Lisa Rinna's newly deflated lips (Credit: Jon Kopaloff, Film Magic)

For those looking to get a little nip and tuck, being able to tighten and lift with as few signs of a procedure as possible is important.  There’s no question plastic surgery can improve a patient’s overall self-esteem and enhance body image, but when performed improperly, a would-be enhancement can become an unfortunate dead giveaway to having “work done.”  As many procedures can cost upwards of thousands of dollars, making sure you’re left with the most natural looking result is important.

A leader in plastic surgery, Dr. Peter Geldner, founder of The Geldner Center, Chicago’s premier practice for cosmetic, plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic procedures, notes that a key step to avoiding results that exhibit these blatant signs of plastic surgery is to only consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon.  “It’s important for patients to do their research,” Dr. Geldner says. With a rise of cosmetic procedures offered in spas and salons and by non-licensed surgeons who do not specialize in the practice, patients may not know where to turn and wind up with results that are not as sleek, streamlined or “hidden” as they could be.

Dr. Geldner took us through some of the tell-tale signs of poorly performed plastic surgery, read on for more! Read more »