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Dr. Patronella Voted A Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery by Doctors’ Panel

Posted December 29, 2014 in Plastic Surgery News

Dr. Christopher Patronella was named a Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery by Houstonia Magazine for the second year in a row. Dr. Patronella earned the prestigious award based upon the results of a survey Houstonia sent to board certified doctors throughout the greater Houston area. Survey participants were asked to select two doctors whom they […]

Dr. Patronella Presents His Innovative Tummy Tuck Method to Future Generation of Plastic Surgeons

Posted December 29, 2014 in Tummy Tuck

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 […]

From Flab to Fab: Moms Get Sexy New Look

Posted December 18, 2014 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Liposuction, Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck

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 […]

Smartlipo™ or Tummy Tuck Surgery? A Tummy Tuck Patient Case Study

Posted August 27, 2012 in Liposuction, Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck

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 […]

The Tummy Tuck Incision: A Common Misconception & Why it Matters

Posted July 20, 2012 in Tummy Tuck

By Plastic Surgeon Chris Patronella, MD, FACS One of the most common misconceptions I encounter concerning the tummy tuck and other cosmetic plastic surgery procedures is that major changes can be made through small incisions. Minor improvements can be achieved through small incisions but not major. In my practice, more than 90 percent of my […]