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 is a big fan of this very Seattle-ish tradition. Every late winter/early spring, when the city of Seattle is just about ready to move to Phoenix the Moisture Festival saves the day. This quirky vaudevillian celebration of human weirdness runs for several weeks at various venues in Seattle. It showcases jugglers, comedians,Continue reading…
Easily amused Seattle Plastic surgeon shares a cool surgery word. I just finished taking my annual OSHA test online (I scored 100% !) and came across this example of doffing gloves. Surgeons use some pretty weird words and the words for putting gloves on and taking them off are don and doff respectively. Why doContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about the lessons learned in the play, Pygmalion, now playing at Seattle’s Intiman Theater. Last night I soooo enjoyed attending Pygmalion at Seattle’s Intiman Theater. There is something about live human beings on stage telling a story through words and action that just touch my soul so much more than film orContinue reading…
General Health, I Love Seattle!, Now That's Cool, Skin Care, sun damage
Put this on your list for Valentine’s Day. It won’t end up on your hips and you can wear it in public! Pink SmartWool Artisan Socks – Perfect for Valentines Day I am totally smitten with SmartWool stockings, especially the Artisan variety. They come in an array of very cool and funky designs and colorsContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon blogs about her Northwest Flower and Garden Show Opening Night tradition. Check out Opening Night at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. It’s like stepping into Spring, if only for an evening. This past weekend it rained and rained and rained. It was so soggy, even in the mountains, that my daughter’sContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon assures her breast lift patients that the nipple never leaves the breast. It would be impossible to drop it on the floor. I saw a patient today who was worried about what could happen to her nipple during a breast lift. She thought we actually removed the nipple from the breast andContinue reading…
Breast Contouring, Breast Lift, Nipples, Now That's Cool, Plastic Surgery
Anyone for immediate gratification? Seattle Plastic Surgeon discovers youth in a bottle for middle aged dudes with mustaches. Okay, check this out. This is a gentleman who came in for a scar revision on his forehead. When he came in for his post-surgical photos, I was stunned with how much younger he looked. It tookContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon breaks the ice at a party with her Tuzzie Muzzie! There’s a Tuzzie Muzzie to complement any party frock. Last Friday I attended my very first Twelfth Night Party. It was a fancy affair with cocktails, dinner, dancing, and dessert buffet at Seattle’s Women’s University Club. You readers of my blog may findContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon is really, really loving the acellular dermal matrix, Strattice. So are her challenging breast implant revision patients. In the past two months, I have been getting a lot of experience with Strattice, which is an acellular dermal matrix. Sounds very complicated, huh? The concept is not complicated at all. Strattice, which feelsContinue reading…
Breast Implants, New Technology, Now That's Cool, Plastic Surgery
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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