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 […]
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 […]
“Mommy makeover” is defined as a cosmetic surgical procedure designed to reverse physical changes in a woman after childbirth.In Dr. Casas’s practice, a Mommy Makeover is a term that describes the process that women undergo to restore their pre-pregnancy body shape. It is always customized to address an individual woman’s shape and goal(s).
Restoring your post pregnancy body starts with developing a healthy nutrition and exercise regimen.Dr. Laurie Casas can help you understand that it is only when you use a combination of rebuilding your core muscle tone and strength, adopting a healthy nutritional and supplement plan and then possibly considering […]
Breast Augmentation Advancements
Breast augmentation has long passed the test of time for safety and efficacy. Yet, the plastic surgery community has made technique modifications as well as product improvements to provide beneficial advancements to women interested in breast enhancement with breast implants. Let’s check out what you may not know.
1. Between 1991-2006, women only had saline breast implants available to them unless they required breast reconstruction or they had already had silicone
implants placed. Since 2006, silicone implants have been available to women over 22 for breast augmentation.
Women 18-22 years old can only choose saline implants.
2. There are thousands of […]
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Breast Augmentation does not need necessarily require a secondary or revision surgery. In the right hands with the gifted talent of a highly accomplished breast surgeon, the results from breast augmentation may last a lifetime, depending upon your age. Still there are variables to consider before having breast augmentation, as follows.
A select number of breast surgeons know how to take precautions to reduce the risk of revision breast surgery before you decide on breast augmentation. This includes offering numerous ways for you to try on different styles and types of breast implants in different types of clothing to obtain an […]
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Plastic Surgery options after weight loss and following pregnancy are both highly requested and numerous. Following weight loss for any reason, you may be left with some bothersome imperfections that may make you interested in a “Nip and Tuck”, including:
Stubborn fat deposits that did not respond to diet and exercise.
Saggy skin due to skin that did not tighten up following weight loss.
A protruding abdomen due to lax stomach muscles that will not respond to core strengthening exercises.
Reducing stubborn Cellulite
Whether these features affect one area of your face and body or many areas, the good news is that […]
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Choosing your Chicago plastic surgeon wisely is important. This is particularly true for breast enhancement and revision breast surgery to avoid the risk of unnecessary re-operation and uncorrectable poor surgical outcomes. In upcoming weeks, we’ll be giving you pointers for selecting the right plastic surgeon for all breast enhancement procedures. Right now, let’s consider breast augmentation and revision breast surgery.
For breast augmentation, the proper selection of breast implants with the aid of the right breast surgeon using the 5-point system will help avoid troubles, including:
• An inappropriate breast implant size that may make your breasts look like a sock, basketball […]
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Plastic surgery may sound appealing during vacation time. Plastic surgery practices outside the U.S. may tout the benefits of discounted cosmetic surgery vacation packages. However, these packages are not necessarily the way to go. Nor is vacationing and plastic surgery necessarily the right mix, regardless of where you go.
First, there are many factors to consider when thinking about plastic surgery outside the U.S., including:
Access to the right physician when you need it that may be difficult to accomplish if a complication arises.
Safe and effective medical devices and technology may be limited in other countries.
High standards in facilities vary in other […]
Cellulaze by Dr. Casas – www.casas.md/
Cellulite is a topic of specific interest in the summer time. We publish real-life questions from patients and answers from Dr. Laurie A. Casas around this topic.
Question: I have pockets of cellulite on my knees and legs, is there a procedure that works?
Answer: The short answer is yes. There is finally a safe and effective procedure to treat cellulite and skin with poor elasticity.
Cellulaze™ is a minimally invasive cellulite reduction procedure that uses a laser called the Cynosure Smart Lipo Triplex. This revolutionary laser allows board certified plastic surgeons like Dr. Casas to treat your […]
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Chicago Plastic Surgery Myth Countdown
This week, we continue dispelling some of the common Plastic Surgery myths in the Chicagoland area. If you have any ideas that you need clarification on, please send us your thoughts. We’ll do our best to dispel your myths.
Myth III: It’s Not Safe to Have More Than One Plastic Surgery Procedure in Chicago
For Myth III in Plastic Surgery, Chicago may be a place that many people think it is not safe to have more than one cosmetic procedure simultaneously.Time to dispel this myth!
Truth: Plastic surgery with Dr. Casas means that every precaution is taken to help […]
