Missouri is a state of many cultures and economic climates.  The big cities – St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia – have a Midwestern feel to them.  Other parts of the state – the Ozark portion and the southeastern Bootheel area – have the tenor of America’s South and the sound as well, with speech patterns that closely resemble those in neighboring states Tennessee and Kentucky.

St. Louis is the financial and commercial metro area for that portion of the country – or was, during all of the last century.  It is home to one of the top medical schools in the nation, Washington University.  Dr. Vilray Blair, the first chief of the Plastic Surgery Division, was one of the founders of the specialty in the United States. His successors at the medical school and hospital have developed an international center for plastic surgery treatment and education.

Today, Washington University’s plastic surgery training includes cosmetic surgery techniques; moreover, the school’s research in microsurgery has contributed to the science as a whole.  Washington University trained plastic surgeons are working with patients throughout the St. Louis area, the Midwest and beyond.

There are several large cosmetic plastic surgery clinics in the area that offer the usual menu of breast augmentations tummy tucks, body lifts, face lifts, liposuction and so on.  Some have separate areas in the building for spa services such as chemical face peels, microdermabrasion, and laser hair removal along with the traditional spa offerings. 

Kansas City, Missouri has been on a healthy growth curve in recent years and has developed a cosmopolitan feel along with the cosmopolitan services such as cosmetic surgery.  Clinics can be found in the city itself and scattered throughout the suburbs surrounding it.  There are also aesthetic plastic surgeons across the river in Kansas City Kansas – at least one of which offers price quotes over the internet.  You might consider the more traditional in-depth consultation with your surgeon as the best way to devise a choice of procedures and the resultant cost.

Kansas City also has cosmetic plastic surgeons that specialize; one firm highlights its board certified surgeons who specialize in breast augmentations, tummy tucks and liposuction.  There are also locations in adjacent towns and cities such as Leawood and Independence.  Whether in Kansas City, St. Louis or some other Missouri city your chances are good of finding a board certified cosmetic plastic surgeon to help you achieve your goals.