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Scarring is a common concern among patients at Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery who are considering a tummy tuck. When you have surgery, there’s the potential for scarring. But by selecting a skilled plastic surgeon such as Dr. Shaun Parson, you eliminate some of the possibility of visible scarring. Most incisions can be placed to be hidden by clothing; however, depending on the extent of your tummy tuck and how much skin and fat has...

Everyone wants to look their best during the holiday season. You never know who you might run into, not to mention the many holiday photos you have to be in. The last thing you want is to have blotchy, uneven-looking skin? No one has time to be touching up every photo they are in before sending them out or posting to their social media page. Fortunately, you won’t have to after getting an IPL photo...

As a teenager it seemed like a blessing to have developed early and be the first of your friends to get a bra; however, now that you’re an adult and your back hurts along with your neck from the very same breasts that you thought were a blessing, you’re starting to curse the young girl from your past. While most women want to up their size and enhance their breasts, there are quite a few...

The belly can be the hardest part of the body to tone, especially during this time of year with all the tasty temptations. Those pumpkin spiced lattes aren’t exactly doing you or your figure any favors. (But they sure do taste good!) If you’re trying to rid yourself of belly fat but aren’t having much luck, Parson Skin Center can help. Non-invasive Venus Legacy helps to trim your contours to give you a tight and...

More and more moms, new and seasoned, are electing to have a mommy makeover to transform their body into the tight and tone figure they had (or wish they had) pre-baby. Pregnancy can bring about many changes to the body including deflated breasts, loose skin in the abdominal region and, of course, stretch marks. However, these aren’t changes that are exclusive to just mothers. Aging and genetics alone can cause some of these unwelcoming changes....

When you hear drop and fluff it sounds like you’re referencing pillows, not breast implants, but this is a genuine process following breast augmentation. Many patients become nervous when they first glance in the mirror because their breast implants sit higher than expected which also gives them the appearance of being much more voluptuous than they actually are. Most implants will also feel very tight after surgery. This is normal and just a result of your...

There are women who admit that pregnancy was hard on their bodies and then there are women who claim pregnancy was the best time of their lives. Regardless of which woman you are, your body went through major changes during pregnancy. Your breasts got bigger, your belly got much bigger, and fat may have shown up in areas you never knew fat existed. And just because you had the baby, it doesn’t mean your body...

Deciding to undergo surgery to enhance your features following pregnancy can be a very exciting time, but it can also be a bit overwhelming. The idea of having one surgery is a lot to take in, so naturally, the thought of combining multiple surgeries into one can create more than an intense reaction. However, by combining more than one procedure into a mommy makeover at Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery, you are able to reap...

There is nothing worse than getting dressed up for a nice evening out and looking in the mirror and seeing a bra-line bulge. Every woman desires smooth contours, and every woman deserves to have them. For some women, this can prove challenging because even though you’re successful at shedding the pounds, the fat doesn’t always come off all the places you would like for it to. Excess fat around the bra area can be a...

Although complications from breast augmentation at Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery are rare, there is a small percentage chance that one can occur. One of the most common complications related to breast augmentation is capsular contracture. Capsular contracture is when the scar tissue surrounding the breast implant hardens. This is the body’s natural response to having a foreign object in it. The hardened scar tissue begins to tighten and squeeze the breast implant. This is not...