Posted September 25, 2024
By Dr. Chris Patronella Introduction In the patients’ preoperative photos featured in this video, the abdominal appearance is very round and protuberant. No exercise in the world is going to fix this. But it can be surgically-corrected in a tummy tuck procedure. In the patients’ postoperative photos you can see how effective the tummy […]
Read MorePosted August 08, 2024
By Dr. Chris Patronella What I see very frequently are patients who come in questioning whether liposuction can be performed to improve their bodies’ contours. Liposuction is a powerful tool I use to shape the body, but it isn’t necessarily the best choice if loose skin is present. Yes, if the laxity is mild, we […]
Read MorePosted June 20, 2024
By Dr. Patronella I am often asked why I do things a certain way. A technique I use may be different from what someone else uses. And that speaks to something I’ve noticed over three decades in plastic surgery as it’s evolved. And that is our patients are much more discriminating today. They are much […]
Read MorePosted November 09, 2023
By Dr. Chris Patronella I’m often asked, “What’s the difference between a saline and a silicone implant?” and why would I use saline in one patient and silicone in another? Who are the best candidates for silicone vs. saline? The first thing I’ll say is that despite what you may have read, there really […]
Read MorePosted November 07, 2023
By Dr. Chris Patronella I have a scalpel and a cohesive gel implant, which is also known as the “gummy bear implant,” and I want to demonstrate how well the gel stays together if there is a rupture of the implant. [Dr. Patronella proceeds to cut the silicone implant open with a scalpel and squeezes […]
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