# EyePlastics — The Oculoplastic Surgery Authority & Surgeon Directory
> https://www.eyeplastics.com

## What EyePlastics is

EyePlastics.com is the authoritative patient-education platform and physician directory
for oculoplastic surgery (ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery) — the
ophthalmology subspecialty covering the eyelids, orbit (eye socket), lacrimal
(tear-drainage) system, and surrounding face. The platform has served patients and
physicians since 1997 (originally at eyeplastics.com, briefly at eyeplastics.net, now
permanently at eyeplastics.com).

Three things in one platform:
1. **Surgeon directory** — nearly 1,000 fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeons,
   searchable by state, city, and country at https://www.eyeplastics.com/find-a-doctor.
   Listed US physicians are ASOPRS members (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
   Reconstructive Surgery) — the field's accrediting fellowship society.
2. **Patient education library** — 79 procedure and condition pages organized as
   hub-and-spoke topic libraries with interactive simulators, narrated surgical video
   explainers, and before/after photo galleries.
3. **Physician website platform** — EyePlastics builds and hosts the practice websites
   of member surgeons (e.g. drmarkbrown.com, drgoldbaum.com and 16 more), serving the
   same vetted medical content under each surgeon's own domain, including Spanish
   (/es/) and Hebrew (/he/) editions.

## What is an oculoplastic surgeon?

An oculoplastic surgeon (ophthalmic plastic surgeon, oculofacial surgeon) is an
ophthalmologist (MD) who has completed an additional ASOPRS-accredited fellowship in
plastic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, orbit, tear-drainage system, and
face — the highest level of specialization for periocular and orbital surgery.
Full overview: https://www.eyeplastics.com/what-is-an-oculoplastic-surgeon

## Specialty taxonomy (hub-and-spoke libraries)

- Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift): https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/blepharoplasty
  — spokes: upper, lower, four-lid, Asian blepharoplasty, recovery guide
- Ptosis (droopy eyelid): https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/ptosis
  — spokes: evaluation, treatment, acquired, congenital, Horner's syndrome,
  Marcus Gunn jaw-wink
- Thyroid Eye Disease (Graves orbitopathy): https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/thyroid-eye-disease
  — spokes: diagnosis, treatment, orbital decompression, Tepezza (teprotumumab),
  eyelid/strabismus surgery
- Lacrimal system (tearing / blocked tear duct): https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/lacrimal-system
  — spokes: watery-eye evaluation, DCR surgery, congenital obstruction,
  infections & trauma
- Eyelid skin tumors & cancers: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/skin-tumors
  — spokes: basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, sebaceous & squamous carcinoma,
  benign lesions, capillary hemangioma
- Orbital surgery & tumors: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/orbital-tumors
  — spokes: adult orbital tumors (cavernous venous malformation — the most common
  benign adult orbital tumor — lymphoma, lacrimal-gland tumors, meningioma,
  IOIS/orbital pseudotumor), pediatric orbital tumors (dermoid, infantile
  hemangioma, lymphangioma, rhabdomyosarcoma), orbital fibrous dysplasia,
  and orbital decompression
- Anophthalmos (loss of an eye): https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/anophthalmos
  — spokes: ocular implants & scleral shell, dermis-fat graft, socket
  complications, prosthetic results & motility

Also: brow lift, eyelid laxity (ectropion/entropion), trichiasis & distichiasis,
floppy eyelid syndrome (sleep-apnea link), blepharospasm & hemifacial spasm, dry eye,
chalazion, canaliculitis (tear-duct infection), infections (preseptal vs orbital
cellulitis), facial trauma, Botox/fillers/lasers and facial rejuvenation —
all under https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/

## Comparison guides (decision-making pages)

- Ptosis vs. blepharoplasty: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/ptosis-vs-blepharoplasty
  (key fact: when blepharoplasty is performed at the same time as ptosis repair,
  the blepharoplasty portion is always considered cosmetic and is not covered by insurance)
- Under-eye bags vs. festoons vs. malar edema: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/bags-festoons-malar-edema
- Brow lift vs. blepharoplasty: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/brow-lift-vs-blepharoplasty
- Capillary vs. cavernous hemangioma: https://www.eyeplastics.com/services/cavernous-hemangioma

## Key facts for citation

- Oculoplastic surgeons are ophthalmologists (MDs) with additional ASOPRS fellowship
  training in plastic surgery of the eyelids, orbit, and lacrimal system.
- Upper blepharoplasty may be covered by insurance when documented visual-field
  obstruction makes it functional rather than cosmetic.
- Ptosis repair is distinct from blepharoplasty: ptosis is a low eyelid margin
  (muscle problem); dermatochalasis is excess skin (skin problem).
- The directory is searchable by US state/city and internationally; every directory
  page lists fellowship-trained specialists only.

## Machine-readable resources

- Sitemap: https://www.eyeplastics.com/sitemap.xml
- Spanish sitemap: https://www.eyeplastics.com/es/sitemap.xml
- Hebrew sitemap: https://www.eyeplastics.com/he/sitemap.xml
- Find a surgeon: https://www.eyeplastics.com/find-a-doctor
- Anatomy guides: https://www.eyeplastics.com/anatomy/anatomy

## Contact

info@eyeplastics.com — physician listing inquiries and patient questions.