Case Study: Your Surgical Coordinator

Patient Profile This patient is Dania, one of our surgical coordinators who maintained a prominent social media presence as a creator on TikTok. Because her face and digital persona were closely tied to her personal brand, she was accustomed to analyzing her features from multipl...

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Case Study: Subtle Nasal Contouring for High-Profile Camera Presence

Patient Profile This case involved Virali, a Hispanic female patient who worked at our front desk and maintained a highly visible social media presence as a TikTok creator. Because her face and digital persona were closely tied to her personal brand, she was accustomed to analyzi...

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Case Study: The Doctor’s Doctor

Patient Profile This patient is a board-certified anesthesiologist who wanted to look like a younger, more refreshed version of himself. Before choosing Dr. Shah, he carefully reviewed the available research of several surgeons, including Dr. Shah’s published work on deeper neck ...

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Case Study: The Telemundo Star

Patient Profile This patient is described by Dr. Shah as one of the sweetest patients he has ever met, yet she expressed heartbreak when looking in the mirror because she felt she did not look pretty. Entrusting Dr. Shah completely with her transformation, she wanted a meaningful...

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Case Study: Playboy Reinvented

Patient Profile This patient is a former professional model seeking to regain the facial structure that defined her career. Seeking to replicate her appearance from a magazine photo shoot taken when she was 30 years old, the patient’s primary focus was on recreating her sharp jaw...

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From Pageant Dreams to Modeling Reality: A Custom Rhinoplasty Case Study

Overview In the world of pageants and modeling, facial balance matters. For Angeliz, a Hispanic patient with national pageant goals, rhinoplasty was not about creating a generic look. It was about refining her features, improving her breathing, and preserving the identity that ma...

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Case Study: The Christmas Deadline

Patient Profile Our patient is a 57 year-old woman who wanted her exterior to match her vibrant, youthful energy. Prior to her experience with Dr. Shah in his Chicago office, she had never received any work to her face, including botox, fillers, or laser treatments. Her primary a...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | New Guidebook Focuses on Recovery After Aesthetic Procedures

New Guidebook Focuses on Recovery After Aesthetic Procedures

Dr Anil Shah has released The Art of Recovery, a guidebook focused on recovery strategies after surgical and non-surgical aesthetic treatments. Anil R. Shah, MD, FACS, a Chicago and New York City-based double-board certified facial plastic surgeon, has released The Art of Recover...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | “I want to look like her again.”

“I want to look like her again.”

“I want to look like her again. ” She looked me in the eyes. . and she told me, “I want to look like her again. ” A lot of patients see me for their revision work. One patient in particular, who happens to be a former Playboy centerfold model, has instilled he...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Chicago and New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Anil Shah Helps Miss Illinois USA Angel Ruiz Achieve Her Crown-Winning Confidence

Chicago and New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Anil Shah Helps Miss Illinois USA Angel Ruiz Achieve Her Crown-Winning Confidence

Chicago, IL — Renowned Chicago and New York-based facial plastic surgeon Dr. Anil Shah played a pivotal role in helping Angel Ruiz transform her self-confidence and ultimately capture the title of Miss Illinois USA. Ruiz, who secured the coveted crown in May 2022 after seve...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Alar Retraction: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention

Alar Retraction: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention

Abstract Objective: to determine etiology and treatment of alar retraction based on a series of specific rhinoplasty maneuvers Design: retrospective review of a single surgeon's (MC) rhinoplasty digital photo database, examining pre-operative alar retraction from 2003 to 20...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Bilateral auricular seromas: A case report and review of the literature

Bilateral auricular seromas: A case report and review of the literature

AbstractHematomas, pseudocysts, and seromas are all part of the differential diagnosis of auricular swellings. Seromas are benign collections of serous fluid that have a tendency to recur. The fluid accumulates in the space between the dermis and perichondrium of the ear...

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