Dr. Lee is a board-certified plastic surgeon and has been trained to perform surgery on both the body and face. He does all types of breast surgeries including augments, lifts, reductions, exchanges and implant removals, aka explants. He does many types of body surgeries including mommy makeovers, abdominoplasties, arm lift surgery, and liposuction. He does all types of face surgeries including facelifts, necklifts, mini facelifts, upper and lower eyes surgery, browlifts, otoplasty (ear surgery), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), buccal fat pad removal, fat grafting to the face and lip lifts.

Dr Lee has been in plastic surgery practice in Portland since 1999.
Read more about Portland plastic surgeon, Dr. John S Lee here.

Yes, Dr. Lee is a Portland plastic surgeon that is board-certified with The American Board of Plastic Surgery. This certification ensures that Dr. Lee has completed the appropriate training and passed comprehensive written and oral examinations covering all plastic surgery procedures. He is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

We have a vast library of before and after surgery photos in our website gallery here and can share more photos at the office if requested.

Dr. Lee averages about 280 plastic surgery cases per year.

Post surgery recovery is unique to the surgery performed, some surgeries are more involved post operatively than others but they all require the first week of rest and recovery and downtime. Dr Lee will advise at your consultation appointment how much time you will need to take off work. Typically exercise can be resumed 4-6 weeks after surgery depending on the surgery you have had.

Dr. Lee uses IV sedation (aka twilight anesthesia) for some procedures that are done at our onsite surgery center. For certain other surgeries and for particular patients he advises general anesthesia done at Center for Specialty Surgery in Beaverton.

After consultation with Dr. Lee you will be given an accurate quote that is good for one year. Schedule a free Portland plastic surgery consultation with Dr. Lee here.

For the first six months Dr. Lee does not charge for revisions as long as the issues and requests are deemed reasonable by Dr. Lee.

No, all of Dr. Lee’s surgeries are day surgeries. You will go home after your surgery.

A consultation typically takes between 20-45 minutes depending on what is being discussed. There is no charge for consultation appointments.

A pre-operative appointment is set up with our nurse two weeks before the surgery date. At that appointment you will be told the details of how to prepare for surgery.

After the 3 week post op appointment Dr. Lee will advise on activity and exercise levels.

You will need to wait till after the excisions are completely healed and closed to go swimming to avoid any infection. Generally around 3-4 weeks.

You will need to wait until after the excisions are completely healed and closed to have your hair colored to avoid any infection. Typically around 3-4 weeks.

Dr. Lee uses very fine sutures and meticulous technique to keep scarring to a minimum. Most scarring will also fade well over time. We recommend using FDA approved silicone gel treatment to aid with scarring.

There are always risks or complications associated with surgery. These will be thoroughly discussed and addressed at your consultation appointment.

Our goal is that you be as comfortable as possible during and after surgery. First Dr. Lee places long lasting local anesthetics which will keep patients comfortable during and after surgery. Secondly, you will be given a prescription for pain killers to deal with any pain after surgery.

You will need someone to take you to surgery, take you home and spend the first night with you. You will typically also need someone to bring you to your two day follow up. For Portland breast and abdominal surgeries there will be restrictions on how much weight you can carry for the first three weeks, so if you have young children you will need to make arrangements to have help.

Does Dr. Lee take insurance for Breast Implant Removal?
Our office does not take insurance for breast implant removal. We have been doing this a long time and have never been successful in getting insurance to cover this surgery so our policy is that we do NOT take insurance. Patients are welcome to pursue their own reimbursement with their insurance company.