Posted November 30, 2023 in Liposuction, Mini Tummy Tuck, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella Very frequently, patients are looking for the easiest solution to whatever their concern is, and a perfect example of this is concerns the abdomen. Commonly, women who’ve had children will look at themselves and realize that it doesn’t look like it did before they had children. So oftentimes […]
Read MorePosted November 17, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella The silicone breast implant manufacturer I prefer breast augmentation surgery is Allergan. I think they have the overall best silicone gel implant on the market with the lowest rupture rate. The rupture rate of Allergan’s silicone gel implants is less than one percent, measured at eight years. I think […]
Read MorePosted November 09, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift, Uncategorized
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 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Uncategorized
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 […]
Read MorePosted November 01, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Recovery, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck
By Dr. Chris Patronella Most patients require a good two weeks at home following a tummy tuck. They are not quite able to get up and around the first three or four days without some sort of assistance, so work is really out of the question. And I require two weeks before a person can […]
Read MorePosted October 31, 2023 in Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Revision
By Dr. Chris Patronella A common procedure in my practice is breast implant replacement, in which patients have had implants for many years and, for one reason or another, things have changed either with their breasts or their implants. The implants might have shifted—typically outwards after having children. The breasts might now sag compared to […]
Read MorePosted October 18, 2023 in Ab Sculpting, Mini Tummy Tuck, Mommy Makeover, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck
By Dr. Christopher Patronella I’m frequently asked what makes the True Form Tummy Tuck® that I do different or unique. Over 20 years ago, I began using a type of suture called a progressive tension suture technique during tummy tuck surgery. The reason for using this type of suture was to reduce the chance that […]
Read MorePosted October 12, 2023 in Mini Tummy Tuck, No Drain Tummy Tuck
By Dr. Chris Patronella A mini tummy tuck is often defined by an incision that matches or is very similar to a previous C-section scar. It’s really too short of an incision to remove any kind of skin looseness. But it can be used to repair an isolated, simple separation of the lower, abdominal muscles. […]
Read MorePosted October 06, 2023 in Mommy Makeover, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck
By Dr. Christopher Patronella This is a question that doesn’t have a single answer. Generally speaking, I like patients to wait a minimum of three months after giving birth before having a tummy tuck. But some women will require longer than this to lose all the weight that accumulated during pregnancy. Before doing mommy makeover […]
Read MorePosted October 04, 2023 in Facelift, Facial Rejuvenation
By Dr. Christopher Patronella The most common concern from both women and men who are interested in facial rejuvenation is looking unnatural. That is what almost every patient will say when I meet them for the first time. It’s very important to me to transmit the information that my goal is not to make anyone […]
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