Michael J. Nuara, MD

I had a great experience with Dr Nuara himself although I did have some issues with my post-op recovery staff. Dr Nuara himself was great to work with and I really do love his work he did on me. I had a complete facial feminization, hairline lowering, brow bone shaving, rhinoplasty, tracheal shave, jaw reduction and chin reduction and a brow lift and a small fat transfer to my cheeks. If you have Kaiser and are sent to Dr Nuara be prepared to fight with the pharmacy and possibly Virginia Mason's stuff in regards to post op medications- I was not given nearly enough and had to call multiple times to multiple people to get taken care of. Overall it was worth it but have a clear communication plan for post op care as I had to have my partner do all the calling because I was unable to speak and advocate for myself.

Before meeting Dr. Nuara, I had a less-than-ideal septoplasty. I met with 6 ENTs in Seattle who all told me there was nothing they could do. I'm so glad I met with Dr. Nuara (my 7th in Seattle). He fixed my septum beautifully! I can breathe amazingly and couldn't be happier. Thank you Dr. Nuara. I wish there were more I could do to show you how grateful I am for your help.

Dr Nuara is overachieved my expectations ! He is very professional and absolutely amazing at his craft . He had rebuild my nose by taking graft from my rib cage the result is stunning only 10days post op . Dr Nuara has an amazing team everyone is so carrying . Updated on 3 Dec 2021: 9 days post Dr Nuara is overachieved my expectations ! He is very professional and absolutely amazing at his craft . He had rebuild my nose by taking graft from my rib cage the result is stunning only 10days post op . Dr Nuara has an amazing team everyone is so carrying . 3 months later my nose is still charging it could take up for a year to show final result but I’m definitely able go breathe , no longer sleeping with my mouth open

I have had 3 surgeries with DR Nuara in the past year and a half. Rib graft to my nose due to a cleft palate. Female facial surgery. Fat put in my lips and a scar removed. In each instance he was the best I could ever hope for. He is the best DR I have ever had and I have been to a lot over the years. I am so happy with my results.....I'm now the woman I was supposed to be. Do not walk to his office, run as he is the best in WA and the west . The best in bedside manners, he hears what you are saying, honest. I just can't say enough about him...go see for yourself. Kat

surgery went great! dr nuara and all the stsff were great! whole thing was really easy. I had my insurance pay for it. I went to a post op appointment and I was seen right away. I definately would recommend him!

Wonderful! I was referred to Dr. Nuara by my local ENT as the procedures I needed weren't available in my community. My septum was in a J shape due to a accident as a teen and other issues with my nose. I am about a month out and can tell a difference already! It's only going to get better from here. Dr. Nuara has a very caring and gentle personality. He listens and does his very best! I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs his services.

My nose works great now. I had the operation in order to breathe better. In fact, I had the operation in order to breathe thru my nose. The improvement to my breathing was immediate, right after surgery, and continues every day. It has been a month and the benefit I most appreciate is the quality of sleep I now enjoy. I am able to fall asleep fast, sleep soundly and stay sleep for 6 to 8 hours. This alone makes my operation a quality of life improvement. The nose looks great and feels better every day. But the benefits of a good night's sleep are immeasurable. Thanks to Dr Nuara and his staff for a job.

I had a rhinoplasty in 1968 and the doctor at the time removed too much cartilage. I ended up with a small, pinched nose that eventually collapsed on one side. I didn't realize a revision was possible until recently and I interviewed 3 plastic surgeons. The third visit was with Dr. Michael Nuara and I immediately sensed his sincerity and honesty. He and his associate, Dr. Craig Murikami, were the only ones who identified my deviated septum (even though Dr.in visit #2 was also an ENT). They also identified I had significant Ptosis(eyelids). I wanted the bags under my eyes to disappear and fuller cheeks. All the doctors agreed I had a challenging case for the revision because I didn't have enough cartilage left. I ended up having the revision, a brow lift, lower lids, more fat put in my face, & ptosis. I also had a full face laser. Medicare covered the deviated septum (not revision) and ptosis and I don't have a value on that. I couldn't be more pleased with my results! And every step of the way, I felt respected and cared for and important, not just from Dr. Nuara but the office staff as well. I don't have photos yet because I fell in the garage a few days ago and am still healing from that.