CoolSculpting® vs. Liposuction: Which is Better?

With Father’s Day just around the corner, many people are thinking about looking and feeling their best for the summer season. Whether you’re preparing for backyard barbecues or family get-togethers, body contouring treatments can help you feel more confident. Two of the most effective body sculpting options available are CoolSculpting® and liposuction in St. Louis, … Read more

What’s the Difference Between CoolSculpting®and CoolTone®?

Many patients—women and men alike—are already familiar with CoolSculpting® at our St. Louis-based practice. There is, however, another treatment with a similar name and related goals that can cause some confusion: CoolTone®. CoolSculpting® and CoolTone® are made by the same manufacturer, and they are quite compatible when it comes to body contouring. That said, they take a different approach … Read more

Experience Effective Fat Reduction with CoolSculpting®

Are you tired of stubborn fat that doesn’t seem to budge despite a healthy diet and regular exercise? CoolSculpting® in St. Louis, available at West County Plastic Surgeons, may be the solution to this common issue. The innovative, nonsurgical procedure targets and reduces stubborn fat deposits without the need for incisions or downtime. In this … Read more

What Are the Best Ways to Improve CoolSculpting® Results?

How can you get better results from non-surgical body contouring? Our St. Louis-based team at West County Plastic Surgeons of Washington University knows that patients who are having treatments like CoolSculpting® want to get the most out of their efforts. In the pursuit of a sculpted and toned body, many individuals turn to various methods … Read more

How Can Fat-Freezing Impact the Way You Dress?

Will CoolSculpting® make clothes fit better? Our St. Louis-based team frequently gets asked this question by people who are considering the fat-freezing treatment. The answer is a resounding “yes.” CoolSculpting® is a popular, non-invasive body contouring procedure that can help to get rid of stubborn fat in areas such as the abdomen, hips, thighs, and back. Sometimes … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Is CoolSculpting® Safe?

West County Plastic Surgeons of Washington University recommends CoolSculpting® nonsurgical fat reduction for St. Louis patients who are close to their ideal weight, but who want to slim down by addressing stubborn pockets of fat without surgery. Patients who are new to this approach may have concerns about the safety of the procedure and possible … Read more