BOARD-CERTIFIED FEMALE PLASTIC SURGEON
Defined by Details
Ashley Howarth, MD, FACS, provides individualized plastic surgery and medical aesthetics in Scottsdale, AZ—grounded in thoughtful consultation, precise planning, and honest guidance.
SURGEON-LED PLANNING
Why Choose Ashley Howarth, MD, FACS?
Ashley Howarth, MD, FACS is a female plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, Arizona, board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She completed nine years of formal surgical training, including her plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at Mayo Clinic. Her practice specializes in aesthetic surgery of the breast, body, face, and labia, with nonsurgical aesthetics and wellness offered through Aesthetica, the medical spa of Howarth Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Howarth serves as an Instructor in Plastic Surgery at Mayo Clinic and received the Arizona plastic surgery residents’ 2026 Faculty Award for her commitment to graduate medical education. Newsweek and Statista recognized Dr. Howarth among America’s Best Plastic Surgeons for 2026 in three categories.
She is a member of The Aesthetic Society and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which has featured her expert commentary on breast surgery, eyelid surgery, and the patient experience. Her published work includes articles in the Journal of Women’s Health and Aesthetic Surgery Journal, as well as a chapter in the surgical textbook Aesthetic Surgery of the Facial Skeleton.
More than 150 Google reviews describe patient experiences across the practice. As a working mother of three, Dr. Howarth brings a practical perspective to recovery and everyday responsibilities. Her care emphasizes precise surgical planning, natural-looking proportions, and honest guidance about what treatment can achieve.
SCOTTSDALE · A MODERN OFFICE SETTING
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Explore Surgical Procedures
Breast
Volume, position, proportion, prior surgery, and implant concerns, evaluated together rather than one at a time.
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Body
Skin, localized fat, the abdominal wall, or a scar — and which of them is actually shaping the concern.
Explore Body Surgery
Face
Eyelids, brow, facial volume, tissue position, and the neck, assessed as one face before a procedure is recommended.
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Labia
Comfort, appearance, care setting, or evaluation after prior surgery, discussed privately and without pressure.
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ONE CONCERN CAN INVOLVE MORE THAN ONE THING
Where Should I Begin?
You do not need to arrive knowing which category you belong in. Similar-looking concerns can come from different tissues, and the useful starting point depends on the structure creating the concern rather than the treatment you have heard of.
When Surgery Is Not the Right Answer
Skin quality, volume, tissue position, and hormonal change are related, but they are not interchangeable. Some concerns respond to a nonsurgical treatment. Some do not respond to one at all. Some are better left alone.
During consultation, Dr. Howarth evaluates the area you are asking about along with the areas connected to it, then explains which option — or whether treatment at all — deserves consideration.
AESTHETICA · SKIN + LASER + SPA
Explore Nonsurgical Treatment
Aesthetica is the Scottsdale med spa at Howarth Plastic Surgery, offering personalized injectables, laser treatments, advanced skincare, and wellness services. Our experienced clinicians help you choose thoughtful nonsurgical care tailored to your skin, features, and goals.
Injectables
Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers, and PRF, dosed around your expression rather than a fixed treatment map.
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Sciton Lasers
BBL, MOXI, HALO, and laser resurfacing, with depth and downtime matched to your skin and the time of year.
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Medical Aesthetics
Microneedling, micro-coring, peels, facials, and the skin health that carries between treatments.
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FROM QUESTIONS TO A CLEAR PLAN
Consultation and Patient Care Coordination
Your patient care coordinator can arrange consultation and help organize scheduling, estimates, financing information, forms, travel, and follow-up logistics. Dr. Howarth and her clinical team answer medical questions and make all clinical recommendations.
Howarth Plastic Surgery is a cash-pay practice and does not accept or bill insurance.
A thoughtful beginning.
Your patient care coordinator can arrange an in-person or virtual consultation with Dr. Howarth and explain what photographs, records, or other information to have ready. The consultation focuses on your concerns, health history, anatomy, and goals. An in-person physical examination is completed before the operative plan is finalized.
Clear information before you decide.
After Dr. Howarth recommends a plan, your patient care coordinator can review the written cost estimate, available financing options, scheduling requirements, forms, and next steps. Your coordinator can explain the practice process and help you understand what is needed before you decide whether to schedule.
Practical details, clearly organized.
If you are traveling to Scottsdale from elsewhere in Arizona or out of state, your patient care coordinator can help align required appointment dates and practical planning for consultation, surgery, and follow-up. Dr. Howarth and her clinical team provide individualized medical and recovery guidance.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions About Getting Started
Ashley Howarth, MD, FACS, is a board-certified female plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, Arizona, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She holds the rank of Instructor in Plastic Surgery at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, works with residents in the Mayo Clinic Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency (Arizona), and received the residency’s 2026 resident-selected teaching award. She provides individualized surgical care through Howarth Plastic Surgery; the practice also offers nonsurgical medical aesthetics and wellness through Aesthetica.
Howarth Plastic Surgery and Aesthetica are located at 7373 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite C150, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. The practice welcomes local patients as well as patients traveling from elsewhere in Arizona and out of state.
No. Describe what you notice rather than trying to select an operation. Dr. Howarth evaluates the anatomy, your concerns, and your goals before recommending a useful starting point, and sometimes that starting point is nonsurgical or no treatment at all.
Surgical procedures are performed by Ashley Howarth, MD, FACS. Aesthetica is the medical aesthetics practice in the same office, where licensed clinicians provide injectables, laser treatment, skin care, and wellness services. Some plans involve one; some involve both.
Sometimes, and sometimes not. Nonsurgical treatment can address selected concerns involving skin quality, volume, or expression. It does not reposition tissue that has descended. Which applies depends on the anatomy, and that is what an examination is for.
Howarth Plastic Surgery is a cash-pay practice and does not accept or bill insurance. Financing may be available through PatientFi and CareCredit, subject to third-party approval. The lender determines approval and terms.
Cost depends on the procedure, scope, anesthesia, care setting, complexity, and whether a plan is focused, combined, or staged. After Dr. Howarth evaluates you and recommends a plan, the practice provides a written estimate identifying what is included and any anticipated expenses that are separate.
An initial consultation may be available virtually. An in-person examination is required before an operative plan is finalized, and the care team will explain the required timing for surgery and follow-up.
Patient-authorized examples may be reviewed privately when available. Your patient care coordinator can arrange a private viewing before a consultation is scheduled.
Your patient care coordinator follows up with consultation availability and next steps, and can explain what information the clinical team would like you to have ready. Requesting a consultation does not commit you to treatment.
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