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POLAND'S SYNDROME | Rare defect left her with 1 breast, battling insurance company to no avail -- until surgeon stepped up
Maudlyne Ihejirika

Her Mount Greenwood family learned the sweet-faced Irish youth suffered from Poland's Syndrome -- a rare birth defect characterized by an absence or underdevelopment of the chest muscle on one side.

The World of Spas is Evolving: Medical services, VIP amenities proliferate
Dawn Klingensmith

Top caption: Owner Bettye Odom (left) administers a facial to Tina Harbin at the Bettye O Day Spa in Chicago.

Form Follows Function
New Beauty Magazine

Plastic surgery is founded on the premise that form follows function, says Dr. Michael A. Epstein. That's a basic enough premise but weighted with great importance when you learn about the forms he's worked on and the functions he's helped restore.

Chicagoland Cosmetic Surgery Directory
Chicago Magazine

When patients meet board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michael A. Epstein, they instantly feel comfortable and at ease. His warmth, attention to detail, dedication to his craft, and complete focus on the patient's needs are evident from the very first encounter. He's passionate about his work, and it shows!

2006 Ageless Beauty
TCW Magazine

When patients meet board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michael A. Epstein they instantly feel comfortable and at ease. His warmth, attention to detail, dedication to his craft and complete focus on the patient's needs are evident from the very first encounter. He's passionate about his work, and it shows!

You will see Dr. McDreamy Now
Mary Beth Sammons

For its female fans, last week's season finale of ABC's red-hot Grey's Anatomy leaves nothing but the bleak expanse of long summer months without hot doctor Patrick Dempsey, a.k.a. Dr. McDreamy.

Operation to help ‘nice man' face the future
Heeding his calling, plastic surgeon offers to fix gunshot damage.
Jim Ritter

On Tuesday, Gabriel Lopez will undergo a delicate surgery on his face, which was grazed by a bullet during a shooting last summer.

Information for patients considering Breast Augmentation
American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast for a number of reasons.