Posted February 04, 2026
By Dr. Chris Patronella “Through a buttock lift procedure, I create harmony between the front and back of a person. You will look the same whether you’re coming or going in a two-piece swimsuit, for instance. The skin tone will be equivalent whether you’re looking from the front or from the back, and I think […]
Read MorePosted October 13, 2025
By Dr. Chris Patronella About 15 to 20 years ago, a trend began for disproportionately large buttocks. In the video, you can see a photo featured in the New York Post of a woman who experienced regret after having the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) done. I want to compare that to what I consider to […]
Read MorePosted June 12, 2025
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella I heard something in a patient consultation today for the first time: a woman who said she was tired of her butt looking “flat as a fritter.” It made me laugh and think about all the patients I see who are really apprehensive about having fat put into their […]
Read MorePosted June 28, 2024
By Dr. Chris Patronella One of my favorite procedures in addition to abdominoplasty, the True Form Tummy Tuck®, is something called a True Form Buttock Lift™ also known as a lower body lift,. It’s a procedure whereby the extra loose skin in the area above the buttocks is removed, and the buttock and outer thigh […]
Read MorePosted May 06, 2024
By Dr. Chris Patronella Perhaps the most common surgical procedure I do in my practice today is so-called mommy makeover surgery, which is generally comprised of addressing the tummy and the breasts in a woman who’s had children. And that can mean anything from breast augmentation alone after losing volume from breast-feeding to breast augmentation […]
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By Dr. Chris Patronella When it comes to a tummy tuck, the belly button is truly the center of the universe. I have spoken to hundreds of women, and their overwhelming concern, without question, is, “What is the belly button going to look like?” after the tummy tuck procedure I perform. And that concern is […]
Learn MoreBy Dr. Chris Patronella About 15 to 20 years ago, a trend began for disproportionately large buttocks. In the video, you can see a photo featured in the New York Post of a woman who experienced regret after having the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) done. I want to compare that to what I consider to […]
Learn MorePlastic 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, […]
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