Dr. Salemy Receives Seattle Magazine’s 2011 Reader’s Choice Award as “Seattle’s Best Plastic Surgeon”

Dr. Salemy was honored to receive the 2011 Seattle Magazine Reader’s Choice Award as “Seattle’s Best Plastic Surgeon”!  The December 2011 issue of Seattle Magazine is dedicated to highlighting the best our city has to offer, from restaurants and bars to salons, spas, and even plastic surgery, as voted on by not only the magazine…

Patient Spotlight: Breast Reconstruction

October is Breast Cancer awareness month so I thought we could look at an example of breast reconstruction after mastectomy.  This patient had breast cancer on her left breast and underwent a nipple-sparing mastectomy, after which she was sent to me for reconstruction.  I performed a breast reconstruction in two stages:  At the first procedure,…

Patient Spotlight: Revision Breast Augmentation

This patient had had 3 previous breast augmentation surgeries by another surgeon, which had left her with hard, painful and uneven breasts with implants sitting in front of her muscle.  I performed a breast augmentation revision by removing her old implants and the hardened capsules and placing new silicone implants behind her muscle to create…

Tummy Tuck 101: Five Keys to Getting the Best Results

A tummy tuck (or abdominoplasty) is a really common procedure with the goal being to improve the contour and shape of the abdomen. Often the abdomen really changes with age, weight loss, or pregnancy, and although diet and exercise can help, sometimes it’s not enough. Each tummy tuck involves removing excess skin and fat and…

Patient Spotlight: Brazilian Butt Lift

The Brazilian Butt Lift continues to be a really popular procedure for our practice. In the procedure, we are removing excess fat from parts of the body that our patients want to slim down (like the tummy, hips, or thighs) and using that fat to reshape and enhance the buttocks, creating a lifted, fuller appearance.…

Patient Spotlight: Closed Rhinoplasty

This patient was interested in refining her nose to be more in balance with the rest of her face.  I performed a closed rhinoplasty to create a softer, more refined nasal contour, which can be seen on these before and after photos of her profile: Before: After:

Patient Spotlight: Facial Rejuvenation

This woman was interested in refreshing her appearance but still maintaining a nice, natural look.  I performed an endoscopic browlift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, and a lower face and necklift.  This has created a balanced appearance between her eyes and her lower face, cheeks and jawline, as seen in her before and after photos:…

Breast Augmentation 101: How to Get Great Results

Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular cosmetic procedures for women in the US and worldwide with a very high satisfaction rate.  I think the key to getting a great result is communication:  the patient has to let the surgeon know what they want in terms of size, feel, and look, and…

Patient Spotlight: Correction of Tuberous Breast Deformity

This young woman has a classic tuberous breast deformity, where there is very little breast tissue present but all of it is centered right underneath her nipple.  To correct this, I used silicone cohesive gel implants to augment the breasts and then reshaped her existing breast tissue with an incision just around the areola.  This…

Patient Spotlight: Breast Augmentation with Lift

This young woman was interested in breast enhancement after having had 3 kids.  We wanted to both add fullness to her breasts as well as lift them into a better position.  I performed a breast augmentation with silicone cohesive gel implants as well as a full breast lift with an incision around the areola and…