Plastics at U of Washington?

Kathy, thanks for the info. Who would I contact at U of W about the inner thigh proceedure that I need? I don't anticipate doing the arms and breasts tho like my older brother said, "Kind of like painting one room in the house isn't it?" How true!

The contact person for the plastics residency program is
Shiela Moss 206-598-2342 .
University of Washington Medical Centers
1959 NE Pacific Street
BOX 356165
Seattle , Wa.98195

Consultation fee is $250.00 (someone else said it's $300.00 now)

Thanks. I don't plan to have the inner thigh work done before next summer. Does it matter when I have my consultation done? I want to get all of the info so that I know what cost I am dealing with. However, I don't want to have to redo the consultation if it is just good for a certain amount of time. Does that make any sense to you? Sometimes tests and labs are just good up to a certain amount of time before you have the surgery. I don't know if consultations are the same. I hope not.

Karen , you'll need to contact the contact person & talk to her , because things may have changed since I went through it . It may not be the same person , but the phone # should be the same . My daycare lady just had a face lift through this program . How it went with me was they sent me some info , I was put on a waiting list . When my name came up , they called & I got my cosultation date . You have to pay for the consultation . Then you get your pre-op date , surgery date , etc....

They only do their residency procedures ala carte , meaning one procedure at a time . But , you can make a deal where the chief surgeon (who's there anyway) does one procedure & the resident does one . The benefit is you'll save money on the OR . You'll pay more for the chief surgeons part . That's what my daycare lady did . I'd just call the # & ask how it works ,now . In case they've changed anything .

Try Dr. Min He is in Kirkland sorry I do not have his #

Hi Karen , I was wondering if you have tried to contact UW , yet ? Just curious . I plan on going through them again in a year or two & wondering if anything has changed with the residentsy program . Kathy

I just now am in  the process of sending for info. I'll let you know what I find out. Daughter is expecting child #3 in 2 weeks. She lives in Chehalist; I'm in Kennewick. . . been just a bit busy running back and forth. I won't be able to have my upper thighs done before next summer so haven't been in a hurry.

 Congratulations on the new baby to be . I hope your daughter has an easy delivery . I have 6 grandkids , ages 16 yrs-11 1/2 mos  . Lizzie , the youngest , is an absolute crack up . I adore them all & they're all very different .

I got a call back from the U with some info. consultation fee of $250.00. If I want surgery next summer I should set up consult about January of 2011. Fee quoted (with disclaimer for extra work etc) was $5800.00 for upper inner thighs. I told him it would probably be pretty extensive. Much cheaper than one of the private docs in the area.

I know some people have issues with having surgery by a resident , but I think it is a great opportunity for some of us who wouldn't ever be able to afford it otherwise . You couldn't be in a better place & the chief surgeon is right there . I bet the thigh lift would be triple UW's price at a private P.S's facility . Thanks for updating . I hope you'll post when you actually are in the process .