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What Makes Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty Look Natural

What Makes Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty Look Natural

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Plastic Surgery Recovery Guide

Plastic Surgery Recovery Guide

Healing looks different for every patient, but having a roadmap helps you feel confident and prepared. Here’s what you can generally expect when it comes to recovery.
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The History of Liposuction

The History of Liposuction

It’s long been tempting to contemplate magically ridding the body of pockets of fat that accumulate in certain areas such as the lower abdomen and thighs. In fact, French surgeon Charles Dujarier tried to do exactly that way back in the 1920s.
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Breast Reduction For Men

Breast Reduction For Men

Women are not alone when it comes to having breasts. While men’s breasts are usually small, there are certain medical problems that can also cause men to have increased breast tissue. Breast reduction surgery can correct this problem.
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Plastic Surgery and Spa Services for St. Louis Area Residents

Plastic Surgery and Spa Services for St. Louis Area Residents

St. Louis area residents can now feel comfortable knowing that there is a top-quality, professional plastic surgery and spa center within reach. Run by the highly experienced and popular Dr. Judith Gurley, our facility provides the lifts and medical procedures to help you discover a new you. Dr. Judith Gurley is a highly revered and reputable, board-certified, plastic surgeon who has been […]
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In Search of the Ideal Breast

In Search of the Ideal Breast

During a recent segment on NBC’s Today Show, the question was asked, “Is there an ideal breast size?” NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman quickly responded “Yes” and she’s right. As she explained, “The perfect breast is based in art and symmetry.
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Unwrap Your Upper Body

Unwrap Your Upper Body

Ever found yourself feeling like your top half is taking center stage, with breasts seemingly on a mission to spill out and create a side and back boob extravaganza? Female, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Judith Gurley provides a solution.
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Types of Tummy Tucks

Types of Tummy Tucks

If you’ve had children or if you’ve put on a good deal of weight and then lost it, you likely have a pooch. No, not the kind you have to walk every day, the sagging skin that creates a pooch on your lower abdomen. And to handle this, there are many different types of tummy tucks.
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Bigger is Not Always Better

Bigger is Not Always Better

When it comes to unusually large breasts, some may consider that a good thing, but learn what others have experienced in the way of "bigger is not always better."
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What if I Don’t Like My Breast Implants?

What if I Don’t Like My Breast Implants?

Revision implant surgery is completely different from an initial implant placement surgery. Many surgeons are not comfortable revising breast implants even if they are very comfortable putting them in initially. But what if you don't like them?
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Summary of Breast Implant Patient Decision Checklist

Summary of Breast Implant Patient Decision Checklist

BREAST IMPLANT SAFETY: New FDA Safety Requirements and What They Mean for Our Patients  In the fall of 2021, the FDA took several new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication and help those who are considering breast implants to make informed decisions. 
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Get the Most Out of Your Beauty Sleep

Get the Most Out of Your Beauty Sleep

Get the Most Out of Your Beauty Sleep. I assumed women understood the importance of a nighttime skin care regimen. I mean, everyone knows you brush your teeth before you go to bed so the logical next step would be to wash your face, right?
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Summer’s Fading, But Not Its Damage

Summer’s Fading, But Not Its Damage

The effects of the summer sun on your skin — wrinkles, brown spots, and skin discoloration — could be with you for quite some time. If you’re looking for a quick and effective remedy, a CO2 laser treatment may be just the answer.
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Board Certified Doctors

Board Certified Doctors

Judith Gurley Plastic Surgery CREDENTIALS: Plastic Surgeon, Member of ABPS, ASAPS, ASPS , SLAPS, ACSPA, AWS, AMA, MSMA.
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Tired of droopy or baggy eyes?

Tired of droopy or baggy eyes?

The eyes are particularly susceptible to showing signs of aging. The muscles weaken. Skin loses some of its former tautness. Genetics and lifestyle choices can make an impact, too. The result can be eyes that make you look perpetually tired.
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Give Your Bad Facial Skin The Crystal Treatment

Give Your Bad Facial Skin The Crystal Treatment

Everyone has dead skin cells, oil, and other stuff that make up a relatively lifeless outermost layer of our epidermis. At Dr. Judith Gurley Plastic Surgery & Spa, we offer microdermabrasion treatments to remove that outer layer.
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Mom, Get Your Body Back

Mom, Get Your Body Back

With extreme changes during pregnancy, childbirth, and age, a healthy baby is worth every sleepless night and stretch mark, but taking care of yourself is important too. A Mommy Makeover can boost your body confidence.
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Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction

Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction

Everyone has those spots. Those areas on their body with stubborn pockets of fat. The fat doesn’t respond to dieting, and it doesn’t respond to exercise. If this sounds like you, maybe it’s time for UAL.
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Implant Revision Surgery — Do You Need It?

Implant Revision Surgery — Do You Need It?

Nothing lasts forever. That adage applies to breast implants, too. When a woman makes the important decision to have her breast augmented, she also needs to consider the possibility of future implant revision surgery.
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I Hate My Ears

I Hate My Ears

Some of us acquire body features we are not particularly happy about. One such feature would be big ears. There is something very easy that can be done to fix this issue with your appearance — ear pinning.
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Who’s Taking Care of Mommy?

Who’s Taking Care of Mommy?

Who’s Taking Care of Mommy? Dr. Gurley is taking care of Mommy! Our unique Mommy Makeover offers myriad physical benefits and has an emotional and psychological impact that is possibly even more significant.
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Tighten Up Your Upper Arms for Summer

Tighten Up Your Upper Arms for Summer

The underside of your upper arms is particularly susceptible to the pull of gravity. Plus, your muscles and supporting tissues slacken somewhat with age. The result can be loose, giggly arms that you may have heard referred to as “bat wings.”
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Microneedling Your Way to Younger-Looking Skin

Microneedling Your Way to Younger-Looking Skin

The body’s reaction to perceived injury is the basis of many skin rejuvenation procedures. Everything from fractional lasers to radiofrequency waves, when the energy is delivered into the dermis the body perceives it as an injury and responds by creating new cells, including collagen.
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Needle a little Re-fresh? Have you tried Microneedling?

Needle a little Re-fresh? Have you tried Microneedling?

Have you tried Microneedling? It sounds like stabbing your face with needles, right? Well, technically yes. And why is that good for you? The benefits of this treatment come from the healing ability of the skin to improve its overall health and beauty.
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How to Choose the Right Plastic Surgeon

How to Choose the Right Plastic Surgeon

With the internet at your fingertips, you may decide the most efficient way to find a doctor, including a plastic surgeon, is online. We can help you choose the right plastic surgeon for what you want.
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Here’s the Skinny on Fat

Here’s the Skinny on Fat

Dr. Gurley Answers the Five Most Commonly Asked Questions about Liposuction To See More Amazing Transformations. Check out Dr. Gurley’s liposuction results by visiting our Before & After photo gallery
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Laser Hair Removal – New Technology

Laser Hair Removal – New Technology

If you are considering laser hair removal, don’t settle for less than the latest technology. When it comes to permanently removing unwanted hair anywhere on your body, our newest laser achieves results faster, safer and with less discomfort than ever before.
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