Regulations – St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery & Medical Spa

The Danger with Black Market Buttock Injections

Jul 2, 2015

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in Body Contouring, Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Regulations

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…

Before you consider a “Botox Party,” do your homework.

Mar 19, 2014

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DrHuffaker

in BOTOX®, Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Regulations, Services, Skin

This morning in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, an article was published highlighting “Botox and wine parties,” an increasingly popular trend among women wishing to look younger. Women gather at a spa and bring their friends, drink wine, and get in line for discounted injections. While this may seem like a fun idea, there are…

How will the Affordable Care Act impact our cosmetic procedures?

Oct 28, 2013

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STLCosmeticSurgery

in Body Contouring, BOTOX®, Breast Augmentation, Breast Reduction, Cosmetic Surgery, Facelift, Health, Labiaplasty, Liposuction, Male Breast Reduction, Medical Devices, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgery, Regulations, Services, Skin, Tummy Tuck

On January 1, 2014, millions of Americans will have new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. While our services at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery are cosmetic, and therefore not covered by insurance, our patients may still feel the effects on the healthcare industry. When patients come in to our office to schedule a breast…

Unsafe buttock injections in the news

Aug 14, 2013

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DrLund

in Body Contouring, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Regulations

I just finished reading a very sad report in the Minneapolis StarTribune about the increasing numbers of complications and deaths being caused by illegal buttock injections. The exact numbers are hard to define, but one non-medical website offering buttock injections has had tens of thousands of hits and gets more every day. The precise number…

The importance of choosing your surgeon wisely

Dec 11, 2012

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STLCosmeticSurgery

in Breast Augmentation, Cosmetic Surgery, Facelift, Laser Treatment, Liposuction, Male Breast Reduction, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Regulations, Tummy Tuck

Advances in cosmetic surgery offer many benefits to patients…each year, it seems there are more and more options, surgical and non-surgical, for looking younger and healthier. However, not all procedures are being performed by qualified surgeons in the proper environment. Liposuction, for example, is frequently being performed in med spas across the country with disastrous…

Labiaplasty: What is it, and why is it suddenly trendy?

Jun 20, 2012

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DrHuffaker

in Cosmetic Surgery, Labiaplasty, Mommy Makeover, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Regulations

Here at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery, we notice that trends in plastic surgery often come and go, but one trend in particular has a lot of women (quietly) asking the question: can I change how I look down there? There is no question that labiaplasty, the surgical improvement of female labia, is quickly becoming a…

“Life Without Lawyers”

Aug 13, 2009

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