Category: Plastic Surgery
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New President of the Aesthetic Society: Dr. Herluf Lund
St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery’s Dr. Herluf Lund was inducted as the new President of the Aesthetic Society this month! He is the first president of the Aesthetic Society from Missouri. He will focus on guiding the 2,600-member organization through the COVID-19 pandemic and complete several critical projects that are currently in development. Dr. Lund…
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How to Find the Best Plastic Surgeons in Your Area
As you explore your options for plastic surgery, you should limit your search to only the best plastic surgeons in your area. Missouri residents considering procedures such as breast augmentation or mommy makeover can rely on the St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery team to safely create exceptional results for our local patients. But if you’re starting…
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Get The Facts About Silent Rupture In Silicone Breast Implants
When researching online, you are sure to find plenty of conflicting information about silent rupture in silicone breast implants. Information such as how often to get checked, and whether or not you need to get your implants removed following a rupture is important to know before a primary breast augmentation. But you shouldn’t rely on…
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Why We Encourage Combining Treatments
Often patients at our Missouri plastic surgery practice come in with a request for improving their appearance that doesn’t fit neatly into the confines a single procedure. The most prominent example is a mommy makeover, a combination of breast and body procedures that gives patients a chance to address multiple concerns at once. Here…
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Women Aren’t the Only Ones Who Age: Cosmetic Treatments for Men
The results are in! The ASAPS numbers, that is. Each year, plastic surgeons around the country look forward to the publication of statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, or ASAPS. The organization collects data from plastic surgeons all year long to keep tabs on the popularity of certain procedures. At our plastic…
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Breast Augmentation: “Is it normal for…?”
Women excited about getting breast implants at our St. Louis practice often share a common worry: recovery. Our surgeons provide a detailed list of instructions and thoroughly explain what to expect during recovery, but there are plenty of questions we hear from patients in the days and weeks after their breast augmentation procedures. In this…
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Dear Abby-Believe It or Not
I rarely, if ever read the advice column, Dear Abby. Seems like it’s been around since my grandparents’ days. This weekend however, I did read it and for those considering cosmetic surgery abroad, they should read it too. Titled “Surgery abroad goes wrong with infection”, the letter writer details her long and difficult saga of…
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SO WHY DID I GET COOLSCULPTING TODAY?
Okay, I’ll admit it. I got CoolSculpting today! I walked into our medical spa at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery Medical Spa and frozen my fat! I did it for the same reasons that so many of our patients have chosen to have CoolSculpting; to treat those persistent, resistant areas of fat that despite diet…
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Doctor Highlight: Dr. Prada
October’s doctor spotlight shines on Dr. Christian A. Prada. We asked Dr. Prada a few questions to help you get to know him a little better! Here’s what he had to say: What is the most exciting part about being a surgeon at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery? Dr. Prada: For me the most exciting part…
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Using Your Own Fat To Enhance Buttocks and Breasts Just Got Better
It is no secret that the use of fat to improve aesthetic results has been one of the fastest areas of growth in cosmetic surgery. And while fat seems to be an almost ideal material to use since it is your own tissue and most of us have a little extra that we would like…