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 blogs about the importance of distinguishing belly fat a.k.a. visceral fat from subcutaneous fat. Pull up a chair. This is going to be a long one. Abdominoplasty a.k.a. tummy tuck is a BIG operation and it is in every ones best interest to do everything possible to make sure that the surgeryContinue reading…
Permanent weight loss – here’s what I’ve learned from my patients How to lose weight for good according to Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder’s weight loss patients. I am a bit of an expert on weight loss, not because I have ever had major weight loss, but because I know so many patients who have andContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Lift, General Health, Obesity, Plastic Surgery, Tummy Tuck
Seattle Plastic Surgeon tells it like it is for obese women seeking breast surgery. A recent article published in The Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery caught my attention. This article looked at breast surgery outcomes in 7982 patients (that would be almost 16,ooo breasts!!!!) and divided the patients in obese and non-obese. Their results wereContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Breast Contouring, Breast Reduction, Health Care Costs, Obesity, Postoperative Care
Seattle plastic surgeon blogs about the arithmetic of body contouring surgery. Okay, here’s a question I get all the time from my body contouring patients: “Will the fat come back?” And my answer is always: “New fat will accumulate if you gain weight after surgery and I cannot predict where the new fat will goContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon is shocked, shocked! at the size of these marshmallows. As a plastic surgeon, I am often asked what I think is causing the obesity epidemic. I’m not an epidemiologist or an endocrinologist but I am a mom who shops for her family and I think I know the answer. Last weekend, IContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares her dog toy wisdom. My aussie/border collie/snapping turtle, Stella, just loves her Henrietta and Earl chew toys. Henrietta emits a high pitched squeal when chewed. Earl produces a realistic flatus-like sound. Stella, Henrietta and Earl make for some great hilarlity – for about 30 seconds. Henrietta and Earl do, however, haveContinue reading…
Body Contouring, General Health, Now That's a Little Weird, Now That's Cool, Obesity, Patient Safety
Seattle Plastic Surgeon Discusses the Risks of Laser Liposuction. I just returned from the annual meeting of the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons. The best presentation was a panel on new technologies – when, how and why or adopt them or, in many cases, not adopt them. A very interesting statistic was presented. Ninety-five percentContinue reading…
Body Contouring, Liposuction, My Plastic Surgery Philosophy, Obesity, Patient Beware
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses possible hazards of removal of superficial fat. The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article about non-surgical fat removal using two different devices. One freezes the fat under the skin and the other zaps the fat with a laser than is focused under the skin. These two procedures basically kill theContinue reading…
Body Contouring, General Health, Laser Liposuction, New Technology, Non-invasive, Obesity, Patient Beware, Plastic Surgery, Tummy Tuck
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