Out of Town Patients

Dr. Mettu’s extensive training, artistic vision, and excellent outcomes have led to increasing interest from out of town patients traveling to for cosmetic eyelid surgery. At Raleigh Eye and Face Plastic Surgery, we welcome all out of town patients and thank you for choosing our office! We understand that planning for an out of town surgery adds a layer of complexity, so we have compiled information for you to better understand the process and more easily embark on your journey along with our office and Dr. Mettu.

Timeline/Process for Surgery

Here is an overview of the timeline for our out of town surgery patients.

  1. Virtual initial consultation:

  2. Pre Op Video Call

    • This takes place approximately 1-2 weeks before the surgery. Surgery fees are due prior to the pre op video appointment.

  3. Pre Op Visit In Person

    • This will be 1-2 days before surgery at our office Raleigh Eye and Face Plastic Surgery.

  4. Surgery 

  5. Video Post-Op Appointments

    • The first post op appointment is approximately 1-2 weeks after surgery.

    • There is a second (and usually final) post op appointment approximately 3 months after surgery.

    • If needed, additional video post op appointments can be made.

    • An in person post op visit is not required unless there are any concerns with healing.

Travel

We are centrally located near Downtown Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Morrisville.

Travel by Car

Office Address: 4201 Lake Boone Trail Suite 103, Raleigh, NC 27607

Blue Ridge Surgery Center: 2308 Wesvill Court, Raleigh, NC 27607

Travel by Plane

We are approximately 10 miles away from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).

Travel by Train

The closest train stop to our office is Union Station Raleigh, NC. Once at the station, we are approximately 7 miles away.

Raleigh Eye and Face Plastic Surgery to Blue Ridge Surgery Center Directions

LODGING

Here are some lodging options that are closest to our office. However, because we are centrally located, any hotels near the airport or Downtown Raleigh would be within a 15-20 minute car ride away.

Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Arena

Address: 1200 Hurricane Alley Way, Raleigh, NC 27607

Phone: (919) 854-0502

Residence Inn Raleigh Crabtree Valley

Address: 2200 Summit Park Ln, Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 279-3000

Courtyard Raleigh Crabtree Valley

Address: 3908 Arrow Dr, Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 782-6868

Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh /Crabtree Valley

Address: 3912 Arrow Dr, Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 703-2525

Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley

Address: 4500 Marriott Dr, Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 781-7000

DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh Crabtree Valley

Address: 4100 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 782-8600

 FAQs

    • Yes, you should arrange for someone to accompany you or hire a caregiver or nurse to stay with you and assist you. An adult guest is required to stay with you throughout the surgery. Patients and guests should expect to be at the surgery center for a minimum of 3 hours and possibly up to 5-6 hours depending on the combination of surgeries. 

    • Your guest will also need to accompany you to your lodging (i.e. you cannot take a rideshare or taxi by yourself after anesthesia) and stay with you for 24 hours after the procedure.

    • There will be an in-person pre-op (usually the day before surgery). If you are traveling by car, you can return home the day of surgery, but depending on the length of the car ride, you may wish to stay for one night. If you are traveling by plane or train, please plan to stay in Raleigh for at least 48 hours after surgery. There may be some oozing/light bleeding within the first 48 hours, and we do not want this to cause any issues when traveling by plane or train.

  • We recommend waiting at least 48 hours before flying.

  • Patients are unable to drive for the first 24 hours after surgery due to anesthesia. If someone else is driving, patients may depart for home after surgery. However, if it is a long distance drive, you may wish to stay for one night after surgery.

  • We always encourage patients to do in-person visits as much as possible, but we offer virtual post-ops for our out of town patients.

    • Be sure to have your prescriptions and over the counter medications handy. 

    • Hats and sunglasses can help hide some of the swelling and bruising while traveling and will protect from sun exposure during the post operative period.

  • Yes, you and your guest are able to use ridesharing apps to arrange transportation to the surgery center as long as the guest stays with you throughout the surgery and is with you in the rideshare after surgery. Your guest must be with you for 24 hours after anesthesia including any time in a rideshare.

  • We recommend hiring a caregiver or nurse to stay with you. It is a requirement of the surgery center that patients have an adult guest stay with them the entirety of the time at the surgery center and stay with the patient for the first 24 hours after surgery.