Category: True Form Tummy Tuck®

Posted January 30, 2026 in belly button, Body Contouring, Revision Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®

Why the Belly Button in the Center of the Universe in Tummy Tuck Surgery

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 […]

Posted October 13, 2025 in Body Contouring, Body Lift, Buttock Lift, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®

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 […]

Posted March 21, 2025 in Mini Tummy Tuck, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Revision Tummy Tuck, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Uncategorized

Mini 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, […]

Posted February 17, 2025 in Breast Lift, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Mommy 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 […]

Posted September 25, 2024 in Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Revision Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck, Uncategorized

Diastasis: Why You Can Still Look Pregnant Years After Giving Birth and the Solution to Fix It

By Dr. Chris Patronella Introduction In the patients’ preoperative photos featured in this video, the abdominal appearance is very round and protuberant. No exercise in the world is going to fix this. But it can be surgically-corrected in a tummy tuck procedure. In the patients’ postoperative photos you can see how effective the tummy […]

Posted July 26, 2024 in Liposuction, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Is Plastic Surgery Artistic?

By Dr. Chris Patronella In our training, we as plastic surgeons learn how to do plastic surgery techniques: tummy tuck procedures, breast lift procedures, facelift procedures, etc. That’s what our training is about—to learn how to perform those procedures and the techniques for each one. But plastic surgery is so much more than that. There’s […]

Posted May 30, 2024 in Mommy Makeover, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Will a Tummy Tuck Get Rid of Stretch Marks?

By Dr. Chris Patronella In the this patient you can see that, while she has very significant stretch marks on her abdomen, when I pull the skin taut during a True Form Tummy Tuck procedure, the stretch marks are not nearly as apparent. They are much harder to see. Stretch marks are still present […]

Posted May 23, 2024 in belly button, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Creating a Natural-Looking Belly Button During Tummy Tuck Surgery

Restoration of the belly button is a surprisingly complex aspect of tummy tuck surgery. It’s one of the top concerns women tell me they have about the procedure. Many have seen the results of friends who wound up with artificial-looking navels after undergoing a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). Since one of the most common goals patients […]

Posted May 08, 2024 in Body Contouring, Liposuction, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®

Can Lipo 360 Be Combined with a Tummy Tuck?

By Dr. Chris Patronella I was recently asked if Lipo 360 can be performed at the same time as a tummy tuck. And my answer is “absolutely yes.” Often I will do Lipo 360 of the torso, the waist, hips, and thighs. I particularly like to perform a tummy tuck with liposuction in the […]

Posted May 06, 2024 in Liposuction, Revision Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Is Liposuction or a Tummy Tuck Better After Pregnancy?

By Dr. Chris Patronella

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