If you are planning to have cosmetic plastic surgery, you have probably been told to quit smoking. The reason for this is actually the nicotine itself—not just the act of smoking! So, vaping nicotine products, wearing a “patch,” chewing gum, or using anything else containing nicotine is strictly off limits for a minimum of 4… Continue Reading »
Things change, and for some of my patients, that includes how they feel about their breast implants. When a patient comes to my Bellevue office ready to have implants removed, I always start the conversation the same way: removal is just the first decision. Another big question is what your breasts will look like once… Continue Reading »
When patients come to my Bellevue office thinking about facial rejuvenation, they usually have their sights set on the usual suspects: facelifts, eyelid surgery, maybe rhinoplasty. Chin augmentation rarely makes it onto their initial wish list. Yet I’d argue that chin augmentation might be one of the most transformative—and consistently overlooked—procedures I offer. A well-proportioned… Continue Reading »
Patients come to my Bellevue office asking about dissolving overdone fillers and correcting too much BOTOX more often than you might expect. They don’t necessarily look dramatically “done,” but something is off. They’ve been to another provider, sometimes many providers over many years, and somewhere along the way the results stopped looking like them: The… Continue Reading »
If you’re researching fat transfer, you’ve probably seen survival rate percentages that range widely—and wondered what they actually mean for your results. Understanding what to expect requires looking beyond simple percentages to the biology of how transferred fat behaves. The short answer: most patients retain 50–80% of transferred fat long-term, with final results visible around… Continue Reading »