Selecting a plastic surgeon in Sarasota, Florida, is an important decision that should be made carefully. After all, you will live with the results of your choice for many years, if not the rest of your life. First and foremost, you’ll want to find a board-certified plastic surgeon who has extensive experience in performing the specific type of procedure you are interested in. And, once you find a candidate who has the requisite expertise, you’ll need to consider an equally important but intangible factor – how does the plastic surgeon make you feel? If you feel uncomfortable for any reason (or no reason at all), it would probably be best to keep looking.

In the Sarasota, Florida, area, many people place their trust in Dr. Alissa M. Shulman, a board-certified plastic surgeon and lifelong artist and sculptor who founded her solo practice, Sovereign Plastic Surgery, in 2009. Dr. Shulman discovered that she could pursue both of her passions – medicine and art – as a plastic surgeon while volunteering for a high school externship in plastic surgery at Buffalo General Hospital. After completing her training, she practiced for 8 years in South Bend, Indiana, before opening her own solo practice in Sarasota. She was named Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s 2017 Physician of the Year.

A highly qualified plastic surgeon as well as a skillful listener, Dr. Shulman takes time to get to know each patient, learn about their concerns, and assess what she can do to enhance their appearance – regardless of body type. Instead of focusing on what is “wrong,” Dr. Shulman seeks an understanding of what is important to the patient, and also what is realistic. As an avid proponent of healthy lifestyles and patient education, Dr. Shulman works closely with her patients to ensure that the results she achieves will last.

Throughout her life, Dr. Shulman has taken a certain amount of pride in being “different.” Her unique ability to see things in her own way continues to define her perspective as a plastic surgeon. Truly passionate about her work, Dr. Shulman has a goal to make her patients look as good as they would realistically like, while accentuating the positive physical features they already have.

If you’d like to meet Dr. Shulman, a gifted plastic surgeon who fully understands her patients’ concerns, you can contact Sovereign Plastic Surgery to schedule an appointment at her office in Sarasota, FL.