Category: Breast Augmentation
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Mommy Makeover Diaries: The Agonizing Wait
My mommy partner-in-crime, Michelle, is through the other side: she’s officially three weeks past her surgery. She came into the office yesterday for a follow-up visit, and while she was here we took some photos for this blog and chatted a bit about her whole surgical experience, so I can write it up later. She…
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Mommy Makeover Diaries: What to expect during a consultation
People choose to have cosmetic procedures for many reasons. Maybe they’ve always been unhappy with a feature on their body, or maybe they used to love the way they look and suddenly that changed. The reasons are as unique as the people themselves. For one of our mommies, Rhonda, this procedure is the “icing on…
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Introducing the Mommy Makeover Diaries
While being a mother is one of the greatest joys in life, it is also a hard job—one that takes its toll physically, and mentally. Often mothers find it difficult to put themselves first, preferring instead to spend time, money and energy on their children, or significant others, or their careers. But the old saying…
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After an unhappy experience elsewhere, can breast augmentations be fixed?
At St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery, we are often asked to perform revisions on breast augmentations done elsewhere. Patients may desire a revision for many reasons, and our goal is to help each one achieve the results they wanted from the very beginning. Many women come in wanting a revision due to unhappiness with the size…
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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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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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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…
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Swimming After Breast Augmentation
This time of year, one of the most commonly asked breast augmentation questions we get at our St. Louis plastic surgery practice is when is it safe to get back into a swimming pool or go to the beach after getting breast implants? How soon can you swim after breast surgery? Although swimming should be…