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Breast Reduction: Can Taking Some Weight From Your Bust Also Take Away Your Back Pain?
When your body alignment and center of gravity change as a result of the strain of developing very large breasts, the shift can lead to chronic discomfort. Pain in the shoulders, upper back, and neck is common among women who have breasts that are size DD or larger, as are other symptoms, such as bra
3 Ways to Care for Your Skin after a Facelift
It takes a while for your face to feel completely normal again after you’ve had a facelift. It’s common to feel a change in texture, numbness, tingling, and tightness of the skin around your incisions—especially in the early stage of recovery. Since you’ll initially have a lot of swelling and bruising from the procedure, it
JUVEDERM VOLBELLA® vs. ULTRA® XC: Which is the Best Lip Filler for Fuller Lips?
In addition to reducing the depth of nasolabial folds and other wrinkles on the face, fillers are also ideal for adding volume to thin lips or reshaping the lips to give them a better-defined, poutier appearance. Due to the influence of pop culture and celebrities who sport noticeably plump puckers, a seemingly increasing number of
Combining CoolSculpting® with CoolTone™
Body-contouring treatments can help patients to get the physique they’ve always wanted by allowing for the “fine-tuning” of areas resistant to change via exercise, a healthy lifestyle, and a balanced diet alone. If you feel like you’re working out all the time but are still frustrated at a failure to achieve your desired sculpted look—whether
How to Choose the Right Placement for Breast Implants
Before you make any final decisions about breast implants in St. Louis, there are various factors to take into consideration, such as implant filler material, size, and profile, as well as the type of incisions you’ll have. Many people don’t realize that there are different breast implant placement options available to choose from, including the
Does CoolSculpting® Last?
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could make pesky areas of fat disappear forever? Unfortunately, biology doesn’t quite work that way, and most of our fat cells stay with us for good. There is an innovative way of overcoming this obstacle, however: non-surgical fat reduction. While this strategy is not designed to help people lose
Double Chin Reduction Procedure FAQs
Body insecurities: Just about everyone has them—or at least one. Double chins might be otherwise inoffensive pockets of fat that pose no health risk, but if you spend a lot of time looking in the mirror, dread taking selfies, or have endured casual comments about the condition in front of others, the look of “submental
5 Advantages of Fat Freezing for Athletes
Many well-known professional sports teams—and amateur athletes—make their home in the city of St. Louis. Fat freezing with CoolSculpting® can be an effective way for the physical competitors and outdoors enthusiasts who live here to reduce the volume of resistant, pinchable fat in specific areas. Despite the prevailing image of obese people choosing plastic surgery
BELOTERO® vs. JUVEDERM® Fillers: How Do They Compare?
Patients looking to smooth out facial lines have a wide variety of options to choose from, including various facial fillers available for addressing static wrinkles. Available fillers include Juvederm®, Radiesse®, Bellafill®, and BELOTERO Balance®, all of which our St. Louis-based team at West County Plastic Surgeons administers frequently. In addition to reducing the appearance of
COVID-19 Health Tips and Recommendations from West County Plastic Surgeons
If you’ve been planning on getting cosmetic surgery with us at St. Louis’ West County Plastic Surgeons, you may have questions about what to do in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Firstly, we want to assure you that our top priority is the health and safety of our patients, team, and community. We are
If you have questions or would like to book a consultation with one of the surgeons at West County Plastic Surgery, please call (314) 996-8800.
