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Using a patient's own fat for cosmetic procedures isn't a new idea — I've been using fat transfer techniques in Chicago for 25 years — but its popularity has noticeably increased during the past few years. Fat transfer, also called fat grafting, has long been a staple of facial rejuvenation, but it is now becoming …
A surprising number of the rhinoplasty patients I treat at my Chicago practice suffer from allergies and have questions about how that may affect the outcome of their surgeries. It's important that all patients considering rhinoplasty inform their surgeons about their allergies, because even sneezing can make a difference. On online forums such as RealSelf, …
As a plastic and reconstructive surgery specialist who's devoted much of my career to education, I appreciate the ongoing research that has resulted in beautiful advances in breast surgery procedure such as breast augmentation for my patients in the Chicago area. Take for example a recent innovation involving revision surgery. Breast Augmentation Revision With an Acellular Dermal Matrix …
Women considering breast augmentation surgery now have a remarkable range of options when it comes to breast implants. At my Chicago practice, I can customize the augmentation procedure thanks to the variety of implant shapes, profiles, and filler materials, in addition to different sizes. When a patient comes in for a breast augmentation consultation, there …
Labiaplasty has grown in popularity in recent years all over the country as more women have discovered how this relatively simple procedure can improve quality of life. My experience with patients who want labiaplasty at my Chicago practice is that many are self-conscious or even physically uncomfortable due to concerns in this area of the …
Is there such a thing as the perfect breast? After performing more than 3,000 breast surgeries, including breast augmentation, at my Chicago practice, I'm intrigued by the findings of a recent study that examined whether there is an ideal ratio for upper and lower breast proportions. The study from the September issue of Plastic and …
Revised March 6, 2019. One of the principles guiding my medical career is a belief in the importance of education. That's true whether I'm teaching future plastic surgeons in my job as a professor at Northwestern University or providing information to my patients during consultations. It's also a reason I devote a significant amount of …
A common concern for rhinoplasty patients at my Chicago practice is that they will look like a different person following surgery. I reassure them that's not the case when an experienced plastic surgeon uses advanced techniques. The goal of rhinoplasty is to create facial harmony and balance, even when making significant changes to the nose. …
Finding a plastic surgeon used to be based almost exclusively on referrals and word of mouth, but since the advent of the Internet, things have changed. In Chicago, patients looking for plastic surgeons can find volumes of results online, and that's how many new patients find me. With almost unlimited information, much of it unverified, …
Plastic surgeons in Chicago and across the U.S. rely on patient feedback to hone their approaches. To assist in this process, an associate professor at Cornell University developed the FACE-Q, a tool for documenting patient-related outcomes following surgical and non-surgical facial aesthetic procedures. Similar to the BREAST-Q, a survey I examined in a blog post …
