Liposuction

Dr. Caridi at Westlake Plastic Surgery offers liposuction in Austin using suction-assisted, power-assisted (PAL), ultrasound-assisted (VASER/UAL), and laser-assisted techniques. Treatment areas include the abdomen, arms, back, buttocks, chest, face, and legs. Surgery is performed on an outpatient basis in the clinic's accredited facility, with most procedures completed in approximately two hours and recovery allowing return to work within a few days.

Liposuction at Westlake Plastic Surgery is a precision body-contouring procedure performed by Dr. Robert Caridi, whose 30 years of surgical experience in Austin, Texas, include extensive work with multiple liposuction modalities. Rather than applying a single technique to every patient, Dr. Caridi selects the most appropriate approach based on the treatment area, tissue characteristics, and degree of fat volume involved. Tumescent liposuction — the gold-standard foundation technique — involves infiltrating a saline solution with local anaesthetic and epinephrine into the fat layer before removal. This dramatically reduces intraoperative bleeding, improves post-operative comfort, and allows safer aspiration of larger volumes. Suction-assisted liposuction (SAL) uses the traditional mechanical cannula and is effective across most body areas. Power-assisted liposuction (PAL) adds a vibrating cannula mechanism that breaks up fibrous fat more efficiently and with less surgeon fatigue — particularly useful in the back, male chest, and areas where scar tissue is present. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL/VASER) delivers ultrasonic energy through the cannula tip to liquefy fat before aspiration, making it especially effective for gynecomastia correction and revision liposuction cases. Laser-assisted liposuction (LAL) uses thermal energy from a laser fibre to liquefy fat and can simultaneously promote mild skin contraction at the treatment zone. Treatable areas at the Austin clinic include the abdomen, flanks, inner and outer thighs, arms, knees, buttocks, back, chest (including male gynecomastia), and submental face and neck. Liposuction is frequently combined with a tummy tuck or breast surgery as part of a mommy makeover procedure. Procedures typically take approximately two hours and are performed on an outpatient basis. Patients return to light work within a few days and resume exercise after two weeks. A compression garment is worn for approximately four weeks to support healing and optimise contouring outcomes. The national reference cost for liposuction is approximately $6,600; personalised quotes are provided at the complimentary consultation. Financing is available through Cherry, CareCredit, and PatientFi.