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Dr. George Landis transformed my appearance, and...
I hope people read the comments I am sharing below and think, “This is not an ordinary review,” because these are not ordinary circumstances, and Dr. Landis is certainly not an ordinary plastic surgeon.
As a result of lifelong obesity, I experienced a grave health crisis that nearly ended my life. Gratefully, I fully recovered and emerged 120 pounds lighter, having lost a dramatic amount of muscle and fat all over my body and face.
Though healthier than ever, afterward I was drowning under a significant amount of skin hanging on my stomach, buttocks, breasts and thighs. My face appeared skeletal and harsh with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes. For long-term health reasons, the excess body skin needed to be removed, and I also wanted to embrace my new life comfortably and confidently with an outward appearance that truly matched how I felt.
My doctor at the University of Minnesota, under whose care my life was saved, personally referred me to Dr. Landis for help.
Dr. Landis performed a head-to-toe body makeover on me, including an abdominoplasty, a medial thigh lift, a buttock lift, breast reconstruction, facial fat grafting and scar revision. His skills as a surgeon, artistry and attention to detail are evident in every procedure he performed. Most visible to the world is my face, which he amazingly restored to a much more youthful appearance.
He divided all the procedures into two separate surgeries, separated by 3 weeks, to allow for recovery time.
The first surgery included all the facial work, abdominoplasty and breast reconstruction. All the procedures went exactly as he indicated they would and I recovered faster than expected. He erased the hanging flesh on my tummy and created a nice new belly button. I ended up with a taught stomach and an hourglass shape that I never envisioned would be possible on this body. My formerly large and sagging breasts were reconstructed without implants. I love their new smaller size, well proportioned for my slimmer frame.
The facial work involved a procedure called fat grafting. My own fat from my body was added to fill in areas of my face that were giving me a gaunt appearance. As a guide for the restoration process, he used pictures taken when I was in my late 20’s. Beyond my expectations he achieved perfectly natural results and restored fullness to my upper eyelids, temples, cheeks and jowl areas. He significantly improved two majorly visible facial scars. Barely noticeable now, they look like little wrinkles. The results are so natural no one has noticed I had any work done on my face, except to comment on how healthy I look.
The second surgery included the medial thigh and buttock lifts. It was a bit more involved than the first surgery, but I had an easy recovery. Dr. Landis fitted me with a firmly supportive compression garment that mitigated a lot of the pain as I compliantly rested and recovered. The results of the lower body surgery are truly life transforming. I lost four pants sizes overnight and no longer need any compression garments to hold my lower body together every time I wear pants. The scars from both surgeries now look like garment seams and fade a little bit each week. In my mind, they are insignificant compared to the amazing freedom of movement I gained after the surgeries.
Throughout it all, my pain was effectively managed with prescription medication and was relatively minor as a result. Dr. Landis saw me for twelve weeks of follow-up appointments until he was certain I was completely healed. The incredibly personal and compassionate care he and his nurse Karen provided was simply unparalleled in my experience. They thought of everything I needed and cared for me like I was their only patient.
Dr. Landis was sensitive to the costs involved and that made it possible for me to complete the transformation I envisioned.
If you are planning to have any facial or body work done, do yourself a favor and go see Dr. Landis. You will be glad you did. I am sure glad I did. He transformed my life.
Provider Review
In addition to my thoughts above, I will share that Dr. Landis was incredibly generous with his time throughout my care. We began with a 90 minute initial consultation when he compassionately listened to my concerns and questions about the multiple procedures I was planning to have done, truly from head-to-toe. I knew within 10 minutes that Dr. Landis was going to be the person I could trust to restore my body and face. The condition I was in after my massive weight loss presented him with many aesthetic challenges and he solved all of them. His approach was perfectly confident and kind as he painted a picture for me of what I could expect from the surgeries, both from a recovery standpoint as well as the anticipated results. Everything went exactly as we discussed and I couldn't be happier with the results of every procedure. He and his amazing nurse Karen thought of everything possible I might need and made sure I was always comfortable while healing. They really made it all very easy and celebrated my recovery every step of the way. My experience with Dr. Landis was overwhelmingly positive and the results he achieved are too.