Alexandrina Saulis, MD

Dr Saulis was fabulous. She performed a breast reduction on me. She did a wonderful job. Was very caring and attentive after the surgery. Always straight to the point and was looking out for my best interest. Her staff is wonderful. Laura & Cathy always went over and above to help me feel comfortable with the procedure and addressed any concerns I had. Elmhurst hospital nurses were also very nice & attentive. All in all, I’m very happy with my results!

My experience at Dr. Saulis office over the past year has been nothing short of wonderful. It started off with her wonderful staff in Laura and Krista! They have gone above and beyond to answer any questions that I have had and got me in touch with Dr. Saulis when needed. They are the sweetest. Dr. Saulis completely changed my life with my breast reduction and she achieved results that I didn’t even think I could get. My confidence has gone up ten fold. I appreciate her for all she has done with dealing with my mini panic attacks to performing the surgery for me. This is an office you need to come to because you will always be treated with respect and they treat you like you are family!

I am a 56 year old male that had gastric bypass surgery in 2006.

After many years of dealing with the excess skin from my weight loss, I had decided it was time to so something about it. Being self conscious was an issue for me when I first made my appointment. But after just five minutes of meeting Dr. Saulis and her wonderful staff, their compassion put my mind at ease.

The procedure was amazingly complication free, and went exactly as she explained. I could not be happier with the results, and will be happy to refer Dr. Saulis to anyone in need of getting their self esteem back!

Happy to share my experience since Realself has been such a great resource. I had 350cc textured teardrops implants placed below the muscle 21 years ago. I had no problems with them but was a bit scared with the textured implant issues, and in all honesty, I was just over them. I was a 34AA (if even that!) prior to implants so I was very concerned of what the outcome would be, but in the end I decided I would rather just be me and flat than be worried about one deflating while on vacation or leading to serious health issues. I started researching about explanting and really cannot thank all the Realself members for all their insights and photos.
I met with a few doctors and really connected with Dr. Saulis in Hinsdale Illinois, scheduled my surgery and now I am just under 2 weeks of total explant and capsulectomy. The drains were the worst part since you always have to worry about them, so once those were removed at 6 days post, I felt much better. I took regular Tylenol for a few days as the incision sites were pretty sore, but otherwise I have been very pleased with the minimal amount of pain--much easier than getting them in. They seem to change every day but I am thrilled with my decision and love that I don't have the hump at my upper breast--I love the "ski slope" look and am still able to wear all my stretchy pull over and sports bras. I know I have put on weight over the past 20 years but not too much so I am really happy with how soft they are. The area around the scars is healing nicely and feels a "thicker" than the surrounding tissues but the doctor says this is normal healing so I'm trusting in her and have started massaging the area. I will update with photos in the future but the photos on here are with implants, day after explant, 1 week post and almost 2 weeks post. Good luck to you all and highly recommend Dr. Saulis if you are in suburban Chicago!

Updated on 18 Oct 2021:
Feeling good--scars are slowly healing but on the right path. My left side is much smaller than the right but it was like this prior to explant also. Hopefully the scar will blend in around the crease since there is not much breast tissue on that side.

This has been the best and most rewarding experience of my entire life. Doctor Saulis was the most kind and genuine person during this whole process, along with her staff. She always listened to what I wanted and offered her honest opinion. The end result is greater than what I could have ever imagined. If you are looking to get any sort of procedure done, I would highly recommend Dr. Saulis and her staff.

For years I struggled with severe pain and self esteem issues due to my over-sized breasts. When I went to see Dr. Saulis she was extremely professional and thorough in our first meeting. She explained the surgical process to me and answered all of my questions. On the day of my surgery, I arrived at the hospital and the staff took great care of me. Dr. Saulis came to see me in my room right before the surgery and gave me some last minute information and calmed my nerves. The surgery went perfectly. My hospital stay was awesome and the post care with Dr. Saulis and the team at Elmhurst hospital was everything I could have asked for. Dr. Saulis and her staff are the very best in healthcare and I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a highly trained professional. I can't thank Dr. Saulis and her team enough for taking such great care of me.

In our consultation, I shared with Dr. Saulis that I wanted to be able to wear shorts in public comfortably. Mission accomplished! Dr. Saulis was warm, welcoming, and honest. She set realistic expectations and I am so pleased with the results of my leg liposuction procedure. I would recommend her 10x over! I had met with other doctors previously and steered away from moving forward because I didn't feel comfortable. I am so glad that I found Dr. Saulis!

My experience was excellent starting with Jackie the face of Dr. Saulis office to Monica the brains behind navigating the Insurance approval process. Then; Dr. Saulis has old fashion bedside manners with high intellect which made the surgery phenomenal. I had excess skin removal that was a result of 4 C-Sections that left me with 11 pounds of heavy thick skin hanging that was debilitating. I am almost 50 & can never remember feeling well in my body because when I was well- it never crossed my mind. Dr. Saulis surgical hands are an amazing gift; now I feel alive which I didn’t realize I was dead to living life.

Dr. Saulis was wonderful to work with. She has outstanding kindness, professionalism and skill. My breast augmentation and tummy tuck results are amazing and I feel like a new person! I would recommend her to all.

3 more sleeps to go! It's like Christmas morning, I'm so excited!
Freezer is stocked with food and I think I have everything prepped but then yesterday I started getting really nervous. My Mom is staying with me for 3-4days. I really hope that's enough time. Without taking care of kids how long was it until you felt able to care for yourself without help?

Updated on 26 Nov 2016:
YT is done!! 6 hours post surgery and so pleased by my manageable pain levels and lack of nausea, they gave me everything possible to keep the nausea away and so far so good. I hope I'm past the threat of that coming on.
I have been up to pee 3 times and walked the hallways it ha walker, slowly but I did it. I'll be overnight in the hospital. I hope to have some new photos in the morning.
Praying so hard that the results were worth it.
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Updated on 26 Nov 2016:
So happy that I stayed at the hospital overnight. My pain continues to be under control although I'm more hunched over when I walk now that the morphine is out of my system.
Dr Saulis was absolutely wonderful. I am so comfortable with her and from what I can tell I am very happy with the work she did. The nurses at the hospital had great things to say about her and told me not to hesitate to call her over the weekend with any issues. She said she took of 4.5lb of tissue from my stomach and 1L of fat with lipo. The ON-Q pain pump is doing a wonderful job numbing me up. That comes out on Monday.
I'm finally home and trying get comfortable in the recliner, that was a challenge. It would be way easier if it were an electric recliner so I could slowly recline but I can't pull the arm on the side to raise the feet and when my helper pulled it threw me back in the chair OUCH!
So now I'm propped up on pillows in my bed and very comfortable. I'm a side sleeper and the dr said I could lay in a fetal position on my side if I want to but that's just too painful.
I will post more photos tmrw morning when I change my binder.

Updated on 27 Nov 2016:
Seems like I'm having to get up every 20 minutes to go to the bathroom. I'm assuming it's because i was on an IV for 24hours but it's exhausting. It's like I finally get comfortable in my chair and I have to get up again.
Trying to stay on top of the pain but it's definitely stronger tonight and my muscles what to be all hunched over compared to day 1.