Sammy Sinno, MD
737 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1500, Chicago, IL 60611 United States
https://www.drthomasmustoe.com/
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Dr. Sammy Sinno is a board-certified and highly trained plastic surgeon at TLKM Plastic Surgery in Chicago, IL. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Sinno earned his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago and continued his education with a surgical research fellowship at Northwestern and a plastic surgery residency at New York University Medical Center. Though Dr. Sinno is early in his career, he has already earned national recognition for authoring nearly 50 manuscripts on a range of cosmetic procedures including facelift surgery, rhinoplasty, necklift, breast augmentation. For more information about Dr. Sinno and the procedures he offers, please vi
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Jessica Sicora on Healthgrades
a day ago
06/04/2023, 09:57 AM
Dr Sammy Sinno is an extremely good surgeon, knowledgeable, professional, great bedside manner & a perfectionist! I was beyond pleased with my results! Exceeded my expectations! Highly recommend!
MaryH9876 on Realself
a month ago
05/09/2023, 01:28 AM
So Happy with my New Nose!
Dr. Sinno did an amazing job with my Rhinoplasty! He was very caring throughout my after care and was always available to my by text or phone, getting back to me in an extremely timely manner. My surgery was not easy, I had a post op complication which he handled wonderfully, always making sure I had the meds that I needed. I was an out of town patient too, and was able to get in to see him on very short notice. I'm so happy with my new look! My nose is straight and I can breathe more easily, I feel like I have the nose I should have been born with! I still look like me too!
P.S. he also recommends the best places to eat if you are coming from out of town! :D
daniellachristine1 on Realself
a month ago
05/01/2023, 08:22 AM
Office review - takes time to answer any questions
Dr. Sinno is so kind, takes time to answer any questions and is hands down the best Dr. for Rhinoplasty. He showed me exactly what he thought we should do, and I agreed. I was extremely nervous for the procedure and he put me at ease. I will say I was never really in pain, it was just more uncomfortable. Which I was surprised cause I was thinking the worst! Lol! It came out better than I expected and I absolutely love it! He is a very talented surgeon, I would tell anyone who wants rhinoplasty to go to him. So thankful I found him!
Neat199374 on Realself
2 months ago
04/20/2023, 05:57 AM
Horrible experience - regret not having followed my gut
My experience with Dr. Sinno has been a nightmare, to say the least. I regret not having followed my gut and gone with a different doctor or cancelled my surgery when given the opportunity. From my first consultation with Dr. Sinno, I felt tremendous pressure to commit to surgery by his office. My concerns began when I met with the office manager after the initial consultation and I told her that I had to give everything some thought. I had gone to see Dr. Sinno about fat grafting and a potential eyelid surgery and/or eyebrow lift. During my appointment I also expressed concerns about my neck. Dr. Sinno said he could perform the upper blepharoplasty and fat grafting but also strongly suggested that I get a full lower facelift, including a neck lift. After meeting with him he introduced me to Lori, the office manager, to discuss scheduling and payment. I was in no position to schedule surgery, having just been informed that Dr. Sinno suggested that I undergo more procedures than I had initially been considering. Lori pressured me to schedule the surgery, telling me that my neck really needed a lift and sharing that she had undergone a similar procedure at my age. I felt uncomfortable making a decision at that time and left the office. Another plastic surgeon who I had previously consulted had suggested a brow lift. I asked Sinno on at least three occasions, including the week before the surgery, if he was certain a brow lift was not necessary and he assured me it was not.
I visited the office a few different times and never got the warm fuzzies from either Dr. Sinno or the office staff. To be totally honest, Dr. Sinno seemed to be making an effort to try to come off as a warm and personable physician, but I found him to be rather fake and frankly a bit of a salesman. However, I kept referring back to patient reviews that commented on his good bedside manner. Consequently, I questioned my own judgment. In retrospect, I deeply regret not trusting my gut.
I really wanted to correct the concerns I had about my face/neck changing at a time when everyone was wearing masks, but did not feel entirely comfortable committing until after my second appointment. During that visit, I received a lot of pressure from Sinno to schedule the surgery a month or two before the holidays, saying that is a "coveted" time to schedule. I reluctantly scheduled it for October per his suggestion. It was during the height of the pandemic and after thinking things through and seeing we were heading into another long isolated winter, I decided that it would be best to undergo surgery during January when it would be more likely that I would be staying home anyhow, thereby also allowing me to enjoy the warmer more pleasant weather that we often still experience in October. I notified the office of my desire to change the date of surgery within the time frame that they require. This was when I was exposed to the first sign of Dr. Sinno's temper. Needless to say, he made it known that he was not happy with my decision to postpone. I was taken aback and frankly intimidated. After getting over the shock of his reaction, I let him know how upsetting his it was. He called to apologize and gave me the option of backing out of the surgery. I so wish that I had taken him up on the offer. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say. I kept looking back at the positive reviews and questioning my own judgment. That is why I am now writing this review - I want to give potential patients pause- especially if they are having any misgivings after consulting with him.
I went through with the surgery and it was a total nightmare. The recovery was not nearly as easy as I was led to believe. Aside from being swollen and puffy longer than I was told, I developed dry eye in both eyes, which is always a risk they warn you about in the fine print at least in this case, but you don't hear much about. I was predisposed to because I have suffered with blepharitis for years, which I mentioned to Sinno, not realizing how significant that was. He should have known though and discussed precautions with me. My eyes were very very red, extremely dry and constantly itchy and irritated. I could not look at screens, preventing me from working for weeks/months, and had to constantly administer eye drops, sit in front of a humidifier and undergo several costly treatments with my optometrist to overcome my dry eye. During my follow ups at his office, he basically pretended as though there was nothing wrong with my eyes, which were obviously irritated. In fact, his nurse asked during one of my last visits if I had lower blepharoplasty done because they were so red and unsightly. Dr. Sinno gave me little to no direction on what to do about my eyes. I was left to figure it out on my own. Forced to do my own research, I noticed that my eyelids weren't closing all of the way. When I asked him if it was possible that the dry eye was from him removing too much skin from my eyelids, he called and laid into me much harder than the first time he had an outburst. I was scared of going into the office after that, let alone meeting with him by myself. I did not return to the office for the remaining follow ups and instead was forced to figure out on my own how to remedy the problem. After spending a lot more time being stuck at home because I could not wear makeup or contacts for weeks beyond the purported recovery time and significant money on various treatments, I finally resolved the issue, at least for the time being.
Within about 6-8 months after I healed, I realized that there were several issues that were not addressed. First, the fat grafting he did was negligible. He claimed to have a more "natural" approach; however, I think this was his excuse for not really knowing what he was doing. Fat grafting is a bit of an art form and should be done only by those with significant experience. I don't think he did anything to address the hallows in my chin, as well as under my eyes and he refused to do anything to the hollows in my temples when I asked him to fat graft there. I had shared photos from social media of others after fat grafting was done as examples of what I was looking for, and he claimed their youthful plump faces were the result of fillers. I didn't know understand how he came to that conclusion, but it was far too late for me to back out of the surgery without losing most of my money. I could only hope that I could trust him because I did not begin to have suspicions that this was not his forte until after I had already paid my non-refundable deposit.
Approximately 6-8 months after the surgery, I began seeing various injectors and plastic surgeons about my under eyes, which are hallow and wrinkly and stand out now that my upper blepharoplasty was done. They all said that I would require additional surgery...not at all what I wanted to hear! Fillers cannot always be used under the eyes, which Sinno never told me. Additionally, the plastic surgeons I saw suggested revision blepharoplasty on my upper lids because Sinno did not remove my fat pads, which we specifically discussed and he assured me he would address during my last appointment before my surgery. Needless to say, this was very difficult for me to hear after everything that I went through with my dry eyes.
Moreover, my eyebrows are not at all symmetrical. My one eyebrow is flat while the other has a nice arch. I will indeed need a brow lift as it turns out, in spite of Sinno assuring me it was not necessary, to create symmetry. I am very self conscious about my under eyes and flat brow and am considering paying another surgeon to correct what should have been addressed by Sinno. I will once again have to pay the surgery, anesthesia and physicians fees for things that SHOULD have been addressed the first time. I also face more weeks of recovery and hiding out during the healing process. I am extremely paranoid that I will suffer from dry eye again and that I will have to endure all of that discomfort. I further learned from people within the industry, which include some very reliable sources who have direct knowledge of the practice, that not only are Sinno and Mustoe known more for nose jobs than facelifts but they are also not the nicest to work with or for. This point was driven home when I contacted the office and asked to meet with Mustoe, who is the head of the practice, because I hoped he would be more competent and not as intimidating as Sinno. That request was flatly rejected.
I hope that those reading this review take the time to avoid making the mistakes that I did. I encourage you to meet with a lot of doctors, ask a lot of questions and ensure you are on the same page as your physician before making your decision. Most of all, I would also follow your gut. After spending thousands of dollars and months of setbacks, plus many regrets, I sure wish that I had.
Graceful391235 on Realself
4 months ago
02/04/2023, 16:34 PM
2 weeks post-op lower face & lip lift - almost in disbelief at the change
I am 54 years old, love to run marathons, and I work out relatively often. I have never ever felt pretty...long face, freckles, soft jawline, big nose, frizzy/curly hair etc., and have struggled with my self esteem surrounding my looks since I was a teenager. I found as I got older, especially in my 30's and 40's, it mattered less and less...this was nice. I worked hard developing other parts of myself, and I felt grateful that because I had never HAD beauty, I had none of that foolishness to lose.
Then I hit 50 and BAM! I cared. My face appeared to drop like an old tube sock down my neck...jowls, major platysmal banding, crepey neck skin, and nasal labial folds that pulled my once-high cheeks dowwwwwn. I have relatively young kids, including an 11 year-old, and I got asked in a store last year if I was his "grandma"...my gawd. I was finding myself deleting many photos of myself, and with Covid and zoom calls, I could barely tolerate looking at myself on screen. Vanity can be a beast. I struggled for a few years not to answer its call even as I tried so-called non-invasive stuff like Botox and fillers but I was really unhappy, and my face/neck did NOT match my body, nor how I felt physically or emotionally. I began to research options and it led rather quickly to a deep plane, lower facelift being the probable answer. Scary af, but there I was. I started lurking here on Realself, inhaling every story I could about the procedure, the differences between deep plane and SMAS, the healing process, the satisfaction levels and photo outcomes. I looked into surgeons all over the country, including one I was convinced I must use...until I found out he had a nearly 2 year wait list, and I realized I didn't want to fly to North Carolina for something so serious. I wanted to be home, in Chicago. So I narrowed my search to Chicago and its environs and homed in on Dr. Sammy Sinno...I am so glad I did. I think Dr. Sinno is a brilliant surgeon, but he's also an artist and a mensch. I felt comfortable from the moment he and his huge smile walked into the room. He has a wonderful, open and honest way about him, but most important, I trusted him to be a great surgeon, to truly take care and time with stitches and the banding, and the reviews backed it up. I even decided, rather last minute, to add a lip lift to the deal. Holy [RS bleep]! I gathered up my guts last fall, had "the talk" with my bewildered husband, and hit the trigger. Fast forward to January 2023...I am now 2 weeks and 3 days post-op. I am mostly completely and utterly thrilled and almost in disbelief at the change in my neck, jawline and mouth. I am a very impatient person, however, and I desperately miss my runs, my workouts and my date nights with friends and husband. One of the hardest parts of recovery has been the NUMBNESS and tightness to my lower face and the area immediately behind my ears...I mean, this drives me bonkers. I cannot feel the sides of my face! None of the reviews seem to discuss or describe this part of recovery, rather most women seem to notice or talk about the swelling, bruising and the tightness, not the NUMBNESS, oh my gawd. I wasn't expecting this, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't have moments of panic. But then I look at the photos (I'll post here) of the before's and after's and I am (mostly) at peace. I do still have quite a bit of swelling in my upper cheeks, making me resemble one of the Croods, but I know this is a marathon and not a sprint. So I must summon patience from somewhere. More later!
I am adding a couple of photos to the review...Realself won't let me post an update with new photos without adding at least 200 characters of filler, so that is what I am doing, lol. I am at the almot 3-week mark, and feeling hopeful about swelling and numbness abating a bit. More later!
Graceful391235 on Realself
4 months ago
02/04/2023, 06:23 AM
2 weeks post-op lower face & lip lift - almost in disbelief at the change
I am 54 years old, love to run marathons, and I work out relatively often. I have never ever felt pretty...long face, freckles, soft jawline, big nose, frizzy/curly hair etc., and have struggled with my self esteem surrounding my looks since I was a teenager. I found as I got older, especially in my 30's and 40's, it mattered less and less...this was nice. I worked hard developing other parts of myself, and I felt grateful that because I had never HAD beauty, I had none of that foolishness to lose.
Then I hit 50 and BAM! I cared. My face appeared to drop like an old tube sock down my neck...jowls, major platysmal banding, crepey neck skin, and nasal labial folds that pulled my once-high cheeks dowwwwwn. I have relatively young kids, including an 11 year-old, and I got asked in a store last year if I was his "grandma"...my gawd. I was finding myself deleting many photos of myself, and with Covid and zoom calls, I could barely tolerate looking at myself on screen. Vanity can be a beast. I struggled for a few years not to answer its call — even as I tried so-called non-invasive stuff like Botox and fillers — but I was really unhappy, and my face/neck did NOT match my body, nor how I felt physically or emotionally. I began to research options and it led rather quickly to a deep plane, lower facelift being the probable answer. Scary af, but there I was. I started lurking here on Realself, inhaling every story I could about the procedure, the differences between deep plane and SMAS, the healing process, the satisfaction levels and photo outcomes. I looked into surgeons all over the country, including one I was convinced I must use...until I found out he had a nearly 2 year wait list, and I realized I didn't want to fly to North Carolina for something so serious. I wanted to be home, in Chicago. So I narrowed my search to Chicago and its environs and homed in on Dr. Sammy Sinno...I am so glad I did. I think Dr. Sinno is a brilliant surgeon, but he's also an artist and a mensch. I felt comfortable from the moment he and his huge smile walked into the room. He has a wonderful, open and honest way about him, but most important, I trusted him to be a great surgeon, to truly take care and time with stitches and the banding, and the reviews backed it up. I even decided, rather last minute, to add a lip lift to the deal. Holy [RS bleep]! I gathered up my guts last fall, had "the talk" with my bewildered husband, and hit the trigger. Fast forward to January 2023...I am now 2 weeks and 3 days post-op. I am mostly completely and utterly thrilled and almost in disbelief at the change in my neck, jawline and mouth. I am a very impatient person, however, and I desperately miss my runs, my workouts and my date nights with friends and husband. One of the hardest parts of recovery has been the NUMBNESS and tightness to my lower face and the area immediately behind my ears...I mean, this drives me bonkers. I cannot feel the sides of my face! None of the reviews seem to discuss or describe this part of recovery, rather most women seem to notice or talk about the swelling, bruising and the tightness, not the NUMBNESS, oh my gawd. I wasn't expecting this, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't have moments of panic. But then I look at the photos (I'll post here) of the before's and after's and I am (mostly) at peace. I do still have quite a bit of swelling in my upper cheeks, making me resemble one of the Croods, but I know this is a marathon and not a sprint. So I must summon patience from somewhere. More later!
Graceful391235 on Realself
4 months ago
02/04/2023, 02:23 AM
2 weeks post-op lower face & lip lift - almost in disbelief at the change
I am 54 years old, love to run marathons, and I work out relatively often. I have never ever felt pretty...long face, freckles, soft jawline, big nose, frizzy/curly hair etc., and have struggled with my self esteem surrounding my looks since I was a teenager. I found as I got older, especially in my 30's and 40's, it mattered less and less...this was nice. I worked hard developing other parts of myself, and I felt grateful that because I had never HAD beauty, I had none of that foolishness to lose.
Then I hit 50 and BAM! I cared. My face appeared to drop like an old tube sock down my neck...jowls, major platysmal banding, crepey neck skin, and nasal labial folds that pulled my once-high cheeks dowwwwwn. I have relatively young kids, including an 11 year-old, and I got asked in a store last year if I was his "grandma"...my gawd. I was finding myself deleting many photos of myself, and with Covid and zoom calls, I could barely tolerate looking at myself on screen. Vanity can be a beast. I struggled for a few years not to answer its call even as I tried so-called non-invasive stuff like Botox and fillers but I was really unhappy, and my face/neck did NOT match my body, nor how I felt physically or emotionally. I began to research options and it led rather quickly to a deep plane, lower facelift being the probable answer. Scary af, but there I was. I started lurking here on Realself, inhaling every story I could about the procedure, the differences between deep plane and SMAS, the healing process, the satisfaction levels and photo outcomes. I looked into surgeons all over the country, including one I was convinced I must use...until I found out he had a nearly 2 year wait list, and I realized I didn't want to fly to North Carolina for something so serious. I wanted to be home, in Chicago. So I narrowed my search to Chicago and its environs and homed in on Dr. Sammy Sinno...I am so glad I did. I think Dr. Sinno is a brilliant surgeon, but he's also an artist and a mensch. I felt comfortable from the moment he and his huge smile walked into the room. He has a wonderful, open and honest way about him, but most important, I trusted him to be a great surgeon, to truly take care and time with stitches and the banding, and the reviews backed it up. I even decided, rather last minute, to add a lip lift to the deal. Holy [RS bleep]! I gathered up my guts last fall, had "the talk" with my bewildered husband, and hit the trigger. Fast forward to January 2023...I am now 2 weeks and 3 days post-op. I am mostly completely and utterly thrilled and almost in disbelief at the change in my neck, jawline and mouth. I am a very impatient person, however, and I desperately miss my runs, my workouts and my date nights with friends and husband. One of the hardest parts of recovery has been the NUMBNESS and tightness to my lower face and the area immediately behind my ears...I mean, this drives me bonkers. I cannot feel the sides of my face! None of the reviews seem to discuss or describe this part of recovery, rather most women seem to notice or talk about the swelling, bruising and the tightness, not the NUMBNESS, oh my gawd. I wasn't expecting this, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't have moments of panic. But then I look at the photos (I'll post here) of the before's and after's and I am (mostly) at peace. I do still have quite a bit of swelling in my upper cheeks, making me resemble one of the Croods, but I know this is a marathon and not a sprint. So I must summon patience from somewhere. More later!
cklassa on Realself
6 months ago
12/18/2022, 07:38 AM
Breast augmentation - My results are natural looking and settling in nicely
I can't say enough good things about Dr Sinno. He's the best doctor in chicago hands down. He's a master of his craft and achieves the best, most natural results for his patients (natural is very important to me). On top of that he's extremely personable, kind and genuine. After getting filler/botox for years by Sinno I had my first surgery with him, which was a breast augmentation, arm lipo (I'll post a separate review for this) and buccal fat removal. I've always had very small breasts and have been wanting a breast augmentation for a few years now. I finally pulled the plug and couldn't be happier. I didn't want anything too big or fake looking so I went with 295cc. I was going back and forth between 275cc and 295cc and Sinno chose the bigger size based on my chest width. I was very indecisive about sizing and one thing I would say is to choose the bigger size if you're debating between 2 as I do wish I went a little bigger so they would pop a little more in clothing.
It's been about 6 weeks after surgery and I can't imagine having any other chest than I have now. My results are natural looking and settling in nicely and I couldn't be happier. I now feel much more confident in tops and more feminine. Overall the process was easy and 100% worth it. The worst part was the first 1-4 days when your chest feels very tight and heavy so its hard to do much these days. However, it was never very painful, if anything it was more uncomfortable than painful.
If you're thinking of getting a BA I would 100000% recommend Sinno. It's honestly hard to put into words how amazing he is as a doctor and person.
Attached some photos to show my progress and how my boobs have changed over time. I'm so happy with my results. My advice is to not judge them during the first week. As the weeks go in they drop and fluff, looking fuller and more natural.
cklassa on Realself
6 months ago
12/18/2022, 06:35 AM
Breast augmentation - My results are natural looking and settling in nicely
I can't say enough good things about Dr Sinno. He's the best doctor in chicago hands down. He's a master of his craft and achieves the best, most natural results for his patients (natural is very important to me). On top of that he's extremely personable, kind and genuine. After getting filler/botox for years by Sinno I had my first surgery with him, which was a breast augmentation, arm lipo (I'll post a separate review for this) and buccal fat removal. I've always had very small breasts and have been wanting a breast augmentation for a few years now. I finally pulled the plug and couldn't be happier. I didn't want anything too big or fake looking so I went with 295cc. I was going back and forth between 275cc and 295cc and Sinno chose the bigger size based on my chest width. I was very indecisive about sizing and one thing I would say is to choose the bigger size if you're debating between 2 as I do wish I went a little bigger so they would pop a little more in clothing.
It's been about 6 weeks after surgery and I can't imagine having any other chest than I have now. My results are natural looking and settling in nicely and I couldn't be happier. I now feel much more confident in tops and more feminine. Overall the process was easy and 100% worth it. The worst part was the first 1-4 days when your chest feels very tight and heavy so its hard to do much these days. However, it was never very painful, if anything it was more uncomfortable than painful.
If you're thinking of getting a BA I would 100000% recommend Sinno. It's honestly hard to put into words how amazing he is as a doctor and person.