Publications

Books

Outsmarting Mother Nature: A Woman's Complete Guide to Plastic Surgery (Praeger Publishers/ABC-CLIO, LLC. April, 2010)

• This concise, educational, and thorough reference will educate women who are contemplating, undergoing, or recovering from plastic surgery.
• Over 100 entries cover the major plastic surgery procedures currently being performed
• Case studies demonstrate what cosmetic procedures can, and can not, accomplish
• More than 50 graphics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons illustrate procedures
• A question-and-answer format allows an easier comprehension of medical information
• An appendix explains how to find and choose a plastic surgeon and what questions to ask

Electronic Publications

The Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Current Thoughts and Protocols. (Iliana Sweis MD, Sara Yegiyants MD, and Mimis Cohen MD. Aesth Plast Surg. Accepted Online Publication March 14, 2013.)

• Link to US National Library of Medicine publication
• Link to full publication on SpringerLink

Medical Journal Articles

• 2018 Iliana E Sweis MD and Bryan C Cressey JD. Potential Role of the Common Food Additive Manufactured Citric Acid in Eliciting Significant Inflammatory Reactions Contributing to Serious Disease States: A Series of Four Case Reports. Toxicology Reports: 5: 808-812, 2018.
• Iliana E Sweis MD, Jamie Spitz MD, David Barry, et al. A Review of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Aesthetic Surgery Patients and the Legal Implications. Aesth Plast Surg. Vol 41, issue 4, 949-954, August 2017.
• Iliana E Sweis MD. A Quick and Effective PONV Protocol. Plastic Surgery Pulse News Volume 7, issue 2, 2015.
• Iliana Sweis MD, Sara Yegiyants MD, and Mimis Cohen MD. The Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Current Thoughts and Protocols. Aesth Plast Surg. Vol 37, issue 3, 625-633, June 2013.
• Iliana Sweis MD, Sara Yegiyants MD, and Mimis Cohen MD. Plastic Surgery Hyperguide: The Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. www.plasticsurgery.hyperguides.com. May, 2011
• Iliana Sweis MD, Ivo Tzvetanov MD and Enrico Benedetti MD. The New Face of Transplant Surgery: A Survey on Cosmetic Surgery in Transplant Recipients. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Vol 33, Number 6, November 2009
• Peter McKinney MD and Iliana Sweis MD. An accurate technique for fixation in endoscopic brow lift: A 5-Year Follow-Up. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 108, 6, 1808-1810, 2001
• Peter McKinney MD and Iliana Sweis MD. A clinical definition of an ideal radix. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 109, 4, 1416-1418, 2001
• Iliana E Sweis MD, B Harold Griffith MD, and Jay Pensler MD. Souvenirs from Belize: The Botfly and the Screwworm Fly. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 99, 3, 868-870, 1997
• Peter McKinney MD and Iliana Sweis MD. The purse-string reduction mammaplasty: A variation of the Marconi technique to minimize inframammary scars. Aesthetic Journal Quarterly: 16, 3, 191-195, 1996
• Peter McKinney MD, Stanley Celetti MD and Iliana Sweis MD. An accurate technique for fixation in endoscopic brow lift. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 97, 4, 824-827, 1996
• Schweitzer MA, Sweis I, Silver DL, and Stellato TA. The clinical spectrum of Clostridium difficile colitis in immunocompromised patients. American Surgeon 62, 7, 603-607. Discussion 607-608, 1996.
• Frank A Vicari MD and Iliana E Sweis MD. Mandibular lengthening by distraction osteosynthesis. The Child’s Doctor: 13, 1, 8-12, 1995
• Iliana E Sweis MD, Christopher R McHenry MD and Roderick B Jordan MD. Limb and life-threatening desmoid tumor of the neck. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 92, 2, 335-339, 1993
• William H Pearce MD, Iliana E Sweis MD, James S T Yao MD, PhD, Walter J McCarthy MD and Alisa E Koch MD. Increased production of interleukin-1 beta, but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery 16, 5, 784-789, 1992

Presentations

• 2017 Iliana Sweis, MD. Evolution Tour. Allergan Faculty Network. Chicago, IL
• 2017 Iliana Sweis, MD. Allergan Faculty Network. Juvederm Volbella XC. Northbrook, IL
• 2016 Iliana Sweis, MD. Allergan Faculty Network. Kybella. Northbrook, IL
• 2014 Iliana Sweis, MD. Juvederm Voluma XC. Chicago, IL
• 2009 Iliana Sweis, MD. The Science of Latisse. Chicago, IL
• 2007 Iliana Sweis, MD. Defining the PONV Problem: Incidence, Risk Factors and Consequences. Chicago, IL
• 2007 Iliana Sweis, MD. Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation: The Use of Botox Cosmetic and Facial Fillers. Chicago, IL
• 2004 Iliana Sweis, MD. Prevention of Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting in Plastic Surgery Patients. Chicago, ILand Cleveland, OH
• 2003 Iliana Sweis, MD. Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation: The Role of Botox and Facial Fillers. Chicago, IL
• 2001 Iliana Sweis, MD. Obtaining Natural Results Following Facial Plastic Surgery. Northbrook, IL
• 1999 Iliana Sweis, MD. Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery. Barrington, IL
• 1995 Iliana E Sweis MD and Victor L Lewis MD. A clinical study of the SureClosure System. Presented at the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons 35th Annual Meeting, Iowa City, June, 1995
• 1992 Iliana E Sweis MD and Roderick B Jordan MD. An extensive fibromatosis involving the brachial plexus. Presented at the Cleveland Surgical Society Resident Research Forum, Cleveland, March, 1992
• 1991 William H Pearce MD, Iliana E Sweis MD, James S T Yao MD, PhD, Walter J McCarthy MD and Alisa E Koch MD. Increased production of interleukin-1 beta, but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Presented at the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society 15th Annual Meeting, Chicago, September, 1991
• 1986 K W Olsen, D Delvadia, G Shara, I Sweis and L Diba. Prediction of protein structures from amino acid sequence of three dimensional homology. Presented at the 20th Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Milwaukee, June, 1986.