Our son Joe was diagnosed with a sever case of metopic CS two months after he was born in 1998. Despite the obvious emotional turmoil, our focus quickly turned to finding a pediatric plastic surgeon who could “fix the problem”.
During our search, we were referred to Dr. Frank Vicari at the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. We were already aware of the wonderful reputation the Children’s Memorial had worldwide but kept an open mind when we walked into the doctor’s office for the meeting. Within ten minutes, we both knew he was the one who would perform the surgery. He had a genuine confidence about him, which convinced us that the man knew what he was talking about, and that everything would be all right.
We also discovered that he was a professor at the Northwestern University Medical School who had performed thousands of these surgeries, and his reputation within his peer group, both local and national, was nothing short of outstanding. He was the top in his field and our minds were made up that day.
Dr. Vicari has continued his work and has even designed a surgical instrument and a technique that results in less invasive procedures and remarkably short recovery times. We have recommended him to a number of CS families, one of whom even traveled from St. Louis so he could operate on their daughter.
Dr. Vicari is an extremely gifted, intelligent, and dedicated surgeon who fortunately for those diagnosed with CS continues to perform miracles everyday. We are forever grateful to him and the staff at the Children’s Memorial Hospital.
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