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Should You Get a Breast Lift Without Implants?

Posted July 12, 2024 in Breast Lift

Breast appearance has long been a priority for many women. Over the years, various procedures have been developed to enhance the breasts or restore their shape and position. The question of whether undergoing a breast lift without having implants placed can achieve ideal results is more common than one may think. While the short answer […]

Dr. Patronella’s Advanced Technique to Improve Butt Lift-Lower Body Lift Results

Posted June 28, 2024 in Body Lift, Buttock Lift, True Form Body Contouring®

By Dr. Chris Patronella One of my favorite procedures in addition to abdominoplasty, the True Form Tummy Tuck®, is something called a lower body lift, also known as a buttock lift. It’s a procedure whereby the extra loose skin in the area above the buttocks is removed, and the buttock and outer thigh area is […]

Making Plastic Surgery Better

Posted June 20, 2024 in Uncategorized

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 […]

Will a Tummy Tuck Get Rid of Stretch Marks?

Posted May 30, 2024 in Mommy Makeover, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

By Dr. Chris Patronella In the this patient you can see that, while she has very significant stretch marks on her abdomen, when I pull the skin taut during a True Form Tummy Tuck procedure, the stretch marks are not nearly as apparent. They are much harder to see. Stretch marks are still present […]

Creating a Natural-Looking Belly Button During Tummy Tuck Surgery

Posted May 23, 2024 in True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Restoration of the belly button is a surprisingly complex aspect of tummy tuck surgery. It’s one of the top concerns women tell me they have about the procedure. Many have seen the results of friends who wound up with artificial-looking navels after undergoing a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Since one of the most common goals patients […]