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Name: Thomas Wright, MD

Statement: Dr. Thomas Wright is a board certified physician who specializes in venous and lymphatic medicine and who has been performing cosmetic procedures for over twenty years in St. Louis, MO. He is nationally and internationally known for his research and treatment of Lipedema, which is a fat disorder that can be treated with a derivative of liposuction. He was trained by the inventor of tumescent liposuction, Dr. Jeffrey Klein. He has authored papers on tumescent anesthesia and he focuses on less invasive surgeries without general anesthesia. He has authored over 20 abstracts and peer reviewed publications on lipedema, including the US Standard Care of Guidelines for Lipedema. Dr. Wright has reported on unusual presentations of lipedema, conservative management, and surgical treatment. Along with Lipedema treatments, Dr. Wright and his staff also perform an array of other procedures. These procedures include: Tumescent Liposuction, Renuvion, Skin tightening, Fat tranfer to face, Fat transfer to buttocks, Fat transfer to breast, PRP treatments, Sclerotherapy, Vein Treatments, EVLT's, IPL's, FotoFacials, Microderbrasions, Dermaplaning, Laser Hair Removal, Facials, Neurotoxins, Chin Filler, Cheek Filler, Jawline Filler, Lip Filler, Lip Flip, Body FX, Fractora and Microneedling.

Began aesthetic medicine in: 2003

Rating: 5.0

Name: Amanda Kaatman

Position: Registered Nurse

Years experience: 14

Biography: Amanda is a registered nurse with her Bachelor’s Degree from University of Missouri, St. Louis. She went to nursing school with the main focus of cosmetic procedures in her future. Amanda has been in the industry for 14 years now, 8 years with Laser Lipo and Veins. You will see her either helping throughout your entire Liposuction process, doing your Sclerotherapy vein treatments or your Neurotoxin treatments. She loves seeing patients results and hearing how much their confidence has improved after! In her free time she loves spending time with her husband and children.

Name: Sara Wichern

Position: Registered Nurse

Years experience: 24

Biography: Sara is a Registered Nurse with her Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Louis University. She has 24 years of nursing experience. She worked as a Labor and Delivery Nurse for 18 years before joining the incredible team at the Laser, Lipo and Vein Center. Sara strives to provide the best patient care to every patient she meets. She is compassionate and caring. She immensely enjoys the happiness she is able to bring to her patients. Sara has been married to her husband for 17 years and they have 3 amazing children. She loves camping, watching her children’s sporting events and spending time with family and friends. In her spare time, she loves photographing her children, family and friends.

Name: Tina Gwaltney

Position: Aesthetician

Years experience: 20

Biography: My name is Tina and I started out my career in the beauty industry in 1990 and have been working with skincare since the 2003. I really enjoy Microdermabrasions and my all time favorite is IPLS!

Name: Allison Louderback

Position: Aesthetician

Years experience: 8

Biography: Allison has been in the industry for 8 years. She loves Dermaplaning and Microneedling, nothing beats the instant gratification of those services.
Her goal as your esthetician is to help you achieve healthy skin and offer a variety of treatments to help. Finding an at home regimen that's right for you is important, because seeing results is all worth it. Trust in the process, it doesn't happen overnight!

Name: Ellen Thomas

Position: Registered Nurse

Years experience: 6

Biography: Ellen is a registered nurse with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. Ellen started her nursing career in Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery in 2017 and has cared for surgical patients since. In 2021, Ellen began training in aesthetics and joined Laser Lipo & Vein Center in 2022 as a Nurse Injector. At Laser Lipo & Vein Center, Ellen performs sclerotherapy treatments, neurotoxin injections, and assists with liposuction surgeries. Ellen has a passion for aesthetics and skincare. She enjoys helping her patients with their personalized goals and loves seeing their results.

Name: Savanah Privett

Position: Licensed Practical Nurse

Years experience: 4