Physician: Otolaryngology: Facial Plastics - Lake Forest, IL
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Which general ENT work do you most enjoy, and where would you want support?
What they are checking: The posting names general ENT, rhinology and thyroid within the practice.
Clinics are at Lake Forest, Grayslake and Glenview, with surgery in Grayslake. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: The posting names all four sites.
A nocturnal APP programme covers on-site call from half past two in the afternoon to half past two at night. What would you want to know about the call arrangement?
What they are checking: The posting states it precisely, and call is what a surgeon most needs to understand before joining.
What would you do
How do you balance a facial plastics practice with a general ENT clinic?
What they are checking: The posting states the role also sees general ENT patients.
How do you decide whether a patient's expectations for a cosmetic result are realistic?
What they are checking: The defining consultation in facial plastics and the one that prevents unhappy outcomes.
A result is not what the patient hoped for. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Every facial plastics surgeon has one, and the answer shows how they carry responsibility.
How would you build a facial plastics practice inside an established ENT group?
What they are checking: The posting offers the ability to practice facial plastics, which has to be grown.
How do you work with advanced practice providers in a clinic?
What they are checking: The posting names two APPs alongside six otolaryngologists.
About the work
Tell me about your facial plastics training and the procedures you perform.
What they are checking: The posting seeks a facial plastics otolaryngologist specifically.
How do you approach reconstruction after skin cancer excision?
What they are checking: Much of facial plastics in an ENT practice is reconstructive rather than cosmetic.
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