Posted March 21, 2025
Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella One reason why I don’t favor mini tummy tuck surgery in most of the women I see who desire improvement of the abdomen after childbirth is this the lower abdomen can be flattened, but it would disproportionally affect the unpaired upper abdomen by leaving a bulge in the upper abdomen, […]
Read MorePosted March 07, 2025
B Y S H E R R I R O B E R T S Plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella is fond of sharing a quote of which his father often reminded him throughout his life, “Success is never certain. Failure is never final.” It’s never been far from his mind, compelling him to pursue […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
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