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Ban the Tan?
Pasty white Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares her view on tanning bed restrictions. What’s wrong with this picture??? My daughter is a competative Irish step dancer and if you don’t what that involves,...
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Keep those fresh scars out of the sun!
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses the importance of keeping fresh scars out of the sun. This ankle scar would have turned out much better had it been protected from the sun. Seattle is enjoying a...
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Fillers may reverse skin aging????? WOW.
Seattle Plastic Surgeon shares some very interesting research on fillers and skin aging. Check it out. Could fillers be the Fountain of Youth? I read with interest today an article from Dermatology...
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Got Sunscreen?
Seattle Plastic Surgeon comments on the results of along running sunscreen use study from Austrailia. 90% of this women’s skin aging is due to the sun. I hope her grandson uses sunscreen. It’s that...
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Keratosis Pilaris – a common skin disorder.
Seattle Plastic Surgeon discusses a common and annoying skin condition – Keratosis Pilaris. Pilaris keratosis – annoying but harmless. Earlier this week I saw a young woman in my office requesting...
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It’s been 50 years since the Surgeon General told us smoking was a bad idea.
Seattle plastic surgeon remembers when the Surgeon General came out with the bad news about smoking. I may be dating myself but I really do remember the day 50 years ago when the Surgeon General...
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Do you or someone you love rock the Kojak look? Don’t forget a hat!
Seattle Plastic surgeon beseeches all young Kojaks to wear a hat this summer. We all owe a lot to Telly Savalas, a.k.a. Kojack. He was man enough to embrace his male pattern baldness and opt for the...
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Add a Rash Guard to your summer wardrobe. Your skin will thank you for it.
Seattle Plastic Surgeon loves her rash guard. She also hopes you also have one to love. I love this time of year in Seattle because the outdoor public swimming pools are open and the lakes are warm...
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Agressive treatment for acne
Treat acne now to avoid scars later. If, like me, you are a fan of the cable T.V. show “Justified” you recognize this man as Johnny Crowder. I find him very attractive despite his really severe acne...
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Fifty Shades of Sun Damage
Seattle Plastic Surgeon spends a week in Hawaii and returns with no tan lines! Last week I attended the annual meeting of the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons on the Big Island of Hawaii. And...
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Very effective sunblock blocked by the FDA.
Sparky is especially trained to sniff out illegal sunscreen. Woof. This is an article from the May/June 2015 King County Medical Society Bulletin. It’s a little long and technical but just hang onto...
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Chemical peels can help undo sun damage. But first you have to be a pepperoni...
Top: Before deep chemical peel. Bottom: 9 month after the deep chemical peel. It’s summer and time for me to start ragging and nagging about sun protection. Well, today it’s gonna be a little...
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Driver’s side skin damage. Check this out!
Got sunscreen in your glove box? You should! This is an ABC news report written by Serena Marsh and edited for length by me. This was originally posted in 2012. Sunny Side Old: Pic Reveals Sun’s...
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Self Harm Scars
There is no easy treatment for self harm scars. Surgery probably won’t help but camouflage tattooing might. I get a lot of questions about “scar removal” and sometimes these scars are self inflicted....
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Continuity of Care – A Great Value!
Seattle Plastic Surgeon implores patients not to fall for “Botox on Sale”. Occasionally I have patients come in for Botox or fillers who have flitted around from doctor to doctor looking for the “best...
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Got Sunscreen?
Seattle Plastic Surgeon comments on the results of a long running sunscreen use study from Austrailia. 90% of this women’s skin aging is due to the sun. I hope her grandson uses sunscreen. It’s that...
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