Author: STLCosmeticSurgery
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An Employee’s Tummy Tuck Journey: The Final Result
Often, the first step to plastic surgery, the consultation, is the most difficult for patients to overcome. Once the procedure has been discussed with a trusted surgeon, planning for the surgery happens pretty quickly. Here, our employee shares her hospital experience and her elation at the final results. By the time my surgery date with…
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Post-injury Massage May Help Muscles Heal
Clean, cool, white sheets. Scented candles and oils. Calm, soothing music. People go in for massages with the expectation of relaxation and relief from the tensions of the world; an hour-long getaway from the stress of everyday life. But while most are familiar with massage as a wonderful way to relax and feel good, there…
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90 Day Challenge: Now THAT is a Chemical Peel!
Posted by: Rhonda Shrum Being a novice at times has its advantages. You don’t always know what you’re getting into when you plunge blindly into new endeavors, and therefore you’re saved from a lot of the trepidation that occurs when you know what’s coming. Being new to higher level chemical peels, I scheduled my second…
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An Employee’s Tummy Tuck Journey: Time for the Consultation
Last month, we discussed whether it was easier to make the choice to have a procedure if you worked in the plastic surgery business. After careful consideration, our employee moved on to the next phase of the process, the consultation. Even for an employee who’s been in the business for years, this part caused a…
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Visualize Your Plastic Surgery Results with 3D Imaging Technology
Thousands of people consider aesthetic plastic surgery each year, and more and more those people are turning to photos so they can try to imagine for themselves what they would look like after a procedure. St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery has new technology to make that choice more visual and much easier to ultimately make. Recent advances…
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Tired of Eyeliner Smudges? Permanent Cosmetics May be the Answer
Posted by: Rhonda Shrum Ever since I was an awkward 7th grader with big hair, I’ve been an eyeliner fanatic. For over 20 years, I have diligently smudged black, brown, or gray liner onto my small eyelids, hoping to brighten them up. And every day, I’ve been crabby when it inevitably migrated onto my hands,…
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Working in the Plastic Surgery Field: Does it Make it Easier to Decide to Have a Procedure?
For typical women, the decision to have plastic surgery is a big one, one that requires plenty of research into board certified surgeons, discussions with friends and family, and self-reflection. For a woman who works in the plastic surgery industry, though, it may seem as the the choice would be easy–but it’s just as consuming…
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90 Day Challenge: Is Natural Always Better?
Last week, I read an article about French women: an article that discussed their natural beauty, their confidence, the general allure that makes them so attractive. While I love the concept of natural beauty, I have many doubts about those that we bestow the title upon. Inner beauty aside, we usually consider someone a natural…
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90 Day Challenge: Why are healthy habits so easy to break?
Posted by: Rhonda Shrum hab·it (noun) An acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. We all have many habits in life; some good, some bad. The bad ones seem to come with ease; I mean, how swiftly we can fall into the habit of eating pizza and chips for dinner, or…
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If You Want Plastic Surgery, It’s Time to Give Up the Cigarettes
The health benefits of quitting smoking are numerous and well documented. Non-smokers live longer, have less risk of cancer, and have fewer instances of heart and lung disease. Despite these well-known statistics, however, many people continue to smoke–but if you’re seriously considering plastic surgery, quitting is a choice you need to make. Aside from the…