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CONSULT
You meet the surgeon
Every consultation is performed by Dr. Marlowe: the exam, the measurements, the candidacy answer. Not a sales consultant, not a coordinator with a brochure.
SHEET D-1 · SURGEON
ABPS 2014 · FACS 2016
Elena Marlowe, MD, FACS.
Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, fourteen years in practice in Scottsdale, and the only surgeon whose name appears on your plan, your quote, and your operation.
ABPS board-certified · 2014
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
AAAASF-accredited on-site suite
PORTRAIT SLOT · DR. MARLOWE · REPLACE WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
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STANDARDIZED PORTRAIT · NATURAL LIGHT
D.02 · CHRONOLOGY
TRAINING · IN ORDER
The training, in order.
Plastic surgery is a long apprenticeship before it is a practice. Dr. Marlowe’s path ran through a research-heavy undergraduate program, medical school at Baylor, one of the country’s larger plastic and reconstructive residencies at UT Southwestern in Dallas, and a dedicated aesthetic surgery fellowship before opening her own practice in Scottsdale in 2012.
Board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery followed in 2014: a written and oral examination process on top of accredited residency training. Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons came in 2016. Certification status is public and verifiable; we encourage patients to check any surgeon’s, including hers.
- DEGREE
BS, Northwestern University
- MD
Baylor College of Medicine
- RESIDENCY
Plastic & reconstructive surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas
- FELLOWSHIP
Aesthetic surgery fellowship, Dallas, TX
- 2012
Marlowe Plastic Surgery opens in Scottsdale
- 2014
Board certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- 2016
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- TODAY
14 years in practice · every consult, every operation
MARGIN NOTE · DR. MARLOWE
“A good result is the one that still looks like you.”
The sentence every plan in this practice is tested against.
D.03 · PHILOSOPHY
PLAN FIRST · MEASURE TWICE
Plan first. Operate second.
Every operation here begins as a drawing: measurements taken in consultation, reference lines on your own photographs, and a written plan you can read before you consent to anything. Surgery executes the plan; it does not improvise one. That order of operations is why quotes can be complete, why recovery calendars can be specific, and why results tend to look like the person who walked in.
The other half of the philosophy is saying no. Some of the most useful consultations in this practice end without surgery: a goal that an operation cannot deliver, a timing problem, a candidate who would trade a small concern for a larger one. You will get that answer plainly, with the reasoning, and the door stays open.
D.04 · THE MODEL
ONE SURGEON · NO HAND-OFFS
Why a single-surgeon practice.
Larger practices route you through consultants and coordinators before you meet the person holding the instruments. This practice is built the other way around.
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PLAN + OPERATION
The planner operates
The surgeon who drew your plan is the surgeon in the operating room, in the practice’s own suite, with the team named on this page.
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FOLLOW-UP
Continuity through recovery
Follow-ups at one week, six weeks, and six months are with Dr. Marlowe and Sofia Reyes, RN: the people who know your case, not a rotation.
THE HONEST TRADE
A single-surgeon schedule means surgery dates can book out several weeks. We would rather tell you that than hand you off. Dana keeps a short-notice list if your calendar is flexible.
D.05 · TEAM
SMALL · BY DESIGN
The two people you will actually talk to.
PORTRAIT SLOT · REPLACE WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Sofia Reyes, RN
SURGICAL NURSE
In the operating room for your procedure and on the other end of the direct line through your recovery. When patients say “someone actually answered,” they mean Sofia.
PORTRAIT SLOT · REPLACE WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Dana Whitfield
PATIENT COORDINATOR
Scheduling, written quotes, financing questions, and the no-pressure follow-through after your consultation. Dana answers questions; she does not chase decisions.
D.06 · FACILITY
AAAASF · ON-SITE SUITE
What AAAASF accreditation actually requires.
“Accredited surgical suite” is an easy phrase to print. AAAASF (the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities) is a specific, inspected standard for office-based surgery, and holding it is a choice a practice renews continually, not a plaque it hangs once.
Our suite is on-site, one floor from the consultation room, which means the team that plans your operation runs the room on the day of it. Anesthesia in this practice is administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist, every case: our standing model, not an upgrade.
ACCREDITATION REQUIRES, AMONG OTHER THINGS
- FA.1Operating-room equipment and monitoring standards, including emergency equipment on site
- FA.2Qualified anesthesia providers; our model is a board-certified anesthesiologist, every case
- FA.3Written emergency protocols and a hospital transfer plan
- FA.4Recurring inspection and re-accreditation cycles
- FA.5Case logging and peer-review requirements
Summarized from the AAAASF ambulatory-facility standard; details are covered gladly at consultation.
D.07 · BOOKING
MON–THU 8–5 · FRI 8–3
Meet the surgeon. That is the whole pitch.
Sixty minutes with Dr. Marlowe: exam, honest answers, and a written plan with one all-in number. $150, credited toward surgery if you proceed.
HOURS
Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00 · Fri 8:00–3:00
ADDRESS
6420 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 240, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
PHONE
CONSULT
$150 · 60 minutes · credited toward surgery