Favorite part of owning your own Plastic Surgical practice

“What’s your favorite part of owning this practice?” I got this question today from an employee. I think it’s a great question!

Here’s my response and I thought I’d just share:
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It’s OUR plastic surgical practice.

First, I don’t really feel that I “own” the practice alone. I hope the employees can see that they own a piece of this too through their hard work.

I feel that this is all of ours together. I would love to share the successes of the practice. But I would take all the blame.

I work for the “employees” of the practice.

There is so much that I love about this practice so one favorite is hard to pin down.

I like the FREEDOM to do what I think is BEST for our patients

I love what we do for our patients. I like having our own practice so that we can go beyond the “standard of care.” Others might strive to achieve the standards of care. For us – the standards are the minimum level. I like being able to go the extra mile and not have someone tell me that I’m wasting time.

And I love to be generous with my time with the patients when possible.
I like being able to make my own decisions that would result in outcomes which would be the very best for our patients.

I like to GIVE BACK to those who believe in us.

And for the employees and our representatives who believe in us, I are very grateful for having them put their trust in us, and spending time with us. I hope to give back. I personally take a lot of pride in watching our team grow. And sometimes I do take pride in watching our team move on. Although sometimes sad for me on one level, but happy for me on another. I do want to prepare the team to be able to move on beyond what we do if they choose to do so – like become a nurse or doctor or work at another office. It is important for me to be able to give back to those who choose to believe in what we do.

Surgical Artistry is a reflection of WHO I AM.

I also have a lot of growing to do, and as I improve, I like watching the practice improve as well.

Keller Funnel for Breast Augmentations

Dr. Tammy Wu, Modesto Plastic Surgeon had experience using the Keller Funnel many years ago.  It adds a bit extra to the cost of the Breast Augmentation procedure and she had decided to purchase various different Keller Funnels to use for her breast augmentation surgeries.  She recently talked with the company and is interested in considering the use of the Keller Funnel for all Breast Augmentation cases.  Stay tuned for more details on Dr. Tammy Wu’s thoughts on how the Keller Funnel has helped with the breast augmentation surgery itself, and how it helps the patients and perhaps outcomes with the breast implant – in terms of lowering the risk of breast implant capsular contraction, infection, operative time, etc.

Visit Dr. Tammy Wu’s Modesto Plastic Surgery – Breast Augmentation webpage.

New Breast Implant from Allergan

Last month, the FDA approved the Natrelle Inspira Breast implant.  Dr. Tammy Wu and Dr. Calvin Lee had a chance to be one of the first to see this breast implant at the Plastic Surgery Meeting in Los Angeles last month.  This new breast implant combines a high gel fill ratio with the highly cohesive gel seen before in a different breast implant introduced earlier known as the style 410 breast implant.  These are also commonly referred to as “gummy” implants.

Dr. Tammy Wu, Modesto Plastic Surgeon, has access to these breast implants if suitable and requested by patients.

Office: Surgical Artistry, Dr. Tammy Wu, Breast Augmentation Plastic Surgeon.

Our office, located in Modesto, CA, specializes in:

  • Breast Augmentation
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Mole Removal
  • Botox injections for cosmetic reasons
  • Botox injection for headaches
  • Botox injection for TMJ
  • Botox injections for excessive sweating
  • Botox injections for plantar fasciitis
  • Acupuncture for back/neck/pyriformis pain

 

 

Inspira Breast Implants from Natrelle – Allergan – Notes

Notes from Sarah at our office (Modesto, California – Surgical Artistry):

Inspira Breast Implants
Inspira Breast Implants

I will recap now what I picked up while in the meeting. Unfortunately we all missed the

first portion, but I still learned a few things. 🙂

 

-Natrella Inspira implants. Yes, we offer them here at Surgical Artistry!

-“More gel in the shell!” Inspira implants have a higher fill volume of silicone gel, resulting in a rounder, fuller breast.

-Inspira is available in 5 new profiles from low to extra full.

-Natrelle has been added to BD.

-Natrelle implants earn you 500 BD points.

-You can spend 1,000 BD points toward your surgery.

-Natrelle Gel Rewards Program can earn Botox or Latisse for the patient and a friend when the pt chooses Natrelle implants.

These rewards are for naive patients only. (New to Botox or Latisse).

I will recap now what I picked up while in the meeting. Unfortunately we all missed the

first portion, but I still learned a few things. 🙂

 

-Natrella Inspira implants. Yes, we offer them here at Surgical Artistry!

-“More gel in the shell!” Inspira implants have a higher fill volume of silicone gel, resulting in a rounder, fuller breast.

-Inspira is available in 5 new profiles from low to extra full.

-Natrelle has been added to BD.

-Natrelle implants earn you 500 BD points.

-You can spend 1,000 BD points toward your surgery.

-Natrelle Gel Rewards Program can earn Botox or Latisse for the patient and a friend when the pt chooses Natrelle implants.

These rewards are for naive patients only. (New to Botox or Latisse).

It was a pleasure meeting Bryan!