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The Whole Beauty® Institute blog is a resource for Chicago-area patients, as well as women and men in areas beyond, to get information on specific treatments and procedures, as well as Dr. John Q. Cook, his team, and his practice.
Facial Rejuvenation is a Process
Facial rejuvenation surgery produces a face that appears soft and refreshed, yet retains its expressive ability. To achieve this I make use of a process including a wide range of treatments, some surgical and some non-surgical.
A Plea for Sanity with Facial Fillers
Facial fillers used in a sensible way, almost always produce very happy patients. Pushed to extremes, however, some very peculiar things can happen.
Natural-Looking Breast Augmentation
Natural looking breast augmentation enhances the appearance of the breast without sacrificing how the breast looks, feels, and moves. Patients considering breast surgery should know that a natural result comes from choices made by her surgeon in the operating room.
Hand Rejuvenation
It could be argued that the face and the hands are the two most expressive zones of the body. For many years plastic surgeons have looked for ways to revitalize the aging face. Only recently have we turned our attention to the hands.
What is the best facial filler?
Patients ask me, “What is the best facial filler?’’ There is no single filler ideal for all purposes. Each material works best in specific applications.
There Are Many Different Face Lifts
In plastic surgery, as in the rest of medicine, optimum treatment proceeds from an accurate diagnosis. To accurately diagnose facial aging the surgeon needs to look at the three key regions of the face: the upper cheek (some call it the midface), the jaw border, and the neck. In each of these areas there may be problems of tone, which improve with lifting procedures, or volume, which improve with the addition or removal of fat.
Lower Blepharoplasty
Our eyes are capable of expressing the nuanced complexities of human emotion. With subtle motions and shifts of eyelid tone we provide visual cues to those who interact with us. For some of us, changes associated with the aging process can rob our eyes of their...
The Brow Lift
The brow lift is one of the best operations in plastic surgery. When performed in a skillful manner, this procedure restores the pleasing contours that frame the upper eyelid in an attractive vital face. It also relaxes the forehead muscles and restores a sense of relaxation to the upper portion of the face.
Periareolar Mastopexy and Breast Augmentation
The periareolar mastopexy operation can bring an areola that is too large or sitting too low into better harmony with the breast. This also allows me to position an implant, so that I can adjust the volume of the breast augmentation.
Periareolar Mastopexy
In a previous blog I discussed the issue of areolar balance in breast surgery. Simply put, if the areola is too large or too low, the result with a simple breast augmentation operation will not be pleasing to the eye. The long term result will be...
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