For a woman, the size and shape of her breasts is a part of her femininity that affects not only her appearance, but often her sense of self-confidence and satisfaction with her body. Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella is a nationally respected leader in aesthetic breast surgery. His detailed approach to breast contouring is tailored to your unique proportions and preferences to give you the beautiful contours you desire. Breast enhancement surgery offers the following benefits:

Many women choose to combine breast enhancement surgery with body contouring procedures such as a tummy tuck and liposuction to restore an attractive, proportional appearance to the body. In most cases these procedures can be combined in a single surgery. Dr. Patronella performs all surgeries at his accredited private surgical center in Houston, Texas where patients receive personalized attention and care from a highly trained medical staff that includes board certified anesthesiologists.

Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella

Dr. Patronella has been consistently selected by his physician peers as one of Houston's best plastic surgeons in polls conducted by H Texas Magazine and Health and Fitness magazine. A 2010 Goldline Reseach study published in Forbes magazine named him one of the nation's leading providers of plastic surgery.

Dr. Patronella is nationally respected for his expertise in breast enhancement and body contouring procedures. Worldwide medical aesthetics leader, Allergan Medical, invited Dr. Patronella, as the only plastic surgeon in the greater Houston area, to become a charter member of the Board of Advisors for NOVO, The National Council of Leaders in Breast Aesthetics. His skill and excellent safety record in body contouring led Ethicon, Inc. to invite him to join the national board of advisors for Shaping Futures, a group which was charged with the mission to develop safety and procedural recommendations related to body contouring surgery for weight loss patients.

In 2007 he developed an innovative technique to more safely combine breast augmentation and breast lift surgery in a single operation. Dr. Patronella's development of advanced techniques to improve the results and safety of aesthetic breast surgery and body contouring has led to speaking invitations to some of the most prestigious plastic surgery organizations, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons.

 

Breast augmentation with Breast Implants

Breast augmentation adds volume and attractive contours to breasts that lack fullness and shape. For many women, a lack of breast fullness is due to genetics, while others find that childbearing has left their breasts less firm and smaller in size than they were before pregnancy.

 

In a breast augmentation procedure, Dr. Patronella will restore a shapely apprearance to the breasts through the insertion of a saline or silicone-gel implant and the use of detailed suturing techniques to enhance breast crease definition. During your consultation, he will listen to your appearance goals and evaluate your unique physique in order to provide you with breast implant style and size recommendations. To  help you visualize your new contour and choose the implant size that best achieves the look you desire, you will have the opportunity to try on both saline and silicone implants of varying sizes.

 

Breast augmentation is a one-hour procedure that is performed on an outpatient basis. Most patients are able to return to work and normal activities in 3-5 days.

 

Pregnancy, gravity, and aging are all contributing factors that can cause the breasts to sag and point downward. A breast lift will restore a youthful, perky appearance to the breasts through techniques to firm, lift, and reshape the breasts. To further enhance the appearance of the breasts, many women choose to combine a breast lift with breast augmentation surgery using saline or silicone implants to give their breasts added volume, as well.

 

By combining lifting techniques to improve breast position and shape and implants to restore volume, Dr. Patronella is often able to transform the breasts in a single procedure. This 2-3 hour procedure is performed on a outpatient basis, and most women can return to work and their normal activities within a week. 

 

For women who are bothered by the appearance and discomfort created by overly large breasts, a breast reduction procedure will lighten and reduce breasts to a size that is more comfortable and proportionate to the body. In this 3-5 hour procedure, excess fat, tissue, and skin are removed to create a breast shape that fits your frame.  Breast reduction patients report a high satisfaction rate with their new appearance and the enhanced freedom they have to engage in an active lifestyle. Recovery for breast reduction surgery is approximately 7-10 days. 

 

If you are interested in breast enhancement surgery, we invite you to schedule a consultation with Dr. Patronella by calling 713.799.9999, or e-mail him directly.