A ^Retired Plastic Surgeon's Notebook

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

Category: Facial Fillers


Agressive Skin Care + Enough Filler = GREAT RESULTS

December 14th, 2011 — 10:25pm

Seattle Plastic Surgeon shows off a GREAT NON-SURGICAL RESULT – take a look at this. Top photo before treatment. After photo is after agressive skin care and HA filler over a nine month period. I saw this patient recently who I have been treating with aggressive skin care and HA fillers (eg Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane,Continue reading…

Aging Issues, Facial Fillers, Facial Rejuvenation, Non-invasive, Skin Care

Fill ‘er up for higher patient satisfaction.

November 16th, 2011 — 12:48am

Fill ‘er up even if it means saving up some hard earned $$$. Seattle Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder blogs about patient satisfaction with HA fillers such as Restylane, Perlane, Prevelle and Juvederm.  I’ve been using these fabulous new facial fillers for many years now and have come to really, really love the wayContinue reading…

Aging Issues, Facial Fillers, Lip Enhancement and Augmentation, Nasolabial Folds, Non-invasive, Plastic Surgery, Skin Care

The FDA approves Restylane for lip augmentation and/or enhancement.

October 28th, 2011 — 6:18pm

Lip enhancement can be subtle. It doesn’t have to be bizarre. Seattle Plastic Surgeon is thrilled to share news of the FDA approval of Restylane for lip enhancement and/or augmentation.  It’s about time! Earlier this month the FDA approved the hyaluronic acid filler Restylane for lip enhancement.  This puts what is sort of like theContinue reading…

Facial Fillers, Government and Politics, Lip Enhancement and Augmentation, Skin Care

Let’s lose the misleading before and after photos, please.

September 29th, 2011 — 6:16pm

Seattle Plastic Surgery, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder gets picky and prickly about before and after photos.  You should be picky and prickly too! I have blogged about this topic on many occasions but this example takes the cake!  Not because it is blatantly Photoshopped but because it comes from an advertisement insert in the latest editionContinue reading…

Facial Fillers, Patient Beware, Plastic Surgery

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