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FFS with Dr. Z
Dr. Z did my FFS. I am very pleased with his work and the Wilmette experience. We stayed at the Staybridge and the first time I even brought my cats (who Dr. Z petted). Dr. Z began his career putting American soldiers back together after battle wounds. He has been doing FFS for a long time now and has years of experience. Back when I started there was only Dr. Z and one other doc doing FFS. I knew I wanted to go to Dr. Z preferring his work and endoscpic approach. The other thing I like about Dr, Z is that he is routinely aggressive in pursuing feminization, and I wanted that kind of surgery.
With regard to my procedures, my first stay I got lower face work (mandable shave, nose job, face lift and some fat grafting). My second stay a couple of years later I got my forehead shaved, and tightened up the face lift with some fat grafting. I was supposed to get the second half done in 2017, but I ended up with a infection under my nose apparently related to my borderline and eventual type 2 diabetes. Dr. Z was kind enough to not penalize me, even though we had to cancel and reschedule. Dr. Z is a stand up guy.
With regard to doing FFS, be sure that you anticipate the amount of time it takes for medical clearances and appointments. I did a better job with this the first surgery as I was off from work and had more time to keep up with the clearances. The second time I was working at a busy time of the year, and it was difficult to coordinate my docs. Dr. Z’s assistant Cole is amazing and a great help guiding you through the process.
If you do go with Dr. Z, use the Staybridge (you get a discount and they actually serve basic meals a couple of times per week) and get the Suite with 1 bedroom. If you can, bring someone with you because you always need something. (They can hang in the living room while you recover.) Plus you will need help for the first few days. (Recovery is more ucomfortable than extreme pain, but I took pain meds as directed.). If you can’t find anyone to go with you, Dr. Z has nurses for hire. I remember meeting Nurse Lisa and she is really nice.
All-in-all, I can’t say enough nice things about Dr. Z and his staff. If you are researching FFS and have any questions about my experiences with Dr. Z feel free to contact me.
With regard to my procedures, my first stay I got lower face work (mandable shave, nose job, face lift and some fat grafting). My second stay a couple of years later I got my forehead shaved, and tightened up the face lift with some fat grafting. I was supposed to get the second half done in 2017, but I ended up with a infection under my nose apparently related to my borderline and eventual type 2 diabetes. Dr. Z was kind enough to not penalize me, even though we had to cancel and reschedule. Dr. Z is a stand up guy.
With regard to doing FFS, be sure that you anticipate the amount of time it takes for medical clearances and appointments. I did a better job with this the first surgery as I was off from work and had more time to keep up with the clearances. The second time I was working at a busy time of the year, and it was difficult to coordinate my docs. Dr. Z’s assistant Cole is amazing and a great help guiding you through the process.
If you do go with Dr. Z, use the Staybridge (you get a discount and they actually serve basic meals a couple of times per week) and get the Suite with 1 bedroom. If you can, bring someone with you because you always need something. (They can hang in the living room while you recover.) Plus you will need help for the first few days. (Recovery is more ucomfortable than extreme pain, but I took pain meds as directed.). If you can’t find anyone to go with you, Dr. Z has nurses for hire. I remember meeting Nurse Lisa and she is really nice.
All-in-all, I can’t say enough nice things about Dr. Z and his staff. If you are researching FFS and have any questions about my experiences with Dr. Z feel free to contact me.
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