Renee Burke Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics, & Med Spa — Local services in Barrington Township

Thankful to Dr. Burke & her amazing team. It has been 3 years, 7 consultations in 5 states, 2 denials to operate on me due to internal & external scarring post explant which was a huge regret & did not heal my health issues in the two years my implants were out, just caused immense trauma & scarring. I had another augmentations with lots of complications. I’ve been given countless opposing opinions on how to correct my previous surgeries—never quite feeling confided the surgeons knew what to do with me. Afemale surgeon I saw before Dr. Burke simply told me “there is nothing we can do about this, just accept yourself as you are.” I honestly began to loose hope. But I did not give up & I am so glad I didn’t, because found my surgeon & Dr. Renee Burke was it! She not only used her expertise, proudly & without hesitation taking on my very unique case, she explainied things to me which no other surgeon mentioned, & after some research I learned she was spot on, she really saw my issue for what it was & confidently moved forward. My respect for Dr. Burke grew to greater heights when she told me that she had consulted with her colleagues & mentors in order to be positively sure she was correct in her plan before moving forward with my surgery. I felt absolutely safe in her skilled hands. I walked out of the office after my first consultation high on hope & elation. My heart was soaring in joy. Before calling my husband I had a little cry in the car. My search for a skilled surgeon was finally over.

My surgery day finally arrived & I was asked to enter on the side of the building to the surgery center, with is on site. Another huge bonus—I have always been operated on in a surgery wing in hospitals. This experience felt so much more personal & it is evident this surgeon takes pride in her reputation & name. Dr. Burke’s center is meticulously planned out, beautifully designed & shows the pride she took in each detail of the experience. Upon entering her surgical center, I was treated with upmost care by her amazing nurses & team. We went over all of the information previously decided on. I was marked up & off I went into surgery as my husband waited in the family waiting room. I woke up in recovery full of excitement. . I went from under the muscle to over subfascial, because along with all of my other scarring & issues I had “animation deformity.” We also ended up switching my implant from 355 Mod+ to 545cc HP with Galaflex to help support the implant with this “internal bra” made of dissolvable sutures. Before meeting Dr. Burke I had never heard of this but with extensive research I was confident this was a great decision. I had some adhesion of the scar tissue to the muscle which the surgeon removed, then the muscle was sutured to the chest wall. My right side had more issues so it was a bit more sore, but difference from going UTM to OTM was night & day. The recovery was so much easier & quicker than going fully under the muscle.

I am a year out from surgery, I will honestly say that I did think my implants were too big the first several months, & I told my nurse this at almost every appointment, but being a year out, they have settled in & melded into my body amazingly. I have a beautiful shape & upper pole fullness, they definitely look augmented, but not overdone nor fake looking. I truly could not be happier with my results. My husband always tells me that out of the three sets of implants I’ve had these are the prettiest & fit my body perfectly. My feminine confidence has been restored. Dr. Burke is an artist of her craft, I would trust her with any future surgical procedures & recommend her to friends, family & total strangers! & I do! :) Thank you Dr. Renee Burke & your amazing & skilled team for all for the care I have received over the last year. This is a great reminder—if surgeon doesn’t feel right, seek the one who makes you feel fully confident they are on your team & seek to listen to your wants & desires. When you find that surgeon, trust them. I am so...

I often considered getting breast implants after seeing what having 3 kids and losing 30 lbs did to my breasts, but always had a fear about mammograms being compromised due to having implants (old technology) so I never pursued it. But when a friend had her breasts removed due to breast cancer and needed reconstruction, she went to Dr. Burke, and I then realized that maybe implants could actually be done safely, so I thought I'd give it a try. I saw Dr. Burke for a consultation, and besides the fact that she made me feel so comfortable, she was very knowledgeable and really listened to what I wanted and hoped for by getting implants. She also has a scanner that takes a picture of your body and shows you what you would look like with different size implants, so there are no surprises. She recommended that I get a lift and implants for the best possible results, but when I told her I did not want to have a lift due to fear of scarring etc., she told me that I could still get good results by getting implants only, however they would not be "perfect." At age 55, I was not looking for perfect - I wanted a better "me." Since I always believe in getting a 2nd opinion, I did some research and found a doctor in the area based on good reviews. He was terrible! He was so unprofessional that he actually asked me to undress while he watched me to "see what we're working with" which made me feel BEYOND uncomfortable, and then went on to say that he wouldn't even consider giving me implants without a lift because the results would be unsatisfactory. I then went on to see 2 other doctors (also males) who both indicated that any doctor willing to do implants without a lift were just "taking my money," so they either refused to do the surgery at all, or wanted me to sign a waiver saying I assumed all responsibility for the outcome. After feeling completely disenchanted, I decided to give up on my dream and live with what I had. I happened to mention this to my dermatologist who personally knew Dr. Burke and suggested I go back to her with the concerns the other doctors brought up, so she could address those issues and I could make my decision based on her response. I took her advice, and after Dr. Burke addressed my concerns, I once again felt that she had my best interest in mind, and wasn't trying to sell me something she didn't feel I wanted. I decided to go ahead with the surgery and I am soooooo happy I did! I have never felt better about my breasts and my body. I even got compliments from a few of my doctors who have seen many breast implants gone bad. I feel like going back to the doctors who refused to do the surgery to show them, just so they can see that it CAN be done, if you KNOW what you're doing. None of them even considered doing the teardrop implant, probably because they aren't familiar with them. Ladies, I am telling you - go to see Dr. Burke, at least for a consultation, especially since she's much more knowledgeable than so many other doctors that dissuaded me from even having the surgery. I couldn't be happier with the results, as well as with the care I received from her and the rest of her staff. It makes me so angry to think of how many women just like me who go to these doctors and either don't end up getting the surgery, or are talked into a surgery they don't really want because the doctors they see are inept. I have regained confidence in my 55 year old body which was robbed by childbirth and weight loss. I am forever grateful to Dr. Burke for my renewed...

I am 40 years old I never wrote a review, good or bad about anyone but because of my experience with Dr. Burke, I had to write this. In 2015 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was told I needed to do 6 rounds of chemo and a double mastectomy. The reconstruction was done at the same time as the mastectomy. I remember after waking up, the surgeon telling me he also had to remove one of my nipples. Right away I broke into tears. At this point I'm thinking I'll never be happy with my breasts again. Looking in the mirror I was hoping that my breasts looked they way did because of the swelling and they will change. That never happened. I went back to the surgeon who did the reconstruction to let him know how unhappy I was and would could be done to remedy this. He made me feel like I was bothering him. He also made me feel like he was doing me a special favor. Thats when I decided it was time to look for another plastic surgeon. I was attending a cancer group support meeting at the hospital where this all took place and a few of the girls told me they had worked with Dr. Renee Burke and they couldn't say enough good things about her. Of course I had to trust these girls because they went through the same exact thing I was going through. I called Dr. Burkes office to schedule an appointment. My husband and I went together to my first meeting with the Dr. The office alone makes you feel like you are at the right place. We first met with Sam the nurse practitioner. After meeting with Sam, that was just another reason for us to think we were at the right place. Then of course after meeting with Dr. Burke, my husband and I knew we were at the right place. Dr. Burke is very professional, caring, and completely understanding of how I was feeling. Right away she saw the problems with the first surgery and told me what need to be done to make my breasts look the way I wanted them to look. We scheduled the surgery in 2016. Here she changed the implants and performed fat graphing till fill in where needed. The result brought me to tears again. But these are happy tears. My breasts looked awesome. I was extremely happy. In 2017 we scheduled another surgery to do the nipple reconstruction and a little bit more fat graphing. I can't say enough. Dr. Burke did an amazing job. I couldn't be more happy with my results. You can really feel how much she cares about all her patients. Please believe me and the girls from my group when I say you will never have to look for any other plastic surgeon after you meet Dr. Burke. Thank you Dr. Burke and your staff for making me feel whole again and making me feel great about myself. Your the best!!! Thank you Thank You, ❤️...