedation or general anesthesia.

What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:

I just want to take this time to thank you for your kindness and caring ways as a great doctor. You made me feel very comfortable in which, as you know, in the past I was not. We need to have more doctors like yourself in this world. Oh, yes, and I love my eyes of course. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Angela L.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Marie and Dr. Parsa:

Thank you so much for all you have done for me. This whole experience has been wonderful, and I love my results.

Love,
Deb P.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:
I have been trying to formulate the appropriate way to express my gratitude to you. It is difficult because it is mingled with all the emotions of Gabe’s ordeal that I have been experiencing. The process began with a tremendous amount of fear and anger which I had to disguise for Gabe’s sake. He kept saying that I needed to be positive. It was the only way that he would make it through all of this, and so we did that together, fortunately with some success. Interestingly, as he progressed in his recovery, my emotions welled to the surface and I had several trying weeks as I dealt with the challenge of ridding myself of the image of a brutal stranger beating my child’s face.

I know that time will heal both of us physically and emotionally. And in all of this was you, our wonderful surgeon, skilled in both your medical specialty as well as your ability to offer us your calming and reassuring presence. All that you are and have done for us means more than I can express to you on this page. Know that I will forever be grateful to you for your extraordinary skills and for steering us with care through our crisis.

P.S. If there is ever another family who would benefit from speaking to me or Gabe, please do not hesitate to have them contact me. I would be happy to offer support for anyone in a similar difficult situation.

Sincerely,
Jade S.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dr. Parsa is an amazing doctor who is very skillful at his work and extremely understanding and caring. The whole procedure, from the first day I entered Dr. Parsa’s office for the consultation to the day of the surgery, has proven to be above and beyond my expectations. Thank you to Dr. Parsa and his entire staff, plus the anesthesiologist, David, was a superb anesthesiologist.

Love,
Lisa V.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dr. Parsa: 

I want to say to you that not only are you a very skillful, gifted doctor in the work you perform, but you also are blessed with something extra which puts you on a higher plane than other surgeons. I believe this extra special quality which you possess is your intuitiveness and listening abilities. I mean you give wholeheartedly to each and every one of your patients to truly hear their personal concerns when sitting in your presence. I know with me, you often had to hear me babble about nonsense. Yet, you still cared. This quality truly enables you to connect with your patient’s real needs, giving a positive end result. I want to tell you that life is definitely a gift. So, I say thank you Dr. Parsa for the gift you have given me. I sincerely express my appreciation and gratitude for your professional work, care, and passion.

Thank you so much.
Janet B.

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Eyelid Belpharoplasty Risks, Problems, What to Know in Advance

Q: In preping myself for eyelid blepharoplasty procedure i'd like to know what to expect beforehand.  Am I taking risks? what problems are possible? help me calm down!


A: There are more than 50 different ways to perform an eyelid surgery. Depending on you, your needs and your anatomy your surgeon should come up with a specific treatment plan to meet your needs. Unfortunately some surgeons only know of one or two ways of doing these procedures and they use that on every patient they see.

So I would say make sure you do your homework before choosing an eyelid surgeon because revisional surgery (fixing previously poorly performed surgery) is more challenging and costs much more than primary surgery. Make sure you at least you ask for an oculoplastic surgeon.

What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Hi Marie:

I'm soooooooooooooooooooo happy !!!!Thank you so much and  MY VERY BIG THANKS TO Dr Parsa for his magic ! I truly felt cared for and my long trip was priceless in knowing that I was in good hands from the start ! I'm being good- no sun- no swimming - no weed whacking !!!! But, I  thought I'd share a little photo of what I'm coming home to.....my little swimmers ! They have the end of year Banquet this Friday !

Thank you again for all !
Galen

What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa:

You are an angel disguised in human form doing God’s friendly work here on Earth. Even while still healing above and beyond my expectation. Thank you for all your care and patience with me.

Sincerely,
Lisa V.

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What our Eyelid Surgery Patients are Saying

Dear Dr. Parsa, Marie, Morgan, and Janet:

Just wanted to say thanks. Dr. Parsa, thanks for your generosity and care above and beyond your call of duty. Marie, thanks for making me feel at home and comfortable. Morgan, thanks for all the phone calls, even when I was not supposed to be there. Janet, you guys are rock stars. Good luck and be well.

Sandra L.

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The History and Development of Reconstructive Surgery

I just wanted to share this amazing news with everyone. Surgeons' Hall Museum in Edinburgh UK is having an exhibit on the history and development of reconstructive surgery from Aug 5 2010 to April 2011. They have chosen Surgical Friends Foundation as one of the reconstructive surgery foundations to exhibit. Our Video on Elena and Andressa will be featured continuously for 8 months. It is a privilege and honor to be presented in this prestigious exhibit.

To many more beautiful possibilities in the future.

Peace & Love

please visit this website: http://www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content.aspx

In Airport Haiti. Andrew Ordon and Kami Parsa. Surgical Friends Mission Trip

Videos of Eyelid Surgery in High Speed

Your Cosmetic Surgery Questions Answered

Q: How long does an upper Eyelid surgery usually take?



A: Typically, an upper eyelid blepharoplasty takes about an hour. You need to make sure you are comfortable with the surgeon operating on you and if you are having eyelid surgery the surgeon should be an oculoplastic surgeon. Hope this helps.

Patient Testimonial

Dear Dr. Parsa:
Words cannot express how thankful and appreciative I am to have found you. I am deeply grateful for you, for your generosity and caring nature as pertaining to my medical condition. As you know, I was apprehensive about having further surgery, but you are and have been reassuring and confident in the type of procedure you would perform in order to fix my eyelid from the beginning. The fact that you are not pushy and gave me the time and space to make the decision on my own allowed me to prepare myself mentally and emotionally, that really made a difference. Besides from that, your continuous generosity made me confident that you were the right doctor for the task at hand. You will never know how appreciative I am of that. I would also like to let you know how pleased I am with the results of the surgery. I have not felt this comfortable in years. My parents are also very grateful since this was my 14th surgery. You have a true gift. Thank you again for your patience, time, concern, and overall care. I pray that God continues to give you strength to help people who truly need life-changing medical procedures.
With much appreciation always,
Sophia

What you Need to Know about Revisional Eyelid Surgery

Revisional surgery is surgical correction of previous poorly performed surgery. Some of the most dreaded complications of facial plastic surgery are those associated with the eyelids. This usually happens when the surgeon is not experienced or familiar with the delicate anatomy around the eyelids. The field of oculoplastic surgery focuses on cosmetic, reconstructive,and revisional surgery around the eyes. It is important to consider this when referring a patient for cosmetic surgery. Depending on the specific problem, the necessary correction may involve a simple procedure or a complex eyelid reconstruction. The goal of revisional surgery is to regain normal function while maintaining aesthetic outcome.

The most common complaint that is referred for revisional surgery is the inability to close the eyes completely after previous cosmetic surgery. This problem usually happens when excess tissue and skin were removed during the previous surgery. Depending on the severity of the case, there are several procedures which can be done or combined to achieve the desired functional and cosmetic outcome. For example, skin from behind the ear, which very closely matches the texture of eyelid skin can be harvested and used to raise the eyelid. The mid-face can also be elevated by suspension sutures to raise the lower eyelid. The conjunctiva can be elevated by borrowing mucosal tissue from the mouth.

Although subtle, the natural youthful eyelid is V-shaped at the corners. The rounded corners of the eyelids after some cosmetic eyelid surgery is an artificial “operated appearance.” The rounded corners are not only a cosmetic problem for the patient, but they also can interfere with normal blink dynamics. The patient usually complains of tearing or dry eyes. This problem can be reversed by a special surgical technique on an outpatient basis. Postoperative hollowness can be revised by placement or injection of fat into the eyelid or orbit.