I am Certified by the American Board of plastic surgery. Following my training at the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond, I have been practicing in Austin since 1987.

I served as the Chief of Plastic Surgery in 1994, 1998 and 1999 for Seton Medical Center and I operate at several outpatient surgical facilities conveniently located within Austin. I was the President of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons for 2005-2006.

My practice attends to the needs of patients of all ages. I perform a wide variety of cosmetic procedures involving the face, nose, breasts, and abdomen using the most current techniques available. Reconstructive surgery also constitutes a significant portion of my practice, assuring many of my patients a return to a normal lifestyle following injuries or disease processes.

Our office is conveniently located in the Central Austin area between Interstate 35 and Loop 1. The office building is located south of West 38th St. between Guadalupe St. and North Lamar Blvd., two blocks away from Seton Medical Center. Please click on the map to get detailed driving directions.

Office Address:

711 West 38th St. Suite C-8
Austin, TX 78705

TEL: 512-458-9133
FAX: 512-458-2654

We tend to recognize people by their faces. A person’s face gives us so many clues as to how they are feeling and what they are thinking, whether they are tired, happy, sad, or angry. Facial expressions can be misinterpreted by others. People with excess skin of their upper eyelids or sagging brow tend to look tired or angry, even though they may be feeling great. Deepening creases in the skin, excess skin or fat in the neck or lines in the face may make us appear older than we feel. Irregularities in the size or shape of the nose, lips, chin, ears or eyes may also make us feel self-conscious or unattractive. Changes in the face including facelift, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), rhinoplasty, forehead lift, liposuction, and chemical or laser resurfacing can have a profound impact on the person we see when we look in the mirror.

I apply the latest techniques available and the experience gained in 22 years of practice in plastic surgery in fitting an operation to the patient’s specific desires and needs. I dedicate a significant portion of my practice to breast surgery.

Abnormally small breasts can make one feel self-conscious, make it difficult to find clothes that fit, and cause discomfort when wearing a swimsuit in front of others. Breast Augmentation (breast enlargement) can alleviate these problems.

A Breast Lift can correct the results of age and childbearing by giving a more youthful appearance.

Large heavy breasts can cause neck and back pain and make you look overweight or just out of proportion. These problems can be treated with a Breast Reduction.

In addition I see many cancer patients for Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy.

I also correct inverted Nipples and reconstruct nipples for patients who have absent nipples following previous surgery.

I treat men with Gynecomastia by reducing breasts which are abnormally large or prominent.

I strive to create breasts that are symmetrical, proportionate and look and feel as natural as possible.

Looking at large groups of people, whether it be at sporting events, shopping malls, or the gym, we see bodies of all shapes and sizes. I treat a lot of patients who are unhappy with the way their body looks. I employ techniques including liposuction, tummy tuck, thigh lift, buttock lift, arm lift, and even circumferential body lift to achieve the new body shape patients are seeking. As with all the surgeries I perform, I apply the most effective techniques to the specific patient, their shape, and their desires. Some patients need a lot of lifting, liposuction, and contour change, some might only need treatment for a few small areas that do not respond to diet and exercise. New mothers can have a combination of these procedures, known as the "mommy makeover", following pregnancy. Body contouring surgery can open up a new world of possibilities for clothing, activities, dating, or just helping one feel better about oneself.

Years ago, in my practice, I recognized that to achieve optimal results in facial cosmetic surgery, skin care was vital. Performing a facelift on a patient with severe sun-damaged skin can show improvement but is often not the result that the patient or I want. We employ a wide variety of skin care to help patients achieve and maintain youthful, smooth, and evenly pigmented skin. Jessner peel, glycolic acid peel, TCA peels to a complete line of skin care products we find the most appropriate treatment to make the skin softer, smoother and more youthful! i also use laser resurfacing to remove wrinkles, reduce acne scars, and treat other pigmentary or contour abnormalities. I also inject several types of products including Botox, Radiesse, Juvederm and Sculptra and other filling materials to reduce wrinkles and to fill out the face to optimize its appearance.