internationally recognized breast and body contouring expert
Dr. Samer Cabbabe is not only recognized and voted regularly as one of St. Louis and America’s best board – certified plastic surgeons, he is also an internationally renowned expert in breast and body contouring, known for his surgical precision and signature body sculpting. He is a rare super – specialist in multiple procedures, including: mommy makeovers/lower body lifts, Hi-Def liposuction, BBL, skin removal after massive weight loss/extreme makeovers, male gynecomastia surgery and complex breast implant and body revision surgery after prior botched surgery. Patients travel across the globe regularly for surgery to St. Louis for Dr. Cabbabe’s precise and unique skill set. As an expert in all breast and body contouring, he regularly recommends and performs combo procedures for most patients to get the best results possible, knowing that each result should be astonishing, yet natural, balanced and proportioned. Dr. Cabbabe is a frequent guest speaker at the major plastic surgery societies, including ASPS and ASAPS, on all topics related to breast and body contouring. His expertise and presentations stress patient safety and comfort, which are always his priority. Furthermore, plastic surgeons from around the world regularly request to come observe his practice and learn his advanced techniques. Patients and plastic surgeons follow him on his Instagram account, @DrSamerCabbabe
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Dr. Cabbabe publishes First – Ever Series on Drainless Lower Body Lifts with BBL: the New Standard
Not every patient has enough excess skin for a standard tummy tuck.
And that’s where problems start…
because the alternatives are often high scars or a large vertical scar where the old belly button used to be.
This is exactly who my Dual Tuck™ is designed for—
a procedure we offer exclusively in our practice.
This is not a limited or “mini” reverse tuck.
It’s a full reverse tummy tuck—the entire upper abdomen is tightened, including full muscle tightening, not just a small amount of skin removed.
Combined with a lower tummy tuck, we’re able to address both the upper and lower abdomen—without lowering the belly button like a “tummy tuck float,” and without compromising scar position.
No shortcuts. No partial corrections.
A complete, balanced result from top to bottom.
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Scheduling consultations in 2026. Info in bio.
#DualTuck #TummyTuck #BodyContouring #PlasticSurgery
Why is subfascial breast augmentation so important in patients with loose skin or poor tissue support? 👙
In the wrong patient, placing implants under the muscle can actually worsen a waterfall deformity over time. The muscle pushes the implant upward while the natural breast tissue continues to fall lower — creating an unnatural relationship between the breast and implant. 🌊
In patients with poor skin quality or loose tissues, adding mesh support to an under-the-muscle implant can sometimes become a recipe for the waterfall deformity occurring even faster. 🚫
This is why subfascial (above the muscle) augmentation can be such an important option in patients with softer tissues, weight loss, aging changes, or poor skin quality. ✨
Beautiful long-term results depend on more than implant size. Skin quality, tissue support, and implant position matter. 💯
Info in bio. Scheduling consultations in 2026. 🔥💪👙
#BreastAugmentation #BreastRevision #PlasticSurgery #breastimplants
This is what a true full-body transformation looks like—planned and executed in stages.
Stage 1: FDL tummy tuck + lower body lift + BBL to reshape the entire torso, waist, hips, and buttocks.
Stage 2: Arm lift + lateral chest lift + reverse tummy tuck + breast lift with implants (subfascial) and mesh internal bra + medial thigh lift.
Every area addressed with a purpose.
Front and back. No shortcuts.
These cases aren’t about doing more—they’re about doing it correctly, in the right sequence, to create balance and long-term results.
Most patients like this are told they’ll need 3–4+ surgeries.
With the right plan, it can often be done in 2.
This is the difference experience and strategy makes.
💪🔥✨
Scheduling consultations in 2026. Info in bio.
#BodyContouring #LowerBodyLift #FDLTummyTuck #PlasticSurgery
🔥 Same size… completely different shape 🔥
This is actually one of the most common requests I see—she did not want to be any larger. The goal was simple: rounder, more lifted, better shape.
In this case, I combined a breast reduction with an augmentation and internal mesh bra to reshape the breast without increasing overall size 💫
✔️ Maintained her size
✔️ Added upper pole fullness
✔️ Improved roundness and projection
✔️ Created long-term internal support
This is a technique I’ve developed to reduce and reshape at the same time—so patients don’t end up smaller and deflated. It allows the breast to sit higher, hold its shape longer, and helps minimize that waterfall effect over time.
Not bigger… just better. 💪✨
Info in bio. Scheduling consultations in 2026.
Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who keeps our family strong, grounded, and full of love ❤️🌷
From our family to yours — celebrating all the incredible moms today.
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Cabbabe Plastic Surgery 💕
#MothersDay #FamilyFirst #StLouis #MomLife
250 pound weight loss and part 2 of her extreme makeover journey 🔥💪🏼
Stage 1 focused on her trunk transformation with a lower body lift, FDL, upper back lift, upper body lift, and breast lift. Now she returns for the next stage… arm lift extending into the forearms, thigh lift extending toward the calves, reverse tummy tuck, and breast augmentation 👙✨
One of the biggest mistakes in massive weight loss surgery is making scars too short just to “hide” them while leaving behind loose skin. In patients like this, customization matters. Every incision is designed around where the excess actually exists — not around arbitrary scar lengths.
We routinely see revision patients who had an “arm lift” where the scar stopped in the armpit despite significant forearm skin excess… or thigh lifts where the scar never extended past the knee even though loose skin continued far below it. Unfortunately, those patients often end up needing the entire surgery redone because the problem was never fully addressed the first time.
That’s why her arm lift extends into the forearms and her thigh lift continues much farther than standard techniques. Extreme weight loss requires a completely different level of planning, experience, and understanding of body contouring 🔥
These complex multi-stage transformations are something we routinely perform in our practice. Massive weight loss patients deserve more than a standard operation. They deserve a surgical plan built specifically for them 🙌🏼
Info in bio. Scheduling consultations in 2026 ✨
#MassiveWeightLoss #BodyContouring #ExtremeMakeover #PlasticSurgery
🔥 65 years old… and an incredible result 🔥
This is exactly why I say age alone doesn’t determine outcomes—execution does.
After significant weight loss, her goal was to feel like herself again—more lifted, more defined, and balanced. We performed a drainless mommy makeover including:
✨ Breast lift (no implant)
✨ Tummy tuck with high-definition contouring
✨ Fat transfer to the hip dips
✔️ No drains
✔️ No complications
✔️ Smooth recovery
She did extremely well—and that’s not by accident. Patients in their 60s can do very well in the right hands with the right plan. It’s about patient selection, surgical technique, and doing things the right way.
Now she’s back to living her life with a result that matches how she feels 💫💪
Info in bio. Scheduling consultations in 2026.
#mommymakeover #bodycontouring #plasticsurgery #breastlift
🔥 Bespoke breast augmentation… it’s the details 🔥
She already had a good shape—just wanted about +2 cup sizes while keeping it natural.
I performed a subfascial augmentation, but just as important was addressing the bra roll with liposuction. It’s one of the most overlooked areas and can completely distract from the result if not treated. I see it all the time in prior surgeries.
Not just bigger—better, more balanced. 💫
Info in bio. Scheduling consultations in 2026.
#breastaugmentation #plasticsurgery #bodycontouring #breastsurgery
Thinking about arm liposuction? Be careful.
This patient came to me after aggressive lipo caused contour deformities and loose, unsupported skin.
Once this happens, it’s irreversible.
We can improve it—but often only ~50% better, not perfect.
At this point, it requires an arm lift ± fat grafting just to restore shape.
Arm liposuction should almost never be done alone.
If it’s part of an arm lift plan, it has to be done correctly—or it can create permanent deformity.
Same principle everywhere in the body—
we need a layer of fat. Removing too much can be a catastrophic mistake.
Choose carefully.
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Scheduling consultations in 2026. Info in bio.
#ArmLift #LipoRevision #BodyContouring #PlasticSurgery
Why the Front Needs a Plan
Most patients come in asking for a tummy tuck…
But not every abdomen should be treated the same.
One of the biggest reasons we see so many revisions is because the wrong operation was done the first time.
So we built an objective system to decide what each patient actually needs — based on real measurements, not guesswork 📏
We’re looking at vertical and horizontal skin excess, tissue quality, and how the entire abdomen will contour — not just how it looks lying flat.
That’s how we determine whether someone truly needs:
👉 a standard tummy tuck
👉 or a more advanced approach like a vertical component
Because if you ignore those factors, you end up with:
❌ persistent upper abdominal fullness
❌ poor contour
❌ results that never quite look right
That’s where a lot of our revision patients come from.
This is the front side of the transformation — precise, planned, and tailored to the patient 🔬
Done right, this is where you get:
🔥 a flat, defined abdomen
⭐️ smooth contour from top to bottom
💪 results that actually last
No guessing. Just the right operation for the right patient.
Scheduling consultations in 2026. Info in bio.
#TummyTuck #BodyContouring #PlasticSurgery #360approach
Why the Backside Matters
Most people think they need a tummy tuck…
But what they actually need is a lower body lift.
If you’re not addressing the backside — the buttocks, hips, and outer thighs — you’re missing a huge part of the result 👀
This is the modern lower body lift 🔥
A drainless, 360° approach that combines skin removal, liposuction, and contouring to lift and reshape the entire backside — not just flatten the abdomen 💪
We’re lifting the butt 🍑, tightening the outer thighs, reshaping the hips, and cleaning up the lower back — all at the same time 🔄
It’s the most powerful body contouring procedure we have… and honestly, a large percentage of patients I see benefit more from this than a tummy tuck alone 📊
Because treating the front without the back never gives you a complete result ❌➡️✅
🔥 360° reshaping
🍑 real lift
💪 complete contour
⭐️ balanced results
Scheduling consultations in 2026. Info in bio.
#LowerBodyLift #360Lipo #BodyContouring #plasticsurgery
🔥 Lift. Shape. Support. — Without Going Bigger 🔥
One of the most common requests we hear:
👉 “I want them lifted and reshaped… but not bigger.”
That’s exactly what we did here.
✔️ Breast lift + reduction FIRST to create symmetry and remove excess tissue
✔️ Bespoke subfascial augmentation to restore volume and refine shape — not oversize
✔️ Mesh internal bra for long-term support and stability 💪
✔️ Bra roll liposuction to refine the surrounding contour
💡 The key most patients don’t realize:
We often reduce before we augment — this allows us to reshape the breast and then use the implant to restore volume strategically, not just make them bigger.
This is how you get a lifted, balanced, long-lasting result… without oversizing.
📍It’s not about going bigger — it’s about getting it right.
Scheduling consultations and surgeries in 2026. Info in bio.
#BreastLift #SubfascialAugmentation #InternalBra #NaturalResults 🔥✨💪
lower body lift
For those who have had weight loss or desire complete torso/hip/buttock re-contouring/re-shaping, including the abdomen, flanks, hips, back and buttocks, there is no more powerful procedure than a lower body lift in St. Louis. This is an extremely challenging procedure and most plastic surgeons have never even performed one, including surgeons who perform tummy tuck surgery regularly.
mommy makeover
If you want your pre-pregnancy body back, a mommy makeover in St. Louis might be the best option for you. A mommy makeover is a combination of procedures that target areas including the tummy, breast and buttocks. Since this is a major surgery, it is critical to pick a highly qualified surgeon. Dr. Samer Cabbabe is regarded as one of the best plastic surgeons in St. Louis and the U.S. and performs mommy makeover surgeries regularly.
breast augmentation / lifts
A breast augmentation is a procedure in which either a silicone or saline implant, or a patient’s own fat, is used to augment the breast. This procedure usually takes anywhere from 1 ½-2 hours to perform and is generally done under general anesthesia. Dr. Cabbabe utilizes “Rapid Recovery” or “Flash recovery” techniques to minimize pain and down time after surgery.
skin removal after weight loss
After significant weight loss, men or women may be left with extra, loose skin and fat in the lower abdomen below their belly button. This is referred to as an apron or “pannus”. In severe cases, this tissue can reach the ground and limit mobility. A panniculectomy is a procedure to remove this excess tissue.
revision surgery
Not all cosmetic surgeons are board – certified plastic surgeons and even then, not all board -certified plastic surgeons have the same level of technical ability, experience and expertise. The need for greater skin removal, increased use of liposuction and long operating room times lead to significant disparities in patient outcomes, often adverse in inexperienced hands.
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4.8 EXCELLENT rating based on 232 reviews
exceeded all my expectations
“Dr. Cabbabe is an exceptional plastic surgeon who exceeded all my expectations! Dr. Cabbabe’s attention to detail and commitment to achieving natural-looking results truly set him apart. He took the time to listen to my concerns and provided personalized recommendations tailored to my needs. Throughout the entire process, he ensured I felt informed, comfortable, and confident in my decision.”
sets a new standard
“Dr Cabbabe is extraordinary. He’s an artist! His attention for detail, clear passion for his work, and incredible bedside manner and communication skills have far exceeded my expectations. He sets a new standard for what medical professionals SHOULD be like! He did a lot of surgeries for me – he revised a previous lower body lift and really tailored a plan best of what he believed would give me the best outcomes and I am just elated with the results and I’m only a few months out.”
nothing less than exceptional
“Dr. Cabbabe and his team were nothing less than exceptional. They clearly know how to make their patients feel comfortable and at ease with the whole process. Dr. Cabbabe was great with explaining procedures, options, and setting realistic expectations. He wanted me to be happy with my results. I trusted his opinion and recommendations and I am so happy I did. I would 100% recommend his services!”
