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Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD

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(Christina Plikaitis, MD)

(99 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (2003)

Professional interests include: fat transfer, breast reconstruction, gynecomastia, and more.

1027 Bellevue Avenue Suite G25
Saint Louis, MO 63117

(314) 617-2000

Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD is a plastic surgeon in Saint Louis, MO specializing in plastic surgery and pediatric plastic surgery. She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD is affiliated with SSM Health, SSM HEALTH CARE GROUP and SLUCare Physician Group.

Office Locations

1027 Bellevue Avenue Suite G25
Saint Louis, MO 63117

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1027 Bellevue Avenue Suite G25
Saint Louis, MO 63117

(314) 617-2000

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1465 S. Grand Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63104

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Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2023

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2024

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	11
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	7

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	2
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	7
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Education & Training

Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in 2003. She completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (2003)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2009)

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery Missouri State Board of Registration

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 99 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Louis, MO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$3,096 NATRELLE $2,288	AlloDerm $494	BOTOX $135	SERI $46	RESTASIS $16	Other $118
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$2,079 AlloDerm $2,079
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$1,237 ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander $449	FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis $268	MENTOR CPX 2 Breast Tissue Expander $135	Reconstruction $134	MemoryShape Breast Implants $129	Other $121
Elite Orthopedics, LLC	$1,200 $1,200
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,059 TRUMATCH $310	MATRIXORTHOGNATHIC $219	MATRIXCOMBO $160	MATRIXMANDIBLE $146	XCM Biologic Tissue Matrix $114	Other $111
Other	$7,073 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $626	MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX $406	Restrata Wound Matrix $374	SPY-PHI SYSTEM $367	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $282	Other $5,019

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,822
Gift	$1,854
Education	$1,200
Travel and Lodging	$1,068
Consulting Fee	$800

Biography

Dr Christina Plikaitis specializes in breast surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, and cleft lip and palate. She performs skin cancer reconstruction and surgeries for ear and hand deformities, tissue expansion, facial trauma, and vascular malformations. Areas of specialty include breast reconstruction and reduction, and breast augmentation/lift. She applies the latest techniques, including Wise pattern mastectomy and reconstruction for the large breast. Dr Plikaitis is interested in research into breast reconstruction, the comparison of Wise pattern mastectomy and autoderm breast reconstruction versus traditional techniques in the ptotic breast, and use of fat grafting and form-stable implants in the irradiated breast.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Marie Plikaitis, MD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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