As many of you have heard, Dr. Sheffield is planning on retiring at the end of the year. His presence will, of course, be missed by all of us in the office, as well as so many of his patients who have worked with him here in Santa Barbara for over 15 years. Dr. Lowenstein will certainly be looking forward to providing ongoing plastic surgery care for all patients in Santa Barbara, and we anticipate that there will be a seamless transition at Montecito Plastic Surgery. We have hired some new staff (like me!) to aid in patient coordination, and many of our staff, like our outstanding nurse, Susanne, will remain with us (forever, we hope!). We are also not letting our front desk receptionist, Hayden, leave as we are unsure how we would cope without her!
We do want to remind our plastic surgery patients that as the end of the year approaches, both Dr. Sheffield and Dr. Lowenstein are trying to accommodate all of the patient requests for surgery that we can. The schedule is filling up, however, and so we encourage our plastic surgery patients to plan ahead and accordingly, especially if you are looking to have your plastic surgery before the end of the year. In fact, as January is a popular month for plastic surgery in Santa Barbara, Dr. Lowenstein’s plastic surgery schedule is getting filled already.
Please feel free to call us with any questions or requests and we will do our best to accommodate you!
-Alexandra Essex
