{"id":10597,"date":"2016-04-20T20:23:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/health-articles\/\/?p=74"},"modified":"2011-04-20T20:23:54","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T20:23:54","slug":"dr-mitchell-grasseschi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/expert-interviews-and-podcasts\/dr-mitchell-grasseschi\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Expert Plastic Surgeon: Dr. Mitchell Grasseschi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1.\u00a0 What inspired you to become involved in plastic surgery?<\/strong>
\nMy heart and passion.\u00a0 Plastic surgery is the most basic surgery.\u00a0 You are presented with a challenge or a problem and it\u2019s up to me to find the best techniques to resolve the problem.\u00a0 Plastic surgery is an art and entails creativity. I can potentially repair the body and put things back the way they were.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 What is your primary goal when working with a patient?<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>
\nMy goal is to make my patient happy and promote growth within my patient.\u00a0 In addition, to be on the same page as my patient and to see eye to eye for the final result \u2013 what are THEY looking for.\u00a0\u00a0 If we can\u2019t agree on a realistic expectation, I will graciously decline the opportunity to work on them as their surgeon.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0 Who has been your mentor as a plastic surgeon?<\/strong>
\nMy mentor was my Chief at Northwestern Hospital, Harold B. Griffith.\u00a0 He successfully practiced in all areas of surgery; pediatric, plastics and more\u2026he had no restrictions.\u00a0\u00a0 I have been in practice over 33 years and haven\u2019t met anyone like him.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0 What are so<\/strong>me myths about plastic surgery you\u2019d like to clear up?<\/strong>
\nOne big myth that I hear is that \u201cyou can lose weight with liposuction.\u201d\u00a0 This is false.\u00a0 Liposuction only removes the storage area of fat.\u00a0 If a patient continues to lead an unhealthy lifestyle of eating poorly and a lack of exercise, the fat will come back.\u00a0 My goal is to make my patients happy and to help them grow as a person.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>5.\u00a0 Tell me a<\/strong><\/strong>bout the latest innovations when it comes to cosmetic surgery, tattoo removal, and vein surgery.<\/strong>
\nLatest innovations: I perform many pediatric cleft palates, rhinoplasty\u2019s and facelifts.\u00a0 There is now a dissolvable plate for rhinoplasty that holds cartilage together; PDS suture.\u00a0 This is a long-lasting dissolvable suture.<\/p>\n

My colleagues at Ritacca Laser & Cosmetic now use Artefill, which is a permanent filler.\u00a0 In tattoo removal, there are now inks available where they can easily be removed if tattoo removal is wanted down the road.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0 What advice would you give to someone interested in one of the services you provide at Ritacca Laser Center?<\/strong>
\nI encourage anyone debating cosmetic surgery to call myself or Ritacca Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Center for a consultation for a one-on-one consultation.<\/p>\n

More About Dr. Mitchell Grasseschi: <\/strong> Ritaccalasercenter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Grasseschi \"\"<\/a>received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and completed his internship at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago.<\/p>\n

After his four year general surgery residency at Northwestern University, Dr. Grasseschi undertook two additional years of specialty training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern…and since 1980, he has been a board certified plastic surgeon and an active member of the American Society of plastic Surgeons (ASPS), a society dedicated to quality care for plastic surgery patients through education, research and the promotion of high professional healthcare standards.<\/p>\n

In addition to requiring that its’ members be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, this society subjects its applicants to review by their colleagues. Once accepted into active membership, physicians must continue to earn this status through continued medical education every three years.<\/p>\n

Dr Grasseschi has been in practice since 1978 and provides a full range of plastic surgery. This includes body contouring procedures such as liposuction, breast procedures (breast enlargement, reduction, lift and reconstruction) and surgery of the abdomen. Other procedures available are nose reshaping and correction, facelift surgery, other facial procedures such as forehead lift, chemical peel, dermabrasion, fat transplantation, and upper and lower eyelid surgery.<\/p>\n

Dr. Grasseschi holds a faculty appointment (Assistant Professor – Clinical) at Northwestern University, and he is also an attending Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon on the medical staff of: The Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago, IL; Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL; Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL; Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n

Dr. Grasseschi also carries certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and he has kept this current since 1980 to provide maximum, safe medical care to his patients.<\/p>\n

The following is Dr. Grasseschi’s listing of Professional Memberships:<\/p>\n