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Pics from lower body life (12/2016) & upper body work with lower body touch up (5/18)
WOW!!! Can you say life changing!
I actually JUST had my breast done by Dr. Franks. (May 15, 2018) Dr Franks also did liposuction and fine tuning of my belly button. He’s truly a master artist. I will post some updated whole body photos soon. I traveled from Des Moines to Charlotte via a direct flight. I flew in Monday, surgery on Tuesday, recovered Weds, visited doctor on Thursday and flew home on Friday. AMAZING team in Charlotte.
For the FIRST time in my life I feel the outside matches the inside! I couldn’t have picked a better team to trust. I can’t say enough good things about Dr Franks & his team of professionals.
5 weeks Post Op
I would ABSOLUTELY PLAN being out of work a solid 4-6 weeks if at all possible. 2 weeks is definitely NOT enough time for your body to heal. I apply Vaseline to my closed incisions a couple times a day and I have a small area that's healing up nicely - I apply Medi-Honey Paste and cover with gauze. My wound vac therapy is coming along nicely. I call it my fart box because it makes farting noises all day.
Just this week - I returned to my office for half day. It's getting a lot easier the more I am active to get the rusty kinks of bending and moving worked out. I still sit on a pillow when sitting in hard chairs.
Remember - PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN. I eat protein oatmeal (10 grams) with a 30 gram protein shake. I want to average 30-40 grams of protein 3 - 4 times a day. Walmart or Sam's Club has the shakes I preferred and they taste amazing!
Weight wise - I was 160 pounds the day of surgery. I believe they removed 6 pounds of skin. I stepped on the scale and I'm at 149. The bed rest mixed with all the healthy eating - is paying off! Can't wait to get into the gym. I've included some photos from last June to today - love how clothes are fitting me. I'm still a little swollen on my backside and waste - so time will tell where we end up.
I don't need my electric chair with lift, raised toilet seat or walker - haven't for about 2 weeks. I can now easily sleep on my tummy - sneezing, coughing and laughing don't hurt. I'm completely off any pain medication. An occasional ibuprofen if I feel achey.
I have started taking pictures of myself - my head and body aren't on the same page yet - I do like what I see!
Provider Review
He aligns with a boutique style hospital for surgery outside the area that is customer services focused and helps ensure discretion and privacy. (It's about 1.5 hours from Des Moines). Dr. Franks has a very friendly, professional and timely team and I can not say enough good things about his bedside manner. I felt like I was their only patient. They never rushed through any of our appointments, answered ALL my questions and did house calls after surgery where he answered all of my families concerns. I ABSOLUTELY know you get what you pay for and from the moment I stepped inside Dr. Franks office, (who had come highly recommended from a very picky hard to please and affluent friend) he's the doctor for me. I believe if I am trusting a doctor with my life and to do work on my body price is NOT the first concern. Initially I wanted a lower body lift AND a breast lift and Dr. Franks explained while many doctors perform both surgeries - he has found because it requires pulling in opposite directions, it's best to choose one and let you body heal and do the other at a later time. He was the ONLY doctor who took the time to explain why this is so important and showed me the long term benefits of waiting. I also enjoyed feeling he took genuine concern and care (so did every person on his team) about making sure I was educated and well informed of the process. SIDE NOTE I learned they was help low income breast cancer survivors, children with cleft lips and cranial reconstruction. If I am aligning myself, trusting my life and care, I truly appreciate that we have similar values. Dr. Franks is the best so his schedule fills up months in advance, I had the ability to schedule my surgery (with a very minimal deposit) to secure the date of MY choice knowing I could easily change or cancel at any time. I didn't hesitate to schedule my surgery 3 months out. From pre-op to the post op visit (in my home no less) THIS DOCTOR and his team of professionals are the best - nothing less than a miracle maker if you get to see my before and afters! I have nothing but wonderful good things to say about his work, his dedication and I personally noted the long hours he commits once you're committed to him. The transformation he made possible on my body has been nothing short of miraculous! Please take a peek at my photos and follow my journey - I have more surgeries planned and I won't be going anywhere else!