Alissa Shulman, M.D. Sovereign Plastic Surgery
As a sculptor, Dr. Alissa Shulman of Sovereign Plastic Surgery knows that bringing out beauty often takes an artist’s eye and a delicate touch. As a board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Shulman is focused on her patient’s overall health and using medically sound and safe procedures and incorporating the latest advancements that have proven results. Focusing on body sculpting procedures from the neck down, she is respected for both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. “In body sculpting, it’s both adding fullness where needed and taking it away where it is not,” she says. “My goal is to make my patients look as good as they possibly can.” Dr. Shulman is well known for her skills using liposuction and fat grafting techniques. CoolSculpting® fat sculpting technology (FDA approved) has recently been added because it has been proven to deliver results in the appropriate candidates, such as to reduce love handles or a little belly fat. With all the reconstructive breast surgeries Dr. Shulman performs, she has joined forces with general/breast surgeon Dr. Russell Novak to offer nipple-sparing mastectomies to those patients who would not be compromised by this procedure. This procedure allows her to create a natural looking breast without visible scarring.
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particularly beneficial for women who opt for prophylactic mastectomies because of genetic predispositions to cancer—as in Angelina Jolie’s situation. An advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness, Dr. Shulman has become known for the pink stripe added to her normally brunette hair. As her patients know, Dr. Shulman is an avid proponent
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of a healthy lifestyle and patient education so that the results she delivers will last. “Over the past year, I’ve finally put aside an hour each day for exercise.” She and some of her patients swim together regularly—to encourage and support each other. And, she is proud that she recently participated in an open water swimming competition. scenesarasota.com