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At PHASE Plastic Surgery, we take pride in putting patient care and safety first. Dr. Richard Baxter and his team love when patients share their experiences. Read patient experiences below or help others by sharing your experience!
I have been extremely happy with my tummy tuck! I don’t believe I was an easy case. Prior to my surgery I had recently had twins and multiple stomach hernias. To say my stomach was very torn up from having multiples is an understatement. I am happy to say I have not had one hernia since my tummy tuck, going on 4 years now!
Katie N.
I am very pleased with the work of Dr. Baxter and all of his amazing staff. They have all been so wonderful. Every time I’m in the office I feel like I’m with family. He has done a great job and I cannot wait for the final touches to be done!!
Leila N.
Dr. Baxter is one of the best doctors out there. He has an attention to detail that is second to none, is kind, thoughtful and responsive. Highly recommend.
Christi A.
"Specialized in Complicated Cases"
Dr. Baxter is an angel. I went to him after I had a bilateral partial mastectomy followed by reconstruction, and then I had to go back and have a complete mastectomy with reconstruction. By the time Dr. Baxter saw me I was mauled and hopeless. I went to Dr. Baxter because he specialized in complicated cases, and he is well known for his artistic abilities. I didn’t know I was going to have Michaelangelo himself sculpt a new chest for me! I look beautiful which is amazing considering I felt like a zombie from walking dead after 11 operations with 3 surgeons. He nailed it, like home run, world series! His staff is hands down incredible and super sweet. I wrote a review because I truly love Dr. Baxter for saving my 30’s and all the work he did to make sure I was happy and looked great. You couldn’t ask for a better surgeon with a charming bedside manner. Let him help you!!! He is the best.
-Pamela C.
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Dr. Brown has been my cosmetic surgeon for over 30 years. I first met him in the emergency room in San Francisco where he repaired my calf which had been cut open by a shard of crystal that sliced through a trash bag. Subsequently, I had him remove excess fat around my stomach which was so successful that my family doctor had him do the same thing to her.
A few years later I had a facelift which I was very happy with. Then about eight years after that he tightened up my neck, which I was also very happy with. Just two years ago I had another facelift which now, two years later, looks even better than when it was first done .
Dr. Brown is a meticulous artist. He helps you to look better, but not “lifted”. Without reservation I would recommend him to anyone seeking cosmetic surgery. A delighted and loyal patient.
K.D.
I have nothing but praise for Dr. Donald Brown, which is why he has been my plastic surgeon for 30 years. He did my first face lift 15 years ago in San Francisco.
I followed his travels after he left San Francisco to sail around the world and was delighted to learn that he was resuming his practice in the Seattle area. I was happy to fly from New York to Seattle to have another face lift.
I am thrilled that I did as my surgical result is fabulous. He is meticulous, artistic, and professional. I would not dream of seeing anyone else.
G.T NYC
"Appreciated Dr. Baxter's Honesty"
I met Dr. Baxter in 2002 and after he reconstructed and corrected a prior breast augmentation (done by another surgeon) in 2003, I documented my experience in Oxygen Magazine. I have since been to Dr. Baxter for various other procedures including an implant replacement and have also accompanied family when they visited for consultations. Not only is Dr. Baxter an extremely skilled surgeon, but he also has a wonderful bedside manner and will only accept you as a patient if he feels that he can truly make a difference. He has no qualms letting you know if surgery is not a good option, or if he feels that your health or weight are not quite where they need to be in order to undergo surgery. My family and I have always appreciated Dr. Baxter’s honesty as he has his patient’s best interests at heart. One of my family members was advised that she did need to lose a bit of weight prior to undergoing surgery. The advice was delivered in a very compassionate and nonjudgmental way with the explanation that being over a certain BMI could lead to an increased risk of complications from surgery. We appreciated that Dr. Baxter wanted to minimize complications as much as possible even if it meant less business for him.
Dr. Baxter is surround by a wonderful staff. Lori, his patient coordinator, has taken care of me from my very first visit over ten years ago. She has been nothing but kind, compassionate and caring. Even though I am not local to Seattle I would never hesitate to travel there as I feel safest in Dr. Baxter’s hands.
-Dina A.
Dr. Baxter did my tummy tuck. It is amazing!! I’m now considering breast enhancement. He and his team were very reassuring the entire time. I was very nervous about the drains. The nurse took them out while we chatted and I never knew. I highly reccommend Dr. Baxter and his staff!
Sandy W.
Dr. Baxter and his whole staff couldn’t be better. After two other breast surgeries gone wrong I was very sad, embarrassed and just at a loss about what to do. Dr. Baxter and his staff were kind, gentle and put me at ease. I had my surgery last Feb and couldn’t be happier. I am so thankful for Dr. Baxter and everyone in his office.
Stephanie P.
Beyond grateful to Dr. Baxter, Janet and the rest of the staff. Doctor you truly are an artist! My whole experience and the results were beyond what I could’ve imagined. I couldn’t be happier!
Jamie C.
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Unknown to me, I presented with 6 month old backwards implants. I had felt mutilated; the 1st surgeon, having severed my strength and secret beauty. Heartbroken, I flew to Seattle. I awoke from surgery to instant relief. A caring staff. An oath honored. You restored me.
All the years you worked to be an elite surgeon, honing your skills, and researching how to best address human concerns, exemplify dedication to providing the best that medical science in plastic surgery can offer. You use your God given talent, in an unrivaled way, to grace your patients anew. Like Dr Abraham Verghese in his novel ‘Cutting for Stone,’ you treated your patient with delicacy, as if it were a privilege to operate on me, with your approachableness and sensitivity.
Thank you for being a consummate medical professional, researcher and scientist, who seems as happy working as a surgeon, as a kid with his LEGO’s. Thank you for being so decent, so reasoned, so focused, so precise, so kind, so patient, with extra hours on the table, and so genuinely interested in providing a healthy, long-term outcome for me. Having breast revision surgery with you, over two thousand miles away, was one of the best things I have done. I am touched, and healed, by you and your exceptional staff. You’ve made a heartwarming impact on me, and I thank God for you and your team.
Here are some Rehoboth Beach photos from this week, 7 months out. I’m so grateful and happy with my experience at your practice, and my outcome! Wishing you all only the best! -Laura, Maryland
Dr. Baxter and Team: You’ve Got Gifts!
Unknown to me, I presented with 6 month old backwards implants. I had felt mutilated; the 1st surgeon, having severed my strength and secret beauty. Heartbroken, I flew to Seattle. I awoke from surgery to instant relief. A caring staff. An oath honored. You restored me.
All the years you worked to be an elite surgeon, honing your skills, and researching how to best address human concerns, exemplify dedication to providing the best that medical science in plastic surgery can offer. You use your God given talent, in an unrivaled way, to grace your patients anew. Like Dr Abraham Verghese in his novel ‘Cutting for Stone,’ you treated your patient with delicacy, as if it were a privilege to operate on me, with your approachableness and sensitivity.
Thank you for being a consummate medical professional, researcher and scientist, who seems as happy working as a surgeon, as a kid with his LEGO’s. Thank you for being so decent, so reasoned, so focused, so precise, so kind, so patient, with extra hours on the table, and so genuinely interested in providing a healthy, long-term outcome for me. Having breast revision surgery with you, over two thousand miles away, was one of the best things I have done. I am touched, and healed, by you and your exceptional staff. You’ve made a heartwarming impact on me, and I thank God for you and your team.
Here are some Rehoboth Beach photos from this week, 7 months out. I’m so grateful and happy with my experience at your practice, and my
outcome! Wishing you all only the best!
-Laura, Maryland
I'm two months post-op and stunned by the fabulous work performed by Dr. Baxter. I'm so happy with the way my breasts look now, even two months post surgery.
I’m two months post-op and stunned by the fabulous work performed by Dr. Baxter. I’m so happy with the way my breasts look now, even two months post surgery. Dr. Baxter exceeded all expectations by an order of magnitude. This is truly the best plastic surgeon I’ve ever met, (literally out of hundreds), and by far, the best results I’ve ever gotten (out of tens of doctors). I will never go to another plastic surgeon as long as I live. Came in with a truly horrific result from another doctor. I had no breast tissue at all on my right side. I had little skin left to work with, extremely deep scarring, and most reconstructive surgeons thought it was so bad that most of my consults refused to take on my case for even the largest amounts of money. I often described my old right breast (pre-Dr. Baxter), to others as ” what it might look like if your breast was macheted off by a blind person “. Whereas my friends thought the scarring and misshapen lump on my right side prior to Dr. Baxter’s miracle work insisted that it, “looked less like the result of a hatchet, because it was so jagged and irregular, and more like I’d suffered from a terrible shark attack”.
There aren’t enough words in the English language to describe how amazing Dr. Baxter and his entire staff performed in my case in terms of surgical skill, patient sensitivity/consideration/treatment, complete lack of pain, ridiculously fair pricing, patient office materials, patient follow-up care and consistency and permanence of the most beautiful, subtle and natural results. Anyone who forgoes putting their case in Dr. Baxter’s miracle hands and instead substitutes ANY other doctor will really regret their decision. I’m a super beauty junky, having gone to other surgeons In San Diego, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills, South Carolina, New York and even Brazil without ever witnessing surgical results better than his.
– Christina W. (from Yelp), Kirkland, WA
