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What Happens at a Plastic Surgery Consultation?
Choosing the right plastic surgeon begins with understanding what happens

Why Patients Prefer Private Plastic Surgery Clinics
When considering plastic surgery, you face an important decision: where

Understanding the Risks: Questions to Ask Before Any Cosmetic Procedure
Plastic surgery is a personal journey, one that should feel

This Fall, Get Outside: Five Activity Ideas
Are you sad that the fun days of summer are behind us? It just so happens that fall is one of the best times to get outside—the oppressive heat of Chicago summer dissipates, the leaves start changing colors, and a nice breeze helps to cool

Lost Weight? How to Tell if you’re a Good Candidate for a Tummy Tuck and Loose Skin Removal
If you’ve recently lost a large amount of weight, you’re probably enjoying your new slimmer figure this summer season. However, one of the few downsides to radical weight loss is the loose skin you may have noticed around your abdominal region. A cosmetic procedure known

Can You Speed Up Recovery From Plastic Surgery?
One of the most frequent questions we get from patients is whether anything can be done to speed up the post-procedure recovery process. Patients want to know about this for a variety of reasons. Patients may want to keep the procedure a secret from friends or

3 Common Breast Augmentation Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
Breast augmentation is by far the most popular cosmetic procedure in the U.S., with roughly 200,000 procedures performed every year. As you step into the doctor’s office for your breast augmentation pre-surgery consultation, it will be up to your doctor to find out about your

For Healthier Skin, Avoid Makeup With These 7 Ingredients
For healthier skin, women are often caught in a cosmetic catch-22: for their facial skin to be healthiest, it should be kept clean and free of chemicals; however, many women feel that they look better with some makeup on and choose to wear it. The

Men: When to Consider Getting Pectoral Implants
Every person’s body responds to exercise differently. For some men, a certain number of push-ups and bench press exercises can provide sufficient definition in the chest region. For others, these contours may be more difficult to attain. In the latter case, pectoral implants may be