Plastic Surgery Blog St. Louis

The breast augmentation is a popular cosmetic procedure performed to enhance the size and fullness of the breasts. There are a number of steps in the breast enhancement process and many decisions to make. It is important to be well educated on your options so you, along with your plastic surgeon, can make the best […]

The Tummy Tuck procedure is performed to improve the appearance of the mid-section. This area is one that many people struggle with for a variety of reasons. Pregnancy is one major factor that causes women to seek out the Tummy Tuck, or abdominoplasty procedure. Pregnancy can cause excess, sagging skin and can stretch out the […]

Breast Reduction is a procedure that has helped many women achieve lighter, smaller breasts and reduce the pain often associated with overly large breasts. Women with breasts that are disproportionately large often deal with pain on a daily basis in the neck, shoulders and back—there can be painful indentations and grooves left from bras and […]

Breast Implants come in two types: Saline Implants or Silicone Implants. Which is best? Well, that depends on who you ask. Both have pros and cons and what’s best for one person may not be right for another. Saline implants are filled with a sterile salt water solution. If this type of implant were to […]

The delicate skin around our eyes can often be one of the first areas people begin to notice those unwanted signs of aging. Lines, creases, wrinkles, sagging, and puffiness in the upper and/or lower eyelids can age us and make us look constantly run down. The eyelid lift procedure, also called blepharoplasty, may be used […]

Reduction Mammaplasty is a surgical procedure that has helped alleviate the neck, back, and shoulder pain many women with overly large breasts feel on a daily basis. Breasts that are disproportionately large can not just cause pain, but skin irritations and painful grooves and indentations from bras. Often women with overly large breasts find physical activity […]

The Mommy Makeover is a coin termed for a grouping of procedures performed to rejuvenate the areas of the body most impacted by pregnancy and nursing. While the joys of bringing a child into the world are undoubtably miraculous, for many women the last effects on their body leaves them feeling self-conscious. Stretched out abdominal […]

The Breast Lift procedure is designed to rejuvenate the appearance of breasts that have begun to sag and droop. Women experience breast sagging at various times in their lives in various degrees of severity depending on a number of factors. Women who have had multiple pregnancies and nursed may right their breasts prematurely sagging, similarly […]

The Mommy Makeover is a term for a group of procedures that have been commonly requested by Moms after having children. For many women the joys of pregnancy and motherhood are miraculous, but the changes that occur in the woman’s body are not always something a woman wants to live with for the rest of her life. […]

The Breast Lift procedure, also called mastopexy, is performed to rejuvenate the breasts by raising them to a more youthful and perky positioning. The breast lift is achieved by removing excess skin and tightening the tissue around the breasts. In some cases the areola is re-positioned as well. It is important to note that the […]