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 hits a triple on her morning walk. This morning I took a nice, brisk walk along Seattle’s Fremont Ship Canal. It is wonderful place to start the day, especially in the summer. Today I saw the usual early morning suspects: dogs with their humans, middle aged rowers gliding across the water in their shellsContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon riffs on how those Downton Abbey women stay so slim and what it all has to do with the modern day tummy tuck. The ladies of Downton Abbey spend a lot of time having their corsets laced up by their maids – and it’s always right before they go down for dinner. Continue reading…
Body Contouring, Now That's Cool, Obesity, Tummy Tuck, Wardrobe Observations
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares some very interesting research on fillers and skin aging. Check it out. I read with interest today an article from Dermatology Times e news. To my knowledge, this is the first study looking at the anti-aging effects of off the shelf fillers. Here it is: Ann Arbor, Mich. — It mayContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon thinks her patients are the best. Earlier this week one of my patients had bruises all over her body and I was a little worried about her until she told me that she and a bunch of friends had competed recently in a Muddy Buddy Race. I knew what she was talking about because theContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon observes that many of her tummy tuck patients have improved posture after surgery. These waistline close up photos show marked improvement in this tummy tuck patient’s posture. Tummy tuck is one of those great operations that improves both form and function. Removing the excess skin and fat makes the torso look betterContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses treating prominent ears. This week I operated on a young man with prominent ears. He was starting college out of state in a month and decided to have his prominent ears fixed before heading off. His ear deformity was the most common one we plastic surgeons see. His ears stuck out straightContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon comments on recent discovery of ancient bra. I came across a tiny mention about the discovery of ancient bras (and undies) in today’s Seattle Times. This bra, discovered in an Austrian castle, is about 600 years old. I think it looks pretty good for its age, don’t you? Check out this article in theContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares a fun word – “tatty”. I came upon a fun word last weekend while visiting my mother. I was out for an early morning walk and stopped to check out the beautiful display gardens in Spokane’s wonderful Manito Park. I was admiring a lovely stand of Cone Flowers and noted instructions onContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares a very quick history of Botox. I remember, years ago, hearing about doctors injecting each other with Botox to reduce their scowl lines and thinking: how crazy is that????? But the anecdotal reports kept coming in and in 1992 a Canadian ophthalmologist, Dr. Jean Carruthers and her husband, Alastair, published their findingContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares some great news about Type 2 Diabetes. For years it has been observed that obese patients with Type 2 diabetes have a dramatic improvement in their diabetes after gastric bypass surgery. And this improvement is seen almost immediately after surgery, long before the patient loses significant weight. Now there is something moreContinue reading…
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