Category: True Form Body Contouring®

Posted December 18, 2023 in Diastasis Recti, Mommy Makeover, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®

What is Diastasis? How to Get Rid of a Tummy Pooch After Pregnancy

By Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella Diastasis is a separation of the midline abdominal fascia. Fascia is that gristle tissue—a very strong, inelastic tissue—which covers muscles throughout our body. Between your vertical rectus muscles, there is a thick layer of fascia. When a woman becomes pregnant, that layer of fascia must stretch to accommodate […]

Posted November 01, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Recovery, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

How Long Does It Take To Recover From a Tummy Tuck and Breast Surgery?

By Dr. Chris Patronella Most patients require a good two weeks at home following a tummy tuck. They are not quite able to get up and around the first three or four days without some sort of assistance, so work is really out of the question. And I require two weeks before a person can […]

Posted October 18, 2023 in Ab Sculpting, Mini Tummy Tuck, Mommy Makeover, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Why Dr. Patronella is Considered One of the Best Tummy Tuck Surgeons

By Dr. Christopher Patronella I’m frequently asked what makes the True Form Tummy Tuck® that I do different or unique. Over 20 years ago, I began using a type of suture called a progressive tension suture technique during tummy tuck surgery. The reason for using this type of suture was to reduce the chance that […]

Posted September 11, 2023 in Plastic Surgery Advice, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck, Uncategorized

How to Maintain Tummy Tuck Results

By Dr. Chris Patronella While tummy tuck surgery can make a dramatic change in the appearance of the abdomen, healthy lifestyle habits are essential to maintain this new look. Weight Maintenance Any excess weight that is gained will inevitably occur internally, creating a greater quantity of visceral fat. This fat makes the abdomen project more, […]

Posted August 25, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Safety, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

BMI Guidelines for Plastic Surgery

By Dr. Christopher Patronella BMI (Body Mass Index), which gauges a person’s body fat based upon their height and weight, is an important factor in evaluating a person’s suitability for plastic surgery. If the BMI is high—and we consider anything over 30 to be high—then the risk factors for a surgical procedure and the potential […]

Posted June 14, 2023 in Body Contouring, Post-Weight Loss Procedures, True Form Body Contouring®

Plastic Surgery after Ozempic, Lab Bands, Gastric Sleeve and Other Weight Loss Procedures

By Dr. Chris Patronella Over the years, we’ve seen an acceleration in weight loss procedures, also known as bariatric surgery, that patients have undergone, and it has been very powerful. This has changed the complexion of most plastic surgeons’ practices in that there are many patients who couldn’t lose weight for one reason or […]

Posted May 26, 2023 in Mommy Makeover, Scar, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

The Tummy Tuck Belly Button: How Dr. Patronella Creates That Look Natural, Not Weird

An unnatural-looking belly button is a giveaway that you’ve had a tummy tuck. So it’s very important in a tummy tuck procedure to create a nice contour for the belly button. And this requires detailed attention. When performing the tummy tuck procedure, I strive to create a belly button which had these attractive characteristics: It […]

Posted May 09, 2023 in Ab Sculpting, Body Contouring, Brazilian Butt Lift, Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction, Breast Revision, Brow Lift, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift, Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty), Facelift, Facial Rejuvenation, Gynecomastia, Male Plastic Surgery, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Post-Weight Loss Procedures, Scar, Skin Care, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Plastic Surgery Scars: How Dr. Patronella Makes Them Hard to See

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 […]

Posted March 23, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

Video: Dr. Patronella’s Drainless Tummy Tuck

Dr. Patronella doesn’t use drains for his True Form Tummy Tuck® procedure and other body contouring procedures, including lower body lifts, thigh lifts, and arm lifts (brachioplasty). In this video, he describes the “no-drain” technique he has used with great success to eliminate the need for his patients to wear bulky, uncomfortable drains following body […]

Posted September 01, 2021 in Body Contouring, True Form Body Contouring®, Uncategorized

What is a Reverse Tummy Tuck?

By Sherri Roberts Whereas a standard tummy tuck removes loose skin from both the upper and lower abdomen, the reverse tummy tuck is for women who have loose upper abdominal skin while their lower abdomen has little to no skin laxity. When this is the case, the patient typically has lost a lot of weight. […]

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