Richard Alan Baxter MD

Dr. Baxter is a formally trained artist, award-winning author, and board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Baxter is known for state-of-the-art techniques and technologies to create natural-looking results. He has been voted “Western Washington’s Favorite Plastic Surgeon” and was elected by his peers to be listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians.” He works with the experienced and caring staff in an accredited private surgical facility in the Seattle area.

Dr. Baxter is a nationally recognized expert in revision breast surgery, anti-aging, and nonsurgical technologies. His original research on subjects such as the internal bra has been cited hundreds of times, and patients come from across the country for his expertise and experience.

Dr. Baxter is a former clinical faculty member of the University of Washington School of Medicine, a Past President of both the Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the founding medical director of Calidora Skin Clinics, now part of Skin Spirit – the nation’s #1 provider of Botox.

Dr. Baxter’s “firsts” include the World’s first live plastic surgery webcast (1998); the first proof-of-concept article on the use of the Acellular Dermal Matrix internal bra; the first publication on the split muscle technique; the first article in North America on the subfascial technique for breast augmentation; and first peer-reviewed publication on the use of high-profile breast implants. He continues to be involved in clinical research along with his busy practice, always seeking better solutions and improved patient experiences.