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Robert M. Gerson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Liposuction and Abdominoplasty in Illinois and Wisconsin
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Mercy Walworth Medical CenterN 2950 State. Rd. 67
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Mercy Harvard Hospital Clinic
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Lipoplasty Philosophy
Liposuction removes localized fat deposits from beneath the skin. Ideal areas are those that do not respond to diet and exercise such as love handles, saddle bags, double chins and that spare tire in the middle.
Lipoplasty is not a weight reduction procedure and I will not operate on obese or grossly overweight patients because it is too dangerous. Liposuction also does not improve skin and can make conditions such as cellulite; cottage cheese like skin dimpling worse.
Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty is excellent for fibrous areas such as male breasts, love handles, and backs because it selectively implodes fat cells sparing neighboring tissue. This procedure must be performed in a fluid environment better known as tumescence that I use for both traditional and ultrasound cases to limit blood loss.
About Dr. Gerson
Education
- B.A.: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
- M.D.: Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
- Otolaryngology Residency: Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Plastic Surgery Residency: University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Gerson was the first surgeon in the Geneva Lakes and Chicagoland area to use ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty and is now one of the very few surgeons performing TUBA (Trans-umbilical breast augmentation) which inserts saline breast implants through one incision hidden in the belly button.
Certification/Professional Memberships
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Walworth County Medical Society
- Wisconsin State Medical Society
Procedures Performed
Body Contouring
- Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
- Lipoplasty (ultrasound-assisted and traditional)
- Neck Lipoplasty
Breast Surgery
- Augmentation Mammoplasty (breast enlargement)
including TUBA (trans-umbilical breast augmentation) - Reduction (reduction mammoplasty)
- Mastopexy (breast lift)
- Reconstruction for cancer (post-mastectomy) and congenital deformities.
- Male Breast Reduction (gynecomastia correction)
Facial Rejuvenation
- Ear Surgery (otoplasty-prominent ear correction)
- Eyelid Surgery (blepharoplasty including trans-conjunctival and laser resurfacing)
- Facelift (rhytidectomy)
- Forehead Lift / Brow Lift (including endoscopic)
- Laser Skin Resurfacing (for both wrinkles, and acne scarring)
- Rhinophyma correction (laser-assisted)
- Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping)
- Chin Augmentation
