Category: Tummy Tuck

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 October 06, 2023 in Mommy Makeover, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

How Soon Can You Have a Tummy Tuck After Giving Birth?

By Dr. Christopher Patronella This is a question that doesn’t have a single answer. Generally speaking, I like patients to wait a minimum of three months after giving birth before having a tummy tuck. But some women will require longer than this to lose all the weight that accumulated during pregnancy. Before doing mommy makeover […]

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 31, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery Advice, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

The Tummy Tuck Consultation: 4 Important Questions to Ask

By Dr. Christopher Patronella When someone is seeking a tummy tuck, there are a number of questions that are really beneficial to ask your surgeon. This will give you more information about the procedure, how the surgeon performs it, and how it will affect you and the appearance of your abdomen. 1. Does the […]

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 August 17, 2023 in Body Contouring, No Drain Tummy Tuck, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck, Uncategorized

Are You a Candidate for Tummy Tuck Surgery?

By Dr. Christopher Patronella Generally, a candidate for a formal, full abdominoplasty or tummy tuck (True Form Tummy Tuck®) is someone who has three main components: Separation of the muscle wall (diastasis), usually in a woman who’s had children Excess thickness of the fat pad over the abdominal wall Loose skin of the upper and […]

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 April 19, 2021 in Body Contouring, Body Lift, Liposuction, True Form Body Contouring®, True Form Tummy Tuck®, Tummy Tuck

What Is 360° Liposuction?

By Sherri Roberts One of the defining characteristics of Dr. Patronella’s True Form Plastic Surgery® approach is his meticulous 360° degree body contouring. With weight gain and loss, aging and pregnancies, an inevitable change in skin tone occurs that affects not only the abdomen, but also the hips, waist, buttocks and thighs. Dr. Patronella notes, […]

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