Facelift Incisions: How Dr. Patronella Hides the Scars
Posted June 02, 2025
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How Long is Recovery From Facelift Surgery?
Posted January 11, 2024
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella People want to look presentable quickly. And it’s not possible with a facelift-necklift procedure and accompanying procedures like eyelid lift surgery and laser peels to expect that you’ll be comfortable with your appearance before a few weeks. Usually two to three weeks is the timeframe for recovery and looking […]
Read MoreThe Key to Creating Natural-Looking Facelift and Eyelid Lift Results
Posted October 04, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreCan You Have a Neck Lift Without A Face Lift?
Posted July 14, 2023
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella I’m often presented with a patient who comes to the office for a consultation with me regarding their neck. They tell me they want improvement of their neck, and they are adamant that they do not want a facelift. Treating the neck alone can be a good fit for […]
Read MorePlastic Surgery Scars: How Dr. Patronella Makes Them Hard to See
Posted May 09, 2023
By Dr. Christopher Patronella It’s really important after a procedure where an incision has been made on the body to do as much as you can to improve the appearance of that scar so that it becomes inconspicuous over time. I will always put scars in places where they are least visible—in natural folds or […]
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A Proportionate Buttock Lift – The True Form Buttock Lift™
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 […]
Learn MoreMini Tummy Tuck Surgery: Plastic Surgeon Dr. Patronella Rarely Recommends It
Plastic 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, […]
Learn MoreMommy Makeover Surgery: Why It’s One of Dr. Patronella’s Favorite Procedures to Perform
By Dr. Chris Patronella Women make a tremendous sacrifice when they have children—a sacrifice that involves their body and their time. And oftentimes, after having children, the body isn’t the way it used to be. It can be very disheartening for a women to know what they had before and to see what they see […]
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