Category: True Form Body Contouring®

Posted February 04, 2026 in Body Contouring, Body Lift, Buttock Lift, Mommy Makeover, True Form Body Contouring®

Why the Buttock Lift (Lower Body Lift) Is a Favorite Procedure for Top Plastic Surgeon Dr. Patronella

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 […]

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 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 June 28, 2024 in Body Lift, Buttock Lift, True Form Body Contouring®

Dr. Patronella’s Advanced Technique to Improve Butt Lift-Lower Body Lift Results

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 […]

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

Posted March 26, 2024 in Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Video: Dr. Patronella Shows You the Details of His No-Drain True Form Tummy Tuck

By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella The evolution of the drainless True Form Tummy Tuck® began about 25 years ago. Generally speaking, I was dissatisfied with the way I had learned to perform a tummy tuck and the results that were standard at the time. Often, the patient looked very artificial—the abdomen was flat […]

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