Marcus L. Peterson, MD

I had two separate consultations at Dr. Peterson's office--one with Dr. Peterson when I was considering a breast lift, -- he was patient, thorough and instilled great confidence in me. Another consultation was for lipo/cool sculpting treatments. The staff is absolutely fantastic and knowledgeable. I chose five cool sculpting treatments and the experience with Kim was great. Kim is a true professional and a skilled provider of this treatment. She even rearranged her schedule to accommodate my decision to have extra parts treated the same day. Kim was caring and considerate and ensured I felt no discomfort at all through the procedures. She positioned me with extra pillows, rolled towels and such for my utmost comfort and kept checking on me right through. The actual cool sculpting does not hurt at all and I am a big baby so I was very surprised how painless and easy it was! The only part that was a little uncomfortable was the "massage" right after the abdomen sessions. Kim wisely advised me to eat a light breakfast before coming in, which I did. The office also supplies snacks during a long day of sculpting. I would definitely consider doing other parts once I see my final results. And Kim and Amberly were great, as well as everyone at the Reception Desk.

I had a mommy make over early Dec with Dr Peterson. The entire process was great as well as follow up. I am a mom of 1 who has always struggled with weight going up and down. After my son my body was just not the same. My droopy breast got even worse and after finally getting the baby weight off my stomach just looked awful. I decided to do a few consultations and was happy and felt comfortable when I met with Dr Peterson. I had a BL/BA. I was originally a 36C and opted for 495cc silicone implants. I am now a 36DD and have perky happy boobs! I also had a tummy tuck with lipo of my flanks and arms. My tummy has never been so flat and I'm very happy for the love handles to be gone! Healing was not so bad and I haven't had any complications. Follow up appointments have been great and staff is awesome too. Im so happy I made the decision to have this procedure done and glad I went with Dr Peterson.

I am 3 days post op. I was a droopy small 34c cup before surgery. Went with 345 silicone high profile implants under the muscle and in the breast fold.
Dr Peterson, his office staff, and the surgical center were awesome to work with. My other two consults did not compare.
Ladies, I am a perfectionist who loves to research and I wanted to make sure I chose the right size the first time. It took me 16 months of research to decide to do it at all, and then choosing the right size was reeeally hard.
The doctor's office staff tried to be helpful, but there is something that is missing from ALL of my research and questions. No one told me at anytime anywhere that an augmentetion doesn't look anything like your current boobs or like trying on sizers. They're so much better! This is why everyone wishes they went bigger!
See, I thought my current boobs would just be way bigger and they'd squish together and look gross if I went too big (like what happens when you try on sizers and wear push-up bras). But that's not what happens. Because of the way the implants go under the muscle, you get that nice middle gap and they can't squish together in a fat-looking gross way.
I wish I would have realized this so I'm letting you know. I probably could have chosen 500 cc's and still looked normal, only more amazing.
Also, augmented breasts don't move the same as regular large boobs. Regular ones bounce like crazy exercising and fall into your armpits when lying down.
I know I'm still new to this but I feel that this, ladies, is why so many wished they would have gone bigger and go back for more surgery. I, too, already wish I'd chosen bigger even though I'm still swollen and square-looking.

Updated on 19 Dec 2016:
I feel better every day. Only taking Tylenol now but mostly for scapula pain and incision pain, not the breasts.

I'm gonna take a walk today and leave the house for the first time.

My right scapula gives me grief a couple times a day. I wonder if it's from the shoulder rolls I did that I learned from this site.

My left breast incision was killing me. Sharp burning pain. I didn't want to but I had to look and it was different from my right side because I could see it had a split in it. I put neosporin on it on day 3 I believe and that immediately helped. Now I'm using pure aloe vera gel on it. My appointment with my dr. isn't for another week and a half; hope it's okay. If I have serious pain, I'll call the office.

I'm still sleeping in our recliner chair at a 45-degree angle. I'm sleeping good in it so I don't care to change to the bed.

Been doing the massages that my dr. told me to at my one-day post dr. exam. It's getting easier to squish them inward and upward but I still go slowly. My breasts are very high and tight.

I tried on a bra that I bought before surgery that I was hoping to fit in after surgery. It's the one I used with my sizers and under shirts. It's a 34dd from Walmart. Very pretty and very hard to find that size. It fit perfectly. Before my 345 hp cc's I was a small 34c. Five days post-op I was most definitely filling out that 34dd.

Updated on 2 Jan 2017:
I drove for the first time 15 days postop and it was for 4 hours straight. It wasn't too bad but my shoulder blade and neck were really sore and I was dying to get home and relax and take a Tylenol.

I started sleeping on my side for the first time 18 days post-op because dr said it would be good for me to do that. So I switched from only being on my back to now only sleeping on my sides.

I don't mind how high my breasts are riding because they look good in clothes. I needs the upper fullness. But when they drop more, it will even out the right one that's oddly flat on the outside and they'll both look better naked.

Today is 19 days post op but my pictures are marked what days they are. I'm just now feeling free and uninhibited during sex which is oh so nice. With limited arm use, we've had to laugh at the awkward moments thus far.

Yesterday I felt like they were my breasts and wasn't thinking about them 24 hours a day. It was more like 3/4 of the day.

Oh. Also, dr said that wearing just the right underwire supportive bra that doesn't squish me down would be good for me so for the past three days I've been wearing one during the day and that helps me feel normal.

Scars are healing. Dr days they look good. They feel raised and scary. I rub aloe Vera on them a few times a day and try to rub down the raised-ness. I'm really hoping they become inconspicuous because you can see them when I wear a bikini.

Updated on 17 Feb 2017:
I'm very happy with my implants. I've landed at a full 34D. They're settling nicely and softening. They look great. My incisions are getting smaller and healing well. I wish my incisions were a teensy bit more under the breast because they can be seen when I wear a bikini and lift my arms up or lie down.

I still sleep on my sides. If I'm on my back, my breasts start to hurt from wanting to fall to the sides even if I'm wearing a good fitting bra to bed which I always do.

My right breast is sitting a tad higher than the left and dr told me to push it downward which I find counterintuitive and difficult to do.

I think that when I wear clothes that my breasts look rather large for my frame but I'm okay with that.

I ended up with 345 HP under the muscle and they look like the 325 sizers when I tried the sizers on with two thin bras.

Since puberty, I've always felt uncomfortable bra or swimsuit shopping since I could never fill out the garment. I was an almost A cup with one breast about 50 cc's smaller than the other breast.

When I was pregnant, my boobs just expanded into my armpits and no one could fit in my maternity clothes because I was so flat.

When I suddenly became single at 61, it seemed like the perfect time to do a breast augmentation & have a proportional figure.

Just booked my appointment with Dr. Peterson in Utah. He is amazing. I love all his work, especially his tummy tucks. This procedure (tummy tuck) is my main concern. I will be getting a tummy tuck with lipo and a breast lift without implants and Labiaplasty. My normal weight is between 135 and 145. I gain 60 lbs with every child (4 times). I have been able to lose most of it before having another one. i have grown tired of gaining and losing weight. Especially with my small framed body. I cannot handle being over weight and having lose skin and saggy jugs anymore now that we are done having children. I hope to put everything back where it was including my comfidence about my body. i have 15 lbs to lose in 13 weeks, so i need to push super hard to get there. I am 5'2 and currently weigh 159 lbs. My 4th baby was born a year and half ago and have lost 45 lbs since then. I hope that my review will inspire others as has many other reviews have inspired me to know my body can and will look amazing for not only myself but my husband again.

Updated on 4 May 2016:
Ok, so I really want to lose about 12 pds before surgery and I have been working out a lot. I have been maintaining my 159 lbs and am super fustrated.. I am going to try documenting everything I eat/drink because I know I could use some improvement in that area. Plus, when you write things down you become accountable for it. Has anyone else struggled with weight loss? I feel like my body just wants to hang on to certain areas and i'm not sure if it's something I should stress about or just let be? I want the best outcome for my surgery but don't want to beat myself up everyday I don't see the scale go down..I will try documenting and keep working out and just try my best! I will also be posting before pics asap. I just haven't had time to have my husband do it for me.

Updated on 8 May 2016:
Ok people, here is what we all love to see! So what we have here are some much dreaded pictures of my body. I need to say I cannot wait til I can see my vagina again?? I will not pick on my body at all. I am going to add official pre op pics in June. Til then I will continue to workout.

Updated on 13 May 2016:
The best part about all this will be to not look 6 months pregnant anymore!!!!! Am I right haha????!!!! I put on a shirt and forget about it.. There is no amount of sucking in I can do to help myself out. Because my abs are split from right below my bb to all the way between my ribs it all hangs out.. Feels like my guts are just ganna fall out hah!! So, yeah I'm pretty excited for that. Oh and to not have my breast hang to the floor! So funny, they say you need a lift if your breast can hold a pencil under it. Ladies I'm pretty sure I could hold 5! Just sayin.. Also, I looked at labiaplasty pics and my kooka looks a lot better than I thought haha! So I won't be doing that I don't think. I will be having muscle repair of the abdomen tho. I didn't write that on my other updates. Which is funny cause it's the main reason I'm doing a mm. Anyways I will try to get measurements and some closer up pics. I like reading about measurements and height and weight to try and compare numbers and projections.

Updated on 13 May 2016:
Took some pics with clothes on from the back.. Not as bad as with clothes off! Sorry about the messy room, the maid hasn't shown up yet????
Too early for her and then some days she doesn't even show up!

Updated on 21 May 2016:
So, my husband got a spa package for me today!! From 8:00 til 4:30 I will be having a day ALL TO MYSELF!!!!!! This has not happened in over 9 years so I'm probably going to cry a lot today. Tears of happiness I'm sure :) I will however still miss my four little ones.. The lady just gave me a tour of the place and it is sooooo nice! I have a private pool heated to 93 degrees so I can lay out in peace! You all know how getting in a swimsuit and letting it all hang out is super difficult! But today it won't be so bad... I'm getting a body scrub with a wrap and then a massage. Then it's lay out time, lunch with my man, more meditation and lay out time, then getting hair done! After that it's Cheesecake Factory for some Tia wraps and then a Katchafire concert baby!!!!! Hopefully it's as wonderful of a day as it sounds.. I hope all mothers get to have a day sometime. We need it. If you haven't seen the SNL skit mom jeans, you need to! Hilarious. That's all for now, catch ya on the flippity flop ;)

Updated on 18 Jun 2016:
I had my pre-op last week! Looks like I will be getting tummy tuck with lipo on the hips and flanks, breast lift (no augmentation), and lipo of the inner and outer thighs. Now, I have read some peoples review on the lipo of the legs situation. I have heard people say it's crazy painful and others say it wasn't bad at all? Has anyone had the same thing done that I have scheduled? I would greatly appreciate any advice as well. I have 2 weeks to prepare and need all the advice and sharing i can get! Hope everyone is doing well. I am starting to feel a bit nervous as it gets closer.. Trying to not think about it :)

Updated on 22 Jun 2016:
So, I called the medi supply store and am renting a hospital bed for $130.00 for the month! I thought that was pretty good. From everything I have read a bed is the way to go! I was advised to put the bed right next to another bed so my husband and my kids could sleep by me but not on me. I'm super happy cause I was concerned about how/where I was going to sleep..

Updated on 23 Jun 2016:
11 more days of this belly and boobs!! They have served me well.. I think I might go thru some kind of with draw??? Anybody experience that?? Grieving your old body? I imaging most people are so happy to not see grandma skin before your time gone! So excited! I had a weird surgery dream last night that my husband was crying cause he was worried something would happen to me. Kinda sad.. Anyway hope everyone's doing great! Shoutin out like I know anybody haha

Updated on 25 Jun 2016:
Bought a couple of wireless bras for after surgery. Also, my mom is a licensed limphatic therapist so she is going to start treatments on me now. She about 5 testaments before surgery and then they will continue after to help with swelling, scarring, and over all recovery. I am super fortunate cause those kind of sessions are expensive!!

Updated on 3 Jul 2016:
So I got my hospital bed delivered! Went shopping yesterday for some Recharge, arnica gel, vitamins, some comfy clothes and other things to help with recovery.. I have had 2 limphatic massages and will get another today and tomorrow. They will continue thru recovery and are suppose to help tremendously with swelling and fluid build up. I will post how it all goes!! I will also post more pics tomorrow. I am getting nervous when I think about it. Every thought and worry under the sun has approached me. I do my best at keeping my eye on the prize and praying to Heavenly Father that everything will go well and smooth thru the whole process. I try to not think about the negative things that can happen or go wrong. Does anybody have tricks they used to not be nervous? I am such a baby.. I imagine I will probably cry when They wheel me away from my husband and take me in the OR. I can't wait to be on the other side! Hope your 4th is awesome!

Updated on 5 Jul 2016:
On our way to the surgery center! See you on the flippity flop! Without the flop haha!

Updated on 6 Jul 2016:
I'm in pain and it's kinda hard to breathe but for this it is worth it!!! Saw the doc this morning and they took my catheter out and put a bra on me and I have to say I love my body!!!! Doctor Peterson did so great I almost started crying in front of him Haha! Plus my scar is super low :)

Updated on 7 Jul 2016:
My mom is a certified limph therapist, physical therapist, and a wound specialist. Between my super helpful husband and my mom I couldn't ask for better care. I am so grateful for them.
What my mom is doing in this pic is called light therapy. It helps with scarring and inflammation.

Updated on 7 Jul 2016:
It's been 2 days. Swelling is not bad. Here are some pics of breast incisions and belly button.

Updated on 8 Jul 2016:
So, here I am! Don't quite know why the pics are a little blurry cause they aren't on my phone.. I feel really good. My moms therapy and my routine is helping stand up so much straighter than I thought I would be. For day three I think this is pretty good? I will start taking half of my Percocet every four hours instead of a whole one and see if that cuts it. However, they are taking my pain pump out today and have no idea how that will be. Dr. Peterson did so amazing. I love how low my scar is. It doesn't look like it will be a thick one either. My belly button looks natural and my boobs! I love em.. Granted this is only day three but everyone has told me things only get better and smaller.
I have an appointment today with my PS, I will post what he says. Happy healing! If anyone has questions let me know!

Updated on 10 Jul 2016:
Can't really tell if swelling is going down or the same?

Updated on 13 Jul 2016:
Hey does anyone have a suggestion on a binder?? I am PO 9 days and would like a binder without clasps on the sides.. This one I have on has clasps and bunches.. Anyone have any advice please!!!????

Updated on 13 Jul 2016:
Day 9 PO! Gotta say I really love my boob lift! Glad I didn't do implants..

Updated on 13 Jul 2016:
Forgot to add pics from today.. Need to do some major squats for that butt haha!

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Updated on 14 Jul 2016:
Crying like a baby.. I over did it today. I didn't even have a nap! This recovering business is rough. Hope everyone else is doing good! I will take pics tomorrow.

Updated on 16 Jul 2016:
Sorry.. I had to take these pics on my own haha!! Still have the drains in. I will have the right one removed Monday and probably the left on on Wednesday hopefully. I haven't been able to try on fun clothes yet due to the drains :/ but soon!! I chose Dr. Peterson for his TT abilities but I have to say I never thought I would love my boobs as much as do!
Updated on 16 Jul 2016:
If you live in Las Vegas or Salt Lake I would choose Dr. Peterson. He is so great! Very professional and honest. His staff is so great too.. Specifically the front desk lady Joley and nurse Karen. I am only 10 days PO but I love my breast lift and my TT! I can wait to see in a few months when everything has had time to heal.



Updated on 17 Jul 2016:
Hey everyone I get one drain out tomorrow morning WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!! Heck yes! I have tried not complaining about em, but I really don't like em. Tried being patient too. Oh I am so excited.. Anyway, here's 13 day pics! Swelling not bad at all thanks to me mum and her skills! Love my mom, she's the best! I am scared to get the drained removed tho cause I'm pretty sure it's ganna hurt! They say it's fast but I will let you know tomorrow what it's like..

Updated on 18 Jul 2016:
One to go! The nurse said if there is hardly any drainage I can remove it tomorrow!! Otherwise it will be Wednesday.. :/ but still good! Oh yeah it felt so weird and gross aaahhhh! It hurt for only a second but the feeling and thought makes me cringe! Ugh... We are on our way to becoming normal! Well, a better normal ;)

Updated on 20 Jul 2016:
I got my right drain out on Monday but my left one isn't quite ready.. But it hurts like a mo fo! My left side of my crotch is swollen and the where it inserts is totally killin me when I stand up or walk! I texted the nurse at the PS office so we will see what she says but I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this before?

Updated on 22 Jul 2016:
Thank heavens! It was just as bad as I thought it would be! I brought a towel to scream into and a towel to put pressure on it after she pulled it! I am so glad I did too! Ugh the first one wasn't this bad but this second one had some issues so I am so glad it's out..

Updated on 2 Aug 2016:
So, a couple weeks ago I developed seroma :/ such a nightmare!!! But I'm doing 100 times better and it's just about healed!!! They aren't quite sure how it happened but my PS says that the drains allow for bacteria to get in so that could have been the cause? Anyway, feeling so good and excited to keep progressing. I love reading about everyone getting ready for their surgery and everyone healing. These blogs are so fun cause you can post the good, the bad, and the ugly and everyone is so sweet and supportive! I was on the fence about doing a blog but I'm so glad I did so I can contribute to others as I have benefited from others. I love talking to all you ladies and have so many LOL moments that I have to share em with my husband cause he will just look at me like "what is so funny" haha! Anyways, just wanted to throw that out there :)

Updated on 2 Aug 2016:
Ok so these pics are from a couple weeks ago.. I developed seroma somehow and this is what it looks like. It was really scary cause my stretch marks started to look like bulging veins!! As you can see in some pictures I started to get a rash from the cipro antibiotic they had me on. They changed it right away thankfully. After a blessing ( I'm LDS) and different antibiotics, and my PS put a noodle in my stomach for the fluid to drain, I finally started feeling a whole lot better :) kinda nasty tho..

Updated on 2 Aug 2016:
Here we have some pics after about a week of treatment. You can see it is localizing itself down to a mallet area. And also a pic of me trying on a very small bikini haha! The bottoms are so tight it makes my lipoed sides look chunky! We'll call it my motivation swimmer ;)

Updated on 2 Aug 2016:
Here are the new girls!! Tapes off and I love em! They have some settling to do underneath where the scar is. Kind of square on some angles. Once the scar tissue where he made the incisions softens they will be way more round at the bottom. Still have A LOT of healing. My seroma is almost all cleared up as well. I like that my boobs look like they did when I was 18.. Not too big or small.. Just right ;)
Also, I started doing marble therapy on my BB. I like it but my PS told me yesterday that there is still a lot of swelling and that the way he shaped it, it will look great in a couple months. It won't look like a "cat butt" haha that's what I told him it looked like!

Updated on 11 Aug 2016:
Another week gone buy! Boobs are looking and feeling better every day! I do not like the swelling that takes place mid afternoon on in my abdomen! It's uncomfortable and sore.. I feel like I'm getting my strength back but it gets me in trouble still cause I overdue and am exhausted and pushed to my limits by 7pm. Oh and I tried working out 2 days this week but had to back off. You don't realize how much core you use in EVERYTHING!!

Updated on 25 Aug 2016:
Here are some pics that were requested! Healing is going awesome. Stomach has minimal swelling. I do notice if I don't wear my CG, right above my BB swells a little and my incision in the very middle does. But other than that I have been great! Been doing vitamin E 2 times a day rubbing it on my scars. Also using a cream my PS gave me. Started jogging a little. My stomach muscles start to burn after a minute so I have to fast walk in between spurts of running. Can't wait to workout a lot more! Hope everyone is healing great and hope to give courage to all those debating on a procedure like this! Totally worth it.

Updated on 2 Sep 2016:
I need to kick wheat and sugar!!! What the heck is wrong with me????!!! For the last 2 weeks I have been eating it like I just discovered it! So horrible.. Ugh. Why isn't the knowledge of how horrible it is for us enough?? HEELLLLLP!

Updated on 17 Jan 2017:
HEYO! Yeah it's been a long time haha! Yesterday I got a Bb revision and lipo in the mons area (something I thought was going to be done). Yeah I don't recommend getting lipo in the mons awake.. it was horrible!!! And my Dr. Is awesome. So I'm not posting pics of that cause that will scar people for life! But anyway here's some pics of the BB. Looks great so far! We all know it takes a whole lot of time to see the real results but cross your fingers for me ladies!!!

Updated on 19 Jan 2017:


Updated on 8 Feb 2017:
K this BB looks so much better to me! Shaped more like a "normal" one haha! Very happy :)

Updated on 11 Jun 2017:
Hey so it has been forever since I've updated!! Scars are looking good. Belly button looks great! The only thing that might bug a little is the scar from my infection and the cut he made on my right side. But other than that I love my boobs and everything else!

Updated on 17 Dec 2017:
I have taken some before pics because my friend told me to take booty pics (which I hate) and then compare them 3 months later. So that’s what I’m doing! Hoping documenting will help me stay motivated.. still super happy with my results and would like to keep going!

Updated on 3 Jan 2018:
Here’s a month later.. not much difference except maybe less dumps? Also, here are close ups of my breast lift. I love em!! My scars are barely there.. I will be seeing Dr. Peterson for a scar from the infection I got. It’s really low on my abdomen but it gathers right there and he said he would fix it no problem!

After three kids, substantial weight gain, then weight loss - I decided to get a consult this past June (2015). I went over what is like to see done, what my expected results could be, and went home giving myself to fall to lose anymore weight that wanted to leave, make sure my feelings were stable about it. In November I called and booked my big day for December 9th.

I feel happy with the care that I have received from the office of Dr Petersen. I feel like I was prepped with good info, although there could have been more. You know, you're so out of it afterward, and so nervous before - it's difficult to remember verbal instructions anyway. I think each time you leave, a piece of paper with instructions and what to expect along the way for each visit post op. (Next day; removal of pain pump; drain removal, etc) would be very helpful!

They have stated many times - any questions? Just ask or call! I did on day 2. Good feedback, and as always, instructions to take it easy.

So far I am happy with the nearly 7 pounds of skin I had removed. I also elected for Lipo on hips and inner thighs. He did a good job and I'm excited to see long term how everything looks months and years down the road.

Updated on 17 Dec 2015:
Bruised and battered! The swelling hasn't gone down yet, and I'm so sore and tender everywhere that it's really difficult to manage my pain and get comfortable.

I had a large hanging pannus that was always in the way. It's nice to have that gone. It was nice finally having a bowel movement today. Twice. Hey - I was very nervous about that. Dr Peterson had me come in to check my drains and incisions.

Updated on 20 Dec 2015:
I got a chair for the shower. That was so nice to take a shower yesterday (for more than 35 seconds). My inner thighs are still just back and purple and red in some areas - hot to the touch. I went in to the Dr the other day. Both drains stayed in because they are still collecting fluids. My drain holes are so painful. I dread the pain that comes from them being removed, but it will be nice to not have the drains always around. My girdle is so uncomfortable. It comes clear up under my breasts and it's so tight, I can't breathe! I haven't been able to really inspect the incision. Pain is still intense. Out of pain meds, so taking Ibuprofen 800mg and Tylenol it is. I get hot flashes, then minutes later have chilly feet. I keep having an awful pain that feels like my incision is ripping open on my right hip. It's agonizing.

Hoping for the pain to get better this week!

Updated on 22 Dec 2015:
I'm not happy with my right side seam. It puckers and sticks out. I hope it will look better with time.

Had a neck lift done in June I look 20 years younger, I'm told this on a daily basis it's wonderful, one of my other Doctors liked so much he asked me for Dr. Peterson's card.Dr. Peterson is a excellent physician with a great bedside manner. I would just like to say thank you to him and is friendly staff. See you soon lips are next !!!!! Wouldn't trust any one else !!!!

won as prize I loved it thinking about doing more like bellafil and botox noticed difference right away I would really like to have a tummy tuck but the cost is to much at this time I also had the stomach freeze and loved it on my belly and abdomen I would recommend dr Peterson and his staff along with the blue door to all my friends in fact a couple of my friends have already looked into the tummy tuck procedure

Dr. Peterson, Thank you for your honesty and caring for the outcome of your patients. I am so grateful for Dr Peterson for doing an outstanding revision on my breasts nearly 8 years ago. I am researching having a facelift and know Dr P will do an exceptional job that will last. What a caring doctor with fabulous communication skills. Consult was very informative.

I heard a lot of good about Dr Petersens work. I had a fat transfer early In 2013.
Then i liked my so much I had a second one done about a year later. I was glad to have several days of pain meds, but the recovery process was smooth. Office staff. Is charming and reassuring. I hope to have a blepharoplasty with Dr Peterson in 2015.