Dr. Kotis was great. I had a breast augmentation with him (355cc boost implants) and I feel great. During the consultation, he sat and listened to my concerns and specific needs, tailoring a plan that worked for me while still offering his professional advice. With his lot of experience, he showed me past work similar to my goals, which made it the best consultation I've had. He reassured me regarding his techniques and fast recovery, all of which turned out to be true. I felt so comfortable that I booked my appointment right away and had the surgery the following week. I am now post-surgery and my breasts look like me, but better. I highly recommend him, along with his staff, especially Kari who was very nice, and the anesthesiologist who was also great. My pain was 4/10 when I first got home, but after taking my medicine, it stayed at a 0. Having zero pain was amazing, and although I have extreme soreness, he was definitely soft with me. I've attached a before and after photo from one day after surgery. If you are looking for a doctor you can trust who truly cares about what you need, I definitely recommend him. read more

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I also wish I had seen the reviews beforehand. His facial stitching work was uneven and sloppy, and continues to degrade 2 years later. But much worse than the cosmetic disappointment is that I lost 100% hearing and developed severe tinnitus in one ear immediately following the procedure. Dr. Kotis never even met with me when I tried to arrange follow up meetings to discuss these concerns. He was always coincidentally sick or out of town at the time of each appointment, and instead had his associates meet with me, who of course insisted my problems were totally unrelated to his surgery. Obviously something went horribly wrong, but he would never admit or accept any responsibility. read more

Went to Dr. Kotis for surgery. I wish I had read all of the reviews. He did an uneven job. Plus ended up with swelling, internal bleeding and scar tissue that was so unsightly after it healed. He promised he would fix it, and I never heard from him after repeated calls to the office. A year later, ended up going to a large hospital downtown and had a phenomenal plastic surgeon who fixed it- except for the large scar from Kotis that I cannot remove. Do not recommend---unless you want to pay twice to fix his problem. read more

botched my legs and tried showing me different angles of my after pics that had visible scars on them trying to say they were that way before. place is a joke. had no remorse-spam called me to take my review down and told me I need to pay for a revision. this man doesn't know what he's talking about. he lipo'd two giant craters into my previously beautiful legs. went for a fat transfer to my breasts and to fix my areolas, thank god he admitted he doesn't want to mess with my areolas or they'd be worse. my boobs are the same size and I'm 15k ou and now insecure about my legs. had the surgery 4 years ago read more

I had the worst experience at Dr Kotis' office. I had a dimpleplasty done on both of my cheeks in August of 2022. Today, my left cheek does not have a dimple and my right cheek has a small hole right in my smile line that is visible when I don't smile and disappears when I do smile. It ages me and looks absolutely horrible. Then I was talked into getting three Morpheus8 treatments and was sold some products by Anxhelina. These skincare products cost me over $350, I did not need them and two of them burned my sensitive skin. When I came in for my second treatment a month later I was told Anxhelina was fired for selling patients products that they did not need. When I shared my similar experience, nobody addressed it with me. They didn't offer me any money back, they didn't offer to exchange my products for something else, nothing. I received my next two treatments of Morpheus and a year later, my skin looks worse than it did before I had the Morpheus8 done. It melted fat in my skin and now my face is sagging. They told me it would tighten my skin and it just did just the opposite. I wasted over $4600 here. After posting my first review on Google reviews, the office contacted me the next day and offered me a free Morpheus treatment if I took my review down. Why would I let them touch my face when they already ruined it? I told Jenny I wanted my money back for the skincare I bought. She said Zo would not give me my money back because it had been more than two years since I purchased it. I told her it had only been 15 months. She replied by saying I was correct and the return policy is actually, if the products are opened they can't be returned. Wrong again. Zo offers a 30 money back guarantee on their website, whether the products are opened or not. But it wasn't Zo's fault I was pressured to buy products that weren't good for my face, it was Dr Kotis'. So they should be the ones refunding me. She then said she got the go ahead to let me return the products and they would refund me. I emailed Jenny three times asking her what would be done with the products if I returned them since they were opened as they shouldn't be used on anyone else's skin. She never responded. I would absolutely NEVER recommend Dr Kotis or his practice to anyone! The fact that they tried bribing me to remove my negative review makes me wonder how many other people they've done this to. Please stay clear of this business. Your skin, body and wallet will thank you. read more

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Please do yourself a favor and do not go to this plastic surgeon unless you want a botched job unfortunately I went in for A breast augmentation, And unfortunately, Resulting with butchered Ariola's, way too high profile Ariola's, and too much under boob. Unfortunately, I will have to get tattooed to get the shape of my Ariola's fixed. I'm so embarrassed by the job And wish I never went to this office. I even gave the opportunity for Dr. Kotis or his other Surgeon the opportunity to revise it, But they decided to go the route of dismissing me by ignoring my calls. I even tried to communicate by email with Cindy and they kept telling me that the office will be in contact with me. There was no care to help me fix their mistake. After eight months of leading me on, I decided to not even give them the opportunity or chance to conduct surgery on me because I don't trust this office at all after how I was treated. If you go in for a consult, you'll wait over an hour. Christine and Christina, the nurses were so unprofessional By making empty promises and not willing to work with me to fix their mistake of Dr. Kotis. The office wasted my time. I will not be recommending this office. I'm so hurt and disappointed. I would be happy to share photos, but unfortunately, I'm too embarrassed. read more

I came to Dr. Kotis's April of 2019 for a rapid recovery breast augmentation. Dr. Kotis and his wife Christina were absolutely wonderful. I am so thankful for how professional and welcoming they were. My surgery and recovery went exactly as planned and I'm very happy with the results. I highly suggest coming to see Dr. Kotis and his wife. read more

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This place really is just about money. I scheduled a consultation, less than 20 minutes later I saw all the bad reviews and decided to cancel. The person I spoke with said I wasn't charge yet and will cancel my appointment. Later that day someone else called to find out why I canceled, I was honest and told her I saw the Yelp reviews and needed to do more research. She suggested I do more research and get back to her. She then proceed to say if I do cancel for sure there will be a processing fee, which was not mentioned during the previous two calls! Not using this place for sure! read more

Recently had a tummy tuck with Dr. Kotis. Only at 8 weeks, but love the results! As normal with a major surgery, it took about 1 week to be able to go back to work and another 10 days before I was moving well again. I have had no post-surgery issues. I would use Dr. Kotis again if I decided to have more surgery. read more

I had awesome experience with Dr.Kotis and team.They are phenomenal.I had gynecomastia this April which resulted great.End to end procedure went breezy and recovery is extraordinary.Entire team -Dr.Kotis,Jenn,Alo,Christi and Cindy are friendly and helpful.Jenn is very warm and welcoming.Alo is doing great facials and recommended me best product for skin care routine.She is super patient and very good person.I am undergoing liposuction with them again and can't wait to see myself a new version. read more

I wish I had read these reviews before going to DR Kotis and getting a breast lift. I relied on this doctor to indicate what breast lift was required based on my needs . He performed the surgery , charged premium price and once it was evident that the expected results were not there, he indicated that I needed a different breast lift, REALLY??? I now have to have the procedure done, the RIGHT way and pay again, of course, with a different doctor. Please read these reviews... Be Aware and be Informed! read more

I will never recommend Dr. Kotis to anyone. I am extremely unhappy with my abdominoplasty results 2.5 years in. No thank you, try again.

Well, I must say it has to be all about the $! First of all I had a bad experience before my surgery and had put $6,000 down and because I cancelled my surgery due to an injury which was a contusion to my head, Dr. Kotis wrote me a letter telling me I would not get my $ back! At that point, it was either get the surgery or lose my $! Fast forward, I scheduled a visit to meet with him and he assured me he could do a great job on my neck, now its almost 7 months later after the surgery and it looks horrible! Sagging and terrible! Before I posted this I sent him an email explaining how I was dissatisfied and waited 2 weeks, no reply! He must of went in one of his 20 vacations for when I would call he was on vacation! So yes, I feel I wasn't treated properly and it is all about the MONEY! I'm very sorry to have to post this but it's true! This is not a good place! I'm scarred for life and he didn't perform as promised! I even reluctantly give him a star! It saddens me deeply to have to rate Dr. Kotis like this but it was not a professional job! read more

Amazing doctor. My cosmetic procedure turned out beautiful no scaring or pain. My breast are so perky and youthful.... Thank you Dr Kotis

If I could I would give zero stars. This guy does sloppy work and only cares about the money. I sustained a GSW to my left hand and he wants to claim he "saved my hand" when in reality he hadn't, he caused more permanet damage. I had to get my wound repaired and cared at another facility with a different plastic surgeon. The permanet damage he caused won't be fixed, but im glad the new surgeon was able to heal and really save the rest of my hand. read more

He is horrible. Very sloppy and unprofessional. I had a procedure done by him and my results are disappointing, and when you tell him your concerns he just brushes them off and barely acknowledges what you're saying to him. You can also hear him yelling in his office at his staff when you're waiting in the exam room. His only motive is money. He pushes other procedures and surgeries on you so he can make more money. You might not feel insecure about something until he tells you you should fix something. His staff is also always changing.....doesn't seem like people want to work for him. He has some good results, but a lot of bad ones too. He's not a plastic surgeon with finesse which is what you want when it comes to getting a cosmetic procedure. Go to a more professional, mature and honest surgeon!!!! I won't be going back to him and recommend people not go to him. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR. He just cares about the money not about the patients or procedures. It's been 5 years since he did an abdominal plasty and breast augmentation /mastoplexy on me and I'm still sorry I chose him. He made sure he got his money however I didn't get what I wanted but very sloppy work on my body. He was very misleading as to what he was going to do and seems like he agreed to just passify me. IM WARNING YOU...ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! read more

To start, I was treated like family from the consultation on. From Rose who graciously answered every question and every phone call I made, to Yvonne, the medical assistant who was at every appointment helping me, to Kristy, the first assist in the OR, to finally last but not least, Dr. Kotis. As someone who is a member of the LGBTQ community and chose to have top surgery, it was imperative that I had a surgeon who not only did great work, but understood my situation and wanted to make me feel comfortable with every aspect. Dr. Kotis and his team did just that. My results are incredible and my outside finally matches how I feel on the inside. I cannot say enough about how I am so glad he is the surgeon I chose, and if I had to do it all over again I would still choose Dr. Kotis and his amazing team. read more

Stay away!!! He completely misdiagnosed me and put me through an unnecessary surgery. He's also very unprofessional. He frequently yells at his nurses and front desk staff. I wish someone had warned me about this guy. read more

I had brachioplasty done in Dr. Kotis' Arlington Heights office. I had a great experience and result. I could not be happier. The surgery went smoothly. The result is fabulous. I think the staff is professional and attentive. read more

I'd been seeing Dr Kotis for Botox and juviderm for years. He usually had a sale 1-2 times a year and I'd buy "banks" and what I thought was a discount. On my last 3 visits I've been less than happy. First, I swear, the staff had completely changed every time I'm there. The last receptionist didn't even know who I was talking about when I asked if the MA still worked there (since I hadn't seen her.) Second, the waits have gotten long. Five years ago I was usually seen in 5-10 minutes. Lately it's more like 30, and no one seems to know what's going on. Third, during my 30 minute waits, both in the waiting room and exam room, I've been hearing a lot of loud, disparaging words from Dr Kotis to his staff. It's very embarrassing to hear him yelling at someone "are you always this stupid? Get out of my sight!" And then pretending I didn't hear anything when he comes in the exam room. Finally, the last straw came recently when a friend and I were talking about our different plastic surgeons. Dr Kotis usually charged me $14 or $15 a unit for my Botox, and if I bought it bulk it was like $11 or $12. My neighbor only pays $10 a unit regularly! I think I have some units left in my "bank" but he can just keep them because I'm not going back. read more

RE billing - Saw Dr. Kotis last summer for a hand injury and all was well until I received a bill several months after my hand was healed for a missed appointment fee of $100 for an appointment that I never made! Called the office they apologized for the error and told me they would let billing know...then the collection notices started. Called the Dr's office again, they again said they would take care of it...another notice...another call. Notices stopped coming I thought all was well until I received ANOTHER notice from a collection agency. Called the office AGAIN and now told I have to take it up with their outsourced billing company myself...and that number is some dude's cell phone number - UNREAL read more

DO NOT GO HERE. I wish I did more research into Dr. Kotis but sadly I did not. I ended up having surgery on fractured finger which was rushed to say the least. The end result is a still bent finger and now I am out of pocket $4k (with really good insurance mind you). The office also does not return my calls regarding my bill. Spare yourself the headache and go somewhere else. read more

I had a "Mommy Make Over", and I am very pleased with the results. I was researching for quite a while and being a medical professional myself, I was very particular about each aspect of this process. Preop, surgery, post op was clean, professional, caring, precise. Results were more than expected. Price was fair and worth every dollar. If you want good work to be done then you have to pay for good work. If you wanna save money but get a cheap job done which you are not happy with or risk your life with a surgery then you have to find another surgeon because Dr. Kotis is one of the best plastic surgeons in Illinois. The only regret I have is that I should of done that surgery a long time ago. My pain was taken care off with excellent pain management. No bruising, incision is healing amazingly, implants naturally beautiful. Surgery went very well and surgical team worked together safe and professional. Anesthesia RN very knowledgeable. Christina Kotis very caring, knowledgeable and pleasant, Dr Kotis was excellent, knowledgeable, pleasant, precise, caring. His work is his pride and he lets it show in the results. Very very very pleased with his work. read more

I have had a great experience with Dr Kotis. He immediately was able to diagnose the (painful) issue in my wrist/elbow and performed the surgery as soon as was possible. Christina who makes the appointments and runs admin is amazing. Any paperwork I need filled out, she makes sure to complete in a timely manner which is really appreciated. I highly recommend Dr. Kotis for your hand surgery needs. This office goes above and beyond. read more

Dr Kotis claims to be a hand surgeon but if you need more than a cosmetic skin procedure then see a real orthopedic surgeon which he is NOT! I had to endure a second surgery on my hand because of his incompetence. My second surgery by a qualified ortho surgeon was successful and the issue completely resolved. The ortho surgeon explained that Kotis did not know what he was doing. By default Kotis receives one star but in reality he should receive a FAIL. As well his office knowingly over billed me and would not return my credit without a threat of legal action. My advice is to avoid. read more

After a visit to the emergency room due to a hand injury, I was referred to the Center for Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery to see Dr. John Kotis. I called the next morning to make an appointment and to my surprise, I was able to get in that same day! Dr. Kotis is AMAZING. He's very kind and explained everything going on with my hand and what the exact course of treatment was going to be. I ended up having to have hand Occupational Therapy which took place right at the office as Dr. Kotis has a hand therapist that comes in two days a week. It was incredibly convenient. The entire staff at the Center for Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery are amazing. They always have a smile on their faces and remember you by the second time you come into the office. Today, I was discharged from Dr. Kotis' care and was almost sad that I won't be seeing them... definitely says something for the office staff and Dr. Kotis. read more

I had suffered a hand injury a few months ago. I have to say Dr. Kotis is the most compassionate, caring and competent Doctor I have been a patient of. My hand is back to 100%! I am very grateful! Hats off to you Dr. Kotis! read more