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Question: Does fat return to other areas of the body after a CoolSculpting® treatment? Answer: Fat gain after CoolSculpting® can occur but not to treated area. The fat cells that get “crystallized” with Coolsculpting® die and get flushed out of your body and are permanently eliminated. If you gain weight, other fat cells around your body can expand. This expansion is not from the fat cells that were treated. It has been documented that 20 -25% of the fat cells in a treated area are permanently eliminated during a CoolSculpting® treatment. Coolsculpting® is excellent for reducing a bulge (like a bra […]

Question: I would love to know if there is any type of surgery that can reduce the size of my breasts without submitting to a full breast reduction! I am not considered a candidate by my Insurance Company for the Breast Reduction surgery but it is something that has been an issue for me personally. As an athlete, I am constantly binding them down (wear 2 heavy sport bras!) and would love to go down 1 size. I am medium build. Answer: Depending on the density of your breasts (which may be evaluated during a consultation) you may be a perfect […]

Question: Will liposuction of the neck give me a nice tight looking neck or do I need a neck lift? Answer: To get a great result with liposuction of the neck without a true open neck lift you must be a good candidate for the procedure. If your neck has fatty deposits between the skin and the muscles and your overlying skin has good to excellent elasticity, properly performed minimally invasive liposuction of the neck will give you a smooth tight neck with youthful contours, without cutting skin and tightening muscles. Patients of all ages with good to excellent skin elasticity […]

Question: What does a typical abdominoplasty consultation entail? Answer: A comprehensive consultation will start with you detailing your medical and surgical history. After a thorough exam and discussion of the procedures that are available we will together decide what operation is the safest and will meet your expectations. During this consultation I will discuss the risks and benefits and alternatives of all the safe procedures that are available. I believe that patients need to prepare for a tummy tuck by maintaining a healthy lifestyle which includes regular exercise, healthy eating, regular sleep and a stable weight that you are happy with. Patients […]

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 can do things like ease lines in the forehead, plump a wrinkled upper lip, or fill out a sunken cheek. “All of this has made a difference and I’m very satisfied with the results,” she says. “It took five to seven years off, and when you’re working […]

Question: What Does A CoolSculpting Treatment Involve? Answer: First, our Certified CoolSculpting Provider will position the CoolSculpting device on the targeted area of your body. The device will then draw your bulge up between two panels. The sensation is a firm pull and pressure – but not so much that you need any anesthesia or painkillers. Each treated area is ‘cooled’ for one hour; the upper and lower abdomen would be considered “two different areas” unless the device can pull in the entire mid abdominal area then it is considered one area. Other common areas that would be considered “two areas’ of treatment […]