Breast augmentation procedures are sometimes referred to as “boob jobs” and are one of the most common cosmetic procedures performed by plastic surgeons every year. Enhancement of the breasts’ size, shape, and contour enhances their youthful appearance and can boost self-confidence.
Although breast augmentation is the most sought-after procedure, breast lifts, and breast reductions are also commonly performed to enhance a woman’s silhouette.
Despite the common goals of these surgeries, each procedure has its benefits and limitations and varying costs associated with each one.
Average Cost of Breast Surgery in Chicago
The exact cost of breast surgeries can differ from patient to patient as […]
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I have had man boobs for as long as I can remember. I’m 34 and I finally got up the nerve to ask my primary care doctor for some names. That’s how I found Dr. Laurie Casas, among others. Once I saw her there was no need to look further. She reviewed all my options and discussed my case with my primary care physician. We decided to go with a combination procedure to remove the breast tissue lump on each side […]
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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 […]
41y/o breast fed and subsequently lost breast tissue. Preoperatively, seen in her before photos, she also has a prominent sternum (breast bone) that pushes her nipples to the side. Because she is 5’0 tall and wears a size 30B bra, a smooth Sientra 190 cc low profile implant provided the breast base width for her anatomy. This implant width allowed her nipple areola to move more to the middle of the new breast mound. Because of her preexisting prominent sternum, the cleavage achieved with these implants, was the best possible.
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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 […]
Mastopexy without implants
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“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 […]
Multisite Analysis of 177 Consecutive Primary Breast Augmentations: Predictors for Reoperation
Why is the overall reported revision rate so high (12-21%) for patients who have breast augmentation surgery for the first time? What is your reoperation rate for patients like me that want to have breast enhancement surgery with breast implants?
The clinical data reported to the FDA by the three implant manufacturers (Sientra, Silimed, Mentor, and Allergan/ Inamed) states that their reoperation rates or revision surgery for primary or first time breast augmentation patients is 12-21%. There are many factors that play a role in why a patient has a second […]
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 […]
