Patient Reviews

“Dr. Tarbet, just a short note to express our thanks for recent surgery performed on Marla. We are both so pleased with the results and I know Marla had a great experience with the entire process. I’m confident you will be seeing a number of referrals from us. Again, thank you for your skilled work and taking the time to make this a pleasant experience.”

~ Steve

“Thank you Dr. Tarbet for the wonderful experience with you. I will look forward to scheduling my second appointment, and my surgery upon your return. Again, thank you for providing me such a terrific consultation and treatment experience.”

~ Kristi

“Dr. Kristin Tarbet would be an excellent choice for anyone considering facial plastic surgery. After meeting Dr. Tarbet, I was impressed with her knowledge and professionalism. It was immediately apparent to me that she was extraordinarily competent in her specialty.

I consulted three board certified plastic surgeons. Dr. Tarbet’s genuine interest, caring manner and high skill level made her my obvious choice. She is a credit to her profession. I was also impressed with her office staff. The friendly atmosphere makes all of her patients feel welcome and very comfortable during consultations and post-operative care.

As a retired teacher, this was a major monetary decision for me. My expectations were realistic before having the surgery. I trusted Dr. Tarbet and after seeing the results, I know that I made the right choice.

Dr. Tarbet uses her extensive experience to do everything right during surgery. She allows enough time for all of the procedures so she is not rushed.

Dr. Tarbet obtains superior results because she gives careful attention to minute details. It was my lucky day when I found Dr. Tarbet. A person’s appearance makes a first and lasting impression. Thanks to Dr. Tarbet this is now a positive experience for me.”

~ Pat

“Since I was a teenager, I’ve been self conscious about my double chin. As I grew older, my double chin grew too. Every time I looked in the mirror, I saw my great-grandmother’s double chin! For my birthday, I decided to give myself what I’ve always wanted – a profile.

Initially, I was hesitant about having cosmetic surgery. I was concerned about the potential results, the healing time and the expense. Fortunately, I read about Dr. Tarbet, saw some of her amazing work and made an appointment.

My results look completely natural and the healing time was much shorter than I thought it would be. There are even medical payment plans now, so I didn’t have to take out a loan to make my dream come true.

I still can’t believe it’s me when I look in the mirror. I actually have more energy and a brighter outlook and can even wear necklaces and turtle necks again!

I can say without any hesitation that I would do this all over again – not to mention much sooner, if I would have known how great I would look and feel afterwards.”

~ Deb

“If you want the best facial plastic surgeon you can find on the planet… you choose Dr. Kristin Tarbet. If you want the most supportive, kind-hearted facial plastic surgeon on the planet… you would choose the same. My husband and I live in LA and are lucky enough to have some of the world’s top plastic surgeons at our back door. We still choose to fly thousands of miles to see Dr. Tarbet. We both trust her with our lives. Dr. Tarbet is without a doubt DaVinci with a heart. Can you tell we love her?”

~ Craig and Sheree

“It has been six weeks since I received my makeover, by Dr. Kristin Tarbet, and I must say I am delighted with my results.

From my first visit to Dr. Tarbet’s office to now I have been impressed with their approach to helping us be all that we can be.

The staff are delightful, open and welcoming. If they’ve got any issues they are most certainly leaving them at home. I’ve made several visits now and that effervescence is a constant and really fun.

The follow up has been thorough, careful and understanding of my individual concerns. Because of my own peccadilloes I needed to call outside of office hours and was able to do this and get help.

Here’s one of the most important aspects of this whole experience though for me personally. I WENT to get a quickie kind of face lift, even though I knew that it probably wouldn’t last long (so I’d read.) It seems to me that the cost was what I would have paid for a quickie facelift elsewhere

HOWEVER I got the whole full-up face lift that the best Hollywood geniuses would charge a zillion dollars for and I know I won’t need to get this work done ever again!

You can’t beat that. It is plain that Dr Tarbet is both skillful and caring and enjoys making her talents available at an affordable price! Whoopee!

You’d be rather silly to go anywhere else! By the way, the medical facility where you receive your care is amazing too. I was visited personally by TWO anesthetists and was given a warm blanket while I waited. Awesome!

Those are all the pros. Here’s the ONE con… don’t go in a tearing hurry. Dr. Tarbet treats every patient like a V.I.P and sometimes she runs just a few minutes behind schedule. Once you’ve experienced this kind of attention you will forgive all!”

~ Maggie

“Dr. Tarbet did everything that I needed and what was best for what I could afford and the results are great! Some plastic surgeons will say you get what you pay for and to look for someone that is not charging too little while using the term “Buyer Beware” I found after talking to Dr. Tarbet that I really needed my eyes worked on as they were what was making me look so sad and tired not just my skin that was beginning to sag around my jowls. She was right! This made a huge difference. So you see, sometimes the price over the phone is not always the price of the fix. It’s the consultation with the Doctor that really sums it up; it’s really not always about the price although for me that was a factor as well. Not everyone can afford to pay $10,000-$18,000 for the so called “best plastic surgeon” but they can afford to look real hard for a doctor who is proud of their work and can show pictures and give a few patient recommendations to back those pictures up. You will need to do your homework.. Sites such as realself.com is set up for doctors to brag on themselves, much like Facebook they have control over what is said and not said. Most of all, take notes, many of my notes are as follows:

Not every plastic surgeon knows how to perform plastic surgery. Many, perhaps most, plastic surgeons are not skilled at these operations. Just because you see a nice before and after picture in a magazine or on a Web site does not mean that you can go to a plastic surgeon and get those same results. In fact, if you go to the very plastic surgeon whose nice work you saw, you still may not get the same nice results, because the operations don’t work equally well on everyone.

A surgeon does not necessarily get better with experience and age, look for one that is continually finding the newest techniques, one that can also do fat transfers, fillers and has the most sterile field of operation, knows how to pretreat you and is willing to go the extra mile after the surgery is completed.

Even if the surgeon has been in practice for years just remember some plastic surgeons turn out the same bad work for their entire careers. Just because a plastic surgeon can perform one operation competently does not mean he can perform all of them competently. The various operations require skills that are related, but different.

I felt that Dr. Tarbet didn’t do a one size fits all operation on me, i.e., lifestyle, mid-face, mini lift, etc., on the contrary, she used her expert skills to fit my unique needs. She specializes in the face and only the face and if your looking for a specialist, my recommendation is on that. Why would you want someone who spent more years in school to learn how to fix a deformity or reconstructing a body part or a doctor who is more apt to do more breast jobs than facelifts. My face looks young again, the way I envisioned it and I was able to pay for it without suffering a hardship because she used good judgment and what was necessary to fit my needs. In the end, I got excellent results and I don’t feel regrets on the money I spent.

One of the main things I talked about to her was that when i was young I was too busy and shy about myself to realize how pretty my face was. Because I always looked young for my age, I got used to hearing that. It wasn’t until recently that the aging process took a hold of my face. What Dr. Tarbet gave me was a change to go back and start enjoying myself more this time around. I feel that it’s important to feel good about how you look so you can give those good vibes from the inside as well. I’m looking forward to smiling at everyone I meet. Thank you Dr. Tarbet, you are on my list as one of the best in my book.”

~ Jeanette

“Five Stars! Dr. Tarbet and Staff are fantastic!” ~ Brett

“The courtesy and professional service delivered by Dr. Tarbet and her staff is unbelievable, the best I have ever experienced. Dr. Tarbet’s surgical skills are of the highest quality. She begins your experience with a sincere, caring personality and it continues long after the procedure. I can’t say enough good things about her and her staff!”

~ CD (Mount Vernon, WA)

“WOW! Thank you so much. After 2 years of a teary eye and one unsuccessful surgery elsewhere, I now have normalcy again. Dr.Tarbet is by far the Beat. Thanks for everything.”

~ JN (Renton, WA)

“Dr. Tarbet and staff are always kind and professional and Dr. Tarbet is the best at Botox- Informative and precise, great listener and with all that her prices are reasonable for this area. Now I have recommended her to several friends and the results are always amazing and consistent.”

~ IQ (Kirkland, WA)

“Excellent Service! (Five stars)” ~ Monica (Issaquah, WA)