Dr. Laurie Casas is quoted in an article posted by Elle Magazine regarding Breast Enhancement, titled “Terms of Endowment”. Overall Elle Magazine highlights the fact that Breast Implants, contrary to some popular belief, do not last forever! The choice to get implants does infact mean that your new implants “won’t be your last pair”. Although this has not been affecting the popularity of breast enhancement surgery, one must simple ensure that patients are aware of the ‘maintence’ involved with this procedure.

Contracture can happen at any time, “starting from day one to year 40,” says Laurie A. Casas, MD, an associate professor of surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “I had a lady, 78 years old. Her implants were put in 1969. Thirty-eight years later, all of a sudden one was soft and one was a rock. It bothered her when she hugged her grandchildren.”

These waves aren’t “a product defect,” Casas says. “If you put an implant on a desk and let it sit there, the edges of the product form little hills and valleys. It’s just more palpable when the tissue is very thin.”

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Question
I have lost 65 pounds and now look like a melting candle. What options do I have for my sagging arms, stomach, thighs?

Answer
Congratulations on the weight loss! I understand the need to alter the “melting candle” look resulting from this dramatic drop in weight. To achieve your desired image we might be looking at a couple of different procedures. Typically if you have poor elasticity and extra skin, surgical excision is needed. You may need bracelets, abdominoplasty and thigh lift.

An abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) procedure will remove excess skin/fat from the abdomen area. During an initial consultation we’ll examine your upper, middle and lower abdomen region and review whether you also need liposuction, muscle tightening or relocation of your belly button. Read more here.

The Thigh Lift procedure can help reinstate shape to sagging thighs. This procedure leads to an overall improved appearance and comfort in the thigh area. Read more here.

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If you have any questions or would like to learn more about abdominoplasty, thigh Lifts or bracelets (and live in or around the Chicago-land area) we would be happy to set up a personal consultation. You may reach us at (847) 657-6884.

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NewImage.com quotes Dr. Laurie Casas in a discussion regarding “Are you too old for plastic surgery?” According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, people over the age of 50 account for 31% of all plastic surgery procedures done in the United States. Therefore Dr. Casas ensures her patients have realistic expectations for procedures requested.

“Whether a patient’s reasons for having surgery are emotionally healthy or unhealthy can be obvious or subtle,” says aesthetic plastic surgeon Laurie Casas, MD, FACS, of Glenview, IL. She gives an example of good motivation. “I don’t have people coming in saying, ‘I want to look young.’ I have people saying, ‘I want to look the best I can for my age.’”

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