Category: Tummy Tuck

Posted October 09, 2026 in Tummy Tuck

Do I Need to Lose Weight Before Getting Tummy Tuck Surgery?

If you’re concerned about sagging skin, excess tissue, and weak abdominal muscles (diastasis recti), you may consider a tummy tuck. Tummy tuck surgery, also known as abdominoplasty, can tighten and sculpt the stomach, but it is not a weight loss solution. So the question is: do you need to lose weight before getting a tummy […]

Posted October 02, 2026 in Tummy Tuck

What to Look for in a Plastic Surgeon for Your Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) involves more than removing fat from the waistline; it also includes trimming excess skin, sculpting natural contours in the midsection, and restoring the appearance of the belly button. The procedure requires expertise, experience, and artistry to perform well. How do you find the plastic surgeon for your tummy tuck that will […]

Posted May 14, 2025 in Liposuction, Tummy Tuck

Weight Gain After Liposuction, a Tummy Tuck & Other Procedures: Where Does the Fat Go?

A common question I receive from patients who come in for body contouring, whether it be for tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, or any other body contouring procedure is, what would happen if, after undergoing these procedures, they were to gain weight? Where would the fat go? It’s a somewhat difficult question to answer because we […]

Posted April 14, 2025 in Post-Weight Loss Procedures, Reverse Tummy Tuck, Tummy Tuck, Uncategorized

A Reverse Tummy Tuck to Remove Loose Upper Abdominal Skin

By Dr. Chris Patronella I want to talk to you about a procedure that has become one of my favorites to perform: The Reverse Tummy Tuck. I would like to be able to do more of them, but most women are better candidates for the standard tummy tuck approach. However, there are a few patients […]

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 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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