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 spitting stitches a.k.a stitch abscesses a.k.a. a real pain for both patient and surgeon Healing after surgery in most cases is uneventful. (Uneventful is a good thing when it comes to surgery and flying.) But sometimes uneventful healing can be interrupted by a stitch abscess which always looks way worse thanContinue reading…
Now That's a Little Weird, Plastic Surgery, Postoperative Care
She must be feeling better. She’s putting on lipstick. Seattle Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder blogs about lipstick. I saw a patient today who exhibited a classic “positive lipstick sign”. She had surgery last week and today was feeling good enough to put on some lipstick for her appointment. It is always a happyContinue reading…
This Seattle Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon tells it like it is! There are a few procedures I do that come close to immediate gratification but treatment of “cankles” is not one of them. This week I saw a patient who wanted to have ankle liposuction ASAP so she could look really great for her upcoming highschoolContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses the importance of timing in music and in plastic surgery. I have been practicing a song with my husband that we are going to perform at a recital in a couple of weeks. I’ve been playing guitar and singing for many years but my husband is a beginner. One of theContinue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses the FDA’s recommendations for MRI following breast impant surgery. About 4 years ago, breast implants were once again on the market after extensive review by the FDA. One of the stipulations was that women would need to get an MRI three years after implantation and every two years thereafter. These MRIContinue reading…
Breast Implants, Now That's a Little Weird, Plastic Surgery, Postoperative Care
Seattle Plastic Surgeon Discusses Dog Ears. I saw a patient in this week to have her stitches removed. I had removed a mole from her chin. She noted a little bit of bunching up of the skin on either side of her incision line and wondered if I had left a bit the the mole.Continue reading…
Seattle Plastic Surgeon Comes Across a Very Interesting Article in a Canadian Journal I was cleaning my desk this morning (that’s a few blog entries in itself) and stumbled upon an article I has saved from a 2006 issue of the Canadia Journal of Plastic Surgery. This article compared the sterility and cost of “sterile wound dressings” andContinue reading…
General Health, Health Care Costs, Now That's a Little Weird, Plastic Surgery, Postoperative Care
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