Category: Body Lift

What Is 360° Liposuction?

Posted April 19, 2021

By Sherri Roberts One of the defining characteristics of Dr. Patronella’s True Form Plastic Surgery® approach is his meticulous 360° degree body contouring. With weight gain and loss, aging and pregnancies, an inevitable change in skin tone occurs that affects not only the abdomen, but also the hips, waist, buttocks and thighs. Dr. Patronella notes, […]

The Tummy Tuck Scar and Dr. Patronella’s TRUE FORM ABDOMINOPLASTY® Scar Treatment

Posted September 01, 2020

By Sherri Roberts sherri@acps.com Top Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella implements a multitiered strategy to achieving the best scar appearance possible from his TRUE FORM ABDOMINOPLASTY® surgery and other cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. It starts in the operating room with the incision and wound healing techniques he uses followed by postoperative products and possibly […]

Tummy Tuck Surgery in Overweight and Large Weight Loss Patients

Posted August 02, 2020

The best results with the True Form Tummy Tuck® (abdominoplasty surgery) are achieved with individuals who are at a good weight for their height. However, Dr. Patronella occasionally performs the procedure for patients who, though not at their ideal weight, have decided the benefits of having the procedure surpass any potential downsides. One of the […]

Generation X says “Yes” to Plastic Surgery – “Why Wait?”

Posted December 14, 2015

By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com “I wish I had done this sooner,” is one of the most frequent comments our plastic surgery patients express in postoperative visits. It’s a realization that hits them hard once they experience the life-changing aesthetic and psychological benefits that typically accompany the improvement of a once confidence-hindering appearance concern. Apparently, Generation […]

Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Patronella Earns Top Honors for Tummy Tuck Method

Posted November 13, 2015

By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com What began as a quest to create more attractive tummy tuck results has culminated in a year of multiple honors for Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella. Dissatisfied with the “flat-as-a-board” abdominal appearance that standard tummy tuck methods produced, Patronella set out to reproduce, via a combination of surgical techniques, the […]