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: Lip Enhancement and Augmentation


Happy Valentine’s Day – Pucker Up!

February 14th, 2017 — 7:00am

Seattle Plastic Surgeon loves doing subtle and artful lip augmentation with Hyaluronic Acid fillers.  Are they real or plumped up with filler? It should be impossible to tell with a nice and artful lip augmentation. I am always amazed at how much my practice has evolved after being in practice for over 20 years now.  Continue reading…

Facial Fillers, Fat Injection, Lip Enhancement and Augmentation, Non-invasive, Plastic Surgery, Uncategorized

Trout Pout – Let’s Not Go There

September 5th, 2014 — 11:22am

Seattle Plastic Surgeon cajoles patient not to go with the Trout Pout look. I recently saw a patient of mine who I have been injecting with hyaluronic acid fillers for a couple of years.  She comes in about every 6 to 12 months for topping off.  This time she wanted “just a little more” toContinue reading…

Facial Fillers, Lip Enhancement and Augmentation

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

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