Training and board certification
Source for all rows: patronellamd.com/dr-patronella/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School, Galveston, 1982 |
| Internship | The Ochsner Clinic and Medical Foundation, New Orleans, 1982-1983 |
| Residency | General Surgery, The Ochsner Clinic and Medical Foundation, 1983-1988 |
| Fellowship | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston; The Cronin, Brauer, Biggs Clinic, 1988-1990 |
- Board certification, as the site lists it: "The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1992 – present"; "American Board of Surgery, 1989 – 1999."
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS); member of ASAPS, ASPS and ISAPS.
- President, Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2012-2013.
- Founder of the ACPS SurgiCentre, an AAAASF-certified operating room licensed by the Texas Department of Health.
Facelift and neck lift work
- True Form Facelift. Dual plane technique: incisions in the hairline and ear creases, the SMAS lifted and tightened, fat pads repositioned, skin trimmed and redraped; general anesthesia by board-certified physician anesthesiologists; about three hours (facelift).
- Neck lift. Platysmaplasty or cervicoplasty: tightens neck muscles, removes fat, trims skin (neck lift); combined page (True Form Facelift and neck lift); submental liposuction (submental liposuction).
- Recovery stated on the site (facelift): overnight stay in his accredited surgery facility; bruising and swelling in the first 1-2 weeks; work, light activity and suture removal in the second week; exercise at week 6; final results over three to six months. The neck lift page gives work at one to two weeks and light exercise at three to four weeks.
Published prices (price list; fees include surgeon, anesthesiologist and facility)
| Procedure | Standard fee | Combined-procedure fee |
|---|---|---|
| Facelift / neck lift | $22,000 – $27,000 | $20,600 – $25,600 |
| Mini facelift (in-office) | $12,800 – $16,800 | |
| Fat reduction of neck | $7,800 – $9,800 | $6,400 – $8,400 |
| Overnight stay (optional) | $1500 |
Galleries (HTTP 200 on 2026-09-30): facelift and neck lift, mini facelift, male facelift and neck lift, fat grafting.
Other facial procedures
The site offers upper and lower blepharoplasty, $7,800 – $9,800 each (blepharoplasty), endoscopic brow lift, $8,800 – $10,800 (brow lift), Fraxel laser under general anesthesia from $5,800 – $9,800, Halo and other skin treatments (skin rejuvenation), facial fat grafting, lip lift and rhinoplasty. Galleries: eyelid, brow lift.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery (ACPS); site footer "Dr. Christopher Patronella" |
| Address | 12727 Kimberley Lane, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77024 (contact) |
| Phone | 713-575-1996 |
| Website | https://www.patronellamd.com/ |
| instagram.com/drpatronella | |
| facebook.com/patronellaMD | |
| YouTube | YouTube channel |
| TikTok | tiktok.com/@realdrpatronella |
Not verified: the price list calls the overnight stay optional; the facelift page says patients typically are required to stay overnight.