Losing a significant amount of weight can be a long and arduous journey. You should be proud of your new body and the work it took to achieve. However, even after losing a few pounds, you may still struggle with sagging skin and other body issues. This can leave you feeling self-conscious and unable to …
One of the fastest growing plastic surgery procedures at our practice is the Brazilian butt lift. At St. Louis Plastic Surgery, my colleagues and I have been seeing an increase in patients asking about the details of the procedure, whether they are an ideal candidate, and how long results typically last. Brazilian butt augmentation is …
It's resolution season! If you're like millions of Americans, you've probably made a commitment to embrace more healthy habits in 2019, whether it's drinking more water or finally taming your muffin top. But before you shell out for a gym membership, allow us to recommend an option that can help you take a shortcut to …
It doesn’t matter whether you are an A-cup or a DD-cup, tall or short, size XS or XL, women of every size deal with bra bulge. This pocket of fat between the armpits and the chest can result from age or an ill-fitting bra, or from eating more calories than you are burning. …
Certain areas of the body tend to resist even the most dedicated efforts to keep them trim and toned. For many women, thighs are one of the prime trouble spots. People self-conscious about "thunder thighs" avoid wearing shorts and skirts, and even pass on certain sports such as swimming so they don't have to bare …
Ever since we first started offering CoolSculpting® at our St. Louis medical spa, it's been one of our most popular nonsurgical body contouring procedures. What's not to love? It targets those stubborn areas of fat that won't shrink no matter how much you exercise or diet, and there's essentially no downtime. So we thought, If …
Fat reduction. Of all the things we do here at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery, it may have the broadest appeal. Nearly everyone has unwanted pockets of fat to get rid of, and most people – male and female -- have an ideal body shape in mind. Liposuction and CoolSculpting are the 2 prevailing procedures for …
Ever since CoolSculpting ushered in the era of nonsurgical fat reduction when it received FDA approval in 2010, a steady parade of noninvasive body contouring treatments has begun to vie for patients' attention. But even with the influx of options, CoolSculpting is still very popular at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery, and it remains the gold standard among …
As the weather cools down, everyone at our med spa is beginning to layer up with scarves and bulky clothing. But the CoolMini™ is giving our St. Louis patients a reason to forgo their turtlenecks and hooded sweatshirts this season. Designed to shrink fat on the chin and neck area known as "submental fat," the …
A June 24, 2015 story on CNN discussed the rapidly increasing complications from black market buttock augmentations. As the popularity of certain desired fuller buttock shapes has increased, so has the illegal and very dangerous black market for buttock enhancement. More and more patients are getting injected with industrial grade silicone and other unknown and …