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Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Professional interests include: ulcers, emergency care, cleft lip and palate, and more.

5346 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

(708) 636-8222

Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD is a hand surgeon in Oak Lawn, IL specializing in hand surgery and plastic surgery. Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care and Advocate Christ Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

5346 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Some issues Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD can help you with:

Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess tissue around the eyelids. With aging, skin loses elasticity. In some people, skin can pool around the eyes causing wrinkles, puffiness, under-eye bags, and drooping.

During a blepharoplasty, tiny incisions are made under local anesthesia, and any excess skin or underlying tissue is removed from the eyelids. The procedure takes between one and three hours, and patients may have bruising and swelling around their eyes for a few days afterwards. Icing the area may help.

The surgery is sometimes done along with other facial surgery as part of a facelift. Typically, a blepharoplasty is considered cosmetic. In severe cases, however, upper eyelids may droop so significantly that they make it hard to see. In these cases, blepharoplasty may be considered a necessary treatment.

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

Skin Grafting

When a large area of skin is too damaged to heal, a skin graft may be used to protect the tissue underneath and reduce scarring. A layer of healthy skin is taken and moved to the injured area, where it is fixed in place. Skin grafts are used to treat burns, infections, large wounds, ulcers, and other significant problems that affect the skin.

There are several different types of skin graft, depending on where the donor skin is taken from:

Autografts, where healthy skin is taken from another place on the patient's body
Allografts, where the donor skin is taken from another person or cadaver
Xenografts, which are harvested from animals and are used temporarily like a dressing to cover a wound
Synthetic grafts, which are made from non-biological materials, like silicone

In all cases, the skin graft may either be full-thickness or partial-thickness. While thicker grafts make recovery more difficult for the donor site, they heal more easily than thinner grafts.

Before skin graft surgery, patients are given anesthesia so they cannot feel any pain. If using an autograft, the surgeon carefully measures and removes the skin from the donor site. Sometimes the graft is cut in a mesh-like pattern, to allow a small piece of donated skin to stretch and cover a larger area. This also helps oxygen pass through the graft. The site where the skin graft will go is cleaned well to remove any dirt, bacteria, or dead skin cells. Then the skin graft is placed and attached with stitches or staples. It is often covered with antibacterial ointment and supportive bandages for the first few days.

As the skin graft heals into its new position, new blood vessels grow to reach and support the skin. Depending on the thickness of the graft, oil glands, sweat glands, and hair follicles may also regrow. Recovery time depends on the thickness of the graft and the overall health of the skin in the grafted area, but it generally takes from two to four weeks.

doctor visit	625
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	102
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

doctor visit	601
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	31
tissue transfer	31
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	32

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	105
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

doctor visit	573
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12
tissue transfer	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	76
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	174
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

doctor visit	494
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12
tissue transfer	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	45
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	80
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

doctor visit	477
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
plastic surgery procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	20
tissue transfer	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	33
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	92
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

doctor visit	434
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
plastic surgery procedures	10
reconstructive surgery	10
tissue transfer	10
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	23
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	72
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

doctor visit	433
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
plastic surgery procedures	35
reconstructive surgery	35
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	30
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	68
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

doctor visit	310
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
plastic surgery procedures	10
reconstructive surgery	10
tissue transfer	10
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	52
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	28

doctor visit	504
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Oak Lawn, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

doctor visit	497
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
plastic surgery procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	20
tissue transfer	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	292
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	74
75 to 84	119
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	119

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Education & Training

He is certified by the Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HFN, Blue Advantage PPO, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, PHCS PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, Blue Cross PPO, AARP, CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana National POS - Open Access, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Humana HMO, Aetna, Humana HMO Premier, Unicare PPO, Golden Rule, Humana Platinum HMO, TRICARE Prime, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Humana, Cigna, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, HealthLink PPO, Aetna Choice POS, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, Aetna EPO, First Health, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Aetna PPO, HFN EPO, Aetna HMO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Union Health Services, Inc., HST Care Connect PPO, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross Community MMAI, Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, BlueCare Direct HMO, Blue Cross HMO Illinois and AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HFN

Blue Advantage PPO

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

PHCS PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan PPO

Blue Cross PPO

AARP

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana National POS - Open Access

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Humana HMO

Aetna

Humana HMO Premier

Unicare PPO

Golden Rule

Humana Platinum HMO

TRICARE Prime

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Humana

Cigna

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

HealthLink PPO

Aetna Choice POS

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

Aetna EPO

First Health

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Aetna PPO

HFN EPO

Aetna HMO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Union Health Services, Inc.

HST Care Connect PPO

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross Community MMAI

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

BlueCare Direct HMO

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Oak Lawn, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$3,230 Augmentation $1,313	ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander $1,057	Reconstruction $255	MemoryGel Breast Implants $199	FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis $161	Other $244
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$2,700 AlloDerm $2,325	STRATTICE LAP $364	Spy $11
AXOGEN	$1,277 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $655	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $622
Allergan Inc.	$525 AlloDerm $282	NATRELLE $214	ACZONE $15	SERI $14
Allergan, Inc.	$53 NATRELLE $28	NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $25
Other	$53 Surgical Care - Transderm Scop $27	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $16	$11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,020
Food and Beverage	$3,817

Biography

Dr. R. Kalimuthu is a medical specialist in plastic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Kalimuthu's average rating from his patients is 2.5 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Kalimuthu include deformity correction, tumor, and facial trauma. He most likely takes Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. He is conversant in Tamil. Dr. Kalimuthu is professionally affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center.