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Acne Scar Removal
Years Performed: 25 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$350/1000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has experience in pioneering new treatment protocols we offer laser surgery, excisional surgery, peels, microdermabrasion, and combinations of these to reduce the appearance of acne scarring
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Acne Treatments
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$90/1000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience to resolve most acne problems within 3 months including the use of : home care, peels, phototherapy, radiofrequency therapy,and laser surgery and various combinations of these.
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Age Reversing Facials
Years Performed: 20 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$100/350 Physician's Approach:
Our skilled aesthetician provides cutting edge facial therapies including moisturizing facials, peels, and the newest in LED phototherapy for rejuvenating tired or blemished skin.
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ALA PhotoDynamic Therapy
Years Performed: 12 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$750 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has considerable experience in developing parameters for PDT therapy we offer PDT for skin rejuvenation, removal of red and brown discolorations, fine lines, unwanted baby hair, sun damaged skin, skin cancer prevention, and some types of skin cancer.
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AntiAging Skin Creams
Years Performed: 25 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$75/300 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has used the scientific laboratories of Obagi, Linda Sy, MD Forte, and the AHAVA programs from the Dead Sea of Isreal we are able to fashion of treatment plan specific for your needs
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AntiWrinkle Skin Creams
Years Performed: 25 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$75/300 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has used the scientific laboratories of Obagi, Linda Sy, MD Forte, and the AHAVA programs from the Dead Sea of Isreal we are able to fashion of treatment plan specific for your needs
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ArteFill®
Years Performed: 1 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$1500/treat,ment Physician's Approach:
With more than 25 years experience using semipermanent and permanent fillers, Dr. Lack is uniquely qualified to deliver the newest permanent fillers with the maximum of safety and natural appearance.
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Birthmark Removal
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$350/insurance Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in removing birthmarks with minimal or no scarring.
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BOTOX® Injections Treatment
Years Performed: 17 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$460/1000 Physician's Approach:
Dr Lack is one of the early developers and teachers in the use of botox for wrinkle reduction, brow elevation, improvement in eyelid appearance, sweating, and migraine headache treatments. His belief in using botox as a sculpting tool produces improved appearance and increasing longevity of results over years of usage. Ideal Candidate:
Frown lines and crow's feet
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Cellulite Treatment
Years Performed: 15 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$1500/4500 Physician's Approach:
Dr. Lack is one of the pioneers in studying and performing cellulite treatment and is now using combinations of phototherapy, fractional lasers, lipodissolve, lipoaugmentation and radiofrequency therapy to improve cellulite Ideal Candidate:
Dimpled thighs and buttocks
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Chemical Peel
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$90/2000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using chemical peels to rejuvenate tired looking or scarred skin. Dr. Lack currently provides alpha hydroxy peels, glycolic acid peels, Blue Peels, Trichloracetic acid peels, and Phenol Peels Ideal Candidate:
Sun-damaged or unevenly pigmented skin
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Collagen Injection Treatments
Years Performed: 25 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in the use of filler substances such as collagen to revitalize unwanted wrinkles and lines in sun-damaged skin. Ideal Candidate:
Desire fullness around lips, cheeks, and facial folds
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Cosmetic BOTOX®
Years Performed: 17 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$460/1000 Physician's Approach:
Dr Lack is one of the early developers and teachers in the use of botox for wrinkle reduction, brow elevation, improvement in eyelid appearance, sweating, and migraine headache treatments. His belief in using botox as a sculpting tool produces improved appearance and increasing longevity of results over years of usage.
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Cosmetic Laser Procedures
Years Performed: 12 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500/5000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in using laser therapy and laser surgery to revitalize skin and in removing unwanted lines and wrinkles, age spots, broken blood vessels, and to revitalize worn, tired looking skin
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Facial Peel
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$90/5000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using chemical peels to rejuvenate tired looking or scarred skin. Dr. Lack currently provides alpha hydroxy peels, glycolic acid peels, Blue Peels, Trichloracetic acid peels, and Phenol Peels
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Facial Rejuvenation
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$300/5000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in facial rejuvenation. Dr. Lack is one of the pioneers in home care delivery, facial peels, photorejuvenation, and liposculpture having helped develop and teach techniques in facial sculpting, fat transfer (lipoaugmentation of the face) and combined procedures for facial rejuvenation.
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Fractional Photothermolysis
Years Performed: 3 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$2500 Physician's Approach:
Dr. lack has 20 yeras of experience pioneering multiple forms of laser resurfacing including non-ablative, ablative, and fractional.
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Fraxel CO2 Repair
Years Performed: 2 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$2500 Physician's Approach:
Dr. lack has 20 yeras of experience pioneering multiple forms of laser resurfacing including non-ablative, ablative, and fractional.
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Fraxeltm Laser
Years Performed: 2 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$2500 Physician's Approach:
Dr. lack has 20 yeras of experience pioneering multiple forms of laser resurfacing including non-ablative, ablative, and fractional. Ideal Candidate:
Has skin imperfections as a result of aging or sun damage
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Full Body Skin Exams
Years Performed: 30 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$250.00 Physician's Approach:
Dr. Lack has 30 years of history diagnosing and treating skin cancer and skin disease.
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Intense Pulsed Light Treatment (IPL)
Years Performed: 15 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using Intense Pulsed Light phototherapy in combination with home care to revitalize sun damaged skin and reduce wrinkles, fine lines, skin discolorations, and broken blood vessels.
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Laser Hair Removal
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As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using lasers to remove unwanted hair. He has studied clinical use of alexandrite lasers and Intense Pulsed light devices to remove hair as well as photodynamic therapy. Ideal Candidate:
Unwanted hair on face or body
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Laser Skin Resurfacing
Years Performed: 15 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500/5000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using lasers for skin resurfacing in combination with home care to revitalize sun damaged skin and reduce wrinkles, fine lines, skin discolorations, broken blood vessels, adn facial scars. Ideal Candidate:
Fair, non-oily skin; sun-damaged facial skin, wrinkles around mouth and eyes, acne scars
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Laser Skin Tightening
Years Performed: 17 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$2000.00 Physician's Approach:
With 27 years experience Dr. Lack is regarded as a laser expert in the United States. From superficial laser peels to multipass laser skin ablation, sun damage, signs of aging, and acne scars can be markedly improved.
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Levulan®
Years Performed: 12 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$750 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using levulan in photodynamic therapy to rejuvenate sun damaged skin and treat facial discolorations, broken blood vessels, pre-cancerous skin lesions, and very early skin cancers.
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Lipodissolve
Years Performed: 1 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$550 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has been one of the early investigators in the Midwest to use lipodissolve. The technique has produced excellent results in reducing fat deposits and in tightening loose skin.
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Liposuction Surgery (Lipoplasty)
Years Performed: 15 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$3000/6000 Physician's Approach:
Dr. Lack is one of the pioneers in liposculpture having helped develop and teach techniques in liposculpture, ultrasonic assisted liposculpture, laser assisted liposculture and body contouring techniques. Patients are able to resume exercise the next morning and attain a new shape in an average of 2 weeks. Ideal Candidate:
Normal weight with isolated fatty areas
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Mesotherapy Injection
Years Performed: 1 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$550 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has been one of the early investigators in the Midwest to use lipodissolve. The technique has produced excellent results in reducing fat deposits and in tightening loose skin.
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Non Surgical Cosmetic Treatment
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$300/5000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using chemical peels to rejuvenate tired looking or scarred skin. Dr. Lack currently provides alpha hydroxy peels, glycolic acid peels, Blue Peels, Trichloracetic acid peels, and Phenol Peels
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Years Performed: 12 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$750 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using levulan in photodynamic therapy to rejuvenate sun damaged skin and treat facial discolorations, broken blood vessels, pre-cancerous skin lesions, and very early skin cancers. Ideal Candidate:
have sun damage, fine lines, and blotchy pigmentation on the face
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PhotoFacials
Years Performed: 15 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chciago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in using Intense Pulsed Light phototherapy in combination with home care to revitalize sun damaged skin and reduce wrinkles, fine lines, skin discolorations, and broken blood vessels.
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Radiessetm Injections
Years Performed: 5 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$1300 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in providing filler therapy for skin depressions and wrinkles. Dr. Lack is one of the clinical investigators who developed the use of radiesse to raise cheek volume and treat folds around the nose. Ideal Candidate:
want to return fullness to the face
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Restylane® Injection
Years Performed: 7 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in providing filler therapy for skin depressions and wrinkles. Dr. Lack is one of the clinical investigators who developed the eradication of lip wrinkles using Restylane. Ideal Candidate:
Moderate to severe facial wrinkles or folds
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Scar Treatment
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$500/4000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in treating treating unwanted scars. Therapies include peels, microdermabrasion, surgical excision, subcision, dermabrasion, lasers and phototherapy.
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Skin Cancer Surgery
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$insurance Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in performing skin cancer surgery and cosmetic reconstruction. Together with reknown facial plastic surgeon Dr. John Rachel Dr. Lack provides more than 40 years experience in treating and preventing skin cancer
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Skin Rejuvenation
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$300/3000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in evaluating and treating skin problems from diease origin to cosmetic enhancement. From home care management to the use of peels and fillers Dr. Lack has experience to meet your needs.
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Smartlipo tm (Laser Assisted Liposculpture)
Years Performed: 7 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$6500.00 Physician's Approach:
Dr. Lack is a pioneer in the development of laser assited liposculpture technology and has been an advisor to Erchonia Laser Corp and Cynosure Laser Corp.
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Spider Vein Treatment (Sclerotherapy)
Years Performed: 25 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$375 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in evaluating and treating skinspider vein problems of the legs and face. Using techniques of sclerotherapy injections and laser destruction most cases are completed in 1-3 treatments.
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Sunspot Removal
Years Performed: 29 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$300/3000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years of experience in evaluating and treating skin problems from diease origin to cosmetic enhancement. From home care management to the use of peels and lasers Dr. Lack has experience to meet your needs
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Thermage®
Years Performed: 10 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$2000/3000 Physician's Approach:
As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in facial rejuvenation. One of the most exciting developments is skin tightening of the face and body using Thermage radiofrequency skin therapy. Tummy by Thermage is the latest in new developments for treating loose abdominal skin produced from pregnancy.
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Tissue Tightening
Years Performed: 10 Approx Cost with this Doctor:
$550/4000 Physician's Approach:
Tummy by Thermage is the latest in new developments for treating loose abdominal skin produced from pregnancy. As one of the original pioneers in dermatologic cosmetic surgery in the Chicago region Dr. Lack has many years experience in facial arejuvenation. One of the most exciting developments is skin tightening of the face and body using Thermage radiofrequency skin therapy. Another development has been the use of lipodissolve to tighten loose skin and treat cellulite and stretch marks.
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* The national average fees do not include cost of anesthetics or surgical facility. Be sure to ask your doctor about additonal fees. Costs will vary from city to city throughout the United States.
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From The Moment You Contact The Center, You'll Feel A Very Genuine Caring And Concern.
MetropolitanMD is dedicated to delivering the latest in cosmetic and dermatological services. In addition we are the only practice known to us in the Midwest with 3 double board certified surgeons in 3 specialties, all concerned with appearance from head to toe.
Our concerns are your health and well-being and to that end we provide the most up-to-date education and care for our patients.
MetropolitanMD is one of the few medical/surgical and cosmetic practices in the United States with 3 double-board certified surgeons in 3 complementary specialties of cosmetic surgery.
Patients come to our practice with concerns about their appearance and well being. With more than 25 years experience in Dermatology and Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery Dr. Lack remains excited when correcting hair loss problems, body image problems or uncomfortable skin diseases.
First and foremost Dr. Lack is committed to treating skin disease. His experience is a valuable asset in diagnosing and treating skin problems and in giving physical and emotional relief to patients with acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and a host of other skin dieases. His pioneering work in tumescent liposculpture as well as his work with lasers and a host of non-invasive rejuvenation procedures make him an ideal dermatologist to treat medical and cosmetic conditions.
Our medical and surgical hair restoration clinic provides the most up to date diagnostic tests for hair loss and the most modern treatments available including topical and systemic medications and low level laser hair loss therapy. In addition we provide state of the art follicular unit hair transplantation, and eyelash and eyebrow transplantation.
Dr. Lack has the advantage of being Medical Director of MetropolitanMD where he has access to the latest innovations in laser surgery and radiofrequency skin therapy. In addition he is able to use advanced cosmeceuticals from different parts of the world to supplement products we produce in the United States. He also has the benefit of working with John Rachel, MD, a double-board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon and Joseph Franco, MD, a double-board certified Plastic Surgeon. Together the three make up MetropolitanMD and provide a comprehensive environment to treat any problems associated with appearance or skin diseases.
Top Benefits:
One of the most experienced Dermatology practices in Chicago.
More than 50 years combined experience in cosmetic surgery.
We are concerned with each patient's needs and finding a solution unique to them.
Complementary cosmetic consultations.
Our staff is bi-lingual and will accomodate early morning and evening appointments.
Some of our most asked about procedures:Smartlipo tm (Laser Assisted Liposculpture), Liposuction Surgery (Lipoplasty), Fat Injections, Skin Rejuvenation, Thermage®.
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