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What are the six ways to make your skin radiant and glowing?

Cleanse your skin with a good gentle cleanser.  Here at CAPS, we offer medical grade skincare of Jan Marini. Jan Marini continues to be award winning, innovative, and committed to providing their customers with the best results to improve their skin complexion. Use a good moisturizing lotion with peptides and growth factor.  We offer Alastin regenerating skin nectar and Jan Marini Regeneration booster along with many other products.  These products hydrate your skin and help your skin produce more healthy collagen and elastin to give you a more rejuvenated look! Use a daily sunblock to protect your skin.  We offer Jan Marini […]

Why do I need to use Alastin Regenerating Skin Nectar before and after the 1540 Non-Ablative Fractional Laser?

There are many reasons to use the Alastin Regenerating Skin Nectar before and after the 1540 Non-Ablative Fractional Laser. By using the Regenerating Skin Nectar two weeks before a laser procedure, you can precondition and pretreat your skin to clear old damaged collagen and elastin due to sun exposure and aging. By clearing out the old damaged collagen and elastin your cells can better communicate and produce more new healthy collagen and elastin. After the procedure, Alastin Regenerating Skin Nectar can optimize healing and decrease downtime by reducing the appearance of redness and decrease inflammation. The active ingredients help soothe the […]

Cellfina

It’s Summer and I would love to feel confident in white pants, shorts and swimsuits but I don’t. My thighs and buttock have dimples that I’ve had forever. Nothing has worked! Can you advise? “I am proud to be one of two Board Certified Plastic Surgeons in the state of Illinois, offering Cellfina, a breakthrough treatment that releases and smooths the dimples of Cellulite,” says Dr. Laurie Casas. https://casasprd.wpengine.com/cellfina-cellulite-treatment-chicago/ Performed under local anesthesia, CellFina is a minimally invasive one-time treatment that is FDA cleared and clinically proven to treat the structural cause of cellulite. “Unfortunately, 87% of women have cellulite, yet […]

Introducing Cellfina

Q: Is there anything I could do to eliminate the cellulite that looks like orange peel dimpling that I have? I dread wearing swimsuits and shorts so much. A: You describe a common aesthetic issue for females. As many as 85 to 98% of women have some form of cellulite! Now there is a safe, reliable in-office minimally invasive treatment called Cellfina that treats dimples of cellulite on a long term basis. Cellfina treats the primary cause of cellulite – the connective bands woven throughout the fat in thighs and buttocks. Over a period of time, these bands can contract and tighten, […]

Casas Plastic Surgery offers Non Surgical Face and Neck Tissue Tightening with Ulthera

Q. My face and neck skin is starting to sag and wrinkle. I don’t want jowls or a turkey neck as I age! Will Ulthera help to tighten my skin without surgery? A. Ultherapy is a non surgical, reliable and safe solution used to tighten the forehead, face and neck skin that is beginning to sag. Ultherapy treatments require no anesthesia and offer excellent results. An Ultherapy procedure usually takes less than 1 hour and is performed in our office. The treatment offers patients a non-surgical forehead, face and neck ‘lift’ without any downtime. In general, as we age everyone can benefit […]

What is Restylane Lyft? Does it lift sagging skin?

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 […]

“Is it time to get rid of my ‘double chin’?”

I have a “double chin” in photographs. Would Kybella- Chin Contouring be right for me? Kybella- Chin Contouring is the first and only FDA approved injectable treatment for submental fat, sometimes referred to as a “double chin”. Treatment with Kybella- Chin Contouring is customized by the physician for an improved chin profile and contoured jawline. According to a survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), over two thirds of consumers (68%) are bothered by submental fullness. An area that is often resistant to diet, a “double chin” can distract from an otherwise youthful appearance as well as lend a heavier […]

What do you recommend for stubborn fat and bulges on outer and inner thighs?

Coolsculpting is the #1 non-surgical body sculpting solution to target and treat unwanted fat cells – and it just got even better! Now we have the Coolsmooth Pro, an advanced version Some of the main benefits of the CoolSmooth Pro are: Faster treatment times. With 75 minute treatments, patients can return to work, family life, exercise and other daily activities faster than with the traditional outer thigh treatment. Enhanced securement system. This comfortable attachment allows patients to relax during the treatment and work, watch TV, read a magazine, etc. By dropping the temperature of the CoolSmooth Pro to -13 degrees Celsius, CoolSculpting is able to […]

Q:  Is there such a thing as a Non-Surgical Facelift?

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 […]

Ten Facts about a Mommy Makeover

“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 […]

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