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Question: I’m 48 but my eyes say otherwise! What can I do to make my eyes look younger and not so saggy??? I look so tired. Answer: I hear this from my patients frequently. Blepharoplasty (surgery performed to improve the appearance of eyelids) is an excellent solution. I believe this is one of the most […]

Question: What do you think would be the best way to make me look less haggard, saggy , wrinkly, and ‘caved in’? When I compare and look at pictures of myself from 10 years ago, my cheeks were much higher and fuller – now they are sunken looking, with large folds and wrinkles and it […]

Dr. Laurie Casas is quoted in an article posted by Merge Magazine in a discussion about running a successful medical aesthetic practice, titled “Voices of Experience”. Merge asks, “What one pearl learned since your residency has been most helpful to running your practice?” Dr. Casas says, “I’ve learned to have the practice philosophy and mission […]

Question: I work out constantly and I still cannot seem to decrease my flabby arms. The hanging skin bothers me so much that I want to consider a surgical option if there is one. Is that possible? Answer: After a thorough evaluation we will decide if liposuction, mini brachioplasty or full brachioplasty is the appropriate […]

Improved Cosmetic Procedures Let You Be You Dr. Laurie Casas is quoted in the Chicago Tribune in an article about cosmetic procedures which allow patients to feel like the best version of themselves. Dr. Casas says that four times as many of her patients, including senior patients, get injections as they do surgery. Various injections […]