Our dog bit our 15 month old son in the face which caused us to have to go to the ER. The extent of the injury was bad (torn eyelid & lacerations inside his mouth) that the ER decided to call in a plastic surgeon for the stitching.
Dr. Burkett came from home at 10pm to help us out. He was very efficient with the stitch work. It was very even and stopped the bleeding. He kept calm throughout the entire procedure. Let me tell you, my 15 month old was kicking and screaming.
I was horrified about the effects but Dr. Burkett was very calm and assured me that my son would be running around the next day, which is exactly what he did. He said that my son would probably not even notice the pain or notice his stitches, but I still asked for pain medication and he gave me a prescription to ease my worry.
He told me to call his office and schedule an appointment to get the stitches taken out. He also stated that he doesn't have an automated phone system and that a live person would answer. So when I called, sure enough a sweet lady picked up and got my information down to schedule my appointment.
Fast forward a week later. The swelling on my son's face was gone and from a distance you couldn't tell he had stitches on his face (he got it in 4 places). We walk into his nice office and all the ladies behind the reception desk started talking to my son and trying to make him smile. The waiting room is surrounded by framed photography from Dr. Burkett by the way, all of which are beautiful.
When they called us back, Dr. Burkett was standing in front of the room and greeted Brandon. He remembered him! We laid my son on the exam room bed and 5 minutes later, the stitches were all out. He answered all my questions about scarring and really put me at ease.
Dr. Burkett was a GREAT plastic surgeon. You can tell he's done this for a long time because of his demeanor. He definitely knows what he's talking about and is very knowledgeable in his field. I thank God the hospital called him and not somebody else to come and work on my son.
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