DR. THOMAS LINTNER: The way I do my facelifts, they don’t bruise that much. So they frequently look at themselves five days out from a facelift and say I look great and I can be back in the public eye in five or 10 days total from the facelift. We…
Read MoreDR. THOMAS LINTNER: We strongly urge patients to think a lot about size as we size you by height, weight, chest width, chest height. We size you in the office with a bra on. You’ll try different sizes and you narrow the range of implants we use on you. And…
Read MoreDR. THOMAS LINTNER: There are four incision types regarding breast augmentation. You can put the implant through the fold of the breast, through the nipple of the breast, through the armpit and then through the belly button. Generally speaking, we don’t like to use the belly button or the armpit…
Read MoreDR. CHARLES LEE: When patients arrive at the hospital, once they are checked in through the appropriate preoperative clinics, they will meet their anesthesiologist who will thoroughly review their chart, answer any questions that they may have about their procedure and their anesthetic plan. And once Dr. Lintner has met…
Read MoreDR. THOMAS LINTNER: Trying to decide between an augmentation or a lift is not so difficult. You have to look at the nipple position to decide where it needs to be. If the nipple is in a good position equally weighted between the upper and lower breast then you need…
Read MoreDR. THOMAS LINTNER: Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure where you enlarge the breast and adjust both size and shape with an implant. It can either be silicone or saline above or below the muscle through various incisions, but you’re using an implant to enlarge the breast so patients feel…
Read MoreDR. THOMAS LINTNER: We consider a great candidate a patient that’s unhappy with the current size breasts she has, that has a reasonable breast size, A or B cup, even C, and then has reasonable expectations as to the end result. [flv:http://www.tomlintnermd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/flv/c3_v1.flv 480 270]
Read MoreDR. CHARLES LEE: There are several components to a general anesthetic and your anesthetic will be tailored, individualized for your personal needs. Patients might wonder what are the advantages of having their procedure done at a hospital. It is well known in the medical community that the most challenging and…
Read MoreMS. LIZ LINTNER: When you come in for your consultation you will be greeted by Cora, who will take your information. Rachel or myself come and greet you, take you to a room. We’ll go over your medical history just to make sure that everything, you know, if you were…
Read MoreMS. LIZ LINTNER: The reason I hold people’s hands when they go into the OR is because it is a cold sterile place. It is a place that people don’t typically go to everyday, it’s unfamiliar and I try to make it a little bit more comfortable for them. It’s…
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