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Calcium Blockers | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

26 Sep Are Calcium – Channel Blockers Associated with Excess Breast Cancer Risk?

Posted at 14:34h in General Health, Medication, and Nutrition

Channel Blockers and Cancer Risks (NEJM Journal Watch)- Several small studies have suggested an association between Calcium-Channel Blocker use and excess risk for breast Cancer; other studies, particularly those with short follow-up, have shown no relation. To understand the conflicting...

Closet Confessions | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

19 Sep Your Closet Confessions

Posted at 14:35h in General Health, Medication, and Nutrition

Closet Confessions Sometimes it’s much easier to change what in your closet than trying to visit your local plastic surgeon and change something on you. In the April issue of InStyle Magazine the editors polled their readers to see what...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

13 Sep What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

Posted at 14:36h in General Health, Medication, and Nutrition

Body Dysmorphic Disorder – BDD There are plenty of times when plastic surgery is not the best answer. Sometimes patients are looking for a quick fix and want to visit a plastic surgeon to see if a surgery can fix...

Lose Dose Aspirin | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

13 Sep Does Low-Dose Aspirin Lower Cancer Risk in Women?

Posted at 14:32h in General Health, Medication, and Nutrition

Low Dose Aspirin and Cancer (New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch)- Taking 100mg of aspirin every other day for 10 years was associated with lower colorectal cancer risk in women, but at the expense of ore gastrointestinal bleeds and...

Liposuction | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

22 Jul Use of Fat Grafting (Lipomodeling) to Correct Tuberous Breasts

Posted at 14:37h in Breast Augmentation, Breast Revision

Fat Grafting and Breast Augmentation As a plastic surgeon we are constantly looking for ways to improve results our results in the simplest way possible. One of the newest techniques to accomplish this is to use fat grafting to treat...

Lose Dose Aspirin For Pain | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

18 Jul Reduce the Need for Traditional Pain Medicine

Posted at 14:37h in General Health, Medication, and Nutrition

Pain Management after Plastic Surgery Surgeons are constantly trying to improve various aspects of surgery. We constantly look at how we can improve results by challenging standard thinking and look for ways to improve. The same can be said for...

Tummy Tuck Surgery| Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

16 Jul Tummy Tucks

Posted at 14:38h in Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

Tummy Tuck Surgery | Scottsdale Arizona Despite what many may think, tummy tucks are not just an easy fix for those who are unwilling to put in the work themselves. The hard truth is that you can run a few...

Breast Augmentation Surgery| Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

11 Jul FDA Approves Mentor Corporation’s New Memory Shape Implants

Posted at 14:39h in Breast Augmentation

Breast Augmentation and Memory Shape Implants Successfully used for over 20 years in millions of woman all over the world. Why do women love Mentor MemoryGel Implants? Mentors implants have been said to feel more like natural breast tissue and...

Facial Treatments and Surgery| Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

08 Jul What can I do to treat my frown lines?

Posted at 14:39h in Botox / Dysport, Dermal Fillers

How To Treat Frown Lines Up until a few years ago plastic surgeons only had one option when treating frown lines but today we have multiple weapons. Botox was the original treatment of choice when it came to wiping out...

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon | Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

03 Jul The Importance of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Posted at 14:40h in Dr. Shaun Parson Plastic Surgery and Skin Center

The Importance of Board Certified Plastic Surgeons With so many choices available it’s more important than ever to make sure you are making the right decision when you choose your plastic surgeon. As a surgeon board-certified by the American Board...