Category: Plastic Surgeon

January 15, 2025 | Plastic Surgeon

Importance of Choosing a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

When considering plastic surgery, choosing a surgeon is your most critical decision. While many providers offer cosmetic procedures, only a board-certified plastic surgeon has the expertise, training, and credentials to ensure your safety and achieve optimal results. At Burgess Plastic Surgery, Dr. Elisa Burgess, a board-certified plastic surgeon and respected female leader, brings over 20 years of […]

October 15, 2022 | Plastic Surgeon

Tips for Sleeping After Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery covers a wide variety of procedures, and they all leave our patients with some soreness and potentially uncomfortable first few nights as they recover. There are ways to make sleeping after surgery more comforting for the patient before and during bedtime. Before Bed Before getting comfortable, you should follow the necessary actions as […]

June 15, 2022 | Plastic Surgeon

How To Prepare for Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery is a great way to address cosmetic or functional issues standing in the way of your ideal appearance. Whether you are interested in a face, breast, or body procedure, it is important to know that being prepared for the big day will set you up for a smoother recovery and can increase your chances of achieving […]

September 28, 2021 | Plastic Surgeon, Women's Health, Body Surgery, Breast Surgery

Common Causes of Uncommon Breast Implant Ruptures

Although uncommon, breast implant ruptures are still possible following breast augmentation or reconstruction. Potential causes can include: Wear and tear: The risk of rupture increases around 5 or 6 years after your initial breast augmentation, with a slightly sharper rise about 10 years after. This is because the implant shells age, which generally makes them […]

August 02, 2019 | Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgeon, Health and Beauty

Allergan Textured Breast Implant Recall

Allergan recently issued a recall on all their textured breast implants. This was in response to concerns by the FDA and health organizations around the world about the association between Allergan textured breast implants and a rare form of cancer, ALCL. At Burgess Plastic Surgery, Dr. Burgess has placed thousands of breast implants, most being […]

September 27, 2016 | Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Burgess Returns to the Philippines

Dr. Burgess just returned from a cleft lip and palate mission in the Philippines with Clawson Medical Missions. Free surgical care was delivered to 50 children and young adults with the assistance of the Gift of Life Organization and Rotary. One young, 23 year old woman just wanted her speech to be improved after palate […]

March 02, 2016 | Plastic Surgeon

What I Wish I had Known Before Becoming a Plastic Surgeon

As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. With this in mind, Cosmopolitan Magazine runs a regular featurette, “Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became…”. Recently, Dr. Jennifer Keagle, a Los Angeles based board-certified plastic surgeon, candidly confessed what she wishes she had known. As she read along, Dr. Burgess was taken aback by how […]

February 09, 2016 | Plastic Surgeon, Reconstructive Surgery

Giving Back: Dr. Burgess Travels to the Philippines

It may be hard to tell, but this is a picture of Dr. Burgess alongside her husband. While taking a break from their respective practices, the two joined a medical mission to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries on children in the Philippines.What is a Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft is a separation or […]

August 03, 2015 | Plastic Surgeon

CoolSculpting: Go with Confidence

Rumor has it, the idea behind CoolSculpting was first discovered by a pediatrician in the 1960s. The pediatrician noticed that as kids sucked on popsicles, a dimple developed on the side of their cheek in which they had placed the popsicle. Concluding that the cold temporarily disabled the fat cells, the pediatrician noted that fat […]

March 18, 2015 | Body Surgery, Plastic Surgeon

Body Contouring Procedures to Get in Shape for Summer

When summer calls for bathing suits, shorts, and lightweight clothing, we all want to look our best and be able to walk along the beach feeling comfortable and confident. If you are feeling self-conscious about a few stubborn areas of fat throughout your body, it can take the fun out of summer and sunny weather. […]

September 02, 2014 | Plastic Surgeon, Health and Beauty, Skin Care

Rejuvenate Your Skin after Summer with SmartSkin™

If you have sun spots, hyperpigmentation, or an uneven skin tone after the long summer (which many of us do), give your skin a boost with an advanced skin rejuvenation treatment. We recently introduced the SmartSkin™ system at our Portland plastic surgery practice to give patients more options for renewing and restoring their skin. Unlike […]

January 15, 2014 | Health and Beauty, Plastic Surgeon

HOW ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING PLASTIC SURGERY IN OREGON

Ultrasound Technology Is Changing Plastic SurgeryElisa BurgessLake Oswego, ORJan 15, 2014How Ultrasound Technology Is Changing Plastic Surgery Not long ago, if you wanted to hide visible signs of aging or do away with stubborn areas of fat, the only option was a surgical procedure, such as a facelift or liposuction. Today, the same technology that […]