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Introduction to Tummy Tuck
Are you feeling self-conscious about your abdominal area due to loose skin or stubborn fat that just won’t budge despite diet and exercise? A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, might be the transformative solution you’re looking for. This remarkable procedure reshapes your abdomen, restoring its tone and texture, especially after significant life changes like pregnancy or weight loss. With a tummy tuck, you can look forward to a smoother, firmer stomach that not only enhances your physical appearance but also boosts your self-esteem. In fact, it was the third-most-performed plastic surgery procedure in 2022, according […]
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Introduction to Mommy Makeover
Many women just want their bodies back after pregnancy and nursing. This process always starts with developing a healthy nutritional and exercise plan to restore your core muscle tone and strength.
But pregnancy changes the body in ways that do not always bounce back with diet and workouts alone. Skin stretches, muscles separate, and breast tissue shifts. That is where a tailored combination of treatments at Casas Plastic Surgery in the greater Chicago area can step in to refine what exercise cannot fully address.
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Dr. Casas Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon & Clinical Professor of Surgery Dr. Laurie A. Casas FACS, is a board certified Female Plastic Surgeon & a Clinical Associate of Surgery, Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, who is committed to excellence in cosmetic medicine and cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body.
Prior to beginning her Cosmetic Surgery practice in 1990, she was chosen to be an Aesthetic Surgery Fellow at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in NYC, and an Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Fellow with Dr. Carl Hartrampf in Atlanta, Georgia, during […]
Dr. Laurie A. Casas has had extensive experience evaluating young women for labiaplasty who have chronic pain from continual irritation and daily dissatisfaction that prevents these young women from doing normal daily activities And wearing normal age-appropriate clothes. Dr. Casas is committed to only operate on women who have symptoms because external genitalia is extremely variable in size and shape. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautions women to understand that individual variation in the external genitalia anatomy is normal. Dr. Casas agrees and practices careful evaluation of each patient to be sure the motivation is based on symptoms […]
Liposuction, a clinical procedure that should be performed by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, removes fat that’s resistant to diet and exercise from various parts of the body, including the thighs, back, tummy, arms, and neck.
This article provides everything you need to know about liposuction, including how it works, the downtime involved, the pain factor, best candidates, and the importance of finding a qualified person to perform this procedure.
Keep in mind that this article is not intended as medical advice. While liposuction is generally considered safe when performed by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, it can have negative side effects […]
MiraDry is the only non-invasive, FDA cleared aesthetic treatment that safely removes underarm sweat and odor glands and 60% underarm hair growth. It’s a quick in-office procedure that provides a solution for underarm sweat and odor regardless of the haircolor.
You are born with approximately 2 million sweat glands throughout your body. Your underarms only contain about 2% of those glands. You will experience the many benefits of stopping sweat in the underarm area, but you will continue to sweat elsewhere. In addition, a Miradry treatment has the added benefit of eliminating the need for antiperspirants.
MiraDry’s proprietary miraWave technology is the […]
Restylane Lyft is an injectable hyaluronic acid gel used to correct volume loss and treat wrinkles in the face. Due to its larger particle size, it is injected along the periosteum and deep dermis to lift sagging tissue. As we age, sagging occurs (naturally) due to gravity and genetic disposition.
Restylane Lyft formally known as Perlane is the first and only FDA-approved filler indicated to provide fullness to cheeks and add volume to correct and smooth smile lines (nasolabial folds).
As we get older, we experience bone loss and decreased collagen production and elasticity. The malar fat pads which are referred to […]
Q: Is there such a thing as a Non-Surgical Facelift?
A: Dr. Laurie Casas has redefined the approach to maintaining a natural and youthful face by creating treatment plans using minimally invasive technology catered to each individual patient. Dr. Casas will study your photos from your youth to help you understand the aging process and offer long term care to combat these changes. By following this long term care approach, many of Dr. Casas’ patients have been able to eliminate the need for a surgical face lift. Other patients using this approach have been able to maintain their youthful appearance with timely but few surgical procedures like a mini facelift, neck […]
PR Newswire, Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015)
Is there such a thing as a nonsurgical facelift? Aesthetic plastic surgeons are conducting a panel discussion at The Aesthetic Meeting 2015, the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), to determine whether a nonsurgical facelift is a legitimate cosmetic procedure. Surgeons discussed what constitutes a nonsurgical facelift and how it impacts the longitudinal care aesthetic plastic surgeons can provide to address facial aging.
According to ASAPS member Dr. Barry DiBernardo, there is such a thing as a nonsurgical facelift. “The key is to define what a facelift is intended […]
It turns out that the Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures for both men and women are the same for each gender. Everyone wants an attractive chest, appealing eye lids, a non-sagging face, body contouring and a cuter nose. Take a look at the infographic below!
For more overall trends, graphs, regional, distribution, demographics and average fees please view the 2013 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report
Board of Directors for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Laurie Casas sits on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). She served as president of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and […]
