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International Patient - Minneapolis, MN

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As a 35 year old, after breast feeding two...

mel65
WORTH IT$10,331
As a 35 year old, after breast feeding two children, I was fortunate to be referred to Dr. Tholen at Minneapolis Plastic Surgery by my best friend who had just undergone implant surgery with him.

The morning of the procedure was very smooth, everyone was pleasant and professional and the surgery went well. My issue is that I am from Canada and would need some creative follow up. This was no problem for Dr. Tholen and his staff, and I felt extremely well supported through various mediums including text, email, phone calls, and FaceTime. I never felt out of touch with the clinic, and no question (no matter how insignificant), was ever left unanswered.

Dr. Tholen and his staff even went above and beyond when, while on a family holiday in Disneyland two weeks post op, I required a prescription. They managed to call it into an Anaheim pharmacy beside the resort and I was able to continue with my recovery.

As for the results of the surgery, I couldn't be happier! The girls are back up to where they should be and are nice and full. I have a bit of bruising left on one side, but it is going down, and still, Dr. Tholen accepts and responds to my emails about it.

I would happily recommend Dr. Tholen and Minneapolis Plastic Surgery to anyone considering this surgery, and especially to those who do not live in the area and are concerned with follow up contact.

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Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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November 27, 2014
Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. My out of state (and country!) patients deserve the same quality care after surgery as my local patients do, so it does take some creativity and use of things like email, FaceTime, digital photographs, and phone texts to convey information without physically flying or driving great distances to see me. I appreciate the effort it takes for my patients to avail themselves of these things, and also the dedication of my staff and especially my scheduler Sarah, who runs point on many of the communications when I am in the operating room and can't respond in real time. My nurses also have years of experience, and are really knowledgeable about why, what, and how I do things, and they share my desire to "get it right." You did have some (fortunately unusual, but always possible) bleeding under one of your breast lift skin flaps, but did not require surgical drainage. It was also good that the breast lift flaps do not communicate with the submuscular implant pockets because of the way I do this surgery, avoiding increased risk of capsular contracture. Thanks again for being an understanding and not-impatient patient! Cheers, Dr. Tholen