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: Hand Surgery


4th of July Buzzkill

July 3rd, 2018 — 4:00pm

Seattle Plastic Surgeon and mother of two young adult men is a total buzzkill on the 4th of July. For most people, the 4th of July is a nice holiday filled with family, friends, good food and maybe some good fireworks.  But……..for the plastic surgeon on call for the emergency room, the 4th of JulyContinue reading…

Children, Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Trauma

“Hand Lift” – What a BAD Idea

December 13th, 2011 — 10:33pm

Seattle Plastic Surgeon just can’t keep her opinion about this poorly thought out procedure to herself.  I read several plastic surgery journals every month and more often than not I think, “Now there is a good idea”.  But this month I read an article about using a “hand lift” for hand rejuvenation and I thought,Continue reading…

Aging Issues, Fat Injection, Hand Surgery, New Technology, Now That's a Little Weird, Now That's Cool, Plastic Surgery

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