Liposuction and Cosmetic Surgery Institute

Dr. Carlos J. Puig is the main doctor with Liposuction and Cosmetic Surgery Institute’s in-​house hair restoration clinic. Carlos Puig’s surgeries resulted in me being disfigured with huge scars. Before you even consider becoming a patient of this clinic, find the truth about Carlos Puig by searching on google for «carlos j puig». Puig was Medical Director of Puig Medical Group (PMG) from 1976 — 1996. So if I could give a rating of zero stars, I definitely would!
I filed an ethics complaint against Carlos Puig with Merck, the huge pharmaceutical company he claimed to be associated with. Ms. Maureen McGirr & Ms. Sandra Thele of Merck Office of Ethics made clear that Merck did not «currently have an association with Dr. Puig.» So, as a result of my complaint, Merck made Puig correct his online resume to make CLEAR he was not currently associated with Merck. Full details of my complaint are in the website listed on my uploaded photo.
In March, 2015, I filed an ethics complaint against Carlos Puig with Baylor College of Medicine. As a result, Puig’s association with Baylor ended in March, 2015.

My review is solely based on my experience with Leslie (injectables) and the staff. I’ve never had any experience with consultations, the doctors, or permanent plastic surgery here.
I wanted to give 5 stars (Leslie is 5 stars all the way) but, the staff isn’t the most friendly. They can be quite rude, especially on the phone. That gets the whole experience knocked down.
I have been seeing Leslie for a few years now. She is the facial filler, injection, and lip master. She can do amazing things with a needle.
She is incredibly talented, so friendly and sweet and most importantly… SKILLED/​TRAINED/​EXPERIENCED.
Leslie can give you the expert advice you need to walk you through what you actually need/don’t need to achieve the look you are going for… She’s not going to steer you the wrong way or «up-​sell» you on a bunch of extra stuff/​procedures you don’t need.
You can see Leslie here or at one of the other locations. That does make it a lot more convenient to not drive all the way into the city in you live in the ‘burbs.

I came here for lipo not completely satisfied. However, facility and staff were amazing.

Booked a consultation appointment with Dr Tchepchain’s for;
1. Brazilian Butt Lift (aggressive body contouring with Liposuction & fat transfer) procedure.
2. Botox, lip & cheek filler & leg spider vein removal (injections)
I liked Dr T’s «no-​problem» answers he’s very intelligent and speaks many languages so you must be crystal clear with explaining to him exactly what your expectations are. He even wrote a book on Liposuction /​fat transfer which sits right there in the waiting room. Great salesman.
1 week later Dr T performed the Brazillian Butt Lift procedure with less than average results. 6 weeks post surgery I felt that the end result was not as aggressive as I had hoped for so Dr T offered to do a revision surgery with only charging me a minimal fee to cover supplies etc. Unfortunately he cancelled (last minute like the night before) and rescheduled the revision surgery twice, which was very costly to my budget and timeline
Finally he, perform revision/​corrective procedure several weeks later. Dr T definitely did a rush job on the corrective procedure. It took him about 1 hour to complete a 2 – 3 hour procedure. The insertion points on the 2^nd surgery were very rough (compared to the incisions on the original surgery) and are still scarred as compared to the 1^st surgery. 8 months post surgery, lots of scar tissues remains in my inner abdomen area. Upper abdominal area looks a little odd since the lower area is flat but the area above the navel wasn’t touched so looks like 2 different bodies. The institute has no answers.
This fast paced medical spa is definitely geared more for the seasoned Cosmetic Surgery/​procedure aficionados, which I kind of like (especially for Botox & simple stuff). 1^st timer’s should bring your mommy, S/​O or BFF to hold your hand & keep you confident.

I’ve been going to the Oak Brook office for over a year to have a small name tattoo removed! 10 sessions @ $ 150 each time and it doesn’t seem to be going away? Im not sure if it’s just my skin or the fact that each session only takes about 5 seconds! I always feel SUPER rushed! The laser is just swept over and they don’t take there time! I kept going back just thinking that it was be over soon, but fat chance! I stopped going there earlier this year! Now i have to find another place =(

Have seen Dr Damen twice 5 years apart. Each time he has been wonderful with great results. He certainly prepares you adequately and freely answers all of your questions. He also gives you great advice on how to optimize your results in an honest and professional way. I think Dr Damen is great and would highly recommend him.

Leslie Tchepchian is by far the most amazing Botox/​filler I have ever been with, I was getting a facial some place else and the facialist goes here. Dr T is a funny character and I love him too, he thinks all women are beautiful which is a plus. I never have to wait, I think they are great. The only down side is the parking. I got Restlalyn for the 1^st time and you couldn’t tell but my husband thought I looked cute and didn’t know why. :) I saw a review of a woman who wanted a cement truck in her forhead, I am not sure about that but Leslie is VERy VERY Good.

I went to Arlington Hts for botox. First I had Dr. Tchupchien and then Dr. Ross twice. I loved both of them and everything was fine. Then I had Dr. T;s daughter, the Nurse practitioner and she bruised me up so much I had to call in sick to work for a week. I never went back.

In 2008, half an hour after getting a tattoo behind my ear, I broke out in cysts. Large, painful cysts that covered my entire face. It was so painful that it hurt to place my face on my pillow at night. I tried everything over the counter with no luck. I heard an advertisement for the Liposuction Institute on the radio and thought I’d give it a try. I went in and met with Dr. T who was very comforting and knowledgeable. I immediately began seeing Jen and my skin has never been the same. Jen is so talented at what she does and she helped me regain my self esteem ad self confidence. We started with a few Dusa treatments that helped stop my cystic breakouts and then we began microdermabrasions. My first microderm took 2 hours!
Four years later, my skin is glowing. I go in to see Jen once a month for a microderm and a chemical peel and the process usually takes half an hour since I’m not breaking out anymore. To say that Jen is great at what she does would be an understatement. She always answers all my questions and follows up after each appointment. She is very knowledgeable about skin, healthy eating that promotes clear skin, the treatments that would best help my skin, and all the products that the Liposuction Institute has to offer. Another reason why I love LSI is because they have their own product line that is amazing! My favorite product is the acne face wash.
Bottom line: go to LSI. Not only is Jen amazing, but the entire staff is. They’re always warm and friendly. Having cystic acne made me very uncomfortable in my own skin. I walked into LSI with low self esteem and low self confidence. Today, I’m no longer that person and it’s all due to Jen.

ive been coming here for a few years for botox with Leslie. Shes super nice, Im always in and out without a problem. the botox works great! Im going to keep coming here becuase i couldnt imagine being comfortable with anyone else.

I went there for botox and was very disappointed.
I think this place is way over priced and they are always trying to nickel and dime you I hear they are struggling after a few lawsuits and an exodus of renting business in their complex such as the salon.
So back to the botox: I paid full price and Leslie did my botox. It was my first botox which I specifically had for the purposes of a brow lift and I informed Leslie of this. I saw NO results, I was still able to crinkle my forehead after it was done. I never saw a change and was always able to crinkle my forehead and saw NO brown lift. I was told the botox is watered down there.

I’ve been starting my tattoo removal treatments here over the summer. I have a couple of huge pieces on my body and my fingers. It was price ranged at $ 500 each session for the laser treatment of my tattoos which sounded reasonable. Anyway, as i came in for my sessions i realized i was getting different doctors every visit which i thought was unprofessional. they were also very disorganized and very quick with you. I seriously was getting zapped with laser in RANDOM parts of my body which made completely no sense to me. i believe they thought i wasn’t paying attention due to the pain but i saw that they weren’t zapping every inch of the tattoo so i guided them a bit while moving my own fingers. it was a little ridiculous. i was very dissapointed when i got home and saw the horrible reviews about their practice and felt robbed of my money. i would research further in dept about cosmetic institutes before assuming they are professional…
needless to say, theres no present changes on my fingers, but with my other tattoo there has been a slight decrease in color. but i would say look else where.

After I went to a Dr. who «did my lips», I came out with two points and a deflated lower lip. Then I met Leslie at the Liposuction and Cosmetic Surgery Institute…
Leslie and a male Dr. (forgot his name) that treated me in Arlington Heights, both fixed my wrongfuly done lips for the day of my wedding tomorrow! The Dr. did not even charge me for the second part of the procedure. He just wanted my happiness for my big day. I am blessed and so thankful I came to you!
With Love and Gratitude,
Elisa Garcia

So I ended up here after a great deal on youswoop and it was close to my house.
It was super easy to make an apptmt, call and I am in.
Get there, fill out normal papers, etc.
Bring you back to a room.
I thought this place was fine. No nonsense. Yes, if you are nervous or a rookie, maybe this isnt the spot for you.
I am sure if I asked questions, etc they would have answered them… I just have been through the routine before.
They have a ton of specials going on regarding facials, microderms, etc. I dont think I would have surgery here, but for the little stuff, it seemed like an A-​OK place.

I“m not sure why the reviews are so bad. My entire experience has been wonderful. The staff and the Doctors are nice, efficient and most importantly, they do excellent work.
The first time I went in, I had lip fillers. I love my new lips!!! Everyone has been great. I would recommend this place to anyone. I also plan on going back for more lip fillers and chemical peels.
I’d also like to stick up for the receptionists. So far, they’ve been really sweet. One in particular helped me through my nervousness on Saturday, and when I went in today for a check up, she made sure I was feeling good and that I was healing well.

I agree with the careless attitude of the staff… Were kind of rude as well as Dr Ross… I was seen more than an hour late the day of my surgery (rhinoplasty) — but the results were great… Very happy and would do it again, but just a pointer for the owner you need more personable professional staff because you lose a lot of patients this way.

I can appreciate the other reviewers here, but I have to disagree based on my service. Yes, the front desk could be polite and less grumpy because they are in the service industry. Yes, the nurse could have given me more time/​explanation of what she was doing (I don’t ask alot of questions). However, I received botox for a very fair price dispensed by a trained nurse. She asked me to come back a week later to see if it worked (my body metabolizes btox very quickly) and she gave me more for free. I will continue to visit for botox.
All in all, if you need your hand held, this is not the place for you. If you are a seasoned pro and know what injectables you want, go for it.
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I just returned for botox and have to say Leslie is great. Book with her and you will be pleased.

Oh where do I even begin? This place is ok. I wouldn’t have any sort of major procedure done here. I recently went to have some tattoos removed and also had my lips enhanced. The tattoo removal was ok, except it was done in a dim room so one of them, he missed most of the color, which I noticed later. The doctor also kept accidentally lasering random parts of my body when he would take a break from the tattoo. Not really what I signed up for. Overall, the experience was meh. The chicks at the front desk are pretty rude and seem to be heavily sedated. Like I said, I would go here for small procedures where my life wasn’t in their hands, nothing involving anesthesia.

Worst med spa I’ve ever been to AND the botox is seriously DILUTED. Bad bad bad.
I could tell right away it was going to be diluted b/​c when I left I did NOT have that «sludgy cement is in my forehead» feeling that you normally get after ‘tox. The next day my forehead is usually frozen, just the way I like it. But NOT after this place! In fact it’s a full week later and I can STILL make frown lines with ease. That’s crappy botox people. I’ll never go here again. WASTE of money.
Front office was disorganized and even tho I was the only person there, they kept me waiting at the desk while they gossipped with each other and carried on personal conversations. WTF???
When I left nobody said ANYTHING. I said «thanks» to the front desk girls — and nobody responded! When somebody pays you hundreds of hard earned dollars for a SERVICE, try saying THANKS. That’s how it works here in America. Okay?
See you again — never, LCSI. I’ll stay with Elizabeth Arden — a REAL spa!

Well, I made it through the lipo surgery which I suppose is good. It’s still too swollen and early to tell how it will turn out.
What I will say is that they do not listen to you, rush you through appointments, sell you unneccessary supplements and treatments, and no one has any clue what is going on in any of their offices. On my day after follow-​up appointment, the nurse didn’t even know which area I even had done. I asked her to request that the Dr. prescribe me different pain pills — 6 days (and alot of untreated pain) later, I still had no new medication and was told to take Tylenol. Unless something goes terribly wrong with my healing process, I will not even go back fora check up. AVOID!!!
Update ³⁄₂₀₁₁ — well it’s been a year… I suppose I can say now that I don’t regret the procedure now that I’ve hired a personal trainer and lost an additional 20 pounds on my own. But still, their demeanor isn’t good and their service sucks — I called for my before and after pictures to be mailed to me, even PAID for them, and they never came. Unprofessional.