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Sunday, January 6, 2008

Out with the Old, In with the New!

As we start a New Year, we have an opportunity to review our experiences over the past year and look back on trends and make proposals for the future. Data from our society, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), indicates that minimally invasive cosmetic procedures jumped 8 percent to more than 9.1 million procedures in 2006. The top five minimally invasive procedures were Botulinum Toxin Type A (4.1 million), chemical peel (1.1 million) and hyaluronic acid fillers (778,000).

Body shaping procedures are among the fastest-growing procedures and are predicted to grow at an annual rate of 17.6 percent to almost 32 million by 2010, according to a 2006 report by Medical Insight. In 2005, 69 percent of these procedures were attributed to liposuction treatments.

Please contact Dr. Placik’s office to schedule your initial consultation and get started on the road to your new and improved look!

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Monday, October 15, 2007

Competing Specialties Join to Inform Public





For the first time in recent history, three typically competitive specialty organizations: the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Suurgery (ASOPRS) have joined forces to form the Physicians Coalition for Injectible Safety.

One of the first priorities of the Coalition is to educate the public and promote consumer safety and bring light on the burgeoning and dangerous industry of off-shore cosmetic injectables.

The Coalition has launched an aggressive multi-prong campaign to enlighten the consumer, physician, and media:
-admonitory advertisements are being placed in popular and trendy fashion magazines (see sample advertisement).
-the Coalition intends to interact and communicated directly to the public via a new blog site: realself.com
-enhanced media relations providing updates and data from professional surveys with an emphasis on Doctor Brand Safety is in the works
-an informational website has been launched called injectablesafety.org providing surfers with comprehensive and unbiased information on cosmetic injectables


Dr. Placik is an active member and proud to support the initiatives of the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety through the ASAPS. If you would like to learn more about how brand name injectables administered by a board certified plastic surgeon can benefit you, please call or email Otto J. Placik, M.D. serving patients in Chicago and the surrounding areas of Northwest Indiana and Wisconsin.

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Dr. Otto J. Placik M.D., Chicago Area Plastic Surgeon, plastic,reconstructive & cosmetic surgery, breast enlargement, breast reduction, breast lift, liposuction. We feature BioMedic ® Clinical Care, Skin Rejuvenation, Laser Peels, Chemical Peels, Botox ® and Collagen Injections.

Dr.Placik's before and after photos have been selected to appear on the Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery, a website providing comprehensive, up-to-date information on breast enhancement, face lift, liposuction, rhinoplasty, tummy tuck and bariatric surgery.

Associated Plastic Surgeons, S.C.
Otto J. Placik, M.D., F.A.C.S.
(847) 398-1660 or (312) 787-5313
Arlington Heights and Chicago, Illinois