Dr. Luke Swistun is a board-certified plastic surgeon with a background in visual arts and medical military service. He’s known for his artistic approach to plastic surgery and for the close, supportive relationship he forms with every person he treats.
As a plastic surgeon, Dr. Swistun has years of general surgery and plastic surgery training. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois. He completed his general surgical training while in the navy and continued his Plastic and Reconstructive training at the University of Utah. After serving as a naval medical officer and deploying with the U.S. Marines during active conflicts, he completed his general surgery training, and subsequently focused on pursuing what he truly felt is his calling: reconstructive and plastic surgery.
Luke Swistun, MD has been a guest on 8 episodes.
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Life After Breast Implant Removal: What to Expect
November 15th, 2022 | 41 mins 53 secs
bii, breast augmentation, breast implant illness, breast implant removal, breast lift, en bloc capsulectomy, explant
Plastic surgeon Dr. Luke Swistun has helped hundreds of women with breast implant removal and is deeply experienced with breast implant illness patients. In this podcast, we talk about what you might experience immediately after surgery, how much pain to expect, how long recovery might take and how complications are handled.
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I’m a Plastic Surgeon, I had Halo Laser Treatment and Here’s What Happened (Part 3 of 3)
June 9th, 2022 | 17 mins 29 secs
bbl, halo laser, laser resurfacing, recovery, sciton
We catch up with Dr. Luke Swistun a week after his broadband light (BBL) & Halo laser resurfacing treatment to hear about his treatment experience and recovery process.
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I’m a Plastic Surgeon, I had Halo Laser Treatment and Here’s What Happened (Part 1 of 3)
May 24th, 2022 | 12 mins 33 secs
bbl, halo laser, laser resurfacing, sciton
It’s not every day that the surgeon becomes the patient! Moments just before his broadband light (BBL) & Halo laser treatment, Dr. Luke Swistun shares what he thinks it will be like and gives insight into why he’s having laser resurfacing.
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Meet the Team: Luke Swistun, MD
December 28th, 2021 | 20 mins 55 secs
board certified plastic surgeon, consultation, luke swistun
San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Luke Swistun is known for being a thoughtful listener and artistic surgeon. Hear about the surprising 21st century way Dr. Swistun landed his dream job at LJC and his unique path from Poland, to Chicago, to the US Navy, to Beverly Hills, and now La Jolla.
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How the “Skinny BBL” Works (Without Gaining Weight)
December 7th, 2021 | 22 mins 16 secs
bbl, bmi, brazilian butt lift, buttock implants, fat transfer, hip dips, liposuction, sculptra
Dr. Luke Swistun lets us in on how he adapts the popular booty-enhancing procedure to create curves for those who don’t have as much body fat to spare.
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Is the Brazilian Butt Lift Dangerous?
October 5th, 2021 | 34 mins 24 secs
bbl, brazilian butt lift, butt enhancement, fat transfer
You don’t have to look far to find scandalous headlines warning about the dangers of the popular Brazilian Butt Lift. Catapulted to popularity by social media, controversy surrounds the booty-enhancing fat transfer procedure and Dr. Luke Swistun is here to set the record straight.
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360 Lipo: Snatched, Not Kidnapped
July 27th, 2021 | 41 mins 52 secs
360 lipo, circumferential liposuction, drains, j-plasma, liopsuction, power assisted liposuction, renuvion, skin tightening
Dr. Luke Swistun explains the 360 Lipo technique for body contouring, who this full-circle approach is best for, and how it’s different from traditional liposuction. Hear how Dr. Swistun combines 360 Lipo with Renuvion to “shrink wrap” the skin by targeting the collagen and achieve beautiful results.
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Removing Breast Implants
June 29th, 2021 | 53 mins 29 secs
alcl, breast implant illness, breast implant removal, capsular contracture, en bloc capsulectomy, luke swistun
As the en bloc capsulectomy procedure for removing breast implants becomes more common, many women have questions about their choices for implant removal or replacement. Plastic surgeon Dr. Luke Swistun takes us inside his unique specialty to help make sense of the challenging topics of capsular contracture, breast implant illness, and breast implant removal.