Autoimmune conditions
Autoimmune conditions involve the immune system reacting against the body.
Sieveking/Functional Medicine/Autoimmune & Chronic Disease
Autoimmune & Chronic Disease Support in Nashville
Root-Cause · Whole-Patient · Alongside Your Existing Medical Care
Autoimmune and chronic disease management at Sieveking Plastic Surgery in Franklin, Tennessee, takes a root-cause, whole-patient approach to the inflammation, fatigue, and day-to-day symptoms that come with long-term conditions. Under the supervision of Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, who is board-certified in anti-aging and functional medicine, this program is designed to work alongside your existing medical care, never to replace it.
Root-cause care for autoimmune and chronic conditions.
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The whole picture, inside and out.
Autoimmune conditions involve the immune system reacting against the body, and many everyday factors can influence how you feel and how often symptoms flare. Gut health, food triggers, stress, sleep, nutrient status, and underlying inflammation can all play a role. A functional medicine approach seeks to identify and address these contributors so your body has the support it needs to function at its best.
This philosophy sits at the center of what makes our practice different. Sieveking Plastic Surgery is the only practice in Middle Tennessee to combine world-class plastic surgery, advanced medical aesthetics, and clinical functional and longevity medicine under one triple board-certified (including The American Board of Wound Management, ABWM) physician at one address. That integration means your care can consider the whole picture, inside and out, rather than treating symptoms in isolation.
The approach
How evaluation works at Sieveking.
Chronic disease management at our practice begins with a thorough, unhurried evaluation. Dr. Sieveking, working with Jan Stanley, RN, MS, reviews your history, your current diagnoses, and your goals so that your plan is tailored to you rather than built from a template.
Our current chronic disease management approach combines appropriate medical treatment with lifestyle guidance and ongoing monitoring of measures such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, coordinated with your primary care physician, specialists, and dietitians.
The specific testing used to explore autoimmune concerns, such as inflammatory markers, antibody panels, or gut and food-related testing, is best confirmed directly with our team, as we tailor evaluation to each patient rather than applying one fixed panel. A dedicated autoimmune protocol is an area we are actively developing, so we encourage you to discuss your particular condition with us so we can outline what evaluation may look like for you.
Living with a chronic or autoimmune condition.
A functional medicine approach looks beyond symptoms to identify and address the underlying factors that can influence a chronic or autoimmune condition, such as inflammation, gut health, nutrition, stress, and sleep.
Inflammation and fatigue
The inflammation, fatigue, and day-to-day symptoms that come with long-term conditions.
Symptom flares
For many patients, nutrition, stress management, sleep, and other lifestyle factors can meaningfully influence how they feel and how often symptoms flare.
Gut health and food triggers
Gut health, food triggers, stress, sleep, nutrient status, and underlying inflammation can all play a role.
Your current treatment
We do not advise stopping any prescribed treatment, and we coordinate with your primary care physician and specialists so that your plan supports the care you are already receiving.
Symptoms treated in isolation
Your care can consider the whole picture, inside and out, rather than treating symptoms in isolation.
Why choose this program
What to expect from your program.
The goal is to support your overall wellbeing, reduce potential triggers, and help you feel more in control, in genuine partnership with both our practice and your physician.
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Medical management and monitoring
Ongoing tracking of relevant measures such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, coordinated with your other providers.
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Nutrition guidance
Anti-inflammatory, whole-patient nutrition strategies designed to support your body over time.
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Lifestyle strategies
Practical support around stress, sleep, and daily habits that can influence how you feel and how often symptoms flare.
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Alongside your existing medical care
This program is designed to work alongside your existing medical care, never to replace it.
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An attentive partnership
What we can commit to is a conservative, predictable, and attentive partnership that respects both your health and your existing treatment plan.
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Coordinated care
Communication with your primary care physician, specialists, and dietitians so your plan complements the care you are already receiving.
Because every condition and every patient is different, results vary and are never guaranteed.
A gradual, highly individualized process that unfolds over months, not days.
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Consultation
A thorough, unhurried evaluation
Evaluation begins with a detailed history and appropriate monitoring, and testing is tailored to each patient rather than applied from a single fixed panel.
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Testing
Confirmed directly with our team
The specific tests used for autoimmune concerns are best confirmed directly with our team during a consultation, since our approach in this area is individualized and actively developing.
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Plan
Your personalized plan
Your personalized plan may draw on several tools, always tailored to your findings and your care team’s input. These strategies are a supportive, complementary part of the plan rather than a cure, and results vary from person to person.
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Coordination
Coordinated with your other doctors
Our chronic disease management approach is coordinated with your primary care physician, specialists, and dietitians. This partnership helps ensure your functional medicine plan complements your broader care team rather than working in isolation.
Why Sieveking
Meet Dr. Sieveking
Why choose Sieveking for autoimmune and chronic disease management in Franklin.
Supervised by Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, MD · Working alongside Jan Stanley, RN, MS
Patients across Middle Tennessee choose our practice for the depth of credentials behind it. Dr. Sieveking is Stanford-trained, board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and fellowship-trained in anti-aging and functional medicine, with more than 25 years of experience and a reputation built largely on referrals.
That combination of surgical, aesthetic, and functional-medicine expertise under one physician is something single-focus practices in the region simply cannot offer.
For patients in Franklin, Brentwood, and the greater Nashville area, it means your longevity and chronic disease care can live under the same roof as the rest of your health and aesthetic goals, guided by a philosophy of helping you look younger, live healthier, and age better, inside and out.
Membership & investment
Cost of autoimmune and chronic disease management.
A dedicated autoimmune protocol is an area we are actively developing, so we encourage you to discuss your particular condition with us so we can outline what evaluation may look like for you.
To learn whether this integrated, root-cause approach is right for you, we invite you to contact us to schedule a consultation at our Franklin practice.
Questions, answered.
The questions most prospective patients ask before booking a consultation.
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A functional medicine approach looks beyond symptoms to identify and address the underlying factors that can influence a chronic or autoimmune condition, such as inflammation, gut health, nutrition, stress, and sleep. At Sieveking Plastic Surgery, this is a physician-led, whole-patient support program designed to complement your existing medical care.
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No. This program is designed to work alongside your existing medical care, not to replace it. We do not advise stopping any prescribed treatment, and we coordinate with your primary care physician and specialists so that your plan supports the care you are already receiving.
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Evaluation begins with a detailed history and appropriate monitoring, and testing is tailored to each patient rather than applied from a single fixed panel. The specific tests used for autoimmune concerns are best confirmed directly with our team during a consultation, since our approach in this area is individualized and actively developing.
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For many patients, nutrition, stress management, sleep, and other lifestyle factors can meaningfully influence how they feel and how often symptoms flare. These strategies are a supportive, complementary part of the plan rather than a cure, and results vary from person to person.
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Yes. Our chronic disease management approach is coordinated with your primary care physician, specialists, and dietitians. This partnership helps ensure your functional medicine plan complements your broader care team rather than working in isolation.
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The program is supervised by Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, MD, who is board-certified in anti-aging and functional medicine, working alongside Jan Stanley, RN, MS. Care is delivered at our Franklin practice serving Brentwood, Williamson County, and greater Nashville.
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If you are living with a chronic or autoimmune condition and want a more integrated, lifestyle-centered plan, our functional medicine team partners with you and your broader care team across Franklin, Brentwood, Williamson County, and Middle Tennessee.
1200 Old Hillsboro Road, B2 · Franklin, Tennessee
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