Dr. Bryan McIntosh

Plastic Surgery
Bellevue, WA
21 years experience male

Locations

Office

Bellevue, WA

Address

12301 NE 10th Place, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA
Directions

My office hours

Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Insurances accepted

Cigna

First Choice Health

Group Health

Medicare

Premera Blue Cross

Railroad Medicare

Regence

Tricare

UnitedHealthcare

LifeWise Health Plan of Washington

First Choice Healthcare

CIGNA Health Care

Aetna Life Insurance Company

Office

Bellevue, WA

About

Bio

Dr. Bryan C. McIntosh established himself in the medical field before beginning his practice in Bellevue, Washington. He began by earning his M.D. from St. Louis University, and then he travelled to the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, a major teaching affiliate of Yale University, to complete a five-year residency in general surgery. To gain more specialized knowledge, he completed a one-year fellowship in burn and wound surgery at Nassau University Medical Center in Long Island, New York. Dr. McIntosh trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery for two years with Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, the oldest and largest group of plastic surgeons in the United States. The varied experience Dr. McIntosh has had allows him to offer patients his expertise in the area of cosmetic and reconstructive surgical needs. Patients compliment him on his unique way of assessing each procedure and coming up with an inspired solution to achieve the desired results.

Specialties
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Plastic Surgery

Hand Surgery

Doctor Q&A

276 Answers
108 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Same: Mammograms are performed the same for women with or without breast implants. However, breast implants may require additional views and/or MRI of the b... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Implants placed above the pectoralis major muscle can preclude a thorough evaluation of your breasts with a mammogram. Implants placed beneath the mus... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
For yourself: There is no purely medical reason to undergo breast reconstruction. The benefits are mostly emotional and psychological, and they are real and numerou... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Medically Necessary: Women with large breasts that have pain in the neck, shoulders and/or upper back that is attributable to the size and weight of their breasts are good... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No: Most women seeking breast reduction surgery are in significant neck, shoulder and upper back pain already. After surgery, they usually experience an i... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Implant or Tissue: The simplest method is to expand/ stretch the skin over a few weeks and then trade the expander for a permanent implant. Other options involve moving ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Be honest: Just be honest and give your doctor appropriate reasons for requesting the referral.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No harm to skin: Botox should cause no short- or long-term skin damage. On the contrary, the prevention of wrinkles when Botox treatments are provided can result in ve... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Variable: Longer is generally better, up to one year.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Death is extremely rare with elective surgeries. Ensure your surgeon and anesthesiologist are well trained and experienced, and be as healthy, fit and... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Maybe one week: Breast augmentation is not terribly painful. Pain thresholds vary from person to person. You likely would not want to go to work for the first three t... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: A fungal infection in a hair-bearing area can impair hair growth. This can be permanent.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No: Skin cannot be tightened with any amount of exercise. But good exercise and weight loss can decrease the amount of fat bulging beneath the skin, and t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Extremely Rarely: Breast reduction surgery is quite safe. Every surgery carries common and unique risks, however, and the healthier you are, the lower your chances of e... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Possibly: Your plastic surgeon should evaluate you, your overall health status and history, and the reasons why you are taking anxiety medicine. There are a fai... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No: You should be at least 18 or, ideally, see no further growth in your breast size for six to twelve months before undergoing a breast reduction. Large ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Significant: Breast augmentation aims to simply enlarge the breast. The goal of a breast lift is to reposition the breast and nipple to an appropriate level on the... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Implants are placed beneath the breast gland, so depending on the type of incision used, milk production should not be affected.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Variable: While liposuction is never used for weight loss as it is for contouring areas of the body, you could possibly lose as much as five pounds with large v... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Removal: An ingrown hair may be causing a localized inflammatory reaction rather than an actual infection that would be treated by antibiotics. The hair should... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Variable: Scar tissue often never causes pain, so it's impossible to determine the answer to your question. If you're having chronic pain after healing from an ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
It : It definitely sounds as if you would be best seeking care at an urgent care facility or emergency room. A doctor would need to get a full history rega... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Usually Not Changed: A fractional laser hand piece is usually not changed between patients. There is nearly no risk of disease transmission, so the part that touches the s... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Surgery: Any black tissue on the body is dead tissue and requires removal. Leaving the tissue attached to the body is usually negligent and is a set-up for inf... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Raised skin lesion: Usually basal cell carcinoma presents as a relatively small, round, raised, pearly skin lesion. It can be smooth or have a small central depression. T... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Very Little: Not much can naturally remove (or improve) acne scarring. Effective treatments to improve acne scarring include chemical peels, dermabrasion, laser tr... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Six Weeks: Scars achieve optimal healing by six weeks from the time of repair. Scar remodeling continues for a year or two beyond this time.
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A member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: Liposuction is an ideal treatment for localized areas of fatty deposition beneath the skin with the expectation that after surgery there will be retra... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Scar massage is very important. Silicone applied to scars will also improve their appearance. I recommend scar guard as well because it has liquid sil... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Unpredictable: It is likely that the nipples and areolae would shrink a small amount with significant weight loss, but it is impossible to predict.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Facial Fracture: Facial fractures occur with a blow to the face, usually a softball, baseball, fist, fall, or some other impact. Various bones of the face can become f... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Many Possibilities: A lump from the axilla to the breast could be something as benign as a non-cancerous breast mass or an enlarge lymph node. It could also be breast can... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Chronic pain or discomfort after breast augmentation or reconstruction with implants may be possible, and it's possible with any surgery. But it is no... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Hypertrophic or keloid scars may not be improved by dermabrasion. They may, in fact, be worsened.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Unknown: Excessive alcohol intake can potentially cause liver damage which may impair your body's ability to coagulate blood. This may make liposuction (smart ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Laser: Smart lipo involves the use of a laser to heat the skin from beneath in an attempt to stimulate the skin to contract and tighten. Liposuction (fat rem... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: There are other fillers that vary in cost and duration of correction. Fat transfer is another option as well.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Essential: Uv light is damaging to skin and undoubtedly a cause of skin cancers, so sun protection is always important.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Possibly: Spanx is a nice, tight garment that may improve your body contour. Whether you'll be motivated enough to lose weight is up to you.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Collagen injections typically last no longer than a couple months, and there is a risk of allergic reaction occurring. Additionally, to make much of a... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: The degree of scarring determines the treatment required. Generally, if the scarring is causing pain or a change in shape, surgery is necessary to rem... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Carefully: Usually incisions are made through the eyelid skin, herniating fat is carefully removed, excess skin is removed, and the skid edges are sutured back t... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
One Week: Typically you'll want to follow up with your doctor one week after the cancer was removed. Your doctor should have results from the pathologist, and y... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Variable: Some women have a single breast augmentation surgery and things age reasonably naturally. A significant number of women are unhappy with the way their... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Studies have shown that women who have breast reconstruction feel better about themselves.
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A male asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Liposuction : Liposuction could be a great option for you as long as the excess tissue is truly only fatty tissue and you are a normal weight for your height. Maint... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Minor Procedure: The edges of the adjacent split skin can be removed and the raw surfaces sutured back together. This is very commonly done.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: Burns from cold or heat depend on the temperature and duration of exposure.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Not Really: Breast tissue is glandular. No exercise will firm this tissue. The underlying pectoralis major and minor muscles can definitely be firmed and enlarged... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bryan McIntosh
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: Finger swelling can persist for months depending on the type and severity of the injury. Once the injury (fracture, tendon laceration, etc.) is repair... Read More
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Testimonials
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.

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Thank you notes
Dr. Vincent Digregorio
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor. Dr Mcintosh trained with us at Long Island Plastic Surgery Group for two years. During that tine he demonstrated superior skills and qualities as a surgeon and as a compassionat...Read More
Mar 27, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
Sep 16, 2013
Thanks for your contribution at Health Tap
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This made me feel good. Thanks! What are the best medicine Oral and Topical for persistent nodule cystic breakouts resulting from overactive glands and clogged hair follicles?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you, I hadn't thought of homeopathic ways to reduce bruising. I
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I neved got a nipple, doctor said my skin was too thin, wish u were my

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Graduated 2002MD

Medical/Graduate school

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO
Graduated 2002MD

Residency

Hospital of St. Raphael

Awards

Second Place, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Third Place, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
First Place, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

Affiliations

American College of Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Publications

Metachronous Primary Melanoma and Lymphoma
Recombinant Factor VIIa: Hemostatic Adjunct in the Coagulopathic Burn Patient
Utilization of postcranioplasty skull molding caps in the treatment of Apert syndrome
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