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
Modern Day Snake Oil I was shocked, shocked! to read the recent New York Times article about the “health” supplement industry. Check out the article here if you want to but here is the abbreviated version: The New York State attorney general had an independent agency test the ingredients of a variety of supplements soldContinue reading…
Earthquake preparedness. We had a staff meeting to day and our educational topic was earthquake preparedness. Joanne Jordan from Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management gave an excellent presentation that made me feel a little better about living in Washington, the third most earthquake prone state. California and Alaska are the top two. Here areContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon bikes to work. Saves time. Burns calories. Seattle is the fastest growing city in the country and I can attest to its growing pains. There are tower cranes, torn up streets, detours, cement trucks, double dumpers and construction sites in just about every part of the city and especially in the South Lake UnionContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about yoga for manual laborers. I drive by many, many construction sites on my way to work these days. Seattle is undergoing a huge building boom and is crawling with tower cranes and construction workers. This morning I saw a whole crew of hard hats doing yoga in the wonderful clearContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about a serious post-operative problem: Sleep deprivation. This past week I had a postoperative patient go a little bit crazy on me. She was over a week post-op, had a very nice early result from her surgery, had no mental health history and yet she just went, well, crazy with anxiety. Continue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about how much surgery has changed in just a few decades. Sometimes it just astounds me how much surgery has changed since my days as a medical student. There was a time when hernia patients spent an entire week in the hospital following surgery. They were admitted the night before, a bazillionContinue reading…
General Health, Government and Politics, New Technology, Postoperative Care, Preoperative Care
Seattle Plastic Surgeon loves her rash guard. She also hopes you also have one to love. I love this time of year in Seattle because the outdoor public swimming pools are open and the lakes are warm enough, barely, for a really quick dip. And I loooove to swim, especially outdoors. And I loooove my rash guardContinue reading…
General Health, Skin Care, sun damage, Wardrobe Observations
Seattle Plastic Surgeon is delighted with the new rules regarding the use of tanning beds. She just wonders what took so long???????? Check out this article in the New York Times. Thanks for reading and don’t forget your sunscreen this summer. Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder
Aging Issues, General Health, Government and Politics, Skin Cancer, sun damage
Seattle Plastic Surgeon riffs on the possible link between gynecomastia and marijuana use. Okay, full disclosure here. This is just my theory. It is based on nothing more than urban myth from my high school days and wishful thinking. The yearly procedural statistics published by the American society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recently came out andContinue reading…
Breast Contouring, Breast Reduction, For Men Only, General Health
Seattle plastic surgeon remembers when the Surgeon General came out with the bad news about smoking. I may be dating myself but I really do remember the day 50 years ago when the Surgeon General reported the strong link between smoking and lung cancer in men. That was the day I lost my job asContinue reading…
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