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Meticulous and Superb Body Surgeon
I began searching for a surgeon because I had experienced massive weight loss (286 lb to 180 lb), resulting in significant loose skin on my trunk area. I wanted to have the surgery done within my city & began researching online for surgeons who advertised experience working on men. I only encountered two of these surgeons in the entire Memphis metro area & scheduled appointments with both of them.
My first consultation was with Dr. Lachica, then I had a second consultation with the other surgeon 5 days later. The difference between the 2 consultations was extreme, & it was clear that Dr. Lachica was the right person to do my surgery.
First, he had a portfolio of his male surgical cases to review with me. At my other consultation, I was only shown photos of darker skinned women as examples despite being told verbally the surgeon did cases on men regularly.
Second, Dr Lachica took all his own photographs with meticulous detail. He asked me what my primary concerns were & asked if a scribe could sit in to document everything in case he missed something, which reinforced to me how much listening to the patient meant to him. He worked to show me how he determines scar placement, & my initial consultation was around 90 minutes. At the other consult, I waited 70 min after my appointment to see the surgeon & he spent less than 30 in my actual consultation.
What struck me most during the consultations was how hard Dr Lachica worked to make sure anything he recommended to me matched an evidence based approach as well as addressed my question own concerns. I only received opinion based recommendations at my other consultation. I asked for a follow up consultation with Dr Lachica to ask some final questions that came up after seeing the second surgeon. He made time in his schedule & was professional at every turn. He answered the questions by talking directly to me & not speaking down to me at all. He told me that his surgical approach was based upon scientific evidence with some of his own experiences thrown in, but that he really wanted me to understand that everything he was recommended to me was supported by evidence. During the follow up consultation, he pulled up the images he took of me & had already mocked up a surgical plan, all before I had even officially agreed for him to do the surgery.
At my final preop appointment where I was marked, Dr. Lachica continued to be as meticulous as possible. He didn’t just arbitrarily draw on me where he was going to operate. Instead he measured & insured everything was level as perfect as possible. Then the day of the surgery, he did a few adjustments after studying my photos again over the weekend.
My surgery experience was incredibly smooth. I had the surgery at the GASC surgery center that is attached to his clinic office. I arrived at 8 am, was taken back within 5 min, & the process began. The last I remember, it was around 845 & the anesthesiologist was chatting me with about something & then I was out. I woke up & Dr Lachica told me everything went great, the surgery took 6 hours, & they needed me to make sure I could be alert enough to go home.
I cannot express how professional & meticulous Dr Lachica & his entire staff were through the whole process. I would highly recommend him to anyone considering a plastic surgeon.
From a cost perspective, I felt his rate was fair given how much time he was spending with me. His rate was lower than the other surgeon I saw, who also told me he “couldn’t do a surgery that took longer than 4 hours.” Dr Lachica mentioned that he felt men needed more time & care in their procedures because of differences in skin, fascia, & muscle composition. I am only four days postoperative currently, but I am confident that once all the swelling subsides, I will be very happy with the results.
My first consultation was with Dr. Lachica, then I had a second consultation with the other surgeon 5 days later. The difference between the 2 consultations was extreme, & it was clear that Dr. Lachica was the right person to do my surgery.
First, he had a portfolio of his male surgical cases to review with me. At my other consultation, I was only shown photos of darker skinned women as examples despite being told verbally the surgeon did cases on men regularly.
Second, Dr Lachica took all his own photographs with meticulous detail. He asked me what my primary concerns were & asked if a scribe could sit in to document everything in case he missed something, which reinforced to me how much listening to the patient meant to him. He worked to show me how he determines scar placement, & my initial consultation was around 90 minutes. At the other consult, I waited 70 min after my appointment to see the surgeon & he spent less than 30 in my actual consultation.
What struck me most during the consultations was how hard Dr Lachica worked to make sure anything he recommended to me matched an evidence based approach as well as addressed my question own concerns. I only received opinion based recommendations at my other consultation. I asked for a follow up consultation with Dr Lachica to ask some final questions that came up after seeing the second surgeon. He made time in his schedule & was professional at every turn. He answered the questions by talking directly to me & not speaking down to me at all. He told me that his surgical approach was based upon scientific evidence with some of his own experiences thrown in, but that he really wanted me to understand that everything he was recommended to me was supported by evidence. During the follow up consultation, he pulled up the images he took of me & had already mocked up a surgical plan, all before I had even officially agreed for him to do the surgery.
At my final preop appointment where I was marked, Dr. Lachica continued to be as meticulous as possible. He didn’t just arbitrarily draw on me where he was going to operate. Instead he measured & insured everything was level as perfect as possible. Then the day of the surgery, he did a few adjustments after studying my photos again over the weekend.
My surgery experience was incredibly smooth. I had the surgery at the GASC surgery center that is attached to his clinic office. I arrived at 8 am, was taken back within 5 min, & the process began. The last I remember, it was around 845 & the anesthesiologist was chatting me with about something & then I was out. I woke up & Dr Lachica told me everything went great, the surgery took 6 hours, & they needed me to make sure I could be alert enough to go home.
I cannot express how professional & meticulous Dr Lachica & his entire staff were through the whole process. I would highly recommend him to anyone considering a plastic surgeon.
From a cost perspective, I felt his rate was fair given how much time he was spending with me. His rate was lower than the other surgeon I saw, who also told me he “couldn’t do a surgery that took longer than 4 hours.” Dr Lachica mentioned that he felt men needed more time & care in their procedures because of differences in skin, fascia, & muscle composition. I am only four days postoperative currently, but I am confident that once all the swelling subsides, I will be very happy with the results.
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