I met Dr. Laurie Jacobson in June of 2008 under unusual circumstances. In May I had been diagnosed with skin cancer. Prior to our meeting I had been referred to her and two other surgeons whom I interviewed. All came highly recommended with impressive backgrounds. One of the benefits of living in Seattle is that we are surrounded with amazing health care professionals.
During the next 11 months I had approximately 20 surgeries, and countless biopsy's. Shortly after our first meeting Laurie said ""I have a feeling that we are going to have an opportunity to get to know each other well"". Mid- way through this ordeal I reminded her of her statement. She replied isn't it a blessing that we enjoy each other. Get to know her I did, and so grateful to have her in my life. Meeting Laurie was the very best thing that happened to me in 2008.
It goes without saying that I have all the confidence in the world in her abilities. In addition to her medical and surgical skills she has a multitude of special qualities: sense of humor, kind, caring and compassionate. She is very professional yet amazingly approachable. Let me give you some tangible examples. In today's world of medicine where do you find a physician that follows up with you on the telephone the day after a procedure to see how you are doing? After each biopsy she called me personally with the biopsy reports each time we found a problem, which in my case was often. She did not delegate this telephone call to an assistant which I find amazing. That she makes this effort and takes the time for this kind of care is more that unique it is unheard of today in the medical world. I cannot not count the emails and texts she sent in addition to the telephone call, too may to count.
During this period we joked about have some ""youthing procedures"" scheduled so that we could have some fun rather than a surgery. As a result I have had botox and filler injections to diminish lines and wrinkles and filling out my smiles lines which were like craters before Laurie took charge. Who knew that you could have such a skilled surgeon as well as a meticulous and exacting dermatologist! I feel that she is successful in the cosmetic area because of her skill, experience, patience and incredible eye. She is very artful in her approach and always understates her suggestions and procedures. I always look better after one these sessions not radically or shockingly different. I have seen a lot of time in Southern California and see mostly the opposite. Many of the women I see in California look strangely over done. Laurie's touch is the extreme opposite.
By now you should recognize what a huge fan I am of Laurie the physician, surgeon, dermatologist and person. In additional to her practice she is a loving, and involved parent and wife. Somehow she manages to balance all of this with amazing grace and results. You would be very fortunate to have her as part of your personal medical team.
-Bonnie
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