Body Contouring Surgery in AustinAddress what diet and exercise can't reach.

Liposuction reshapes the body by removing fat from specific areas — abdomen, flanks, back, arms, thighs, or under the chin. It's a contouring procedure, not a weight-loss procedure: ideal candidates are within range of their goal weight but have stubborn deposits that resist diet and exercise. Dr. Hall offers traditional, Tickle Lipo, and SmartLipo techniques.

Multiple liposuction technologies are available. Traditional suction-assisted lipoplasty (SAL) is the original technique — reliable and well-suited to large-volume cases. Tickle Lipo uses a vibrating cannula that gently 'tickles' fat cells loose with less trauma to surrounding tissue, often resulting in less bruising and faster recovery. SmartLipo (laser-assisted) adds laser energy that helps melt fat and may provide modest skin tightening. Dr. Hall selects the technique based on what your specific case needs — often using more than one in a single procedure.

A tummy tuck removes excess abdominal skin, repairs separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti), and tightens the remaining tissue. It addresses what liposuction alone cannot: loose skin and muscle separation, both of which are common after pregnancy or significant weight loss. Mini, full, and extended techniques are available depending on the extent of change.

Three main techniques exist. Mini tummy tuck addresses skin and fat below the belly button only, with a shorter scar — appropriate for patients with isolated lower abdominal concerns. Full tummy tuck addresses the entire abdomen above and below the navel, repairs separated muscles, and is the most common technique. Extended tummy tuck adds flank tightening for patients with significant skin laxity that wraps around the body. The right technique depends on your specific anatomy and goals.

A Mommy Makeover combines breast surgery and abdominal surgery into a single operation tailored to your specific post-pregnancy changes. The breast component is typically a lift, augmentation, or both. The abdominal component is typically a tummy tuck, often with liposuction. The goal is to address all the major concerns at once, with one anesthesia event and one recovery period.

Common Mommy Makeover combinations include: tummy tuck + breast augmentation (for patients who lost volume during nursing), tummy tuck + breast lift (for patients whose breasts have descended), tummy tuck + lift + augmentation (for patients with both concerns), and any of these with concurrent liposuction of the flanks or back. The specific combination is built around your concerns at consultation. Total operative time and recovery scale with the combination — Dr. Hall will discuss what's safely combinable in a single operation versus what should be staged.

A lower body lift removes excess skin and tissue from the abdomen, hips, and outer thighs in a single operation. It's the most common procedure following major weight loss (50+ lbs lost). The incision wraps around the body — most of it hidden by underwear — and produces a dramatic improvement in body contour.

Lower body lift is the largest standalone body contouring procedure. The incision pattern wraps around the entire lower torso — most of it tucked into the waistband area where underwear and most swimwear hide it. The amount of tissue removed can be substantial in post-bariatric patients. Drains are used and typically remain for 1–2 weeks. Recovery is the longest of any body procedure: 3–4 weeks before returning to desk work, 6–8 weeks before resuming exercise.

An arm lift removes loose skin from the inside of the upper arm, often combined with liposuction to refine the contour. The incision runs along the inner arm — visible when the arms are raised but hidden when arms are at rest. For patients with mild skin laxity, BodyTite alone may be enough; for moderate to severe laxity, a traditional arm lift is more reliable.

Two main approaches. A traditional arm lift uses an incision running along the inner arm from the elbow to the underarm — visible when arms are raised but hidden when arms are at rest. A short-scar arm lift addresses limited skin laxity through a shorter incision tucked in the underarm crease only. For very mild laxity, BodyTite alone may produce enough tightening to avoid an excisional procedure. Dr. Hall will examine your specific tissue at consultation and recommend the appropriate technique.

BodyTite uses radiofrequency energy delivered through a small probe to tighten skin while simultaneously reducing fat in the targeted area. The procedure is performed through tiny incisions and produces results that bridge the gap between liposuction (no skin tightening) and full excisional procedures (significant skin tightening but larger scars). Dr. Hall's TickleTite technique pairs BodyTite with Tickle Lipo for enhanced contouring.

BodyTite (and FaceTite, the smaller version for facial use) uses a probe with two electrodes — one inside the tissue and one outside — that generates radiofrequency energy between them. The energy contracts collagen fibers and tightens skin while a smaller cannula simultaneously reduces fat. The result is meaningfully more skin tightening than liposuction can produce, without the long scars of an excisional procedure. The technology is FDA-cleared and has accumulated substantial clinical data over the past several years.