VIP Recovery Care, a budding luxury surgical aftercare service in Houston, just launched a second penthouse recovery suite to accommodate a rapidly growing number of plastic surgery patients looking for a better way to heal after procedures.

Dr. Stacy Sam, Ph.D., RN, MSN, MPH, an 18-year veteran registered nurse and college professor who specializes in women’s health and plastic surgery recovery, officially launched VIP Recovery Care in early 2022 to address the lack of specialized recovery options available to patients undergoing cosmetic and plastic surgery in Houston. She never dreamt five months ago the demand for her services would grow so rapidly that she would need to open a second luxury VIP BNB recovery suite this quickly!

“Houston has some of the best plastic surgeons in the country but doesn’t really have the kind of renown recovery retreats you find in Los Angeles,” said Dr. Stacy Sam, Founder and President of VIP Recovery Care. “People think the hardest part of cosmetic surgery is the surgery itself, but it is the days and weeks of postoperative recovery that can make or break your health, your results, and the investment, and it is hard to do at home. You have to rely on friends and family for help with everything from transportation to toileting assistance and try to manage your own postop care, often in an environment with kids and household responsibilities. A big part of our rapid growth is the appeal of having a lovely, tranquil retreat, away from home, where patients can get the best possible postoperative medical and comfort care and the utmost in luxury and amenities in their own private suite while they heal.”

The new VIP Recovery suite is a luxury penthouse apartment large enough to accommodate patients traveling with a companion or family member located in the Greater Houston Heights community. Like their original signature suite, the new retreat combines the highest level of compassionate, comprehensive post op and nursing care with all the amenities of a luxury wellness resort to ensure plastic surgery patients in Houston receive both the customized medical attention they need to improve recovery times and outcomes and the personal relaxation and pampering services that promote overall health and wellbeing.

The VIP suites offer 24-hour nursing care, luxury transportation, organic meals, snacks and full in-suite custom-stocked kitchens, postoperative care coordination with surgeons, and aftercare specialists that help patients with pain management, wound care, dressing changes, complication prevention, bathroom assistance and other postsurgical medical needs, while also offering concierge spa amenities like therapeutic massage, manicures, pedicures, and hair care!

Dr. Sam said the type of luxury personal aftercare VIP provides used to be a consideration only for the wealthy, but the explosive demand for plastic surgery since the pandemic has made highly skilled medical and personal postoperative care more affordable and in-demand.

Recovery from popular procedures like Mommy Makeovers, tummy tucks and Brazilian Butt Lifts have been part of the driving force behind VIP Recovery’s rapid growth.

“We have extensive experience with these procedures and our services have been especially popular and helpful to patients recovering from them because recovery times are longer, there are more recovery-related health risks and pain or discomfort, especially with BBL’s, and more physical limitations on post-surgical activity,” said Dr. Sam.

VIP Recovery Care provides surgery patients with a comfortable and safe transition into a complete recovery with professional nursing postop care and relaxation services in both the Private Luxury Recovery Suites and with a mobile VIP Tuck-In service for patients in their own home or at a Houston hotel of choice.

For more information on VIP’s personal recovery services, please visit https://www.viprecoverycare.com.