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Tinley Park's Miss Illinois...and The Frankfort Surgeon Who Saved Her Career!

Tinley Park’s Stacie Juris was second runner up in 2013’s Miss USA pageant....She’s just been voted one of the 5 most beautiful women in the world by the prestigious Ideal Beauty fashion web site and....Stacie’s had three nose jobs.

“I first broke my nose in high school as a cheerleader,” says the 23-year-old, “It was deformed, made breathing difficult, and really bothered me.” In 2009 the then Illinois Teen USA decided that to compete further, she’d need surgery. “I didn’t give much thought to who would do my operation,” she says. “I chose a plastic surgeon from an advertisement.”   

But Stacie wasn’t happy with the result. “My nose didn’t have at tip,” she says. “It just kind of curved down and off. It was very noticeable. It was very discouraging. My surgeon agreed I needed another procedure.

”Stacie’s story is more common than most people think. Statistics show fully one third of rhinoplasty patients are so dissatisfied they opt to have a second procedure.But Stacie’s second operation in 2010 just made her problem worse. Her surgeon tried to create a new nose “tip” by using a silicone implant. To Stacie’s horror, her nose began rejecting the implant.   The implant was causing a hump, pushing her nasal tip forward, and threatening to rupture.

 By 2013 the new Miss Illinois, knew she had no chance to become Miss USA.  “The problem was getting worse and I was getting a lot of negative feedback from judges and contestants,” she says. “My coach finally said, ‘What are we going to do about this?’” 

This time Stacie did her homework. She researched top nasal surgeons, went for consults with several of them, and chose Dr. Anil Shah, the Frankfort resident is a nationally known facial plastic surgeon.

When I first saw her,” says Dr. Shah, “her implant was actually threatening to rupture her skin and cause a permanent scar.”Stacie needed surgery but Dr. Shah faced a dilemma. Swelling from a rhinoplasty doesn’t fully come down for a year. The Miss USA pageant was just four months away. What’s more, Stacie would be scrutinized on national TV, in close-up HD, and from every angle. The risk was enormous...for everyone involved.But the Frankfort surgeon decided to go ahead. He says, “Stacie’s character was so impressive and the results of her previous work so poor that I just had to try to help her.”

The facial plastic surgeon operated on February 5th removing the implant and creating a new tip with a graft from Stacie’s septum. Then on June 16th he sat down to the Miss USA Pageant. “I remember the NBA Finals were on that night. I didn’t care. This was my NBA Finals. I cheered every time she advanced.”In the end Stacie finished second runner-up. No other Illinois contestant has finished higher in over 40 years.

Three months ago Stacie moved to New York to become a model for Trump Model Management. Then she was judged one of the world’s five most beautiful women. “Everything since my surgery’s just been falling into place,” she says.

Dr .Shah says, “Too many people aren’t happy with their rhinoplasties and the main reason why is they don’t make enough effort in choosing their surgeon.”The facial plastic surgeon has these tips for patients:
• Ask How Many Rhinoplasties Your Surgeon Does (The average plastic surgeon does just 12 rhinoplasties a year. In 2012 Dr .Shah performed 308, among the highest volumes in America.)
• Ask How Often Patients Seek Revisions (The national average is one-third. Less than 1% of Dr. Shah’s patients seek revisions).
• Don’t Choose A Plastic Surgeon From An Advertisement and • Consult With Several Plastic Surgeons Before Making Your Choice

Stacie says, “I had no idea what I was doing when I first chose my surgeon. Ironically when I finally got it right, Dr. Shah was practically a neighbor. In my case this surgery has literally been life-changing.”

If you want more information feel free to contact me or to call Dr. Shah directly at 312-944-0117 or visit www.shahfacialplastics.com

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