Dr. Thomas Lamperti
Facial Plastic Surgery
Seattle, WA
23 years experience male
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Lamperti Facial Plastic Surgery
Seattle, WA
Lamperti Facial Plastic Surgery
Bothell, WA
About
Bio
Thomas Lamperti, MD is an Ivy League-trained, double board certified
facial plastic surgeon in Seattle, Washington. He has been selected as a
Seattle Met Magazine Top Doctor and is certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery. Dr. Lamperti, a Seattle rhinoplasty specialist, has devoted his career to treatments of the head, face and neck. He feels that by focusing his plastic surgery endeavors solely to the face he is best able to provide the excellent results his patients desire. Dr. Lamperti is an active member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Facial Plastic Surgery
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
The : The treatment of acne scarring has many dimensions. At your daughter's age you would first want to make sure her acne is under good control.
The tre... Read More
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A : A facelift should give you a permanent improvement to your facial appearance (meaning you should always look better than you would if you didn't have ... Read More
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A female asked:
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If : If you are receiving any form of sedation or anesthesia (other than a numbing medicine injection) you won't be able to drive after your chin liposucti... Read More
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A female asked:
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If : If you have anatomic reasons to have an overly nasal voice there may be a way to improve the nasality with medical or surgical management. You would n... Read More
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A female asked:
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I : I wouldn't expect your final septoplasty results to be affected by whether you sleep on your side or not. You may find that you may have some increase... Read More
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A female asked:
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Rib : Rib cartilage grafting does add the risks associated with surgery on the chest wall. This mainly involves the rare risk of injurying the lung. Obvious... Read More
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The : The incision for chin augmentation is done either inside the mouth or externally below the chin. With chin implants either approach can be used. With ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Suture : Suture removal after neck lift surgery is normally a well tolerated. You should talk with your surgeon to see what type of sutures are used. Some surg... Read More
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A female asked:
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Botox : Botox usually takes effect between 3-7 days.
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It : It should be okay to leave the extensions on for your blepharoplasty. You should ask your surgeon first to make sure, though.
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The : The main issue regarding having other medical conditions that may make it risky to have septoplasty are related to having anesthesia itself. Your prim... Read More
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A female asked:
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I : I wouldn't say that juvederm is necessarily better than restylane (dermal fillers). A lot depends on where the product is being injected. They're both... Read More
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A member asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Your : Your tragus is made of cartilage. The main concern with a piercing injury to the area is developing an infection.
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A female asked:
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I : I normally prescribe a narcotic pain medication for use after brow lift surgery, though the pain is usually more of a headache sensation than anything... Read More
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A female asked:
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The : The juvderm ultra plus formulation is thicker so lasts longer. This can be beneficial depending on the specific use and what part of the face is being... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes, : Yes, chin aumgmentation can certainly be combined with concurrent neck liposuction to remove excess fat from the area.
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A female asked:
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To : To select a good revision rhinoplasty surgeon to help fix your nasal problems you should find a surgeon who has experience with doing revision rhinopl... Read More
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A female asked:
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Lip : Lip augmentation won't increase the width of the mouth, though it can change the shape of the lips.
Lip lift surgery can create a wider mouth (verti... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Without : Without an examination it isn't possible to say what should be done about the masses you feel. It may just be normal lymph nodes (they can be differen... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
The : The skin sutures are usually removed about 1 week after neck lift surgery. There may be some variability among surgeons in the exact timing though. Th... Read More
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The : The main benefit to straightening a deviated septum is to improve the airflow in your nose. This may help with night time breathing problems such as s... Read More
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A male asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
You : You can certainly have a septoplasty and rhinoplasty at the same time to address both of your issues. This is very commonly done, in fact. There aren'... Read More
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A female asked:
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Chronic : Chronic steroid anti-inflammatory medication can slow down wound healing. A lot depends on what drug you are taking and how high of a dose it is. You ... Read More
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An : An otoplasty, or ear pinning, is the type of surgery done to treat ears that stick out too much. It is possible to reduce the overall size of the ear ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Most : Most sinus infections are viral at first so using nasal decongestant spray for up to three days, decongestant pills, and/or saline lavage to rinse out... Read More
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A female asked:
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Dermabrasion : Dermabrasion doesn't normally cause bruising. If nerve block injections are done there may be a chance of bruising with this, but it isn't a given.
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The : The main issue when deciding if there is a nasal bone fracture is to determine if there is a new deviation of the nose. This can be complicated by the... Read More
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It : It sounds like you have narrowing of the right nasal airway due to your prior injury. This isn't something you have to have fixed if it doesn't bother... Read More
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Cheek : Cheek implants can be customized and/or trimmed to address your asymmetry. Besides cheek implants another option you could consider to balance out you... Read More
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A female asked:
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A : A compression dressing doesn't necessarily need to be used after an isolated chin augmentation. This may vary depending on the surgeon, though.
A com... Read More
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A female asked:
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CO2 : Co2 laser isn't typically used for the genital and breast areas as there would be concerns that the resulting wounds wouldn't heal normally. Skin resu... Read More
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A female asked:
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I : I normally tell my patients that they can advance to solid foods the day of their procedure.
Your surgeon may have different recommendations so fol... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Elevess : Elevess is a hyaluronic acid filler. Other examples of this material include Restylane (dermal fillers) and juvederm. Like you mentioned, hyaluronic a... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Fat : Fat grafting to the eye area is a great way to address sagging and a sunken appearance. Improving the volume in the region helps provide more normal s... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
You : You don't have to take narcotic after chin implantation if you don't want to. Many people do fine with just tylenol (acetaminophen) though it isn't un... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
You : You may want to take about a week off work if you have both a rhinoplasty and septoplasty at the same time. It's best to have the rhinoplasty concurre... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
It : It is true that the more work that you do during surgery the higher the risk of complications. In most cases the risks are still very low, however.
I... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
An : An ENT (otolaryngologist), facial plastic surgeon, and plastic surgeon may all perform septoplasty. This is done purely for functional breathing impro... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Credentials-wise : Credentials-wise you mainly want to make sure that your surgeon is board certified in facial plastic surgery or plastic surgery.
Another important th... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
The : The level of bruising after facial filler injection is quite variable. Some patients don't have any bruising at all while others may develop some. Eit... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Chin : Chin augmentation with a chin implant can be done with local and/or local with sedation. When done alone it's quite rare to need general anesthesia.
... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
3 : 3 weeks is an average time to hold off on exercising after rhinoplasty. It'll probably be similar with a revision, but could be longer if cartilage gr... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Whether : Whether you're insurance would cover an otoplasty depends on the company itself and the actual indication. Some insurers say that otoplasty is not a c... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
The : The time frame for bruising and swelling to resolve depends on lot on how extensive your facelift surgery is. Allowing about 2 weeks is typical for mo... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
If : If you're only having a septoplasty you can probably go back to work after a few days. The recovery depends on your pain tolerance and whether your su... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Lip : Lip filler placement won't necessarily eras the natural lines or creases in the lip. Like you mentioned, if too much filler is placed these lines can ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
The : The best way to avoid the suprised look after having a brow lift is find a surgeon who has before and after pictures to show you that don't have this ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Glasses no problem: A standard septoplasty shouldn't affect your ability to wear glasses after surgery. A rhinoplasty in which your nasal bones are broken can cause tempo... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
There : There is no one best way to have surgery to the brow and/or eyes as the treatment needs to be customized to your anatomy and desires. It is quite comm... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Thomas Lampertianswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
You : You can use your own chin bone to augment the chin area. The procedure is called a sliding genioplasty and involves making a cut in the chin bone, adv... Read More
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Dr. Michael Wolfe
Nov 27, 2012
Dr. Lamperti is an excellent physician and surgeon with a great bedside manner. Is is well liked by all patients. I whole-heartedly endorse this doctor.
Dr. Christopher Kuntz
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor. Dr. Lamperti gets great reviews from his patients. He is an excellent clinician and surgeon.
Dr. Michael Han
Nov 27, 2012
Dr. Lamperti is a dedicated and caring physician and skilled surgeon. I fully endorse this physician.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Residency
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Awards
Top Doctor Facial Plastic Surgey, RealSelf
Seattle Top Doctor, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2013
Seattle Top Doctor, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Washington Society of Facial Plastic Surgeons
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