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 feels like an archaeologist while removing 42 year old silicone gel implants. Recently I saw a lovely woman in my office who wanted removal of her breast implants and replacement with new ones. This is a common procedure in my practice. What made this case really memorable was the age of herContinue reading…
Breast Implant Removal, Breast Implants, Now That's a Little Weird
Seattle Plastic Surgeon explains what causes a double bubble deformity in the implanted breast. I saw two patients this week with the so-called double bubble. Both of these ladies had implants that were over 10 years old and both had experienced some sagging in their natural breasts. The double bubble occurs when time and gravity resultContinue reading…
Breast Contouring, Breast Implant Removal, Breast Implants, Breast Lift
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses the rationale for purposefully deflating saline breast implants prior to implant removal or replacement. Check out this recent case of mine. Often it makes a lot of sense to deflate saline implants prior to replacing or removing them. The case I present here shows a perfect candidate for preoperative deflation. HerContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon will present “Breast Implant Removal and Breast Lift in the Middle Aged Patient” at the annual meeting of the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons. Tomorrow I am heading off to my favorite meeting to give a talk on the surgical treatment of women who have either physically or mentally “outgrown” their breast implants. Continue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon warns women of a certain age: Breast implants that made you look voluptuous 20 years ago may be making you look matronly today. Recently I have had several ladies come in with implants that are no longer enhancing their figures. These ladies are all several years postmenopausal and even without overall weight gain, haveContinue reading…
Aging Issues, Breast Contouring, Breast Implant Removal, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Plastic Surgery
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses the longevity of breast implants. I get the “have my breast implants expired?” question a lot. I tell my patients who are considering breast implants that they will likely get 10, 15 or maybe even 20 years out of their implants. This is based on the low leakage and rupture ratesContinue reading…
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