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Breast Reconstruction

It is no secret that during pregnancy your breasts go through many changes. Hormone levels and body chemistry begin to fluctuate which in turn results in your breasts often increasing in size to prepare for nursing. Following childbirth, your hormone levels return to normal as does your breast size. However, when this occurs, your breasts can lose their shape and begin to droop and sag. A breast lift from Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery can...

19 March, 2019

After the breast augmentation procedure, breast surgery healing begins. Most patients have very little discomfort during this time. Breast Augmentation Healing Tips There may be some temporary changes in sensation (decreases or increases) after surgery, and these usually resolve in a matter of weeks. After any surgery, including breast augmentation, there is swelling; this will disappear in several weeks for most patients. During the initial part of breast surgery healing, the breasts will feel tight, and some patients...

14 December, 2015

Bilateral Mastectomy – Weighing the Options Angelina Jolie has brought prophylactic mastectomies to the forefront of national attention. Her courageous decision to share her story mirrors what thousands of other women have already or are deciding to do — taking back control of their lives. Genetic Conditions and Bilateral Mastectomy Genetic conditions, such as BRCA mutations, can increase a woman or man’s risk of different forms of cancer — most notably, breast cancer. Women with an abnormal BRCA1...

11 June, 2013

A recent Canadian study long term follow-up (see here) confirms prior observations that women with breast implants who go on to develop breast cancer have similar outcomes as women without implants who develop cancer. This is more reassurance to our patients about this theoretical concern with implants (ie. that potential difficulty with mammograms would lead to delayed breast cancer diagnosis and worse outcomes). Along a similar vein, women with implants actually have a much lower...

18 January, 2012