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Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Recent answer posted by Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Q: Risks of jaw enhancement?

A:

Even in a bad economy, surgeons understand the risks, alternatives, & benefits of surgery. Too often patients may make a comment about why a surgeon didn't tell them about a procedure so that it could have been done at the same time. They are merely bringing up the options, its up for you to decide. If you love your chin, leave it alone. The surgeon shows you the recommended "menu", but they do not know your "appetite" for surgery and they can't force you to "eat".

A centimeter is not a "little" change and that is why it is being recommended. Smaller enlargements can be acheived with implants. But 1cm is considered by some to be too large for an implant.

Board certification
EducationMedical School:
M.D., Honors Program in Medical Education, Northwestern University, 1980-1983
M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, 1983-1987
Post-medical school training Residency:
General Surgery, Northwestern University, 1987-1990
Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, 1990-1993

Fellowship:
Aesthetic Facial Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital
Chicago, IL, 1993
Microvascular Tissue Transplantation, Davies Hospital
San Francisco, CA, 1994
Aesthetic medicine experience 19 years (post-medical training)
Professional membershipsAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS)
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Medical or professional licenseCA, IL
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LocationAssociated Plastic Surgeons, SC
880 W Central Rd
Suite 3100
Arlington Heights, IL View map
Additional Office Locations845 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 923E
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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