Larson Plastic Surgery offers a variety of top procedures to help you align your chest with your authentic identity. Whether you’re seeking gender affirming surgery, or to lift, or reduce your breasts, our team can help you feel more confident in your silhouette.
Read on to learn more about how our office can help you achieve your ideal contour!
Gender Affirming Mastectomy
This top surgery aims to enhance the quality of life for transmasculine and non-binary individuals struggling with gender dysphoria. We can tailor this surgery to your preferences using a range of different non binary and chest masculinization techniques. This treatment involves removing or reshaping breast tissue to create a more masculine or neutral chest contour. We prioritize both aesthetics and functionality to support the alignment of your physical appearance and self-expression.
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What to Expect at Your Consult
If you’re considering a gender affirming mastectomy in Tucson, your first step is a private, respectful consultation. We talk through your goals, daily life, medical history, and any discomfort like rashes, shoulder grooving, or activity limits. Bring reference photos if you have them. Seeing your desired shape helps us recommend the safest approach for reaching your goals.
We’ll review health history, current medications, and nicotine use, since those factors influence incision choices and healing. Together, we’ll outline technique options, likely scar patterns, nipple/areola decisions, and sensation expectations. You leave with plain-language next steps and a plan that fits your timeline.
Chest Feminization
A feminine chest contour is achievable using implants with a procedure similar to breast augmentation. We tailor your chest feminization to your aesthetic goals and work with you to decide on various options, including:
- Size
- Type of implant
- Incision location
- Pocket location
- Want to learn more about your options for chest feminization and augmentation? We lay out all of your options in this blog!
Breast Reduction
This procedure helps some patients feel more comfortable in their body by reducing breast size. Dr. Ethan Larson, a specialist in gender affirming top surgery, is dedicated to achieving aesthetic, long-lasting results. He customizes each procedure to fit your unique anatomy and personal goals.
Breast reductions can also help improve posture, ease headaches, and relieve neck, back, or shoulder pain. If a patient experiences this pain related to their large breasts (macromastia), they can possibly use FSA or HSA funds.
Mastopexy
Instead of reducing or enhancing the size of your breasts, a breast lift can improve symmetry and elevate your appearance. This involves removing excess skin and reshaping the breast tissue to reduce sagging from aging, nursing, or weight loss.
→ Find out more about the process of getting a breast lift
Techniques
For breast reduction and a mastopexy in Tucson, Dr. Larson may recommend using GalaFlex absorbable surgical scaffold to help create an internal bra. This technology allows him to more safely craft beautiful breasts that stay fuller and perkier for longer.
Innovative auto-augmentation may be used to strategically reposition your tissue for a fuller, augmented upper breast without implants.
Dr. Larson may employ liposuction, fat grafting, or both to remove excess tissue from areas such as the upper outer quadrant or axillary roll. In some instances, added fat is used to restore volume to the breast in desired locations, such as the upper pole or the cleavage.
Choices, Scars & Sensation
For many patients, a double-incision approach with free nipple grafts offers the most reliable contouring when there’s extra skin or larger volume. If your skin is elastic and the tissue is small, a peri-areolar or keyhole technique may be options to minimize scarring.
We plan scar placement carefully—low, symmetric lines with tension control to support fine healing. Closure methods prioritize precision, and our team also discusses tools that can support scar quality during recovery and the months that follow. With free nipple grafts, some loss of native sensation is expected, but with pedicled approaches, sensation may be more preserved, though results vary. You’ll choose areola size and position together, and later, tattooing can refine color or edge definition if desired. Dr. Larson’s ASSI Oval Areola Marker—designed for masculine proportions—helps us deliver consistent, natural symmetry.
Customizing Non-Binary Chest Goals
Not everyone wants a traditionally “flat” or overtly feminine result. If your gender expression is non-binary, we can design a chest that fits you. That may look like subtle pectoral contours without deep hollows, reduced projection with softer edges, or nipple resizing/positioning that avoids strongly gendered cues. We’ll talk about clothing, sports, and the silhouettes you feel best in, then match technique to those real-world preferences.
Compassionate Care and Excellent Results
Dr. Larson is a top-tier and nationally recognized plastic surgeon who specializes in gender affirming care, breast surgery, and lipedema. He and the staff remain current on the newest technology through continuous education, resulting in optimal work performance. We guarantee patience, compassion, and guidance to all of our patients.
Why Choose Larson for Gender Affirming care
Dr. Ethan Larson is a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs gender affirming chest surgery week in and week out, and he has helped hundreds of patients. He’s also the designer of the ASSI Oval Areola Marker used to achieve masculine proportions—one small example of how his attention to detail shows up in your result. From the first conversation, our team uses your name and pronouns, listens to the story behind your photos, and translates what you want to see in the mirror into a plan that fits your body and your life.
Cultivate Your Confidence at Larson
When you trust us with your breast reduction, or gender affirming mastectomy in Tucson, we promise to educate you and give you control of your surgery by walking you through all of your options to ensure you’re happy with your results. If you’re ready to find more confidence in your silhouette, contact us or start with our treatment planner tool to book a consultation!
