You are not a celebrity.
You are not a reclusive tech billionaire.
“I added an extra night, figuring I’d get the Amex points.
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You know that youre safe.
You know that they’re going to take care of you.”
“I highly, highly,highlyrecommend going to a post-op hotel.
I was living my best Kardashian life.”
We don’t have any actual intel on the Kardashians.
Lymphatic massage, compression boots, and trips to the drugstore (no scrunchie?
are all on the menu.
“We’re big on the concierge side,” says Amy Dunfrund, director of operations at Prestige.
“One patient had a specificveganrestaurant that she wanted food from.
Most patients opt for a two- or three-night stay, though some shell out for a month or more.
“It creates a lot of emotions and that extra layer of stress can impact the whole recovery process.
Being in a plush environment that is nurturing and nonintimidating takes a lot of the stress away.”
Dr. Few also employs “runners” who will pick up prescriptions or comfy loungewear for patients.
As more patients flew in, more rooms were booked.
“That’s really how it started.
They said, ‘We want to facilitate this.'”
Now, his patients book over 50 nights a year for post-op care.
A member of the Saudi royal family stayed with us in Australia for the better part of a year.
And at the Four Seasons in Houston, we worked closely with nearby hospitals.
“Then there are some face-lift patients who just don’t want to see anybody.
“They’ll stay a whole week.
Recovery’s fine, but I mean, it’s a lot of money.
I’ll say, ‘You don’t really need all of the services of recovery.
The trend is clearly good for business some places book more than 100 nights a year.
I was on the plastic surgery floor and you see these women walking around with bandages on.’
These hotels are all over the place!
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