Koch & Carlisle Plastic Surgery & Spa
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What is Koch & Carlisle Plastic Surgery & Spa?
Koch & Carlisle is a plastic surgery practice with a spa, at 4855 Mills Civic Parkway #100 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Surgery is most of what it does, including facelifts, breast augmentation and tummy tucks. Its weight loss and hormone care sit alongside that work under a wellness menu. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The spa keeps its own weekday hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dr. Katie Kuehner, DO, handles the weight loss and hormone care. The clinic describes her as a fellowship-trained physician offering personalized concierge care, including weight loss and lifestyle coaching. Dr. Cody Koch and Dr. Michael Carlisle are the plastic surgeons, with Dr. Koch on facial procedures and Dr. Carlisle on breast and body work. Pam Banyas, PA-C, and Patty Tigges, RN, BSN, Aesthetic Nurse Injector, round out the team.
The wellness menu lists weight loss injections and medications, hormone replacement therapy, concierge medicine and hormone optimization. It does not list peptide therapy or a longevity program. In its own words: "cosmetic injectable medical weight loss treatments, GLP-1s, combined with lifestyle coaching." These treatments are offered as a cosmetic service and are not billed through insurance. It serves West Des Moines and surrounding communities, including Urbandale, Windsor Heights, Ames, Pleasant Hill and Ankeny.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for weight loss or hormone therapy. It does not publish a consultation fee either, and it does not say whether medication is included in any fee. Because the weight loss treatments are not billed through insurance, the full cost falls on you, so get the number in writing before you commit. Concierge medicine is listed without membership terms, so ask what the membership costs, what it covers and how it ends.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the prescription, and whether it will be Dr. Kuehner or someone else on the team. Ask whether the monthly fee covers the medication or whether you pay for it separately, and whether the GLP-1 medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what visits, follow-up and lab work cost, and which of them are included. If you are considering hormone therapy, ask which labs come before starting, how often they are repeated and what each one costs. Ask whether any visits can be done by telehealth, since the clinic does not say. Finally, ask how to cancel and whether any prepaid fees come back.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want weight loss or hormone care from a practice that is mainly surgical, you can pay the full cost yourself, and you are ready to get the medication and fee details in writing before you book. It is not a match for peptide or longevity medicine, which the clinic does not list.
Sources: kochandcarlisle.com, kochandcarlisle.com/wellness-services/weight-loss-injections-and-medications, kochandcarlisle.com/wellness-services/hormone-optimization, kochandcarlisle.com/blog/your-5-most-common-weight-loss-questions-answered
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Koch & Carlisle Plastic Surgery & Spa’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Koch & Carlisle Plastic Surgery & Spa is pleased to offer cosmetic injectable medical weight loss treatments, GLP-1s, combined with lifestyle coaching to maximize results.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Hormone Replacement Therapy” source
Hours
Clinic Hours: Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.