OFFICE LOCATION & PARKING
We have one office, located at 3000 N. Halsted St, Suite 707, Chicago, IL 60657. The parking lot entrance is located on the west side of Halsted St, just north of Wellington Ave. Validated parking is available for $4.
PREPARING FOR YOUR CONSULT
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time for check-in and paperwork. If you’d like, feel welcome to print and complete the registration packet ahead of time to bring with you.
Please bring a state-issued ID. If you plan to use insurance, please bring your insurance card(s). If you are using an HMO plan, please ensure you have appropriate referral order from your primary care physician.
If you must reschedule your consultation, kindly provide at least 24 hours’ notice.
FINANCING AND INSURANCE
Dr. Shore is in-network with several insurance plans. Please ask Giselle if we are in-network with your plan when you schedule your consult.
The self-pay consultation fee is $100, which is applied to your surgery or cost of service.
We require a $50 booking fee to schedule an insurance consult, which is applied to your co-pay or cost of service at the time of your visit.
If interested in financing a self-pay surgery, please ask at the time of your visit, and we will be happy to discuss options with you.
MEDICAL CLEARANCE
Medical clearance, including lab work, by your primary care physician is required 30 days before your scheduled surgery. We will provide you with this order detailing the required notes and tests.
PRE-OPERATIVE VISIT
About 2 weeks before surgery, you will meet with Dr. Shore in person to discuss surgery, review the consent form, finalize the surgical plan, and take preoperative photographs. If applicable, self-pay fees are collected at this visit.
At that visit, you will receive a folder of information that includes:
- Date/time/location of the procedure
- Prescriptions (to fill ahead of time)
- A copy of the consent form
- Written post-operative care instructions
- Showering instructions
- Scar care instructions
- Empty drain log (if needed)
- A helpful shopping guide, including recommended postop garments (if applicable)
- How to reach Dr. Shore after hours (in case of emergency)
PRE-SURGERY PHONE CALL
The surgery center will contact you a few weeks before surgery to register you into the system.
They will call you again the day before surgery to confirm your surgery and details of the next day, including arrival time, parking and check-in information, and an outline of how the next day will go.
They will remind you to fast (NPO) after midnight, and will review any medications to hold or take leading up to surgery.
A board-certified plastic surgeon has undergone extensive training that includes at least three years of general surgery, a dedicated 3-5 year plastic surgery residency, and in many cases, additional fellowship training.
These surgeons have been trained in the scope of plastic surgery, which includes certification to perform all facets of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, and are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), the only board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
A cosmetic surgeon has not necessarily been trained as a plastic surgeon, nor necessarily been certified by the ABPS. The training is not standardized, and may only include weekend or online courses as preparation to perform cosmetic procedures.
When it comes to optimizing results and patient safety, it is important to know how your provider has been trained, and who is certifying them to perform certain procedures.
The ABPS ensures that all plastic surgeons meet the high standards of excellence in order to earn the title of being “board certified”.
Dr. Alison Shore is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
