Posted December 31, 2014
“One day and three children later, I looked in the mirror and noticed that my once shapely breasts were now shrunken and deflated. There were a lot of cute tops, dresses, and swimsuits I wanted to wear, but I avoided because I felt self-conscious about my flat chest. “When I began researching plastic surgeons, I […]
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By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com In 2012, plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella launched a website dedicated to his signature approach to tummy tuck surgery, The True Form Tummy Tuck®, also referred to as the True Form Abdominoplasty®, because of the emphasis the surgeon places on redefining the abdomen’s subtle contours. In this interview, Dr. Patronella discusses […]
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By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com Dr. Chris Patronella frequently performs revision surgery to correct the poor aesthetic outcome that results when patients who needed a tummy tuck received SmartLipo or other methods of liposuction instead. “You’re taking fat out and depending on the skin to shrink smoothly. But if loose skin exists, skin will not shrink […]
Read MorePosted December 29, 2014
By Sherri Roberts In the past 16 years, Mommy Makeover plastic surgery procedures have skyrocketed in popularity. These procedures, which often are combined in a single surgery to restore a pre-pregnancy appearance to a woman’s body after pregnancy, typically include tummy tuck surgery, breast augmentation, breast lift surgery, and liposuction. According to statistics from the […]
Read MorePosted December 29, 2014
By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com “I want to get rid of pregnancy stretch marks,” is one of the top aesthetic concerns our female patients voice. Up to 80 percent of women have them—the pink, purple, brown, and/or white lines that result when the skin undergoes extreme stretching during events such as pregnancy and/or large weight gain. […]
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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 […]
Learn MoreBy 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 […]
Learn MorePlastic 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, […]
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