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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.
Yoga Benefits to Breast Reduction
Yoga benefits my breast reduction patients. Methods relieve neck pressure, improve balance and flexibility and breathing techniques aid in healing process.
How Breast Augmentation effects the nipple and areola
Breast augmentation may have significant effects on the nipple and the areola, the colored zone that surrounds the nipple. Our Chicago patients know It is important to discuss these issues with their surgeon in order to avoid unintended consequences.
Why liposuction can enhance fitness and health
A significant number of people exercise in order to improve or maintain their body shape and to keep their weight within a desired range. As a person loses weight due to increased exercise a desirable feedback cycle is established. When your clothes fit better, you feel good about your appearance, and you are likely to want to continue exercising.
Liposuction and Loose Skin
There is a persistent myth that I would like to dispel – that there is a way to significantly tighten loose skin involving a technique of liposuction. The ideal candidate for liposuction is a person who is relatively young with good skin tone and localized fat deposits and who has good personal habits of nutrition and exercise.
Breast Augmentation in Body Builders
Breast augmentation in competitive body builders face certain challenges when considering this surgical procedure. On the one hand, the poses that bodybuilders strike during competition involve forceful contraction of well-developed pectoral muscles. This places...
Breast Augmentation in Athletes – Part 2
Many of my patients who undergo breast augmentation surgery are athletes. The majority tolerate breast implants in the plane underneath the pectoral muscle without any apparent effect on athletic performance.
Breast Augmentation in Athletes – Part 1
Breast Augmentation in athletes is more common than one might think. Many of our patients in Chicago are athletes, and they want to know more about breast augmentation surgery.
The Difference between Facial Fillers and Relaxants
Dr. Cook explains the difference between facial fillers and relaxants used by the team at the Whole Beauty® Institute to optimize your facial appearance.
High Lateral Tension Abdominoplasty
High Lateral Tension Abdominoplasty is my preferred technique for restoring the tone of the abdomen. Patients come to me for this procedure because they have experienced a loss of tone of the abdominal skin, usually as a result of pregnancy or significant weight fluctuation.
Augmentation Mastopexy
If you are considering breast augmentation surgery, it is important for you to realize that breast implants alone will not solve every breast problem. Fortunately there is a good solution.
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