Dr. Varelas is a fellowship trained facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon with particular academic interests in facial reanimation, rhinoplasty techniques & outcomes, and innovation in facial rejuvenation.
Radiographic Midfacial Volume Changes in Patients on GLP-1 Agonists.
Radiographic Midfacial Volume Changes in Patients on GLP-1 Agonists. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Aug; 173(2):360-366.
PMID: 40407186
Characterizing the Online Discourse on Facial Paralysis: What Patients Are Asking and Where They Find Answers.
Characterizing the Online Discourse on Facial Paralysis: What Patients Are Asking and Where They Find Answers. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2025 Mar-Apr; 27(2):129-135.
PMID: 39093987
Reanimation of the Lower Lip with the Anterior Belly of Digastric Transfer: A Systematic Review.
Reanimation of the Lower Lip with the Anterior Belly of Digastric Transfer: A Systematic Review. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 26(5):538-543.
PMID: 38350142
Facial Reanimation After Intratemporal Facial Nerve Schwannoma Resection: A Systematic Review.
Facial Reanimation After Intratemporal Facial Nerve Schwannoma Resection: A Systematic Review. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2024 May-Jun; 26(3):355-361.
PMID: 38150513
Deformity, etiology, solution, sequence (DESS): Facial analysis in rhinoplasty.
Deformity, etiology, solution, sequence (DESS): Facial analysis in rhinoplasty. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 45(1):104097.
PMID: 37952257
Bell's Palsy After Vaccination Against Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bell's Palsy After Vaccination Against Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 11; 169(5):1114-1121.
PMID: 37272720
Episodic Facial Paresis-An Isolated Presenting Symptom of Multiple Sclerosis.
Episodic Facial Paresis-An Isolated Presenting Symptom of Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 04 01; 149(4):374-375.
PMID: 36757719
Bile duct injuries: a contemporary survey of surgeon attitudes and experiences.
Bile duct injuries: a contemporary survey of surgeon attitudes and experiences. Surg Endosc. 2020 07; 34(7):3079-3084.
PMID: 31388804
Enlargement of Dorello's Canal as a Novel Radiographic Marker of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Enlargement of Dorello's Canal as a Novel Radiographic Marker of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2020 Jun; 81(3):232-236.
PMID: 32499996
Prognostic indicators of survival in sinonasal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.
Prognostic indicators of survival in sinonasal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma. Laryngoscope. 2019 12; 129(12):2675-2680.
PMID: 30801751