Posted December 29, 2014
One of the most frequently asked questions about tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) is regarding when it is safe to begin exercising again after the procedure. In the first week after tummy tuck surgery, Dr. Patronella recommends patients take short walks of 10 minutes, gradually increasing this to one mile, twice daily by days 10 to […]
Read MorePosted December 29, 2014
By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com Despite losing 25 pounds, Theresa, a nurse, was disappointed that her body did not reflect the shape she worked hard to sculpt through exercise and healthy eating habits. After having a tummy tuck and body lift with Dr. Patronella, Theresa reports, “This surgery has made me feel like a sexy young […]
Read MorePosted December 29, 2014
By Sherri Roberts Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella was invited to present the key elements of his innovative True Form Tummy Tuck® method as a visiting professor to plastic surgery residents and faculty at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (UTMB), where he, too, was once a medical student. Dr. Patronella, who is […]
Read MorePosted December 18, 2014
By Sherri Roberts sherri@mybeautifulbody.com Looking for the perfect gift for the love of your life this season? What many women would actually like to have might surprise you. In a 2011 survey of mothers taken by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 62 percent said that—if money was no object—they would consider a “mommy […]
Read MorePosted August 27, 2012
By Dr. Chris Patronella When skillfully performed on an appropriate candidate, Smartlipo™, like many other liposuction methods, is good technology that can be very useful in body contouring procedures. However, liposuction predictably has yielded less-than-ideal results for the patients I’ve seen who had mild to moderate skin looseness for a simple reason: when you remove fat […]
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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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