Posted April 16, 2026 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Breast Sagging
By Dr. Chris Patronella When you have breast sagging, do you need an implant? The answer is, “maybe.” Oftentimes patients come in with the idea that an implant is required with every breast lift. And it’s just not the case. This is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished with a breast list without […]
Read MorePosted August 29, 2025 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging
By Dr. Christopher Patronella Women are now trending toward smaller breast implants. They’re using words like, “ballerina boobs” or “sport boobs.” What that refers to is a more athletic look—one in which the breasts aren’t so large that they’re in the way or impair a woman’s ability to do certain exercises. And with our health-conscious […]
Read MorePosted May 08, 2025 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging, Uncategorized
By Dr. Chris Patronella I would like to talk to you today about the different implant types. It can be very confusing to manage the vast array of implants that we have available for breast augmentation. It can be a saline implant or a silicone implant. There are various profiles to consider, everything from […]
Read MorePosted April 14, 2025 in Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging
By Dr. Chris Patronella In many circumstances, I will see a patient in a consultation who has sagging breasts and thinks she needs breast implants to restore fullness to the upper portion of the breasts, when, in fact, I will recommend no implant because I think I can restore a nice breast shape without it. […]
Read MorePosted September 11, 2024 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging
By Dr. Chris Patronella
Read MorePosted September 11, 2024 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Sagging, Fat Grafting
By Dr. Chris Patronella One of the more common things that I’m seeing in my practice today is women who are more inclined to step away from breast implants—the traditional method of breast augmentation. Many women, as they get older, decide that their priority is feeling better and feeling more comfortable. Oftentimes, there is […]
Read MorePosted August 22, 2024 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift
By Dr. Chris Patronella A common question I’m asked is, “What breast implant profile am I best suited for?” It’s very individual. There are some anatomical considerations that I can pick up on at a physical exam when I’m able to evaluate a woman who is interested in breast augmentation. Generally speaking, the larger the […]
Read MorePosted May 06, 2024 in Body Lift, Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction, Breast Revision, Breast Sagging, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck
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 […]
Read MorePosted December 06, 2023 in Breast Lift, Breast Sagging, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift
By Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella Most women who have sagging of their breasts want to avoid external scarring on their breasts. So solutions such as placing an implant to fill out the breasts to make sagging less noticeable and/or more limited procedures such as breast lift that’s performed using a sole circle incision […]
Read MorePosted June 05, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Breast Sagging, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella Someone who has this condition has to be evaluated as to whether or not a breast lift is necessary, whether or not an implant is necessary, or whether both are necessary. In that decision is a careful assessment of what a woman seeks as their goal. Do they want […]
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