Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Acupuncture, Veins -
all related at Surgical Artistry, Inc.
Surgical Artistry, Inc. is led by a husband-wife team
of dedicated, friendly, Ivy League trained surgeons who provide services in
Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Acupuncture, and Vein Procedures. Dr. Calvin
Lee is a board certified General Surgeon who specializes in veins, gallbladders,
hernias, breast cancer, and acupuncture. Dr. Tammy Wu is a board certified
Plastic Surgeon who specializes in breast and body contouring such as tummy
tucks and liposuction. They have been practicing surgery in Modesto since
2003. Under the same roof, botox, lasers, microdermabrasion, facials, and skin
care products are also available.
In addition to superb surgical skills, our
focus is communication. Many of our consultations take about an hour to
ensure that we become partners in your surgery and that we share the same
goals. In addition, our surgical patients have access to our cell phones
to call with any questions, and email is also a possible means of
communication.
We are very comfortable with advanced technology, in fact
this web page is made by Dr. Calvin Lee. Our technology advantage also helps us
in your surgical / medical care. We only use the highest grade technology
and the best materials in our practice. Our high quality standard and accepting
nothing but the best is our philosophy for our family, for our lives, and for
our patients.
There are many other advantages of having
a plastic surgeon and general surgeon working together. The practice gets a
fusion of ideas and techniques that benefit our patients. For example, for
breast cancer, Dr. Calvin Lee and Dr. Tammy Wu frequently work together to
remove the cancer and then reconstruct the breast with plastic surgical
techniques. The doctors are always discussing ways to combine their talents.
Even more special is the addition of Dr.
Calvin Lee's acupuncture knowledge which adds a holistic and
more natural approach to healing from your surgery. Our synergy of
acupuncture, general surgery and plastic surgery is very unique and found
very rarely in this world. Come experience it in Modesto, California.
If you are committed to self
improvement and excellent health; Surgical Artistry is committed to helping
you achieve your goals.
Dr. Calvin Lee
General Surgeon
Acupuncturist
Maker of this webpage
We have around
100 web pages. To get a summary of the best web pages
related to Modesto Plastic Surgery, please visit: the web
page entitled: Ask Dr.
Wu(http://www.askdrwu.com).
Botox
- for crows feet, forehead wrinkles, and more.
Botox for excessive sweating / hyperhidrosis
Brachioplasty - arm surgery
Cervicoplasty, also known as neck lifts, as a part
of facial rejuvenation The incisions are placed in such a fashion as to
minimize their visibility. Redundant, sagging skin is removed and when
necessary fine suturing or restructuring of the deeper tissues such as fat
or muscle is also done. The net effect is to give the neck a firmer, more
youthful look.
Chemical
peels, Acupuncture,
vein treatments (varicose
veins, spider veins)
"Mommy Makeovers" - which combines many of the
plastic surgery modalities above, including liposuction, botox, breast augmentation, eyelid
surgery, tummy tuck, body sculpting and other procedures tailored
specifically to fit each person.
Much more, call us for more info
209-551-1888
Motherhood is a profoundly fulfilling experience. Childbearing, however, puts
considerable strain on a woman's body and takes a predictable yet distinctive
toll. Principally, a Mommy Makeover utilizes cosmetic surgical procedures (such
as tummy tuck, breast lift / augmentation, and liposuction) to
reverse and correct the visible, unwanted effects of childbirth, breastfeeding
and childrearing. But a Mommy Makeover isn't only about counteracting nature;
it's also about turning back the clock. Being a mother should be a
beautiful experience all around. Call us and see if plastic surgery fits
into your goals of self improvement.
We do not provide services for
the following at this time:
Thread lift (Contour threads,
Aptos thread, lunchtime facelift, no need for anesthesia). More
reading material on
Thread lift face lift.
We perform mini face lifts and full face lifts instead.
Thermage.
Mesotherapy
Lipodissolve / Lipogone /
Smartlipo
Eyelash extensions
Axis Three, Portrait 3D.
We may consider photo-realistic 3D modeling in the future for plastic
surgery. This is a method that we have employed in Photoshop. We
have photoshop in our Modesto office for 3D modeling for breast
augmentation. Link: Axis Three
Modesto.
If you are interested in the above, there
may be places in Modesto that provide these services.
View Plastic Surgery Procedures in 3D
From the American Society of Plastic Surgeon's Website:
We offer free viewing of some of Dr. Tammy Wu's
before and after plastic surgery pictures. You can drop by our office
(2336 Sylvan Ave. Suite C, Modesto) or call ahead and schedule an appointment
with one of our staff members. Our number is (209) 551-1888. There
is no charge for this appointment to view before and after pictures and to
discuss some details with our staff.
Education (Dr. Tammy Wu, Modesto Plastic
Surgeon)
Southern Illinois University - Residency in Plastic
Surgery, one of the top plastic surgery training centers in the world.
Brown University - Medical School,
graduated top of her medical school class.
Brown University - Undergraduate, Biochemistry
degree with honors.
Woodward Academy
- Pre college years in Georgia. This boarding school was formerly
known as Georgia Military Academy
Cancer reconstruction plastic surgery of all parts of the body
including breast
Cosmetic Surgery: face lift, breast augmentation, liposuction,
laser surgery, tummy tuck
Hand: Trauma, carpal tunnel, trigger finger
Providing world class cosmetic & plastic surgery in Modesto,
California
Breast Cancer / Tumor: Breast conservation
surgery, Breast biopsy, Breast Reconstruction, breast exams
Breast surgery:
Breast Reduction (Insurances accepted), Breast Augmentation (Mentor
Implants)/Breast enhancement, Breast Implants, Breast lift, Breast Reconstruction
for breast cancer
Plastic Surgery Research
Creating an new external ear using techniques of
tissue engineering and cultured cells in an animal model. The presentation
of this research won first place at the Illinois American College of
Surgeons Conference in Galena, IL.
Plastic Surgery Publications
Wu
T-Y, Brown RE. “Antegrade venous drainage in a reverse radial forearm flap”
Accepted, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Brown
RE, Wu TT. “Use of ‘Spare Parts’ in Mutilated Upper Extremity Injuries”.
Hand Clinics 19 (1):73, 2003.
Russell RC, Bueno RA, Wu TT. “Secondary Procedures Following Mutilating
Hand Injuries”. Hand Clinics 19(1):149, 2003.
Hospital Affiliations in Modesto, CA
Sutter Gould / Sutter Health Medical Group 2003-2006
Stanislaus Surgery Center
Coffee Road Surgery Center (affiliated with
Stanislaus Surgery Center)
Doctor's Medical Center, Modesto, CA
Memorial Medical Center
McHenry Surgery Center - Plastic Surgery block times
for Tuesdays.
Insurances accepted by Dr. Tammy Wu,
Modesto Plastic Surgeon
(updated & verified 7/16/07)
Blue Shield PPO
CVMG (Central Valley Medical Group) insurance.
Gould
(Sutter
Health Affiliated)
Insurances (updated & verified 2/15/07):
We also offer financing through
Care Credit . You can apply
for credit online
Keep in mind that we don't offer all the programs through care
credit. Please call us to see which programs we support.
We also accept credit cards (up to $2000) in addition to cash and checks,
and we accept credit card checks (no imposed limit on these checks by us).
Prices for some of our Plastic Surgery
Procedures
The prices and costs may vary due to length of surgery,
difficulty of surgery, previous surgery involved, size of surgery required, your
general health, and many other factors which we can discuss with you during your
consultation. These prices/costs of plastic surgery procedures are
provided for you as a rough estimate of how much it would cost. We hope
this pricing information would be of help to you. These prices are subject
to change and were entered on July 16, 2007.
Cosmetic Surgery Consultation: $200
(receive $50 off consultation fee if you arrive on time without
rescheduling) and applied
toward the surgery- this means that the consultation fee is
subtracted from the plastic surgery procedure.
Skin Care Consultation by Dr. Wu: $50 and
not applied to procedures
Below are estimated fees (ranges) that include the Plastic
Surgeon's fee, hospital fee, and anesthesia fee:
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) cost with muscle
tightening: $7,500 - 15,000
Mini tummy tuck (lower abdominal area):
$5,000 - $7,500
Breast Augmentationcost (Saline): $5,000 -
7,500
(Surgeon's fee only for Breast Augmentation is around $3,200-$4,200)
Breast Augmentation cost (Silicone): $6,500
- 8,500
Breast lift cost: $6,500 - 8, 500
Breast augmentation with lift: $6,500 -
8,500
Face lift cost: $6,500 - $15,000 +
Surgery around the eyes: $3500 + for both
eyes for upper lid bleph. Same for lower lid bleph.
Liposuction cost: $2500 and up depending on
amount needed to be suctioned
Of course don't hesitate to call us, (209) 551-1888,
for more information regarding the costs of plastic surgery.
Plastic
Surgery / Surgical Artistry Mission statement:
Our mission is to constantly improve ourselves, our company and our
clients. We aim to provide the best and safest medical results. We
utilize only the highest grade medical products and technology. We
are committed to providing top notch customer service. We welcome
our clients to be part of our medical family, and we communicate
with them often. In addition to being a medical facility, we are an
educational resource. We will actively pursue opportunities to
provide education. We believe in practicing what we preach, thus
our healthy and aesthetic goals for our clients start with
ourselves. We endeavor to make our office feel comfortable like
home and encourage each other to be happy and healthy. The five key
ingredients of Surgical Artistry, Inc. are constant self
improvement, superior medical results, outstanding customer service,
providing education, and practicing what we preach.
Office/Contact (New Plastic Surgery
office, in Modesto, CA)
Appointments via telephone: (209) 551-1888
Email:
twu [at] surgerytoday.com,
we would love to hear from you.
2336 Sylvan Avenue, Suite C, Modesto, CA 95355,
this is our new Modesto address.
Our Plastic Surgery office is located next to the Hudson Station Post Office on Sylvan Avenue,
Modesto.
Make a right onto Standiford – keep
following, it will eventually turn into Sylvan Ave.
After crossing the Oakdale Rd
stoplight, make a right turn onto Bobs Way.
Make a left turn into the parking lot
of the Surgical Artistry building, following the parking lot around and
to the left. We are located in Ste. C
Coming
from Sacramento / Northern California:
Take Highway 99 South towards Fresno
Take the Standiford/ Sisk exit
Make a left onto Standiford – keep
following, it will eventually turn into Sylvan Ave.
After crossing the Oakdale Rd
stoplight, make a right turn onto Bobs Way.
Make a left turn into the parking lot
of the Surgical Artistry building, following the parking lot around and
to the left. We are located in Ste. C
Forms for Dr. Tammy Wu and Dr.
Calvin Lee
New patient forms (save time,
fill it out at home before coming to our Modesto office, or fax it to 209-551-5662)
Modesto / Stockton / Central Valley Area Links
If you have a website related to the Modesto /
Stockton / Central Valley, etc, and feel it would be helpful here, drop us a
note. These links may also be useful for out-of town guests. Also
call us, we have some Modesto hotel suggestions and possible discounts.
Modesto Plastic Surgery:
Other MediSpas / MedSpas that you can go to for
Botox, Lasers, Fillers,
micro-dermabrasion, obagi, nia24, etc.
Modesto Plastic Surgery: Our
laser advantage for leg veins. We
have vein lasers that work on spider veins, and other
laser
settings that close larger veins.
Dr. Tammy Wu has created a Plastic Surgery Center in the Village One area of
Modesto, California. She has teamed up with Dr. Calvin Lee, Board
Certified General Surgeon to provide the best in Plastic Surgery and General
Surgery in California. Dr. Wu strives for perfection and provides a
personal touch to all her plastic surgical / cosmetic patients. Surgical
Artistry, Inc is the name of the practice that includes Dr. Wu and Dr. Lee.
We also provide expert advice
regarding the latest in facial rejuvenation, microdermabrasion, and lasers.
And we have Jeannine Marques, Patient Coordinator, who will oversee the
entire process of your care at Surgical Artistry. We believe in personalized attention, establishing trust, and realistic
possibilities. The Modesto area is growing tremendously, as is our plastic
surgical practice. The surgeons have been in Modesto since 2003, and have
seen Modesto grow. We have tremendous pride in Modesto, which is our home.
We also have tremendous pride in watching our center grow into the finest
plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general surgery practice.
This website is created and continually updated by Dr. Wu and Dr. Lee;
there's no professional advertising company involved. This website is
mainly focused on Dr. Tammy Wu, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
Dr.
Calvin Lee has a separate webpage. We hope you enjoy our website with
plenty of personal touches added here and there. And most of all, we look
forward to meeting you.
Updates for our Plastic Surgery office:
Plastic Surgery, Modesto
Dr. Calvin Lee, board certified General Surgeon,
formerly with the McHenry Medical Group
joined Dr. Tammy Wu, board certified Plastic Surgeon in forming the
group Surgical Artistry in July, 2006. He also plays the
violin. Download a MP3 excerpt of the Tchaikovsky Violin
Concerto played with the Brown University Orchestra in 1993:
Calvin Lee - Tchaikovsky excerpt (3.9 megs, 5.5 minutes) Sometimes
it helps to "right click" on the mouse buttons to download the file to your
hard drive. Or you can go to the
Modestoveins webpage
Surgeons
Dr. Tammy Wu and Dr. Calvin Lee (Surgical Artistry) are organized and
sponsored a recital of
medical professionals who play music, as a fund raiser, at Modesto Junior
College (MJC) on June 11, 2006 (Sunday) at 3:00 pm. This website is
http://www.docsplaythepops.com
The second annual docs play the pops will be May 13, 2007 (Mother's Day). Dr. Tammy Wu and Dr. Calvin Lee have supported many other concerts in
Modesto including the Modesto Symphony
Fat Classics (Matt
Haimovitz, Cello) series at the Fat Cat Modesto. Check this link
to some photos of that
Fat
Cat Classics series with Matt Haimovitz (photographer Adrian Mendoza,
who works with the Modesto Bee).
Rachel Barton Pine also made an
appearance at the Fat Cat, playing some incredible violin. Next will
be Simon
Mulligan playing jazz piano at the Fat Cat April 19, 2007 (Thursday) at
8:00pm.
In addition to
plastic surgery patients from
Modesto,
CA,
our plastic surgery office has seen patients from:
Stockton,
Merced,
Fresno,
Sacramento,
Redding, Bakersfield,
Oakland, Palo Alto, Salinas, Turlock,
Livermore, Yosemite area,
Patterson, Waterford, Ripon,
Riverbank,
Oakdale, Ceres, Salida,
Stockton,
Manteca,Lodi,
Milpitas, Tracy, various
parts of the
Bay Area,
East Bay Area, San Ramon,
and even Chinese/Taiwanese patients in Taipei, Taiwan. New locations
besides the neighboring California towns such as Stockton
and Tracy:
We now have patients from Arizona
(Maricopa
County) and the Republic of
Yemen.
Stockton
links for other services related to plastic surgery. Recently we've
had a rash of patients from Sacramento. Thank you Sacramento patients
for coming all the way over here. We also have a good number of
patients from the East Bay
coming for plastic surgery (East Bay includes cities of San Ramon,
Pleasanton, Danville, Blackhawk (Blackhawk is gated community in Danville),
Dublin, San Ramon)
We're now taking
CVMG (Central
Valley Medical Group) and Gould insurance!
Good for reconstruction cases.
We have heard that of the plastic surgeons in California, Dr. Tammy Wu
is the only board certified female Plastic Surgeon from Sacramento to
Fresno, California. Including
Stockton.
2/24/06 Dr. Tammy Wu's last day with Sutter Gould Medical Group
5/24/06 Dr. Calvin Lee's last day with the surgeons at McHenry Medical
Group
6/06/06: Our Signs for the front and sides of the building are now
on the building.
We have some cellos painted and created by local artists in Modesto.
They will be on display throughout our office. Take a peek at these
cellos on the web: SurgicalArtistry Cellos - A Cellobration
Introducing a new line of eye cream from Obagi known as Elastiderm.
A free and fun public education program November 29, 2006 at MJC:
Beyond Nip / Tuck (details at the
website: http://www.beyondniptuck.com )
This will be an on-going yearly series with Breast Augmentation as one of
the topics!
Experimenting with a different look for our webpage for the
Italian crowd:
We have international patients. Although our latest out of town
plastic surgery patient was from St. Louis, Missouri - not quite
international but it is out of state.
1/12/07 launching a new webpage called
http://www.newtomodesto.com For
businesses, and events that are new to Modesto, and for information for
those of us who are "new to modesto!"
Due to popular demand. I'm releasing to the public the
color schemes I used to
design the medical office (paint, granite, light fixtures, flooring).
We didn't have time to request the expertise of a interior decorator.
2/24/07 Our open house was a great success. We had a total of
about 235 people attend.
Dr. Lee put some finishing touches to his website
http://www.bigveins.com all about the
cosmetic procedures related to veins.
4/6/07 Some patients are able to get their
Blue Cross PPO's to say that Dr.
Tammy Wu is on their panel. We're not sure why it's not all of them.
Call your Blue Cross PPO insurances and check if you're interested. We
checked on the Blue Cross website and it has her listed as a provider under
Plastic Surgery. Things must be in transition at Blue Cross PPO, we
apologize to our Blue Cross patients for the confusion. Dr. Lee
on the other hand has always been contracted with Blue Cross PPO for
Surgery.
April 19, 2007: Another Fat Classics concert
was sponsored at
the Fat Cat, Modesto.
Thursday starting, 8pm. Produced by the
Modesto Symphony
Orchestra. 930 11th St. in downtown Modesto. Click this link for
the details:
Fat Classics.
Simon Mulligan is the pianist
who starred at the Fat Cat that
night. You can see some pictures and hear some clips at the
Simon Mulligan webpage.
Mother's day, May 13, 2007 - Docs Play the Pops II
was sponsored and organized by Friends of Music, Modesto Bee (Mod
Bee Article), Modesto Junior College (MJC) and Surgical Artistry Inc.
Medical Musicians storm the stage.
MJC article.
A Modesto Bee Opinions letter (letters to the editor)
written by Dr. Calvin Lee regarding
Modesto as a place to live - 5-28-07.
On May 25, 2007 Dr. Lee and Dr. Wu appeared KAZV TV to talk briefly
about spider and varicose veins.
Dr. Wu appeared on TV (in mid-June 2007) to
talk about gummy bear breast implants.
We have publicly published Dr. Tammy Wu's surgery and
office statistics: such as number of breast surgeries, and number of
new patients this past year. You can find these stats at the
Modesto Breast Augmentation FAQ on
the top of the page under "Practice Profile."
New webpage made on 11/3/07:
Modesto Tummy Tuck FAQ -
questions and answers by Dr. Tammy Wu.
Another new web page made on 11/4/07:
Running and
Breast Implants - for runners who are looking for breast
augmentation options.
11/11/07
released to the public:
AskDrWu.com has additional info and
organized the highlights - drawing from of our 97 web pages. This web
page that you are looking at counts as just one (1) of those 97 web pages!
Happy reading.
11/14/07 We got the Visia machine in our
office. We're offering for a limited time, complementary
computer aided facial skin analysis. Call us and to set up an
appointment to get your free Surgical Artistry Visia Skin Analysis.
Our number (209) 551-1888.
11/16/07
We continue to vamp up our skin aesthetics component with the Prescribed
Solutions Line of skin care. We start by carrying a new fat &
cellulite reducing cream, and works for some stretch marks. It's
called:
Body of
Knowledge Slimming and Contouring Cream. It contains a proliposome
composite of Lecithin, Escin, Caffeine, Butcherbroom, Tripeptide-3 & Tea-hydroiodide
which aid lipolysis. This is by no means a substitute for liposuction.
It's a way to dissolve fat without surgery! Seems to be a big interest
in that area. Price $125 for the bottle shown below (8oz).
One big list of plastic surgery
updates: 12/9/07 started web page with
current events about
Surgical Artistry, Inc - our surgery, our office, and our music
involvement. This can be found in the "news about our office" off the
Ask Dr. Wu web page. 3/3/08 We
started carrying the skin care line:
SkinCeuticals.
5/1/08 Dr. Lee is entered the "wild card" selection portion of the Van
Cliburn Amateur Piano Contest via YouTube. Watch his
surgery fingers video.
Unfortunately he didn't win. Perhaps he'll try again next year.
7/21/08 Surgical Artistry / Modesto Plastic Surgery welcomes Kristi to our
office as our new Patient Liaison. Kristi is also a digital artist -
she has worked on our plastic
surgery logos. 7/25/08 Jacquie, our front desk patient liaison,
went to work for our colleague Dr.
Enevoldsen
- another Modesto Plastic Surgeon. If you go to Dr. Enevoldsen's
office, please say hello to Jacquie (and of course Dr.
Eneveldsen
and his team). 8/15/08 Dr. Wu is featured in an
advertisement in Los
Angeles, California. 8/21/08 We are joined by Amy who is a medical
assistant and an digital artist. For more updates, please see our
Keep up with Modesto
Plastic Surgery page. Other webpages:
Plastic Surgery Modesto,
Surgical Artistry
Modesto, Sacramento Plastic Surgery
Thank you for visiting our Surgical Artistry -
Modesto plastic surgery website. Dr. Wu welcomes e-mail sent directly to her: tammywu [at] surgerytoday.com
(you can even request appointments through e-mail). You can also
email Dr. Calvin Lee: breastcancerdoc [at] surgerytoday.com
You could also send Dr. Tammy Wu or Dr. Calvin Lee a message right through
this webpage:
(bold text are required fields to send the email).
visitors to our plastic surgery web page.
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