Posted July 26, 2024
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 […]
Read MorePosted May 30, 2024
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 […]
Read MorePosted May 23, 2024
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 […]
Read MorePosted May 06, 2024
By Dr. Chris Patronella
Read MorePosted March 26, 2024
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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