Training and board certification
Source for all rows: coleaestheticcenter.com/about/steven-laukaitis-md-facs
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | State University of New York, magna cum laude |
| Medical school | St Louis University School of Medicine |
| Internship | Internal Medicine, University of California |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| Fellowship | Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center |
- Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
- Diplomat, American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Eyelid surgery work
Note: the site's general eyelid-surgery, upper-and-lower-eyelids and ptosis pages are written about and attributed to "Dr. Cole" (Eric A. Cole, MD, FACS, the practice founder) by name throughout, not Dr. LauKaitis specifically, even though LauKaitis's own bio states equivalent fellowship training in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. The procedure descriptions below are practice-level content, not confirmed as LauKaitis's personal technique.
- Blepharoplasty (upper and lower). Upper blepharoplasty: incision in the existing eyelid crease, outpatient, about one hour under local or moderate anesthesia. Lower blepharoplasty: transconjunctival incision (inside the lower eyelid), cauterized with no sutures to remove, often combined with laser resurfacing. The page states upper blepharoplasty "can sometimes be covered by your insurance if it corrects vision impairment" (eyelid-surgery, upper-and-lower-eyelids).
- Ptosis. Described as drooping eyelids from excess skin/fat that can impair peripheral vision; page states blepharoplasty surgery can improve vision and reverse the tired/aged appearance it causes (ptosis).
- Asian eyelid surgery, brow lift, and reconstructive conditions including ectropion, entropion, eyelid laxity, blepharospasms, and asymmetrical eyes are each given dedicated pages.
Gallery (coleaestheticcenter.com/gallery/, checked 2026-09-30) organizes blepharoplasty cases into Lower Blepharoplasty, Quad Blepharoplasty and Upper Blepharoplasty sections. The queued gallery image (a Quad Blepharoplasty case, patient age 70) loads directly as a standalone PNG (HTTP 200) and is one image within this gallery, not a separate page.
Other procedures
Cole Aesthetic Center also offers facelift, mini-facelift, neck lift, earlobe repair, fat grafting, tumescent liposuction, laser resurfacing, injectables (Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers), facial laser therapies (BBL, Morpheus8, ProFractional), body contouring, skin care and hair restoration (coleaestheticcenter.com).
Insurance and cost
"While this procedure is generally done as a cosmetic procedure, upper blepharoplasty can sometimes be covered by your insurance if it corrects vision impairment." No page states specific dollar prices; a Payment & Financing page was checked but lists financing partners rather than procedure prices.
Recovery
| Topic | Statement | Days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back to work | Patients who follow aftercare guidelines return to work and most normal activities within 10-14 days | 14 | upper-and-lower-eyelids |
| Sutures out | Full activities resume after two weeks once sutures are removed | 14 | eyelid-surgery |
| Final result | Scars take 12-18 months to fully mature | ~548 | eyelid-surgery |
| Exercise | Avoid heavy lifting, straining and swimming for at least two weeks | 14 | upper-and-lower-eyelids |
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Cole Aesthetic Center |
| Address | 9800 Levin Road NW, Suite 101, Silverdale, WA 98383 |
| Phone | (360) 613-2600 |
| Fax | (360) 692-3535 |
| Website | https://coleaestheticcenter.com/ |
| Other physicians | Eric A. Cole, MD, FACS (founder); Alex T. Legocki, MD |
Address discrepancy: the queue lists his city as Kirkland, WA. Every fetched page (home, contact, about, every service page footer) prints only the Silverdale, WA address; no Kirkland office or address appears anywhere on the site. This may be a stale CMS/NPPES registration address rather than the practice's current location.
