Breast Surgery

The breast augmentation healing portion of the surgery can seem a bit overwhelming. However, it’s important to understand that Dr. Shaun Parson will sit with you and guide you through every step of the process from beginning to end. The patient’s trust and safety is always at the forefront of every procedure. Depending on your individual needs, your plastic surgeon will usually prefer to check your progress every couple of weeks following surgery. It is normal...

Mastopexy Breast Surgery Over time, the shape of women’s breasts will diminish due to the effects of gravity, child rearing and other factors. Generally, what happens is the skin loses elasticity, which results in sagging and other alterations of the breasts, such as wrinkles and lines. A mastopexy, better known as a breast lift, is a surgical procedure that reshapes this pivotal body feature for a lifted, younger appearance. The mastopexy is tailored to meet the needs...

Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation Sagging breasts are an ongoing concern among women. Unfortunately, this problem becomes worse with age and childbearing. To correct this issue, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Shaun Parson offers breast lift surgery. Breast lift surgery can be completed using any number of techniques, but the most common incision pattern is the vertical, or anchor, incision. This technique involves a circular incision around the areola, another incision extending down from this to meet the...

Breast Revision Surgery A breast augmentation is the most popular surgical procedure available today. Unfortunately, there are some circumstances where the initial procedure is not what the patient wanted. A breast revision is a procedure that can give the patient the look they originally wanted. Even when a patient receives the look they wanted, it’s important to understand that implants may not be permanent. Over time, you may need to remove or replace your implants. During a...

Breast Reduction Surgery Scottsdale If you’re suffering from exceedingly large breasts or feel as though they have lost their perky appearance, come talk to Dr. Shaun Parson, a board-certified plastic surgeon located in Scottsdale, Arizona. With his expertise, you can achieve a more proportionate bustline and undo the physical strain associated with larger breasts by opting for a surgical correction known as a breast reduction. The goal of breast reduction, or mammaplasty, is to reduce the size...

Male Breast Reduction | Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is a common condition that results in enlarged or over-developed breasts in men. There are numerous possible causes for this condition, and one of the most common is the hormone fluctuations that take place when young men enter adolescence. Whatever the reason for one’s gynecomastia, it can be embarrassing and come with unwanted consequences. To manage this, male breast reduction surgery is a viable option offered by Dr. Shaun Parson...

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 breast deformity. Fat grafting can be used to moderately enlarge the breast. But one of the newer approaches that fat grafting has taken on is for the treatment of tuberous breast deformity. Tuberous breast deformity is the...

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 are safe and reliable. The new teardrop-shaped breast implants by Mentor Corporation received FDA approval this week. The company announced in a June 14 news release that approval had been granted to women 22 and older getting...

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...

Breast Implant Hardening It can be a very exciting time for a woman when she makes the decision to have breast augmentation surgery. But the surgery is not without complications. One of the things that can happen following surgery is something called capsular contracture. Capsular Contracture is defined as the scar formation around the implant that makes the breast feel harder/firmer than a normal breast. Capsular contracture is the highest reported complication following breast augmentation. However, there...