Welcome to my blog. I am a retired plastic surgeon in Seattle and was in private practice since 1991. I've seen more than a few interesting faces and cases through my years spent in the exam room, the operating room and the emergency room. And I have an opinion on just about everything relating to plastic surgery (and a lot of unrelated stuff). If you like my blog, let me know. Thanks for reading! Lisa
Seattle Plastic surgeon offers help for a common problem – ARMPIT CLEAVAGE Most women have a little bit of breast tissue and fat just in front of the arm pit. This is called the axillary tail of the breast. This is all normal. But some ladies, even slender ladies, have more than a little bitContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon recommends a WALKER for recovery from tummy tuck and body lift surgery. Years ago I did a body lift on a patient who had lost over 100 pounds. She advised me to advise other patients to consider getting a walker for post surgical recovery. She found it so much easier to getContinue reading…
Seattle plastic surgeon blogs about the lessons she has learned (the hard way, of course) about Mini Tummy Tuck. Indications for a Mini Tummy Tuck are few and far between. Sometimes a procedure just seems too good to be true and that is often the case for Mini Tummy Tuck. It seems that every weekContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Mommy Makeover, Patient Beware, Plastic Surgery, Tummy Tuck
Permanent weight loss – here’s what I’ve learned from my patients How to lose weight for good according to Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder’s weight loss patients. I am a bit of an expert on weight loss, not because I have ever had major weight loss, but because I know so many patients who have andContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Lift, General Health, Obesity, Plastic Surgery, Tummy Tuck
Seattle Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder blogs about patient satisfaction. I can usually tell when a patient really, really likes the result of their breast or body contouring surgery, at least if they have had any sun lately. I just take a look at their tan lines! (Those of you who read this blog regularlyContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Contouring, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgery, Skin Care, sun damage, Tummy Tuck
Seattle Plastic Surgeon tells it like it is for obese women seeking breast surgery. A recent article published in The Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery caught my attention. This article looked at breast surgery outcomes in 7982 patients (that would be almost 16,ooo breasts!!!!) and divided the patients in obese and non-obese. Their results wereContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Contouring, Breast Reduction, Health Care Costs, Obesity, Postoperative Care
Seattle plastic surgeon blogs about the arithmetic of body contouring surgery. Okay, here’s a question I get all the time from my body contouring patients: “Will the fat come back?” And my answer is always: “New fat will accumulate if you gain weight after surgery and I cannot predict where the new fat will goContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder gives a tip for a more comfortable postoperative recovery. Today I saw a lady for her preoperative visit for her upcoming tummy tuck. During this visit, I review the operative plan, do a physical exam, check any necessary lab work, write prescriptions, make sure all the patient’s questionsContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Reduction, Plastic Surgery, Tummy Tuck
Seattle Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder finds breast lift and augmentation to be a difficult operation of opposing forces. I saw a patient yesterday who needs a breast lift and wants an augmentation. If I just do an augmentation, she will have weirdly shaped and still saggy breasts and if I just do a lift,Continue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Contouring, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Plastic Surgery
Seattle Plastic Surgeon Blogs About Trees and Mommy Makeovers – Again. I returned from my two weeks away on Sunday night after dark. The next morning as I was getting into my car, I caught the most lovely scent wafting across my drive way. Lo and behold, our harlequin glorybower tree had bloomed while I wasContinue reading…
Aging Issues, Body Contouring, Gardening, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgery
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